Originally Posted by
JamesEaston
The ones in Spain are awful. Uncomfortable beds, tiny, barren, boring rooms with no comfort. The rooms are clean though which is a huge plus. The only other positive is the staff genuinely seems to want to do their best (not always common in Spain, even in luxury hotels). AC hotels are really just a step above an IBIS hotel (maybe two or three steps depending on how many steps there are in total because IBIS is so awful it's painful

).
I stayed in one years ago, before it was affiliated with Marriott. It seemed more like a really good hostel or a Club Quarters, if you've ever stayed in one, than a real hotel. And yes, it was in Spain.