Thanks Erin! This is very helpful. I am glad to see something done in the bonus points space to provide a little more recognition to Diamond members.

Hopefully, the hotels will grant the space-available members favoring diamonds first and then golds, and distinguinshing amongst the diamonds and golds based on their nights and stay activity with Hilton. This way, a loyal diamond with hundreds of lifetime nights with Hilton will get highest priority for that upgrade and get preference over a credit card diamond who rarely gives Hilton business; and a gold with a lot of stay activity will get the upgrade over a credit card gold that rarely gives Hilton business.

I am looking forward to this brand and am excited about the concept.

I really doubt you'll see upgrade priority granualized within a status, and I honestly don't think they should. I'm a Diamond on stays, but I don't necessarily think I deserve more than a credit-card Diamond or less than a higher-spend Diamond by nights/base-points.

I don't see how they could possibly administer this on an unspoken basis. They would have to create an explicit "Gold Lite" tier for card elites. And then someone would want them to take lifetime nights into account, and someone else would want them to factor in lifetime spend. And then it all gets too confusing, and much too much ado when I can't tell if I'm in an "upgraded" room most of the time anyway.

Points earning is already revenue-based, of course. It would be interesting if elite benefits became revenue-based also. Spend $20,000 a year and you're Diamond. I doubt that would make many people very happy.

There's anew thread for discussion revenue based status and lifetime status. Thanks.
squeakr
co MOD HH

There's a new thread for discussion revenue based status and lifetime status. Thanks.
squeakr
co MOD HH

Yeah. It's a terrible site. Way too much talking about itself without much content. Where are these hotels? I guess you can't book any yet?

Also,
Surprisingly
comfortable.

lol. The last "surprise" i want is my level of comfort.

Just ran across these if anyone is interested; floorplans and renderings for Canopy Ithaca.

I'm interested in how this brand will shape up. The press release makes it sound kind of like a more upscale homewood or embassy - free breakfast, and then an evening reception with local craft beer/wine/etc. tastings and such.

Interesting find... though to me it looks like a more lifestyle take on HGI, similar to Aloft (probably the main target) but more local/neighborhood than metro (acoustic guitars, craft beer, and flannel instead of house music, cocktails, and suits).

Great find, thanks! Very interesting.

Yeah, guess I was just thinking of a evening reception event which is a common theme in Embassy and Homewood. Certainly aimed a bit at the Portlandia crowd, though ironically I'll be curious to see how the brand goes over because a lot of their target audience might think of a Hilton property as "too corporate" for their interests. The whole local/artsy thing has become pretty mainstream lately, though, so maybe they're aiming for the hipster-lite types?

Comparisons to Aloft may be right on the mark: An under-construction Aloft in Washington, DC was converted to a Canopy.

The project went through super-detailed approval processes before the brand change, so the exterior, number of rooms, building systems, and amenities provided (i.e., "select service") will remain the same as what was approved for Aloft. The interior layout might differ slightly, though -- depends on which building permits have already been pulled.

Aloft is a "select-service" brand, originally introduced as a competitor to HGI and Courtyard.

People are more complicated than that. Granted, Hilton has some very indistinct brands, but there's space for a hotel that's priced like an HGI but feels different -- you say "less uniform," I say "less boring."

If this is the case and this brand aligns with Aloft that is a shame. I was under the impression from all the articles that I read that this brand will be on the "upper end of the upper upscale category". We already have enough limited/select service brands, especially with the newer HGIs and renovated hampton inn/homewoods that already are similar. I wanted these hotels to be full service hotels with a tie to the neighborhood including local art, big open and modern public spaces/bars/pools, great restaurants onsite from local chefs, etc. If this is the case, I can't see myself ever chosing Canopy over a WA/Conrad/full service Hilton.

Hard to believe this thread is as old as it is.
I ignored the brand for years as I wasn't sure what it was and the price point never seemed compelling.
It seems to be overpriced on revenue and reward redemption.
Was in Scottsdale and took a night there and was delighted.A guest on social media was complaining the bed was too soft
Once I saw the reviews were overwhelmingly positive I booked right away.

Thought the stay was great and the bed very good but that Canopy properties seem severely overpriced for what it is.
Otherwise its good modern architecture meets limited service
In my own opinion its the first lifestyle brand that has it mostly right in over a decade that many of the best brands have failed to accomplish

That said 500 dollars a night or 60,000 points there are many options out there.I stayed at the former Ritz Carlton in Phoenix
for 35,000 points or had the option of 200 dollars a night revenue.
In Philadelphia Canopy was asking 80k a night what 5 star properties are getting like the Waldorf Astoria Conrad etc
I booked the 4 star Hyatt with better gym and full breakfast for 12k in HH points that would be 24 to 30 k in points
Love the brand but they aren't competitive enough.Hope to stay with them more in 2022

Whenever I see an Canopy, I just think they're overpriced and I am better staying at a Hilton or a WA/Conrad.