Originally Posted by
sophialite
It’s difficult to make generalizations about hotels and hotel chains, and there are arguments for and against. Every city has a different best hotel, every chain has good hotels and bad hotels. On average, some chains are better than others.
The issue could not have been better resumed than you did ! Thank you.
Boutique and individual ownership is always a risk (which can be positive too) and a first time visit to an "unbranded" property is always and adventure especially if one is not familiar with a destination.
Second visits and familiar places make the individual properties an easier and safer bet. Returning visits to a specific property are then paradise on earth :-).