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Hyatt Rant
September 09, 2006
Hyatts are relatively well-known across the country for being fancy, well-appointed hotels. I have stayed in four Hyatts in my life, Washington DC, Phoenix, Milwaukee (thanks Dominos), and now Kansas City.
All I have to say is, why do Hyatts continue to survive???
Each Hyatt has had a small room. This king-bed room in Kansas City is by far the largest I’ve had, which isn’t saying much, because twice I stayed with my family, and the other time I believe Nick and I had double beds, if not queens.
The internet, wireless or ethernet, is NOT free. It’s $9.99 a day, or, if you have a T Mobile connection, you can log in through it. Nearly EVERY Holiday Inn Express and Hampton Inn I’ve stayed in recently has FREE internet. What gives?
For the price, you’d think we’d get more for free. Like an in-room coffee maker. Not at Hyatt.
I suppose having the money (or having someone else pay - the City) to stay at a Hyatt means that you have to pay for anything other than the bed and the crappy TV… the remote doesn’t work at all. Luxery is not cheap.
Here’s a supposition… tell me what you think.
I first wanted to pose the theory that hotel amenities versus costs follow a basic bell curve. Get to a certain amenity/cost and the amentities start to go down, but the price goes up. So, I modified it slightly. See this Hotel Amenities versus Cost Chart.
Granted, it’s a rough graph. But, I think my point still stands. For instance, like I noted above, you get to a certain point, and things are no longer free at a hotel. But, when you get back up to an even higher cost, everything is free (excluding tips). Take our Honeymoon. It was not cheap, that’s for sure, but it did include free Butler service, with in-room wake-up service, croissants and coffee each morning.
Posted by paul at September 9, 2006 03:31 PM
Comments
Murph said on September 10, 2006 10:36 AM"In-room wake-up service"?
Dude. That sounds really creepy. :)