Has anyone taken a closer look at the grass on the other sides?

It's not all that green.

HHonors have been devaluing their program for quite some time (probably as much or more then Marriott - not all that unusual to find properties with standard points being 35000 pts but all "sold out" and you can now find a renamed standard room for 167,000 pts).

SPG certainly has their drawbacks - hell some of the Sheraton Lounges you'd be hard pressed to find a breakfast that's any better then at a Fairfield during the week let alone on a weekend.

May want to do some research - MR is following the devaluation trend that every hotel chain is doing. Unfortunately, they've all been sticking it to me and devaluing my benefits since I'm top tier at all 3. I'd "boycott" but I wouldn't know which one to start the boycott with.