Originally Posted by
Admiral Ackbar
HI usually has suites which I always get as a diamond if they are available. HIX has suites if it is in the name (some don't) in North America, again I always get it as a diamond if available.
Never seen a HI in North America with a lounge, they usually have a restaurant however.
This HIX (Pleasant Prairie/Kenosha, WI) is a "...and Suites" and I suspect that in the ongoing renovations here that the (former?) suites — based on the size of my room anyway — were converted to large standard rooms. There's two room sizes here based on the back-of-door map. I'm on the third floor in a brand-new double queen room; I guess that's my platinum upgrade, thanks. It's nice and modern and a little above what I expect at a HIX. You can even open the windows all the way!!* The rooms on the ground floor are not renovated and it looks really old down there.
*once you remove the little slider-stopper thing. Traveling with work tools isn't just for work 😃