Originally Posted by
demue
Price difference for 4 nights for 2 rooms came out to ~500€ and benefits are same incl. breakfast (maybe minus a potential upgrade, who knows). Somehow, for this property, booking via Hyatt also meant getting charged a fully refundable deposit (rate cancelable 72hrs prior) and I wasn't keen on 1.5k € being charged like 9 months prior to my planned stay. So certainly YMMV and for each cash booking one needs to assess anew what fits.
I think you made the right decision. 500 euros for essentially the same benefits is just donating money to Hyatt lol. That sounds pretty bad. Not sure what level you are in INVITED but their mid-tier is eligible for complimentary room upgrades too. TBH, you could prob get a similar upgrade just by asking nicely.