May I ask where you stay while traveling since you know the ins and outs of the business?
I don’t stay with any one chain because they all have good and bad. I take my favorite chains, see what they have in the area I want to go, narrow it down by price I’m willing to pay and then check recent reviews on Trip Advisor. Then I decide.
My usual choices are:
Best Western
Wingate Inn
Holiday Inn Express
Hampton Inn and/or their family of hotels
Doubletree
Hilton Inn and/or their family of hotels
An FYI that a lot of people don’t realize, you can OFTEN get a lower rate by calling the hotel direct, not the 800 # or the website. I say often because sometimes the hotel just won’t budge on rate, but you can find a room at that hotel cheaper online. I usually look online, call the 800 # and then call the hotel.