Originally Posted by
tkelsay
Thanks for the responses everyone.
I understand that putting in 80+ nights a year at Hyatt seems odd to some, given the smaller footprint that Hyatt has. I did a full analysis of all hotels in the area where my clients are located, comparing Hilton, Marriott/SPG, IHG, and Hyatt, and while it was a difficult choice I ultimately decided that I wanted to give Hyatt a shot. The current client I've been working on in January/February only has a HP and HH nearby hence the reason I've had 4 stays at these lower tiered properties and only 1 at their "premium" tiered property, Hyatt. Unfortunately there will be some areas that I will be stuck in HP/HH like I am now, so I will have to take these properties into my overall consideration.
Ultimately, my valuation of Hyatt points as well as reading anecdotal experiences online led me rank Hyatt as the highest (again, this is my own analysis based on my location, clients, price points, etc.). As such, I could be completely wrong with my analysis, but it sounds like my string of bad luck experiences is uncommon. I tried to address these issues with the manager or front desk agent while at the hotel but didn't have much luck getting them resolved while staying at the property. I think I will send an email to WOH and/or the global sales office explaining my experiences and see what they have to say.
Thanks again.
I too rank Hyatt the highest in terms of benefits and point/earning-redemptions. A big part of the benefits though, is I know that practically all ~50-70 nights of leisure travel will be at full service Hyatt properties and about half my ~14-21 nights of work travel naturally will find itself at HRs. If I have 80 nights where I was to stay at HP/HHs most of the time, I would probably go elsewhere. The biggest benefits of the program to me are 1. Free breakfasts/club access, 2. Suite upgrades, and 3. Free nights from earning/burning points. HP/HH doesn't do much for 1 and 2 (yes, they have free breakfast, but it is much lower value to me than free restuarant breakfasts at full service properties or full club lounge access). And so while 3 (point programs) is still decent if you stay at HP/HHs, I would look elsewhere for a fuller breadth of benefits. But that is just me.