Aug 2, 2018, 6:13 pm
Last edit by: 59Impala
There is a Hyatt sub-forum for everything related to SLH, benefits, reviews, etc...
https://www.flyertalk.com/forum/small-luxury-hotels-slh-772/
would be nice if the forum would get a boost
Cheers 59Impala
Paid stays are 10%+ cheaper if booked as an SLH member on its website. It, also, includes continental breakfast. (note from @59impala. I paid a 30% premium for The Plymouth Southbeach.) (antonius66 I observed 10-30% premiums for 2 hotels in Portugal over SLH direct, closer to 50% over OTAs)
A limited number of reviews of SLH properties may be found in the Other Hotel Chains Forum.
World of Hyatt members can earn 5 Base Points for every $1 USD spent on qualifying room rates and can redeem points for free nights at participating SLH hotels. It doesn't stop there, members can also enjoy exclusive in-hotel benefits when staying at a participating SLH hotel.
Complimentary continental breakfast for two
Complimentary Wi-Fi
Early check-in 12:00pm (based on availability at check-in)
Late check-out 2:00pm (based on availability at check-in)
One category room upgrade (based on availability at check-in)
Review Master Threads:
https://www.flyertalk.com/forum/small-luxury-hotels-slh-772/
would be nice if the forum would get a boost
Cheers 59ImpalaPaid stays are 10%+ cheaper if booked as an SLH member on its website. It, also, includes continental breakfast. (note from @59impala. I paid a 30% premium for The Plymouth Southbeach.) (antonius66 I observed 10-30% premiums for 2 hotels in Portugal over SLH direct, closer to 50% over OTAs)
A limited number of reviews of SLH properties may be found in the Other Hotel Chains Forum.
World of Hyatt members can earn 5 Base Points for every $1 USD spent on qualifying room rates and can redeem points for free nights at participating SLH hotels. It doesn't stop there, members can also enjoy exclusive in-hotel benefits when staying at a participating SLH hotel.
Complimentary continental breakfast for two
Complimentary Wi-Fi
Early check-in 12:00pm (based on availability at check-in)
Late check-out 2:00pm (based on availability at check-in)
One category room upgrade (based on availability at check-in)
Review Master Threads:
The Plymouth Southbeach:https://www.flyertalk.com/forum/hyat...er-thread.html
Viceroy Bali: https://www.flyertalk.com/forum/hyat...er-thread.html
HGU New York: https://www.flyertalk.com/forum/hyatt-world-hyatt/1958701-hgu-new-york-slh-hotel.html
Byblos Art Hotel, Villa Amistà, Verona, Italy: https://www.flyertalk.com/forum/hyat...ing-hotel.html
Hotel Haven, Helsinki https://www.flyertalk.com/forum/hyat...ki-review.html
Enso Ango (Fuya II), Kyoto - https://www.flyertalk.com/forum/hyat...slh-hotel.html
SINA Centurion Palace - Venice, Italy - https://www.flyertalk.com/forum/hyat...l#post31441012
Hotel Ranga - Iceland: https://www.flyertalk.com/forum/hyatt-world-hyatt/1984015-hotel-ranga-iceland-small-luxury-hotel.html#post31442837
137 PIllars House, Chiang Mai, Thailand https://www.flyertalk.com/forum/hyat...hiang-mai.html
Hotel Gajoen Tokyo, Japan, https://www.flyertalk.com/forum/hyat...oen-tokyo.html
1906 Lodge Coronado (San Diego), CA: https://www.flyertalk.com/forum/hyat...sland-slh.html
137 Pillars Suites & Residences Bangkok, Thailand: https://www.flyertalk.com/forum/hyatt-world-hyatt/2007231-137-pillars-bangkok-small-luxury-hotel.html
Akyra Thonglor Bangkok, Thailand: https://www.flyertalk.com/forum/smal...er-thread.html
Opus XIV Bergen, Norway : https://www.flyertalk.com/forum/other-hotel-chains/1983274-hotel-opus-xvi-small-luxury-hotels-bergen-norway.html
Ambassador Zurich, Switzerland: https://www.flyertalk.com/forum/smal...er-thread.html
Inverlochy Castle, Scotland UK: https://www.flyertalk.com/forum/hyat...-scotland.html
Cromlix, Scotland UK: https://www.flyertalk.com/forum/smal...-scotland.html
Akyra Thonglor Bangkok, Thailand: https://www.flyertalk.com/forum/smal...er-thread.html
Opus XIV Bergen, Norway : https://www.flyertalk.com/forum/other-hotel-chains/1983274-hotel-opus-xvi-small-luxury-hotels-bergen-norway.html
Ambassador Zurich, Switzerland: https://www.flyertalk.com/forum/smal...er-thread.html
Inverlochy Castle, Scotland UK: https://www.flyertalk.com/forum/hyat...-scotland.html
Cromlix, Scotland UK: https://www.flyertalk.com/forum/smal...-scotland.html
Hyatt & Small Luxury Hotels Of The World Announce Partnership MASTER THREAD
Aug 2, 2018, 3:29 pm
#31
Join Date: Dec 2013
Location: Homeless
Programs: Hyatt Glob; Hilton Dia; Marriott AMB; Accor Dia; IHG Dia Amb; GHA Tit
Posts: 4,838
I like Design hotels and I am glad they are part of Starwood, but bottom line is I do not use them much. With a rough count, I stay at Design for only 2-3% of my Starwood nights. More often than not, I end up booking a hotel that will give me substantial elite benefits rather than staying in a Design hotel.
However looking at SLH, it seems they have far more hotels in cities / towns where not only Hyatt is not present, but other hotel chains like Starwood, Marriott, Hyatt, and Accor are not there either. So I foresee that I will find more use for SLH within Hyatt than Design within Starwood, for towns which are out of the way. For major cities where there is competition between hotel chains, I will probably continue to stick to hotels that give me significant upgrades, free breakfast, and sometimes a lounge, so SLH will not often be my choice there.
If we can find a decent number of SLH properties where we can get close to 2 cpp value of Hyatt points, then this will end up being a very attractive alliance as far as I am concerned.
However looking at SLH, it seems they have far more hotels in cities / towns where not only Hyatt is not present, but other hotel chains like Starwood, Marriott, Hyatt, and Accor are not there either. So I foresee that I will find more use for SLH within Hyatt than Design within Starwood, for towns which are out of the way. For major cities where there is competition between hotel chains, I will probably continue to stick to hotels that give me significant upgrades, free breakfast, and sometimes a lounge, so SLH will not often be my choice there.
If we can find a decent number of SLH properties where we can get close to 2 cpp value of Hyatt points, then this will end up being a very attractive alliance as far as I am concerned.
Last edited by escape4; Aug 3, 2018 at 6:48 am
Aug 2, 2018, 6:47 pm
#32
Join Date: Sep 2002
Location: Thousand Oaks, Ca., USA
Programs: AA Lifetime Plat; Bonvoy Titanium Lifetime Elite;Hyatt Globalist; HHonors Diamond; United Silver
Posts: 8,315
Any chain that gives "perks" to every member means that it is a made up benefit and generally you can expect it to be relatively worthless. Ok, so I join you club and now I get all kinds of super valuable and secret benefits? Please. 
. It's like ihg Platinum and it's "upgrades". Almost always totally useless because the status is pathetically easy to get. That's why every person who joins gets continental breakfast, the exact same as their top tier members. That should tell you something. If top tier got real breakfast, that would be something. If the benefit is the same for 0 stays as it is for 50...it is generally going to be useless crap. Let's not be naive. I'm not saying continental breakfast isn't "useful", but it is hardly a big perk and it's obviously baked into their rates, along with the other free "benefits" for joining.
And incidentally, regarding my comment about rates...that was my fault. I should have been more clear. I was referring to benefits with regards to rate vis a vis top level glob status. Part of what I look forward to at a 500 property as a glob, is a superb high end breakfast, not a free for everyone continental.
. It's like ihg Platinum and it's "upgrades". Almost always totally useless because the status is pathetically easy to get. That's why every person who joins gets continental breakfast, the exact same as their top tier members. That should tell you something. If top tier got real breakfast, that would be something. If the benefit is the same for 0 stays as it is for 50...it is generally going to be useless crap. Let's not be naive. I'm not saying continental breakfast isn't "useful", but it is hardly a big perk and it's obviously baked into their rates, along with the other free "benefits" for joining.And incidentally, regarding my comment about rates...that was my fault. I should have been more clear. I was referring to benefits with regards to rate vis a vis top level glob status. Part of what I look forward to at a 500 property as a glob, is a superb high end breakfast, not a free for everyone continental.
Have you actually stayed at an SLH? The couple of times I had, I got upgraded, not to mention breakfast.
Aug 2, 2018, 7:19 pm
#33
Join Date: Jan 2008
Posts: 3,578
No and maybe in the end the benefits will be such that I will be wrong and it won't matter. However, I'm very leery of any set up where I have to rely on hope and expectations from other unrelated properties under individually different ownership, rather than solid stated benefits. I don't like the "the benefit is X, but *wink* don't worry, you'll really get Y" type set ups. We will see since it's still very early, but I frankly don't see a realistic way this gets set up to give globs a true value for loyalty beyond "you get points and stay credit". I mean, yeah that's something but like I said, I stay to get status to really enjoy my stays because of the benefits. Getting credit towards status that gives no measurable benefit is not a perk to me. To me that's what we already have HP and HH for and they're half the chain. We'll see.
Aug 2, 2018, 7:48 pm
#34
Join Date: Feb 2005
Programs: Bonvoy Lifetime Titanium, Hyatt Globlist, Hilton Silver, Amtrak Select Plus, UA Silver
Posts: 2,025
Not sure why folks are B*t*g about this. The partnership opens up places where Hyatt does not have a presence and I can use my points for stays, I think is a win win for us.
I only hope Hyatt can redesign their website and improve its responsiveness. I have been checking out the SLH locations and pictures and is very painful.
I only hope Hyatt can redesign their website and improve its responsiveness. I have been checking out the SLH locations and pictures and is very painful.
Aug 2, 2018, 8:29 pm
#35
Join Date: Sep 2016
Location: San Francisco, CA
Programs: Flying Blue Platinum, JetBlue Mosaic, Hyatt Globalist, Alaska MVP Gold.
Posts: 1,962
This is a wonderful deal, I hope it's well executed (and the properties I love participate). With the NH deal sinking this is very nice news for us Euro-frequent or Euro-living Hyatt regulars.
Aug 2, 2018, 8:29 pm
#36
formerly a193991
Join Date: Dec 2014
Location: Zulu Romeo Hotel
Programs: Hyatt LT Globalist; LX SEN (*A Gold), AA LTG, SBB-CFF-FFS First Class GA
Posts: 4,578
Not sure why folks are B*t*g about this. The partnership opens up places where Hyatt does not have a presence and I can use my points for stays, I think is a win win for us.
I only hope Hyatt can redesign their website and improve its responsiveness. I have been checking out the SLH locations and pictures and is very painful.
I only hope Hyatt can redesign their website and improve its responsiveness. I have been checking out the SLH locations and pictures and is very painful.
SLH site is really bad... terrible design/layout.... almost impossible to view pictures on my iPad (currently traveling so have no other option...)
Aug 2, 2018, 8:32 pm
#37
Join Date: Nov 2001
Location: Boston, MA
Programs: AA EXP, UA GP, Hyatt Diamond, SPG Lifetime Plat, Marriott Gold
Posts: 177
Great news
I’m over the moon at the potential of this. These properties fill a geographic gap and on the whole are far more interesting than the boring chains for vacations and special weekends.
Aug 3, 2018, 5:43 am
#38
Join Date: Jul 2003
Location: CT/ Germany - Ich spreche deutsch
Programs: UA 1K, Bonvoy LTTE, HH Dia, HY Expl
Posts: 4,657
No and maybe in the end the benefits will be such that I will be wrong and it won't matter. However, I'm very leery of any set up where I have to rely on hope and expectations from other unrelated properties under individually different ownership, rather than solid stated benefits.
Last edited by christianj; Aug 3, 2018 at 5:49 am
Aug 3, 2018, 8:04 am
#39
Join Date: Jan 2012
Location: Osaka
Programs: Hyatt Explorist, Hilton Gold, UA
Posts: 3,158
I too cannot understand why anyone would complain about this. Where's the downside? No glob benefits? If this works out it will provide opportunities for earning, and probably even more important, redeeming WoH points in many locations where there have never been any glob benefits anyway, since there was not Hyatt at all.
I for one am hoping that most, or at least many, of the SLH properties participate and that the points redemption level are reasonable. I would think that this would appeal to business travellers; earn the points at Hyatts on business and now have more places to redeem the points on vacation.
To many members this presents a welcome opportunity to explore destinations that they might not have considered before. If some other members do not find any value in it, that's fine, but why dis it?
I for one am hoping that most, or at least many, of the SLH properties participate and that the points redemption level are reasonable. I would think that this would appeal to business travellers; earn the points at Hyatts on business and now have more places to redeem the points on vacation.
To many members this presents a welcome opportunity to explore destinations that they might not have considered before. If some other members do not find any value in it, that's fine, but why dis it?
Aug 3, 2018, 8:48 am
#40
Join Date: Jan 2008
Posts: 3,578
I guess my comments are being misinterpreted. I'm not negative per se, I am just saying I'm very guarded with any optimism because I see a lot of ways this turns out to be marginally useful and several ways it turns out to be near useless. I am glad they added these options...absolutely. I just fear that their value with relation to elite benefits will be negligible, which would severely reduce the value for me. I agree there is no "downside" as it were...if it is garbage, I just won't use it. I'm just not as excited as some because to me, there's very little to be excited about right now.
Aug 3, 2018, 11:36 am
#41
Join Date: Jan 2012
Location: Osaka
Programs: Hyatt Explorist, Hilton Gold, UA
Posts: 3,158
The tie-up with SLH could certainly fall flat, but if it does, I think it will be because too few properties participate or they set ridiculous redemption levels (such as 20,000 pts for a free night at a property where standard rates are less than US$200) or some similar reason, and not because of any lack of elite benefits.
Yes, I know it is too early to tell if it will really be of any value, and those of us who are optimistic about it might end up looking foolish, but sometimes it feels good to look at the bright side...
Yes, I know it is too early to tell if it will really be of any value, and those of us who are optimistic about it might end up looking foolish, but sometimes it feels good to look at the bright side...
Aug 3, 2018, 2:54 pm
#42
Join Date: Feb 2000
Location: New York, NY, USA
Programs: BAGold; AA3MMPlat; UA1MMGold; FBGold; MarriottAmb; AccorPlat; HHGold; ICPlatAmb; HyattDiscoverist
Posts: 4,378
Of course the devil is in the details, but this could be a very good move for Hyatt. I left, not so much because of the size of its footprint, but its shape, which just doesn’t fit my travel foot, which spends a lot of time in Europe beyond Paris, Milan, Zurich & Vienna.
NH Hotels held no appeal for me; SLH has, for me, some very appealing ones. We shall see...
NH Hotels held no appeal for me; SLH has, for me, some very appealing ones. We shall see...
Last edited by rfrost; Aug 3, 2018 at 10:47 pm
Aug 3, 2018, 4:00 pm
#43
Join Date: May 2003
Location: Philadelphia, LAX, Paris
Programs: UA 1K/2MM, SPG/Marriott Lifetime Titanium, Lifetime HHonors Diamond, Hyatt Globalist, AA Exec Plat
Posts: 3,327
Not sure why folks are B*t*g about this. The partnership opens up places where Hyatt does not have a presence and I can use my points for stays, I think is a win win for us.
I only hope Hyatt can redesign their website and improve its responsiveness. I have been checking out the SLH locations and pictures and is very painful.
I only hope Hyatt can redesign their website and improve its responsiveness. I have been checking out the SLH locations and pictures and is very painful.
No question that the vast majority of SLH properties are STUNNING, befitting the 'Luxury' part of their name. I will be happy to get stay credits, Hyatt points, free breakfast, and who knows, they may give me something because I'm a Globalist - I don't expect it but I am willing to be pleasantly surprised.
And to the whiners and naysayers, my message to them: please DO NOT stay at the SLH properties as no one is forcing you to do it.
Aug 3, 2018, 4:38 pm
#44
Join Date: Jan 2008
Posts: 3,578
Of course the devil is in the details, but this could be a very good move for Hyatt. I left, not so much because of the size of its footprint, but its shape, which just doesn’t fit my travel foot, which spends a lot of time in Europe beyond Paris, Milan, Zurich & Vienna.
NH Hotels held no appeal for me; SLH has, for me, some very appealing ones. We shall see...
NH Hotels held no appeal for me; SLH has, for me, some very appealing ones. We shall see...
Aug 3, 2018, 7:00 pm
#45
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Jul 2011
Programs: Hyatt Discoverist, SEIBU PRINCE CLUB Silver, Marriott Gold
Posts: 20,436
It's interesting to see what SLH considers a "small" hotel:
https://www.princehotels.co.jp/karui...h/english.html
Karuizawa Prince Hotel East itself has 162 rooms, and is a part of the huge Prince Grand Resort Karuizawa that is teeming with people.
If this hotel is included in the new partnership, it will become a part of FOUR separate hotel loyalty programs simultaneously!
https://www.princehotels.co.jp/karui...h/english.html
Karuizawa Prince Hotel East itself has 162 rooms, and is a part of the huge Prince Grand Resort Karuizawa that is teeming with people.
If this hotel is included in the new partnership, it will become a part of FOUR separate hotel loyalty programs simultaneously!