The chart treats "suites" and "extended stay" as separate categories. Sort of hair-splitting I know.

One thing I've always found peculiar about these hotel brand lists and charts. Because the bulk of hotels/motels, both by brand count and property count, in this world are limited-service brands, they seem to go out of their way to both stratify them down to ridiculous levels of granularity *and* bend over backwards to make them all seem nicer than they are.

When I think of a "standard" hotel, I think of a plain vanilla Hilton or Marriott. But this chart uses the "standard" language all the way down to a freaking Comfort Inn, leaving the impression that a typical Marriott is one step away from luxury. Then at the luxury level, they give no such granular treatment, leaving us to believe a Conrad is in the same realm as a St. Regis. Of course the truly top luxury hotels aren't even on here because they aren't part of these large multi-brand programs.

Sometimes I think these charts are intended more for prospective investors in hotel properties than they are for guests. They're hesitant to call anything a budget motel...which makes me almost morbidly curious enough to book a HotelF1. But not quite enough to give up a night that could otherwise be spent in a wine country B&B or something similar...