Small but very short notice list of category changes
Dec 11, 2017, 1:22 pm
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Small but very short notice list of category changes
Only 9 Hotels are Moving Up or Down Hyatt Category This Year - View from the Wing
short notice - luckily only one or two major upward revidions but still bad form and not what I remember in prior years, which had plenty of notice.
short notice - luckily only one or two major upward revidions but still bad form and not what I remember in prior years, which had plenty of notice.
Dec 11, 2017, 2:32 pm
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Hyatt Carmel from Cat 6 to Cat 7, but it's not like you'd find award availability anyways.
Hyatt Place Long Island/NYC from 8,000 to 12,000. Knew 8k was too good to be true.
The Confidante from Cat 6 to Cat 4. Paid nights seems to be around ~$200?
Hyatt Place Long Island/NYC from 8,000 to 12,000. Knew 8k was too good to be true.
The Confidante from Cat 6 to Cat 4. Paid nights seems to be around ~$200?
Dec 11, 2017, 5:40 pm
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I’m actually (pleasantly) surprised as I was expecting this would be the year when a good number of city center properties would be moving from Cat 4 to 5, greatly impacting the annual Hyatt Visa certs.
Though I also suspect Hyatt is too busy dealing with WOH to implement a big devaluation of points this year.
Though I also suspect Hyatt is too busy dealing with WOH to implement a big devaluation of points this year.
Dec 11, 2017, 8:51 pm
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Dec 12, 2017, 4:02 am
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Dec 12, 2017, 4:34 am
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Orlando cash rates have been going up for a while and the airport Hyatt Place was a category two several years ago, so it's not surprising. I always pay cash on a corporate rate but I guess 8000 isn't too bad (though it is a 60% increase). Santa Cruz is another that, given rates, isn't a surprise. Marriott properties there are pretty high (Category 7 or 8 of 9 for Fairfield Inns). Also interesting that there are no international properties on the list except the one in China. Given the dollar is down ten percent against the Euro this year, I would have thought that more European properties might be increasing since a bunch went down last year.
Again, this just confirms to me that Hyatt is definitely the best chain when it comes to category changes (i.e. with the fewest annual adjustments and the best ratio of ups to downs). Even this year when ups outnumber downs by 8 to 1, since only eight hotels out of ~740 are moving up, that's still an OK percentage (1%).
Again, this just confirms to me that Hyatt is definitely the best chain when it comes to category changes (i.e. with the fewest annual adjustments and the best ratio of ups to downs). Even this year when ups outnumber downs by 8 to 1, since only eight hotels out of ~740 are moving up, that's still an OK percentage (1%).
Dec 12, 2017, 10:04 am
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Dec 12, 2017, 11:57 am
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Hyatt Place St Paul was a steal at Cat 1 -- it was the only Hyatt in Minnesota at Cat 1 and by far it was the best limited service Hyatt in Minnesota (and disregarding location differences, I would choose it above the HR Minneapolis if I was traveling without want of hotel-dining or lounge access). When I did pts+cash there a few months ago, my pt valuation was 5.5 cents/pt! Ah well, I knew it was too good to last.
Dec 13, 2017, 10:36 am
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I checked a couple of properties on the Hyatt web site and it looks like these changes have been implemented. It's really disappointing that Hyatt hasn't bothered to communicate these changes other than through some bloggers ...
Dec 14, 2017, 3:40 pm
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Only 9 Hotels are Moving Up or Down Hyatt Category This Year - View from the Wing
short notice - luckily only one or two major upward revidions but still bad form and not what I remember in prior years, which had plenty of notice.
short notice - luckily only one or two major upward revidions but still bad form and not what I remember in prior years, which had plenty of notice.
This kind of development is not a good thing for Hyatt's "loyalty" program customers, as it signals an increasingly hostile approach toward Hyatt program customers.