CY was originally Marriott's way of serving the "budget-minded" corporate traveler who wanted basic amenities at a reasonable price. Extensive surveying and marketing research of business traveler was performed as to what amenities to put in the room and what the price point should be. However, all of this was done in the early 80's!!! The CY concept is nearly 30 years old at this point.

At the end of the day, some of the competing brands offer more amenities at similar pricing. I would definitely take HGI over CY.