It is true--since receiving the status match to Hyatt Diamond last month, I've not yet stayed at a single Hyatt. It's been a month. Yet I've not bashed Hyatt; I've merely shared my disappointment that I've found Diamond status and Hyatt's distribution much less appealing than I expected. I've shared the many Hyatt hotels at which I've already stayed recently and had great experiences, as well, making it fairly obvious that I like some Hyatt properties very much. Not exactly a bashing. Criticism, yes. Bashing, hardly.

Of course, I'd already stayed at several Hyatts in 2015, and I immediately looked to re-book every already booked SPG stay for December 2015 and for the coming 2016 year with a Hyatt hotel. Unfortunately, that is what made me discover and be reminded of what I perceive as some weaknesses for Hyatt:

(1) There were no Hyatt properties at all available or located nearby in numerous places at which I'm already booked with SPG (or another brand)...including Hollywood, CA (Jan, W Hollywood), Chapel Hill, NC (Feb, Franklin Hotel, Hilton Curio), Coral Gables, FL (Feb, Westin Colonnade), Bogota, Colombia (Feb, W Bogota), New Haven, CT (Mar/Apr, Courtyard New Haven/Omni New Haven), West Philadelphia (Mar, Sheraton Univ City Philadelphia), Bora Bora (Apr, StR Bora Bora), Columbus, OH (Sept, Le Meridien Joseph Columbus), Venice, Italy (Oct, Gritti Palace Luxury Collection), etc.

(2) There were Hyatts available but were significantly more expensive but no better quality than the current SPG hotels or other brands at which I'm already booked...including Arlington, VA (Mar/April, Le Meridien Arlington vs Hyatt Arlington), Philadelphia, PA (Mar/April, Le Meridien Philadelphia/Sheraton Univ City Philadelphia vs Hyatt at the Bellevue), New York, NY (Four Points Chelsea/Midtown vs Hyatt Place Midtown South etc), Boston, MA (Mar/Apr, Le Meridien Cambridge/Sheraton Boston/W Boston vs Hyatt Regency Cambridge/Hyatt Regency Boston), Chicago, IL (May, The Gwen/W Chicago Lakeshore vs Park Hyatt Chicago), and Milan, Italy (Oct, Excelsior Gallia Milan vs Park Hyatt Milan).

(3) There were no Hyatts of comparable luxury for leisure stays for hotels already booked with SPG...including Los Angeles, CA (Dec 2015/Jan 2016, W Los Angeles/Hollywood & SLS Beverly Hills vs Andaz WeHo), San Francisco, CA (Dec 2015, StR San Francisco vs Grand Hyatt San Francisco), Boston, MA (May, The Liberty vs Hyatt Regency), etc.

(4) I also conceded that I had one booking that was ALREADY booked for the Andaz Maui (Nov 2016) in a suite BEFORE I was matched, FYI. I've since changed that booking to a regular garden room and applied 1 newly matched DSU to get a comparable suit, saving me about $1500 for the 6 nights.

(5) My first Hyatt stay now looks to be in Jan or Feb at the Andaz WeHo, the closest luxury property that I can remotely consider for a weekend in Los Angeles. I'd normally stay and am also booked at the W Los Angeles and W Hollywood and SLS Beverly Hills on other occasions in Jan, Feb, and April, as it were.

I have conceded there is value to Hyatt Diamond and the DSUs. I simply haven't found enough locations where this value works well for me for the destinations I travel for work and leisure for my already planned 2016 hotel stays. Since I know and plan my calendar far in advance, as evidenced by my current reservations extending through Nov 2016, I believe I am fully capable of commenting as I have here and with my original post.

That you and/or others disagree with my assessment or take offense because of some perceived slight is not something that bothers me at all--since I take no offense or perceive any slight because you or others disagree with me or mischaracterize what I am actually stating. I know that everyone has different expectations and preferences when traveling, and that mine are not necessarily the same as what others might prefer. But I am comfortable with my opinions based on my experience and future bookings based on my own preferences and expectations.