Originally Posted by
MSPeconomist
IME GH lounges are superior to HR lounges, even after setting expectations based on the location. In addition, the lounge itself seems to be bigger after adjusting for the size of the hotel.
I used to think that HR meant that there would be a lounge, but I've been told that it requires a certain amount and quality of event space.
Interesting. IME the lounges are very similar between the two brands, but I don't claim to be an expert on that. That said, I think there's more to it than event space size/quality that determines whether an HR has a club. For example, basically all the HR's in Texas have no clubs (HR Dallas, HR North Dallas, HR Houston Downtown, HR San Antonio, etc.)... Some of these are truly iconic properties, too.. like the HR Dallas (which for a decade was featured prominently during the intro to the TV show Dallas) and it does a mammoth event business.... Oddly, they DID put a club into the brand new HR Houston Galleria, which does NOT strike me as an event-centric property....