hyatt type is meaningless
May 14, 2016, 3:53 pm
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I don't disagree. Some are called GH so they can charge more - NYC comes to mind 
But in most other cases, the designation does have meaning, at least from the best I can tell.
But in most other cases, the designation does have meaning, at least from the best I can tell.
May 14, 2016, 8:42 pm
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Yes, there's inconsistency between properties, but that's true of every chain. Hyatt is as good as any of them at brand consistency. The hierarchy PH>GH>HR holds generally, if not, uniformly true.
May 14, 2016, 8:43 pm
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Doess anybody understand what the Unbound Collection is supposed to be?
May 14, 2016, 8:46 pm
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May 14, 2016, 9:03 pm
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The only one that seems consistent is full service Marriott - their big convention hotels get the Marquis title.
May 14, 2016, 9:06 pm
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Really? I've stayed in some full service Marriotts that were enormous convention hotels and did not have Marquis in their names. Philadelphia is one example. Another is Boston. IIRC San Diego too.
May 14, 2016, 9:34 pm
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But you're right, there are a couple of exceptions (especially Philly at 1200 rooms) and Boston Copely Place at 1100.
May 14, 2016, 11:50 pm
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Hyatt IMO it the most consistent. you simply know what to expect.
May 15, 2016, 8:27 am
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May 15, 2016, 9:34 am
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You obviously haven't been to Mendoza or Toronto to judge a weak Park and Kuala Lumpur, Taipei etc. for an outstanding Grand . 
I suspect the OP hasn't been to enough Hyatt properties to judge. Outside of the US, a Park Hyatt is definitely luxury, with a couple of notable exceptions. At a good Park, I definitely know I'm at one, without being able to describe it exactly.
The Park Hamburg probably should be a Grand, and there are a few resort property Grands (Cannes, Mexico, Bali, etc.) that probably should be something else but do indeed fall in between the standards for a Park and those of a Regency.
Although cookie-cutter, Hyatt Place and Hyatt House are exactly what you expect of them almost always...
I suspect the OP hasn't been to enough Hyatt properties to judge. Outside of the US, a Park Hyatt is definitely luxury, with a couple of notable exceptions. At a good Park, I definitely know I'm at one, without being able to describe it exactly.
The Park Hamburg probably should be a Grand, and there are a few resort property Grands (Cannes, Mexico, Bali, etc.) that probably should be something else but do indeed fall in between the standards for a Park and those of a Regency.
Although cookie-cutter, Hyatt Place and Hyatt House are exactly what you expect of them almost always...
May 15, 2016, 10:16 am
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