Does anyone else feel like certain Hyatt properties are artificially inflating cash rates, especially ones with pretty weak hard product?
Carmel Valley Ranch is the one that really stands out to me. Cash rates are constantly listed at $900 to $1,200 a night, so on paper the points redemption looks incredible. But having stayed there… it honestly felt like a nicer Courtyard with some lavender fields. Not bad, just nowhere near a $1k hotel.
It feels like they know most guests are redeeming points, so the ADR gets jacked up to hit higher reimbursement tiers from Hyatt corporate. I can’t imagine many people are actually paying those cash rates.
I’ve also heard Hyatt Centric Key West gets mentioned a lot in this category.
Curious what other properties people think are classic “points farms,” where the cpp looks amazing but the actual hotel really isn’t.
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