Originally Posted by
broadwayboy
If you just want to compare highest-end properties between Hyatt and Marriott, there is simply no comparison. Park Hyatt properties are in a different league than JW Marriott hotels.
Even if Hyatt raises their point requirements for their highest-end hotels, they still allow promotion redemption on these hotels, for any day of the week. Can you say the same with Marriott or SPG?
Me, I still love Hyatt.
+2
whether international, or even domestic in the USA, i've always found hyatt properties to be better. and starwood to be better than marriott as well. i guess it's personal preference but personally i've always felt that any category of hyatt anywhere (and spg as well) will trounce the quality of any marriott of the same category. the cushioning of points that happened here while unfortunate (it's not even really that bad imo) is pretty inevitable but not enough to deter my business hotel habits. points are good, but i'd rather stay somewhere comfortable and nice (i can't stand courtyards...).
personally i've found the travel points systems industry wide (airline, hotel, car, everything) not to be the pick of what makes me the happiest... but rather to be what sucks the least.
even with these changes i think hyatt's still better.
although to each their own i guess.