Hilton Garden Inn logo is seen in Midtown Manhattan.
Elite executives visiting the World Economic Forum clamored for rooms at the budget Hilton Garden Inn in Davos, Switzerland.
  • Elite executives visited Davos, Switzerland, for the World Economic Forum last week.
  • The hottest hotel for even the most high-powered attendees was a budget chain: the Hilton Garden Inn.
  • In the states, the average cost for a night's stay at a Hilton Garden Inn runs just over $100.

751 locations at an average of roughly $120 a night isn't exactly exclusive among hotel chains, but in Davos over the last week, elite executives visiting the World Economic Forum clamored for a room at the Hilton Garden Inn.