pazza2000

Great, thank you! Actually, I don’t suppose you have any SLH recommendations in your home country of Switzerland?

escape4

I am surprised that SLH properties have the information on hand to differentiate between Glob and LT Glob. I guess it's a positive.

59Impala

I have only stayed at The Ambassador in Zurich (Review here: Ambassador Zurich (SLH) REVIEW - MASTER THREAD), but would opt for the PH next time.

Options that would interest me in trying out as well (in sequence of preference).
1) Locarno, Villa Orselina. https://www.hyatt.com/en-US/hotel/sw...orselina/zrhyv. This is the Italian part of Switzerland and you really feel like in Italy (food, culture et all)
2) Gstaad in the Bernese Alps https://www.hyatt.com/en-US/hotel/sw...bellevue/brnyl. Many famous people have houses in Gstaad, e.g. Roman Polanski at least did, other actors etc. I believe Roger Moore as well.
3) Zermatt, if you want to be in the Alps and see the Matterhorn: https://www.hyatt.com/en-US/hotel/sw...photos-reviews

Hope this helps...

pazza2000

Thanks! Zermatt appeals, and I see they have another property there (Hotel Firefly), although your recommendation of the Schweizerhof seems to be the superior.

59Impala

didnˋt know that. I was actually only considering the SLH hotels participating in WoH.

pazza2000

Yes, that makes sense in this thread! The voucher I have is directly for (from) SLH and can be used at any of their properties around the world, however specially looking at European locations for ease and unsure if SLH will extend beyond the current March expiry.

escape4

I would be curious if there was a city in the world which has both a PH and an SLH, and that a Globalist would prefer SLH, and why. I believe your opinion in Zürich must be the norm for the vast majority of cases.

PG.backpacker

Many cities have both PH and SLH(s) participating in WoH: New York, Paris, Milan, Vienna, Zurich, Istanbul, Tokyo, Kyoto, Shanghai, Beijing, Hangzhou, Seoul, Bangkok, Siem Reap. For the majority, I think PHs are the better choice; SLHs in Shanghai and Hangzhou might have a slight advantage on location; SLHs in Paris are strong contenders but PHPV being a Palace has a nice ring to it.

Buenos Aires used to have a participating SLH, though Palacio Duhau is clearly the superior.

Mallorca has a well loved PH but it's leaving.

Zanzibar has an SLH on the opposite side of the island to the well regarded PH. Judging by the photos, the beach is gorgeous, the rooms not so much.

And of course, London is going to have 1 or 2 PHs, we'll see how it turns out.

craigthemif

I suspect that you might be able to make a case for the SLH options in Bangkok being better than the PH there. (although I've never stayed at the SLH hotels)



Otherwise the candidates for "weakest PH" (Mendoza, Busan, Toronto etc.) happen to be free of SLH competition...

Of course the potential for suite upgrade gives almost any Hyatt brand an advantage for those who value a spacious room most highly.

Aventine

Seoul has both and the PH is just so much better for Globalists. You'll get some sort of suite and a nice Cornerstone breakfast.

Hotel 28 Myeongdong fits the Small Hotel part but forgets the Luxury. It's not even considered in the discussion for best luxury hotels in the city.

escape4

Bangkok is an interesting one to bring up. I have stayed at PH and two of the 4 SLHs. Akyra Thonglor is excellent and great value for the money, but it's more comparable to Hyatt Regency rather than Park Hyatt. 137 Pillars is the most expensive SLH choice in the city and is in a higher price range than PH especially for people who will pay cash on Hyatt's website (rather than save money by booking on SLH's website) so it's also not a fair comparison. PH Bangkok gives regular suite upgrades but 137P is an all-suites property so space will not be the problem. If I was not price sensitive then 137P should be the choice, but given the price I would probably still pick PH for most stays if those were my only two options. However for points redemptions the difference is not very large (25k for 137P vs 20k for PH) so that is indeed one situation where I would pick an SLH hotel over a PH in one specific market.

masterdave1

Anyone been to sailrock in turks and Caicos and can report if they give upgrades for glob?

Astrophsx

Can an SLH opt-out of offering award rooms? I spoke with Hyatt Concierge and they said one SLH property I was looking at booking had no award availability for the next 12 months even though their base rooms are available through Hyatt's website.

Tonyr4

Yes I think they can. It seems like the SLH properties have alot of flexibility to do what they want. For example, The Mirror Lake Inn only has a certain subset of rooms available on the Hyatt website but if you book directly with them it opens up all of their top rooms within the best parts of the property. On the flip side I was offered to upgrade my room which was paid for with points at the Stein Eriksen Residences for a cash rate above and beyond the points I used. The Park Hyatt in NYC is the only Hyatt based hotel that has ever thrown an offer out like that to me but it was because I was using a free night cert I believe.

In any event, Hyatt gets paid a commission for the SLH booking just like a third party travel site would and in return we get credit for nights stayed and accumulate points for the cost of the room. Obviously the hotel your looking at doesn't like the redemption rate that Hyatt will pay from redeming points which is why there is nothing bookable. Maybe that changes over the hotel's slow season but in that case you'd probably want to pay the cash rate anyway.

jtc246

I have seen actual Hyatt's that have rooms available but don't have them available for points(think a college game day Hyatt place as an example), so I'm sure it's even more common for a SLH property to limit their points room for the very reason mentioned above, they don't like the rate they will be paid for the points.