Originally Posted by
EmailKid
Budget Travel and boutique hotels are definitely NOT in the same category.
It's past my bedtime, but I'll see if I can figure out where to move your post tomorrow (PMs with suggestions welcome). Right now I'm thinking Luxury Hotels thread.
As far as checking if your brother's choice hotels participate in a loyalty/rewards program, I'd start with each hotel's web site @:-) There is a sorta kinda program for upper end boutique hotels, but it's not like SPG or others like it, i.e. fewer perks.
Yeah sorry, I guess I should have clarified that I'm not sure how he came up with that list, but I don't think he's wedded to the idea of boutique hotels. We were actually just looking for the cheapest options in the Temple Bar neighborhood, and those 3 seemed affordable. I guess anything around $200-$250/night, given that there seemed to be plenty of options far beyond that.
But I didn't think about the fact that what's budget to some is not to others. We just aren't prioritizing luxury, more convenience and location and hoping to get those at the best price point possible.