Originally Posted by
Matt4200
I actually stayed at the lowest Category Hilton in the US last month (10k redemption) and spoke to the assistant GM. He told me all Hilton properties now have to update their rooms every 5 years and bathrooms every 7 at a minimum. Definitely think Hyatt should have hotel owners adopt this policy.
All the big chains have capital expenditure requirements regarding renovations in effect in their contracts. The issue is that properties can also apply for waivers based on certain conditions (market conditions is certainly one of them), and it would appear that this property has received many. Usually, when corporate doesn’t agree to a waiver and the property owner isn’t willing to commit funds to a renovation, you’ll see a property either go independent or join a chain with more lax requirements (ie Clarion).