Originally Posted by eponymous_coward

No, that's my actual lived experience. Hyatt has routinely jacked up award pricing at hotels I've stayed at as an elite. I used a Cat 1-4 cert to stay in Manhattan a few years ago. Now, can't do that. Hyatt Places moving from Cat 1 or Cat 2 to Cat 3 or Cat 4, and so on.

I mean, great that they announce category changes but the end result is the same, the program is devalued for me, points get less useful.

IHG and Marriott are fully dynamic such that (as an example) a luxury hotel in London will run me six digits a night in points (considerably more than comparable Hilton properties BTW, which are capped well below 100k). Hyatt pricing is better in sheer volume of points but I have to burn a boatload of Chase UR that I'd rather use on flights and the earn proposition for stays isn't amazing unless I want to commit to Globalist (I don't).

I mean, that leaves you with what, Sonesta? Accor is flat rate "this point is worth this much a fraction of a euro" so that's not very lucrative.



I've gotten 54x on Hilton stays and room charges with the Aspire when the stars align. I score that as a 27% rebate. There are times when I will choose Hilton for that kind of a rebate in free agency (and because the competition isn't running as lucrative a promo).