I've tried to stay at nice places, and typically walk away unhappy. All of the "nice" places are old, and wouldn't be anything but middle of the road in most cities. When your cities nicest hotel is the Embassy Suites, that's a problem for someone like the Bradys who are probably used to staying at the W, Plaza, Ritz,Omni, Westin, Oriental, etc.
It's really quite true. There are a handful of nice small boutiques, but probably below the average jock's radar screen. hell, I'VE been turned off staying at the Buffalo Hyatt, (a chain I would normally lump in with the upper-end chains I listed), and I'm not even close to rich.