The very fact that there is a question demonstrates the problem. FI is just where it should be, a quality economy product. Unrenovated Courtyards, by and large, have fallen a cut below the competition (and the competition shouldn't be Fairfield). Too many times I have chosen a Courtyard out of Marriott loyality, knowing I was getting an inferior product. From what I've seen in other threads, the renovated Courtyard product is fine. I've just never seen one.