I agree that NYC properties are out of whack pt wise. For me, it stands out like a sore thumb in WoH's program. The pt redemption values (compared to cash rates) at most of those properties consistently appear to be 0.8-1.2 cents/pt, compared to 1.2-2.0+ cents/pt across Hyatt as a whole.

All of them in Manhattan (and Jersey city) should be a category less with the exception of the PH and Andaz 5th avenue. A couple of these could really be two categories less.

Let's compare to Paris. If Paris HR Etoile, which is just a handful of metro stops from just about any of the main attractions in Paris, can be a Cat 4 (which I think is appropriate), then GH NYC can be too.

Let's compare to Chicago that has centrally located Hyatts that range from Cat3 to cat6.

There is nothing 'special' about being in Manhattan, nor about the quality of hotels in Hyatt's portfolio there, nor about their cash rates, to justify putting practically every property at a cat 6