Originally Posted by
christianj
I too did a dummy booking using the Sofitel Frankfurt (which is the only Edit hotel in FRA) for a date I needed next month. Via Chase Edit the Classic Room is $584 for the night and on the Sofitel site it is $485 which is a huge difference! Not sure who is paying close to $600 a night in FRA anyway with the hotel options there. I think this benefit is going to be all bark and no bite but I will check some other trips I have coming up.
Hotels are definitely not cheap and I doubt people will find good deals since most of these properties will offer some sort of discounts if you book direct.
What made FHR unique is that you can book one night and get $200 off. And THC expands the hotels to lower tier more affordable options.
I’m sure there are many people who are already booking these hotels and would be willing to shift their purchases there (which hurts travel advisor business) and people who are may be willing to stretch their budget to stay at nicer hotels.
But it’s definitely not a coupon for people whose aim is to save money.