Originally Posted by
Matt4200
That’s the value received.
Take Groupon for example -
You see a “Deal” where you pay $20 for a voucher, but receive a $30 Meal. Everyone else who goes pays the $30 without the Groupon. You are receiving a $30 value.
Many travel sites will say this too where something is included in the rate they will say X Value. Just because you aren’t paying that exact amount doesn’t mean you aren’t receiving that value.
All of those values are calculated in the valuation.
As for Breakfast those are the actual costs shown on the receipts. Even in Tulsa, Oklahoma our Breakfast total was $78 for 2 Adults and 1 Kid’s Breakfast, add in the $12 tip and you’re at $90.
When staying at Manchester Grand Hyatt our total is usually $105, during the pandemic with the Grand Club closed.
When staying at Hyatt Centric Park City our total is usually $130 after gratuity.
So $90 is the low end.
You're still not answering the question.
If breakfast wasn't "free," would you be spending $100/day for breakfast at a restaurant? If suite upgrades weren't "free," would you be booking them every night at an extra ~$50/night?
Hyatt can put whatever sticker price it wants on its breakfasts, but that doesn't mean I'm getting "$80 value" when I have three eggs, sausage links, hash browns, coffee, and juice at PHNY, or "$40 value" when I have those at some random Hyatt Regency. Likewise, I'm not getting $0 value when I eat breakfast at an HP or HH,** where breakfast is included for all WoH members.
An item is worth what you would pay cash for it, not the sticker price or the price other people might pay.
(** Often, outside the U.S., a much bigger and better breakfast than the non-"free" breakfasts at non-HP/HH properties.)