I can only say I too stayed in a Holiday Inn Express last night to your MD comments. As that was my 1st thought while reading them.
One should not throw their weight around, so to speak, it just makes them look pompous to me. But that is my opinion. Use your knowledge not your title.
You are correct just because it is someone’s opinion does not make it accurate. Normally if someone is passionate about their opinion, no matter how faulty it is, you cannot change it. It is almost like it is in their DNA.