Globalist best room available - including standard suites - 2022 onward
Aug 9, 2023, 8:48 pm
#361
Join Date: Aug 2010
Location: Seat 1L these days :)
Programs: AF Platinum/AY LUMO/SK EBG/baEC S/HYATT Globalist/MR LTP/A3 *G/HH Dia/IHG plat
Posts: 7,968
Aug 9, 2023, 8:51 pm
#362
Join Date: May 2014
Location: Taipei
Posts: 1,128
There are many hotels where it's not. I think in my experience maybe 75% of the hotels I look at have standard and premium suites identified in the description.
Aug 10, 2023, 1:17 am
#364
Join Date: Apr 2015
Programs: Some
Posts: 5,265
My first stay as a Hyatt Globalist - upgraded from base room to the second tier of standard suite for an eight night stay(!) at a European luxury resort. This is my second stay here this summer which may have had something to do with it but this is an incredible start and has basically already paid back the nights spent with limited benefits to earn it.
Feeling very misguided to have stayed with Marriott for so long after SPG ceased to exist.
Feeling very misguided to have stayed with Marriott for so long after SPG ceased to exist.
Aug 10, 2023, 3:25 am
#365
Join Date: Jan 2017
Programs: Marriott Lifetime Titanium, Hyatt Globalist
Posts: 2,202
My first stay as a Hyatt Globalist - upgraded from base room to the second tier of standard suite for an eight night stay(!) at a European luxury resort. This is my second stay here this summer which may have had something to do with it but this is an incredible start and has basically already paid back the nights spent with limited benefits to earn it.
Feeling very misguided to have stayed with Marriott for so long after SPG ceased to exist.
Feeling very misguided to have stayed with Marriott for so long after SPG ceased to exist.
Hyatt might even be better than SPG.
Aug 10, 2023, 8:53 am
#366
Join Date: Apr 2010
Location: SFO
Programs: Marriott LT Plat; WoH Exp; AS Gold; AA Plat
Posts: 369
Welcome. Better late than never. I was as loyal to SPG as could be. Marriott destroyed that loyalty within a few months after formal merger in 2018. I switched to Hyatt. After a few stays in 2019 that were beyond awful at Marriott, I fled and never went back to Marriott except as a back up to a back up.
Hyatt might even be better than SPG.
Hyatt might even be better than SPG.
Aug 10, 2023, 3:30 pm
#368
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Join Date: Apr 2008
Location: LGA/JFK/EWR
Programs: UA 1K1.75MM, Hyatt Globalist, abandoned Marriott LTT (RIP SPG), Hertz PC
Posts: 21,172
Welcome. Better late than never. I was as loyal to SPG as could be. Marriott destroyed that loyalty within a few months after formal merger in 2018. I switched to Hyatt. After a few stays in 2019 that were beyond awful at Marriott, I fled and never went back to Marriott except as a back up to a back up.
Hyatt might even be better than SPG.
Hyatt might even be better than SPG.
Some of the Hyatt benefits definitely better than SPG...but I preferred the Starwood "top-heavy" portfolio vs. Hyatt's which is a bit more distributed (though sadly that was part of the downfall of Starwood...)
Aug 10, 2023, 3:48 pm
#369
Join Date: Dec 2009
Programs: Hilton Diamond Hyatt Globalist
Posts: 1,181
Aug 10, 2023, 5:59 pm
#370
Join Date: Jan 2017
Programs: Marriott Lifetime Titanium, Hyatt Globalist
Posts: 2,202
Exact same timing & rationale...and agreed couldn't be happier
Some of the Hyatt benefits definitely better than SPG...but I preferred the Starwood "top-heavy" portfolio vs. Hyatt's which is a bit more distributed (though sadly that was part of the downfall of Starwood...)
Some of the Hyatt benefits definitely better than SPG...but I preferred the Starwood "top-heavy" portfolio vs. Hyatt's which is a bit more distributed (though sadly that was part of the downfall of Starwood...)
Aug 11, 2023, 1:29 am
#371
Join Date: Apr 2015
Programs: Some
Posts: 5,265
Exact same timing & rationale...and agreed couldn't be happier
Some of the Hyatt benefits definitely better than SPG...but I preferred the Starwood "top-heavy" portfolio vs. Hyatt's which is a bit more distributed (though sadly that was part of the downfall of Starwood...)
Some of the Hyatt benefits definitely better than SPG...but I preferred the Starwood "top-heavy" portfolio vs. Hyatt's which is a bit more distributed (though sadly that was part of the downfall of Starwood...)
Aug 13, 2023, 4:33 am
#372
Join Date: Aug 2014
Location: YYZ
Programs: Ex-Bonvoyed, Hyatt, Hilton, BR, AC, AA
Posts: 1,298
I feel like there needs to be some balance amongst all the praise for Hyatt. Undoubtedly it's the best of the major hotel loyalty programs, but that's not a particularly high bar to clear ATM.
When it comes to suite upgrades, Hyatt corporate's official position is that upgrade availability is completely up to the hotel, so the hotel doesn't need to upgrade a Globalist into anything beyond a base room even if every higher category room and the standard suite are all up for sale.
When it comes to suite upgrades, Hyatt corporate's official position is that upgrade availability is completely up to the hotel, so the hotel doesn't need to upgrade a Globalist into anything beyond a base room even if every higher category room and the standard suite are all up for sale.
Aug 13, 2023, 5:27 am
#373
Join Date: Apr 2007
Programs: QF, VA, AC, Hyatt, Marriott
Posts: 3,784
I feel like there needs to be some balance amongst all the praise for Hyatt. Undoubtedly it's the best of the major hotel loyalty programs, but that's not a particularly high bar to clear ATM.
When it comes to suite upgrades, Hyatt corporate's official position is that upgrade availability is completely up to the hotel, so the hotel doesn't need to upgrade a Globalist into anything beyond a base room even if every higher category room and the standard suite are all up for sale.
When it comes to suite upgrades, Hyatt corporate's official position is that upgrade availability is completely up to the hotel, so the hotel doesn't need to upgrade a Globalist into anything beyond a base room even if every higher category room and the standard suite are all up for sale.
Aug 13, 2023, 6:28 am
#374
Join Date: Jul 2009
Location: IAH
Programs: UA 2MM, Hyatt Diamond, SPG Gold
Posts: 2,164
The T&Cs (emphasis added) ...
"(c) Best Room Available: Globalists will receive the best room available at the time of check-in at Hyatt hotels and resorts, including Standard Suites and rooms with Club lounge-access. The best room available will be determined by the applicable hotel or resort in its sole discretion and may vary from stay-to-stay. The “best room” may, but will not necessarily be, of a room type/category higher than that booked by the Member."
"(c) Best Room Available: Globalists will receive the best room available at the time of check-in at Hyatt hotels and resorts, including Standard Suites and rooms with Club lounge-access. The best room available will be determined by the applicable hotel or resort in its sole discretion and may vary from stay-to-stay. The “best room” may, but will not necessarily be, of a room type/category higher than that booked by the Member."
Aug 13, 2023, 6:38 am
#375
Join Date: Aug 2009
Location: SYD
Programs: QF WP (OWE), VA PLAT, EY GLD, SPG PLAT, Hyatt DIA, Hilton DIA, Hertz PC
Posts: 8,527
The T&Cs (emphasis added) ...
"(c) Best Room Available: Globalists will receive the best room available at the time of check-in at Hyatt hotels and resorts, including Standard Suites and rooms with Club lounge-access. The best room available will be determined by the applicable hotel or resort in its sole discretion and may vary from stay-to-stay. The “best room” may, but will not necessarily be, of a room type/category higher than that booked by the Member."
"(c) Best Room Available: Globalists will receive the best room available at the time of check-in at Hyatt hotels and resorts, including Standard Suites and rooms with Club lounge-access. The best room available will be determined by the applicable hotel or resort in its sole discretion and may vary from stay-to-stay. The “best room” may, but will not necessarily be, of a room type/category higher than that booked by the Member."
I have received a few Ambassador, Diplomatic, Presidential Suites etc but these are almost on one night stays.
If I book a Suite, I expect to receive what I book.