this is my experience with hotels and car rental from chase portal and the edit in general. flights are the only 1 that could have matching prices, but you will probably want to book direct. in all cases, availability is worse off

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.

i wish there were a list to search of Edit hotels. I can look up a city then see which hotels are Edit but not see where Edit hotels are in California, for example.

This site got a list but not sure how update it is:
https://www.awardtravel.co/blog/the-edit-by-chase-list

The list above is handy when I go search myself on https://www.chase.com/travel/the-edit

Here is a list, courtesy of Google and Reddit.

https://www.awardtravel.co/blog/the-edit-by-chase-list

No guarantees from me for accuracy and completeness.

Edit: Need beat me to it; should have read the entire set of new posts before replying.

I booked a Edit stay through Chase and charges show pending from "CL CHASE TRAVEL". I assume thats okay and I should see the $250 credit soon after the charges post. Is that correct? I had booked through the Chase portal.

I don't have experience with The Edit credit yet, but every other Chase credit has posted like that in the past - it's not in advance. For example, the $50 hotel credit for the CSP posts after the transaction.

This is in contrast to the $300 C1 VX credit which is deducted from the total at the time of booking.

If I book a hotel with "The Edit" benefits on Chase's portal with UR points for my parents or inlaws, do they get the benefits for their stay even if they don't have a CSR card?

FHR terms are more strict about, "Card Member must be traveling on the itinerary booked."

You just need to make sure their name is on the reservation. I booked an Edit hotel using my wife’s card and it had my name and had no problem.

I have one data point. I booked a "The Edit" hotel (with points boost) that's Marriott affiliated. Once linked with my Marriott #, the rate shows up as:

CHASE LHRC Exclusive Rate, deposit required
Another observation. The $$ price Chase was showing was 12% higher than FHR, Citi 4NF and Marriott.com, but the 2x points boost plus breakfast made it still worth it to book that way this time (getting about 1.78 cents per point instead of 2 if you use the non-Chase price). I can see how Marriott reports the Chase booked rate vs. what Chase says, and how Chase is marking up the room rate Marriott is charging (but keeping the taxes identical).

Chase shows $4642 for room + $737 in taxes.
https://cimg4.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.fly...4a435a8fc8.png

Once I booked that and linked the reservation to my loyalty account and then clicked on the "upcoming reservations", it shows $4104 for room + $737 in taxes. So Chase is adding about 13% to the base room rate (not Marriott).
https://cimg5.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.fly...dd1ac832be.png

Which, oddly, is beneficial from a Bonvoy points accrual perspective, no?

Is there an easy way to identify Edit Hotels? Let's use this as an example. I'd like to put together a trip flying into Santa Rosa. We know the area well, and have traveled most directions from the airport on trips over many years. I'm open to considering hotels within 100 miles of Santa Rosa.

Mendocino - no hotels shown
Santa Rosa - no hotels shown
Healdsburg - many hotels shown
Sebastopol - many hotels shown, mostly overlap with Healdsburg

How can I search without needing to know the geography of the area?

This post my be helpful: https://www.flyertalk.com/forum/37156489-post267.html

Thanks the list is hit or miss. Bunch of the hotels aren't valid on the Edit. Thank you though

I am concerned about finding value from this benefit. I particularly dislike the nonrefundable requirement.

I looked specifically in Sonoma. The least expensive option was a Marriott property where I have stayed before. It is the Lodge at Sonoma. a 2 night nonrefundable stay begins at $899. A 2 night stay on the Marriott website is $765, also nonrefundable. A refundable 2 night stay is $883.

An Edit booking is $145 more for the 2 nights. Yes, I get a $300 rebate - but I have to commit to the dates. It's been years since I've made a nonrefundable booking. Yes, I get a $100 credit. But I've stayed here and wouldn't choose to eat here given the fantastic array of restaurants in the area. Yes, I get breakfast - but I do get a small credit as a titanium from Marriott.

I feel as though I really have to contort myself to book this and it certainly doesn't give me a $300 value.

What are others booking that you really feel you are getting value while staying somewhere you genuinely want to be?