At Extended-Stay Hotels, a Sense of Home (or a Party) | nytimes.com

Mike Jones spends about 100 days a year on the road in his work as an executive at a chemical company. Traveling from his home in North Carolina to as far as Malaysia and Thailand, he prefers extended-stay hotels. They offer an atmosphere that feels more like home, but with the reliability of a national chain, he said. Experts say these hotels are becoming increasingly attractive to business travelers.