Originally Posted by
enox5
Globalist requires 55/60 nights per year. If you can get benefits at a fair chunk of Hyatt properties through Prive/Virtuoso/AMEX FHR, then it gives less reason to give Hyatt so much business. Much better to free yourself of the burden, and try out more hotels! It's not like Hyatt is going out of their way to say thanks for you giving so much business to them..
What? Why? That doesn't make sense. Why should I pay an extra $1500 or so per year in resort fees, and give up all my suite upgrades (both at check-in and confirmed through upgrade awards), and all my breakfasts when I'm not on a Prive rate, and the lounge access?
Prive rate gets you a room-to-room upgrade (generally worthless; usually same room on a higher floor) and a restaurant breakfast, and a hotel credit. I won't pay for it if the credit does not offset the rate difference.
Prive does not get you waived resort fees (say, $1500/year), free breakfasts on your other stays, lounge access (often including free drinks), suite upgrades at check-in, confirmed suite upgrades for 4 stays per year, a free cat 1-4 night, a free cat 1-7 night, or a 30% bonus to points earned.
Globalist status is worth about $3k per year to me. Why would I give that up again?