Can you give us an example in the Caribbean?
Lots of "high-end" properties come up on OTAs thru things like Delta Vacations or Expedia packages. It isn't the same as a FHR offer.
but then again real high end places like Amanyara and Jumby Bay would be nuts to book on Expedia
I rarely use any OTAs for travel, I typically book direct.
For the Caribbean, the Ritz Aruba comes to mind as a hotel I've never had FHR success with. But it might just be the times I visit. Other hotels I frequent in the Caribbean are the Vanderbilt and Ritz PR, Atlantis in the Bahamas, Sugar Beach St Lucia. I visited St. Maarten a few times a year prior to the hurricane but I'm not sure there are any FHR properties on either side of the island.
I assume there are a lot of great FHR deals somewhere, I just never seem to run into them.