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> Suite hotels have all that except maybe the washing machine and are often pretty comparable in price to "regular" hotel rooms. I have not found this to be th
by TulliusCicero 3y ago
> Suite hotels have all that except maybe the washing machine and are often pretty comparable in price to "regular" hotel rooms.
I have not found this to be the case at all. Getting a suite with a kitchen usually involves paying a large premium to a regular hotel room.
- klausa 3y agoThey don't mean upgrading to a suite at a "regular" hotel; there are chains specializing in renting out "home-style" rooms ("extended-stay" is the industry term, I believe), and I've seen them referred to suite hotels sometimes. The biggest chains have these sub-brands in the space, based off three minutes of googling/wikiing: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Residence_Inn_by_Marriott https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Residence_Inn_by_Marriott https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Staybridge_Suites https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Staybridge_Suites https://www.hyatt.com/development/ourbrands/hyatthouse https://www.hyatt.com/development/ourbrands/hyatthouse https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Homewood_Suites_by_Hilton https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Homewood_Suites_by_Hilton I never stayed at one, so can't comment how accurate the OP was re/price.
- TulliusCicero 3y agoI was thinking of those options too. I do tend to look for them when I'm searching for hotel rooms.
- ghaff 3y agoRight. Residence Inn is one of my goto brands. Not always certainly but I tend to be staying at mid-rangeish hotels anyway and Residence is usually in that band, especially outside of downtowns.
- closeparen 3y agoI've never seen an extended-stay hotel in a neighborhood that I would visit for leisure. They're usually in pretty ugly, utilitarian spots - off a cloverleaf or behind a strip mall - serving business travelers.
- jerlam 3y agoI don't know how you would easily book them if you're not in the system, but what you're describing is a timeshare rental - suite rooms in resort-like environments.
- klausa 3y agoThat's probably true in the US; much less so in Asia or places with good public transit. There's a Hyatt House I pass by sometimes right next to the Shibuya crossing; though I'm guessing that one definitely does not have the price advantage.