I have never stayed at a RI for more than 1 or 2 nights, I've never used the stove or the oven, so the fact that it is meant to be extended stay is irrelevant to me. When I go away for a week or more (to me that is an "extended stay") it is either usually to a major city or to a resort, where RI's usually do not have a large presence.

What I like about them is the extra space - a suite for not a suite price. I don't like that they only give 5x points, so I usually use a Chase certificate or points to book them. And they are usually quite available at those low levels.

I've only stayed at a TPS suite once, near (not right at) BNA, and it was fine. Same amount of space, maybe more a little IKEA looking furniture, but fine.

Stayed at a handful of SPS, the last one was at ATL, and it was NEW, so it had the awful opaque glass room divider, and opaque glass bathroom door, which afford no privacy from light when one of you gets up in the middle of the night. Probably the thing I dislike most about newer hotels - form over function.

I agree with whoever said upstream that they take each case on an individual basis - the location I want, at the price I want, with breakfast included - beyond that, I could care less what shingle is out.