Originally Posted by
josephstern
Have you stayed there before? Not my cup of tea, but for some, I'm sure it's perfect. It's really in a busy bar-scene area and I found the room to be small and very awkward.
I haven't stayed here but in the area before. We like the area because it's more walkable and quiet a bit going on. We spend a lot of time out of our rooms when we travel so the small size isn't much of an issue. I've stayed at GH not too far away and it is just too big and feels like I'm at a work conference. Great hotel and big rooms but not the vacation vibe I'm looking for.
Originally Posted by
craz
This is how I look at things, its not based on what it costs per night so even if a rate is $600 for a Cat1, if I dont like the prop I wouldnt stay there even for 5K, and if The SD Andaz is expensive but say the GH is alolt less then I wouldnt need to stay at The Andaz just to get more so called savings, and if both are expensive but another chain is alot less then it will be a non-Hyatt stay
Repeat for the airlines and car rentals = Im Loyal to My Pocket and not Theirs
I agree with you. We picked the Andaz because we haven't stayed there before and wanted something a bit different. The OP asked for "value" for points bookings and certs so I gave my example. My wife and I stay at SLH properties most of the time because they are usually small and unique and it's how I found the Hyatt world of Hyatt program. There aren't many places we're we were planning to go anyway to use those cat 4 certs