I wouldn't dare stay at an extended stay just my preference. When I first started I did, and I seen lots of people that live there, not just stay there. & I seen lots of working girls there. Plus I don't eat much when I tour anyways so the kitchen thing wouldn't matter at all to me....we all have different preferences and likes and that's what makes us all different and unique
I rather stay at an embassy or a busy hotel like that, they are so big and busy nobody has time to watch you like a hawk.