Originally Posted by
sdsearch
I think you don't understand the "budget" hotel space. There's rarely anything to upgrade to. Are the benefits so much better at Best Western Rewards or WyndhamRewards or LaQuinta Returns?
Those are the programs to compare to Choice, not SPG or Hilton.

a snack? a beer? a little wine split? some in-room amenity for people who stay 50 nights a year...does that not occur to anyone in the budget category? surely a budget traveler would appreciate a snack being left in the room or something like that.
that's all i would have expected to see.