Originally Posted by
lotrbfme
Wow that is quite the opposite of my experiences. IHG usually has the old and ugly hotels, they are usually my last option except some IC which are nice. Hyatt on the other hand are mostly new and nice. IHG has absolutely no elite benefit at all, unless you consider free chips and bottle of water at check in a benefit.
I find it funny that bottled water is listed as a benefit of elite status. I have zero hotel elite status (though I really like Hyatt), but my room always comes with free bottled water.