Same over here at 9E
Our hotels themselves are not the worst out there by any means but I'll be damned if the location isn't fairly crap about 70% of the time. So far its my biggest complaint with this company in terms of QOL at work....for me its an issue, because I choose to work a lot ($$$).
I'd say its fairly industry (regional) standard to be at a Holiday Inn near the airport, with not a lot of quality food or entertainment options nearby....our new contract requires a downtown hotel for stays of 20 hrs or greater.....care to guess how many of those exist?