Originally Posted by pinniped

Hilton did this a few years ago. The older Hamptons that were pretty barebones roadside motels with exterior doors got mostly (or wholly?) weeded out. Perhaps as a result, my brand impression of Hampton is somewhat better than Fairfield right now. Then again, I also notice a lot more Hamptons above $100/nt than below it, whereas ten years ago a Hampton was usually more like $75-80.

Maybe this is Marriott trying to do the same with Fairfield? The question I'd have is whether that hotel operator from the OP's list was nudged out by Marriott or decided to strike the Wyndham deal on its own. I would pay substantially less for an AmericInn than I would for a Fairfield. I'm paying maybe $60-70 for those brands vs. $100-ish for a Fairfield. (Obviously all of these prices reflect the rural nature of all of these brands. I cannot fathom staying in a Fairfield Inn in Manhattan. That sounds awful.)

I'm just going to guess that the KC North and Independence properties weren't shining examples of the best FFI's in the system.

I don't know enough about Wyndham to know how 15k of their points relates to Marriott points. I don't think you earn 23.5 per dollar on spend. (I *think* this is my new Plat Premier earn rate now that it's August?) Wyndham road warriors can weigh in on their point values.