FDGUY, thank you for taking the time to provide perspective and responses. Much appreciated and most informative.

Like KEYSER, I could care the least about a suite when I am traveling on my own. What I do care about is not having a connecting room, not being directly across from an elevator, or next to the housekeeping supply room. And yet I seem to end up there more frequently than one would think.

I am always surprised at this - and as you indicate rooms are blocked for Plats, even more so. Is the person doing the room assignments that unfamiliar with the lay-out of the rooms and floors?