SethLevy, I had often considered the PHT but found the $525/night + TAX/Service too high. I asked others why this hotel was so expensive and no one could answer, now you're telling me why it isn't worth the money.
It seems that when people are paying their own expenses they tend to have a critical eye. I, like you, pay my own expenses. $500 is too much for a Hyatt. Four Seasons, maybe. Hyatt, no.