UPDATE:
Well, I took my son to see The Mouse March 30-April 4 and as I was interested in hotel hopping to take advantage of the current 8000 Choice bonus promotion, I decided to use this Rodeway (5995 Irlo Bronson) 3 times, with 2 Quality Inn Eastgates nestled in between.
The rate (50+) was down to about $30.59 by the time I booked.
This resort fee is a strange beast.
1. At first, it was mentioned on the
www.choicehotels.com online reservation page ($5.50).
2. Then it started NOT appearing when I made my reservations.
3. Then when I checked in at the front desk, it was printed as $5.00 on the form I signed.
4. But when the receipt printed at checkout, it was only $3.39! The same all three times.
About $37.50 all-in.
By the way, this is a pretty decent Rodeway. 4 buildings, so it has a nice pool. It's next door to a HoJo's, which has a gift shop with several computers for internet access ($5 per half hour). There is also a gas/convenience store 3 units down for those late-night beer runs. And there is a Dollar Rent-a-Car in the same building, if there should happen to be any car-hopping promotions going on (open 8 am to 6 pm only).
It was better (other than the breakfast), IMO, than the $49 Quality Inn Eastgate. So I will definitely be back.
Poor breakfast, but that's not surprising. But you can always run down to the convenience store for some Dunkin Donuts.
A weird thing was the toilet in one room, which had been hooked to the hot water supply! That was a first for me.