I briefly held Hyatt status and did overall like it, but historically their footprint has just not overlapped with my travel patterns except (1) in Asia, where MR properties are significantly better relative to the US and (2) places like Milwaukee, where the Hyatt Regency is nothing to write home about. I've tried Hilton a couple of times and always end up frustrated or disappointed with them for one reason or another. IHG has basically no mid level (aka "premium") or even low level brands that I'm interested in.

That said, as LTT I'm as annoyed and disappointed by the interview as anyone else, and tbh I've spent about 8x as much with VRBO in the last year as I have with MR.