Originally Posted by
gregorygrady
Specifically I'm curious about Lodge at Spruce Peak in Stowe, VT and also Resort at Squaw Creek near Lake Tahoe. Both of these properties have an asterisk which means they offer limited benefits. From reading the WOH T&Cs, the properties with an asterisk are Destination Residences, not Destination Resorts. However the 2 properties I mentioned are MOSTLY Destination Resorts (yes they offer some 2 & 3-bedrooms Villa type accommodations which I assume is what makes them (partial?) Residences, but seems like the majority of their rooms are standard 400 Sq Ft room types. I don't exactly understand WHAT bennies each of those properties offer, nor do I think the Glob Reservations or even the Front Desk staff at the hotels even seem to know. How do I find out what "limited benefits" are offered? Supposedly they both offer free parking and waived resort fees on award bookings. Also they both offer standard room free night award redemptions and free breakfast per the link above. But what about 4PM late checkout (if available)? What about room/suite upgrades at time of checkin?
Resurrecting this thread as I've been trying to figure this out for The Lodge at Spruce Peak - according to my concierge, it is categorized as a "Destination Residence" in the Hyatt system, which puts it on a "Suite Free Night Award Ineligible" list. However, Suite Free Night Awards are available at this property for their suites (Standard Suite Awards book into the 1-bedroom suites, and Premium Suite Awards book into 2-bedroom suites). These award seem to be at property's discretion - while suite awards are available in low season, only standard room awards are available during winter months even when paid availability is there. This unfortunately makes the property ineligible for using TSUs to uprgrade paid stays to suites. Confirmed this with the property directly. Other than this bizarre TSU situation, all other Globalist benefits apply (free breakfast, upgrade on arrival, waived resort fees, late checkout) at this property (confirmed directly with the front desk).
Baffling, but as I understand, most (if not all) units beside "Classic Rooms" are privately owned/timeshares. They are available outside the Hyatt/OTA booking channels on VRBO/AirBnB for much lower rates. This is similar to other Destination properties, such as Wild Dunes, with the difference being that at Spruce Peak, the condo/suite units are part of the resort building and are booked through the same channel as the hotel rooms at Hyatt, and at Wild Dunes, rentals are separated into their own Hyatt "property".