Originally Posted by
Hotel Points Guy
I think one has to be very careful comparing the points required for a reward redemption across hotel chains. In your example, you are comparing Hyatt and Hilton points. Most people value Hyatt points at $0.02/point (i.e. 2 cents per point) and Hilton points at $0.005/point (i.e. one half cent per point). In other words, Hyatt points are worth 4 times more than Hilton points.
Hyatt more like 1.5 cpp, Hilton more like .4. So still in the range of 3-4x. Don't think the bloggers' valuations are accurate for either program, they're all shilling for the branded cards.
More important than relative valuation is that Hyatt still publishes an award chart and hasn't allowed the properties to untether award prices from the chart. That program has different issues.