Originally Posted by
Colin
the key with points upgrades is the hotel gets the full standard rate first and then a de minimis pittance, under $100/n for standard and $150/n for premium. there is no high occupancy pump either based upon the a higher suite adr. same for points awards for suites, not much extra revenue for more points used and high occupancy pump still based upon standard room adr. same for globalist tsu certs. not much revenue upside, cost of being hyatt flagged. in demand properties that actually sell preium suites paid are not often interested in paid cash upgrades on top of tsus because that free up the standard suite to be booked by another upgrader.
be that as it may, the poster makes it sound like GH Athens is offering points upgrades to the premium suite, which they do not have to do, so they're obviously not high demand and the hotel may be receptive to some kind of upgrade offer. Whether that could possibly include a small points amount or not I have no idea, but it might be doable with a small cash increase since, as you point out, the compensation they'd receive from Hyatt is minimal.