Originally Posted by
sdsearch
Huh? Like I said, a two-story motel with external corridors. It got refurbished, but it's not at all full-service, in fact, some people in the reviews complain that the free breakfast is minimal. (I"ll be staying there for one night in a couple weeks so should have a better idea.) So whether 's "boutique", I don't know, but I don't see how it's "full-service" or "upscale". The rates (other than when the nearby Orange County Fair is in session in the summer) are just a low as when it was a Comfort Inn (way lower rates than at the Best Western Plus a couple blocks away).
Wow. OK, so maybe Ascend is the brand they shove everything that they can't figure out where elase it fits. :P
Well, that's Choice for you. Even when
the brand is positioned in one space, the actual way they implement it is the definition of inconsistent.
FWIW, I've stayed in three Ascends and all have been moderately upscale (one was historic but old and tired and two were historic and very well kept up). All three sort of reminded me of what Kimpton would be if the rates were 1/3 of what Kimpton charges...
(And yes, they were all full-service hotels with on-site restaurants and other amenities, though the amenities were executed about as well as you'd expect for a Choice property. But I couldn't complain because they were cheap point redemptions.)