Originally Posted by
christianj
Sure the hotel is not perfect but virtually every hotel in NYC has this criticism in the Marriott portfolio. It's not like elite benefits are great at Edition, RC or any other higher end property in the city and not everyone evaluates a property based on the elite benefits. If I wanted to lead this discussion more off topic I would question which high end property you think actually is better in the MR portfolio in the city but that is not the point of this thread. I think in a city like NYC were they can sell upgraded rooms and suites without issue, elite benefits are hard to come by regardless of the property or the hotel chain it's associated with.
You skipped the small rooms issue. That's always been the deal killer for me. Just don't see the appeal of paying a grand a night for a 250 sq. ft. room with no views and low upgrade odds in a mediocre midtown location. I don't really see that calculus changing under Hyatt.