Originally Posted by
TubbyTraveler
I will say that the I really like the SpringHill Suites and have stayed at a couple of them in the Dallas and Tampa areas.
They are a huge step up from a Courtyard and are usually priced the same or slghtly less.
I only stayed at one SHS several years ago, but based on that experience I would equate SHS as a long-term stay version of Fairfield Inn and definitely a step down from a Courtyard, with Residence Inn being roughly equivalent to Courtyard, but of course for longer stays. Personally, I avoid both SHS and Fairfield Inn, they are below my minimum acceptable quality of accomodations.
The old Amerisuites were probably one step up from the SHS in general (varying by specific properties of course) and the new Hyatt Place's are a big step up from SHS.