Ok, so there are blog posts out there stating that "those who applied for the card Jan-Apr 2018" will still get an "unrestricted" free night. What about those who applied in 2017? (Trying to decide whether to cancel now or wait it out)
Edit: oh, looks like we are SOL. I find this ironic, given the reply that I received from Chase CS:
Please know this change is not only for you or selected customers but is for all our customers. To make exceptions would not be equitable to our other card members.
At least that reply was logical. Now they selected an arbitrary group of customers who will not be affected, and others (like myself, who applied in November 2017) who will. This may be technically legal, but it's both unfair and unethical.