It difficult to answer this. It's tempting to say "Hilton is better than Marriott is better than Bass." But if I break things down by brand--and this is just my opinion, mind you--they're all intertwined:
[list=1][*]Residence Inn (best)[*]Hilton[*]Hampton Inn[*]Courtyard[*]Crowne Plaza[*]Marriott[*]Holiday Inn[*]Red Lion[*]Fairfield Inn[*]DoubleTree (worst)[/list=a]

I had a bad experience with Sheraton (Seattle) a few years back--so unbelievably bad I let my accrued points expire and to this day refuse to do business with Starwood.


[This message has been edited by EPS (edited 08-16-2000).]