Well this sure is going to get interesting. Much like the taxi industry has faced a lot of competition from ridesharing services like Uber, the lodging industry faces a lot of competition from homesharing services like Airbnb. Most major hotel chains haven't officially done much to acknowledge these services, which I guess is fair enough,…
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Marriott offer something similar with their Execustay & Executive Apartment partnerships
(e.g. http://www.execustay.com/marriott-rewards.php ), though they tend to be for longer term rentals....
This is very exciting. I'll jump on the bandwagon for sure of we can earn points and stays for that, which is one of the biggest problem of AirBNB.
This has me worried. I am sure there is just about zero benefit for a globalist with this new partnership.
My biggest worry is that this might be an indication that Hyatt will move to a revenue based loyalty program. I think this is bad news. I sure hope I am wrong.
I'm very keen if blackout curtains and a working aircon with individual temperature control are guaranteed (gym in building would be an additional plus for me). The absence of these (especially blackout curtains) is what holds me back from using airbnb. And asking such questions on airbnb will often lead to the immediate discovery that 'unfortunately the room is not available anymore during the time you inquired' (just happened to me in Lisbon). I stay with big chains mostly because of the consistent product, I don't have to worry if a Hilton has blackout curtains.
Lucky -
I love this blog! But I must say I'm sometimes disappointed by the lack of coverage of some huge topics, especially when really minor and pointless articles are written at the same time as a much more important event. I was expecting that OMAAT would cover Saudia's privatization, Flyadeal's launch, Ryanair's pilot fiasco, and now Monarch's sad end. Those were all big news, some more than others, and there's so much more that could be covered that is ignored. Would appreciate those articles and your insight on those much more than "American's flying an A380 between Tampa and Chicago." Ahem, fake news.
I have never used Airbnb because I always wonder who and how are those sheets washed? Who does and when do they clean the place?
If it wasn't for that Airbnbs are often in really cool locations. So Hyatt has directly answered my Airbnb concerns and I can't wait to check out one of these places. Hyatt also added in the gym perks which answers another con of Airbnb - no where to work out.
Now if they could just have a local Hyatt hotel delivery breakfast.
Here's where this is interesting to me. Will these rentals count as one of Hyatt's "brands" when trying to get either the 5 brand or 10 brand bonus nights? Any ideas?
I just went on the site - a $150 per stay cleaning fee makes these rentals not practical for short stays. I think that this will not be a hit for Hyatt.
Got the email the other day about this and completely missed the $100 off code. Glad I read this post!
The 77 apartments available in NYC are pretty unremarkable. A lot of them look just like Airbnb, investment properties kitted out with boring, low rent furniture (try to find all the apartments with the same sun-shaped mirror fixture!)
We just booked a stay for Rome. We never stay in hotels there and our usual apartment was rented, so this works out great for us.