Hey, I'm back picking through the can of worms! I know it's a flammable situation on a travel site to say things like "wrong way to travel", sorry. I'm talking about a mindset and world view, not a choice of lodging. You're chances of running into that mentality ARE increased at an AI because of many of their marketing and management techniques. Going to a non-AI doesn't mean you won't run into the same situation. I spent a week at a small hotel with a guy who "Loved everything about Jamaica but the Jamaicans" to put it nicely. He fit nicely into my wrong way to travel criteria. What can you do? "It's all good!" doesn't seem to cut it for me. The issue intersects with a value I hold higher than "Let's all have a good time."

And in all of that we are only talking about MY opinion, not anyone elses. Now if we're going to discuss the value and merit of various opinions...