We love RI as well because there is a real fridge/freezer which means that you can keep your drinks and ice-cream cold! The full kitchen is great when our kids miss home cooked meal.

The daily housekeeping is great too - the housekeeping actually loaded and started your dishwasher and the dishes are clean when you get back.

The manager receptions are great in some RIs - you can go to the hotel's page and check on the manager's reception schedule. Some RI has really cut cost for that - last time we stayed at Fresno RI, the reception is a food truck (food for purchase) on a Monday and then on the night we stayed there it was marshmallows dipped in chocolate and watermelon - pretty lame IMO.

The 5pt/$1 ration is a big killer, plus normally RI are fairly expensive IMO - That's why it's a great place to burn points/certs.