For us, the problem seems to be much more with Courtyards as a brand than other Marriott types. We always seem to be stuck in a room next to the elevator, or at the end of a mile long corridor. Upgrade? What is that? And we're Plats. Thus we'll either stay at a "real" Marriott, or save the money and go to a Fairfield Inn. LexPassenger is at a Fairfield this weekend, after the Courtyard at BNA refused to guarantee his reservation for a non-smoking room.