Best Hotel Elite Status | Hilton vs Marriott, Hyatt, & IHG 

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Before I retired, I liked Marriott branded properties and was Platinum for several years. Liked their lounges for a light breakfast and evening snacks as well as the honor bar. Rooms were reliably comfortable. Don't spend too many nights in hotels anymore and now tend toward Hilton properties. We cruise a lot and often just need a room overnight prior to a cruise.

We need a 2024 update to this

What a great Subject & yet so much fun! Thank you Chris🐥🌻

Hi Chris , the Venetian and the palazzo are part of the ihg program and it’s actually one of the greatest perks when you get the ihg chase credit card is you get a free night and you can actually use it to stay at the Venetian or the palazzo, also if you go to macau they have the Parisian, the londers and the Venetian at Macau , IHG also offer free breakfast for platinum and above in same of their different brands

Great Video ! Lots of very good info, always looking for ways to get more out of travel. Thanks Chris

Really wanted to catch this live stream, but work sometimes gets in the way. Watching now, and I already know it's a great one!

I’ve had all of these, and use IHG the most. My Diamond elite (formerly Spire) was extended TWO years free because of Covid. I always get an upgrade, and lounge access, and often if no lounge, breakfast. Maybe I’ve just been lucky!

Love love love Hyatts. After 4 free nights at the Park Hyatt NYC, for signing up for Credit Card (no longer offered) we were hooked on Hyatt's!!!! Hyatt Regency Amsterdam & Park Hyatt in Zurich both lovely. Bonus is the one free night just for having card. Customer service top notch .. Con as you stated not as many hotels

Hi Chris. Great info on the hotel loyalty program.Nice for people who travel and want to make the most of their hotel stay. I can see why you love the Marriot Loyalty Program. Thanks for the video and take care.

About meeting room if u rent them for the day where did u go and how many tier night they giving u? Do u have to be there? Thanks

Being a IHG platnium, points don't expire during Covid, you're pretty much have it for life. Recently got to platnium for Marriot, I think it's a bit overrated, the lounge is always crowded, which especially in Covid recovery is not the best place to be, and you rarely get upgrades as platnium is so easily accessible now than before. In IHG, the benefits sounds little on paper, but there's basically gaurentee room upgrades everytime I check in, and the service consistency is clearly at another level if you stayed in their luxury line. I was at JW, Ritz cross Asia, the staffs were attentive, but have misplaced my food delivery 4 times during my stay... I would recommand to give each chain a try, instead of just looking at on paper benefits..

Great video, Chris! :-)

Torn between World of Hyatt and Hilton especially with the awesome sign up bonus on the Hilton cards atm

All this in a 10 min vid thank youuuu

I went to the Sands Regency in Reno, very much a casino hotel where the staff doesn't care if you are there. It's normally cheap, so that's it's saving grace. Don't expect the Eldorado and you'll be fine.

Great talk !!

Love, love, love the Park Lane - my favorite hotel in London! Other favorites include the JW Marriott Dongdaemun Square (Seoul) and the St. Regis Bangkok. Will be trying out the Park Hyatt NYC for the first time in a few weeks. Long-time Marriott loyalist (Lifetime Titanium, currently Ambassador) but have been getting more annoyed with the inconsistent service - esp. in the US - in recent years. Decided to try Hyatt during my last on-site project (before the lockdowns) and was actually gifted Globalist status by the hotel sales manager (I, too, have renewed my status using Hyatt's 2021 promos). Just got back from a 10-day trip to San Fran & Monterey where I was able to directly compare current service while traveling as both Ambassador and Globalist. While Marriott did better than I expected, Hyatt definitely had the edge in terms of elite benefits and recognition. Biggest issue, as you mentioned, remains Hyatt's small footprint.

Sorry for missing the stream but this was amazing Chris!!! Not sure if it would interest you or make sense but hopefully you’re able to do this same thing with airlines sometime?

Diamond Hilton, Platinum Marriott here. I love both but if I have a choice, it would be Marriott (more choices of Hotels)

SO right, have Discoverist Hyatt+Gold Marriott and Hyatt always wants you to stay there and help you with everything.

Ive just finished my last budget hotel stay in Moab. Not a good experience. Im ready to just stick with a loyalty program.. I never tried Hyatts.. after watching this Im ready to try it. Thanks!!!

Chris, for Marriott Titanium members using points for a stay, is the automatic upgrade applied? Or is upgrade only for when purchasing the actual room rate vs points. Thanks!!! 😎

The most $$ way to get elite status is to be chairman’s level with MVC🤣🤣. But it’s worth it. You can use Marriott points to buy vacation packages. 5 night stays with air miles. They do not need to be used together so you can grab them just for the air miles with a lower level hotel, but then upgrade the hotel at a later point.

I agree with you on Courtyards domestically suck, and….JW Marriott breakfast in Hong Kong is the BOMB, Also the Conrad in Hong Kong is great for breakfast. The Asian properties with bonvoy and Hilton are way better than any American property. Singapore’s lounges at JW and Conrad are great

My friend li got layoff when Covid . She hope back to work.but She don’t know when they call her back to work at Marriott Copley .

Host meeting in Marriott were no longer available for getting 10 qualified nights.

Let me ask, If you have top tier status for Hyatt and stays for the rest of the year will NOT go to qualifying for next year is it better to stay at a second chain to try to get top tier status there too?

Usps WE Book Elite Status ?For Federal Union Meetings

so whats the best hotel? Hilton or Hyatt?

I love Hyatt. Was upgraded to an oceanview room in Waikiki and that was absolutely a game-changer. The points go far too

sorry for the late comment for ryan brown's question: best ihg hotel is intercontinental LA and the la peer hotel.

I'm sure our, should I say your little explorer is in that adorable priceless Stage to keep you and your wife pleasantly entertained 😍I Love that " ahhhhhh " they do after each refreshing Sip! 🍼🥛🍵

new to marriott and going on tour for 5 months, i will easily go from the lowest one to titanium by the end of the tour!. I get a budget of 450 a night lets gooo!!!!

Hello. I'm bonvoy plat and wondering if lounge access is free for family as well? thank you

Thanks, how about casino rewards?

I don’t love Courtyards either, but is there a reason you “avoid domestic Courtyards like the plague”?

Do you know anything about Best Westerns?

what is a Holiday Inn & Suites closest to the Disneyland park in California? What is the most central Hotel in New York City, that you might suggest two families to share, 4 parents & 2 teens?

You can book Venetian/Palazzo with Intercontinental

A little too much weight given to free breakfasts. If I’m on vaca, breakfast is the lowest priority (it’# not a fun time if I’m awake that early 😂). IHG scores much better if one considers free night access. Marriott has terribly devalued its points, making free nights harder to earn. All 4 of these chains have nice properties in most large cities and USA tourist dests, thus free night access s/b a strong consideration when choosing loyalty

hilton double tree Rome had a phenomenal breakfast included with diamond, not sure about gold

I'm just checking out the Hyatt program. Never stayed at a Hyatt I am aware of. I see they have a 25% off promotion with a code going on. The downfall is if I want to use it in Vegas I can only use it on "Hyatt" properties. :

Hey Chris! Do you plan on making a video on which hotels have the best rewards program? Reference 0:30. I feel like it's IHG since you can earn points faster as a Spire elite (100% bonus points) without a hotel specific credit card and their hotels seems to require less points per night compared to others. I'm currently a Spire member and thinking about switching to Marriott Bonvoy, but it seems like Titanium and up tier doesn't let you earn as much points and they're hotels seems to require more points to redeem per night. What are your thoughts?

The Venician in Vegas is part of the Intercontinental hotel chain

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Park hyatt

I find the hilton "pick your room" thing to be a trick. Makes it hard to ask for a complimentary upgrade if youve already selected your room

Park Hyatt

On Hilton...I wish my room for free would be downgraded. Medium rooms are so sweet. I dont want the king sied bed and suite thing. I want the double bed and the view thing.

Hilton

If I could stay 600 nights over 10 years platinum. I probably wouldn’t give a crap about free breakfast…

Marriott and IHG for the win

I'm a Hilton elite. Have been since 2006

You probably get the most for your status in Asia hands down.

❗BonVoy is short for "Bon Voyage" French for "have a good trip". ❗

bonvoy is indeed a word...

Hilton Elite status is the easiest to get. Hilton is the best by far

Waldorf Astoria at Jumeirah in Dubai has really great breakfast too.

Summary 33:33

Marriott loyalty benefits are not consistent at all

No more United pass that ended 6 years ago.

You get free breakfast at most holiday inns

Oranjus

Aren't you worried about your credit rating, if you have too many credit cards?