Thanks for all the answers, let me reply to everything at once.
Originally Posted by
shoodawg
you also need to consider holiday periods.
I will try to avoid popular holiday periods anyways (I don't enjoy crowds or high prices), so that's great.
Originally Posted by
craigthemif
"Working towards Globalist" - as opposed to BEING a Globalist - also means that you won't be receiving a complimentary suite upgrade anywhere.
Yes, I'm a few nights away from fulfilling the status challenge. So globalist in a few days. I'm not getting the SUAs this way though.
Originally Posted by
ElevatorEnthusiast
As a Globalist, I would not expect common suite upgrades in either Mainland China nor Japan. In Mainland China, I have had far better luck (near 100 percent) as a Marriott Ambassador. There are too many other Globalists in the Hyatt side.
Really? I'm able to get status for Globalist, or for Marriott Platinum or Hilton Diamond, but I went with Hyatt because I heard it has the best benefits out of these. Should I pivot to something else, or will I have better luck in the rest of Asia? One major issue is that there are far fewer Hyatt hotels than the other 2 chains.
Oh I guess I also have Shangri-la Jade already, but that status is lower than all the other ones.
Originally Posted by
Kacee
Suite upgrades seems like an odd criterion for choosing a hotel.
Originally Posted by
projectmaximus
I personally would not count on suite upgrades so would not base my hotel choices on this. It's a nice bonus when it happens but you should always be prepared to stay in the room you booked. Perhaps the inverse makes sense...finding out which hotels are near impossible to get and avoiding those.
I didn't express myself well, I'm not just looking for hotels that will give suite-upgrades. I'm more looking for Hyatts that are a reasonable choice in their location (given their price) and also happens to give suite-upgrades frequently so that I can make use of the status while I have it. And then based on these, I would pick only the one's at locations I'm interested in visiting anyways.
I made this post partially to reassure myself that getting the status is worth it, and the largest benefit it gives is suite-upgrades, so that's why I'm asking specifically about that.