Originally Posted by
thbe
As a free agent, there are two factors that can at least partly compensate for the lack of top-tier status.
One is being a regular repeat guest at a property. The other is booking Prive rates.
I suspect there would still be a difference, but a much smaller one than if you were simply booking a standard rate without status.
Yes indeed. I've just been treated incredibly nicely at these properties - they know my preferences well. My guess is I'd continue to get those preferences well without the upgrades. For me, the upgrades are key.
But as you said, prive and the such as a fee agent would probably get me a lot as well. One PH I do 30-40 nights a yr. I could probably requalify for globalist with them and credit card spend alone so would do that for the suites. Hopefully Hyatt won't make it hard for globalists to get suites.