Originally Posted by peteropny
OK - I guess that we need to make another decision every stay now - more points or amenity. If you value GP points at 1-1.5 cents, then the 1000 point amenity is worth $10-15 which I would guess is usually less than the hotel "price" for the food amenity but probably more than we have to pay for the same items at a liquor/grocery store.
If I had to pay for them, I'd value the standard amenities as follows:
2 Soft Drinks = $2-3
2 Juices = $2-3
2 Beers = $3-4
Milk = $2-$3
Bottle of Estancia = $0.99
(Can't stand that stuff)
Cheese Plate = $5
Cookies = $3-$4
Strawberries/Sour Cream/Brown Sugar = $4
Fruit Plate = $2-$3
Chips/Salsa = $4
So that's averages out to about $7 for a Diamond Amenity (yes, I know Hyatt would normally charge about triple that for a Diamond Amentiy and probably pays 1.5X what I value it out since I hear they also pay the server gratuity, etc.
And I value the 1000 GP points at ~$14. So I'd have to say I'm going to take the points almost all the time. Definitely when I'm by myself. However, the wife appreciates my Diamond Amenity more than I do so I'll probably choose the F&B amenity when I'm with her. And at the nicer properties (PH's), I'll still choose the F&B amenity as they are nicer & more expensive there. For example the $30 bottles of wine/champagne available at PH Chicago or the Chocolate Covered Strawberries at PH Chicago or PH LA that although they probably don't cost a fortune are definitely something to enjoy. But I definitely give two thumbs up ( ^ ^ ) to the new bonus points option on the amenity card.