ways in which cheap hotels are better than expensive hotels

I stay in both expensive and cheap hotels, and though I like neither, the cheap ones are less bad overall.  Here are some advantages of cheap hotels over expensive ones:

 * you are more likely to be able to unplug the power from the TV, to get rid of the annoying red standby light that lights up the room at night in all hotel rooms

 * they are less likely to overcharge you

 * there is around equal likelihood of a noise problem (suites in expensive hotels will often be connected to adjacent suites by internal doors.  This makes spaces more configurable for large groups, but if the person in the one next door is having a party, or just yammering on in a loud voice, then bad luck. On the other hand, cheap hotels are more likely to have noise issues arising from high-density riff-raff)

 * the Wifi will probably be easier to connect to, being simple wifi password at the time you connect (layer 2 WPA/PSK) rather than "open" network followed by a rubbish captive portal different in each hotel, schmactive schmortal more like

 * it's less likely there will be annoying access control within the building, lift, etc

 * there will probably be less admin to do on checking in

 * you are more likely to be able to book a room with just a phone call, rather than being told to go on the schmweb (tho cheap hotels are more likely to be online booking only.  If the cheap hotel takes the call, you can probably book a room)

 * they are less likely to bamboozle you with switcheroo around what's card pre-auths and what's payments, and are less likely to ask for any pre-auth in the first place

 * you are less likely to feel like you got poor value for money, along the lines of this isn't so special, why's it eight times the price of a normal hotel?