Originally Posted by
flyertalkbudda
unfortunately hotels do not get reimbursed by GP for diamond breakfast. in fact, hotels room revenue with point stay is usually about 25% of their BAR rate. I see this by accident on a few stays
On my last stay using a free night at the GH DFW, the bill showed a charge of ~$170 for a package which was taken off with the explanation that it is what Hyatt will reimburse the hotel and it should have been automatically removed.
I love this hotel, but on that weekend the rates were around $145. I don't know if they use different reimbursement rates for different award types, but in this case I thought Hyatt was overpaying them for my award night and I couldn't believe it was so high. I was using an expiring credit card night which might get a higher reimbursement rate (the Cat 4 or below renewal night, NOT one of the original suite nights). I've never seen it on a normal points stay, but it would be interesting if the rates for points vs. annual credit card night are that different.