Originally Posted by
SHLTP
The reality is even if prices are similar on chase and booking direct, there simply aren't enough Edit choices in the cities I travel to regularly. And the ones that I do, I find a Hyatt etc that I already enjoy so there's no need to switch and not get upgrades to suites
I agree. I've spent a fair bit of time searching for EDIT properties that make sense and am simply not finding them. Here's one example. We were to have a 2 night trip to Austin. There are 7 EDIT properties in Austin, one of them Thompson at $335/night, all rolled in with tax and resort fee to $857 for 2 nights. I've stayed at the Hyatt before and got a rate of $179 + tax so roughly $400 for 2 nights which I used a suite upgrade to get a large comfortable suite. I've probably checked 10 different locations now and haven't found a single one with an EDIT property that makes sense. Many don't even have an EDIT property. Take for example, Vancouver Island that has a number of high end properties. Not a single one participates in EDIT. Mendocino - nothing. Reno - nothing. Kotor, Montenegro - nothing. Various cities in Slovenia - nothing. Ho Chi Minh, Vietnam - nothing.