It actually looks like it is pretty good compared to everywhere else now that I see the alternatives (at least on a point per dollar basis), even with the low end hotels. But I really kinda want an extra place to look in case there are no starwood hotels available.

Additionally, sometimes I prefer to stay away from the fancy hotels, and a lot of times even prefer to have motels, with a parking lot right in front so I have easy access to my car and other things of that nature. I have found too many times that there are a lot of extra required fees with the nice hotels, like valet, internet fees, etc, that are usually free with the lower end hotels like free internet and free parking.

Really just that and occasionally i like to sneak in a small pet or two into my rooms and wouldnt feel so comfortable doing that at a 4 star place.

But yes, Starwood does appear to really rock socks with everything they have available. But a little more options never hurt someone. Still not really sure which chain would be best for me based on the CC spend, it is looking maybe like Choice since PC has a pretty bad credit card spend redemption ratio.