Which Hotel Card? Experiences!

[Anonymous]

I was thinking of getting a Hotel card in the future and wanted to know which is the best Hotel card.

If anyone can justify just using other reward cards to obtain better stays. Please let me know.

I think Hilton and Hyatt are best valued cards. If you know of better cards, please offer it and the reason why.

Anyone can chime in and give me experiences of which hotel treats you very well with the best value. Is it possible to obtain those two in one card? 

Also, can I obtain luxury with great value/experiences ?

Plan to travel in the future and I should start building. First Destination NYC, then when the attacks calm down, France/Europe. From Honolulu, Hawaii.

Contemplating between

Amex- Hilton Surpass 

Get 60,000 Hilton HHonors™Bonus Points

Earn 12 Hilton HHonorsTM Bonus Pointsfor each dollar of eligible purchases charged on your Card directly with a participating hotel or resort within the Hilton Portfolio.Earn 6 Hilton HHonors Bonus Pointsfor each dollar of eligible purchases on your Card at U.S. restaurants, at U.S. supermarkets, and at U.S. gas stations.Earn 3 Hilton HHonors Bonus Pointsfor all other eligible purchases on your Card.
Terms and limitations apply.‡

Earn an upgrade to HHonors Diamond statusclaim the status you deserve

Spend $40,000 on eligible purchases on your Hilton HHonors™ Surpass® Card in a calendar year and you can earn HHonors Diamond status through the end of the next calendar year.1

With Diamond status, you can enjoy: (Doesn't PRG already offer room upgrades)
• A 50% bonus on HHonors Base Points earned from Hilton HHonors when you stay2
• Room upgrades at participating hotels and resorts, when available3
• Executive floor lounge access at select properties, when available4‡

Chase- Ritz Carlton (Can also stay at Marriot)

Enjoy two complimentary nights at any participating Tier 1-4 Ritz-Carlton hotel, after you spend $4,000 on purchases in the first 3 months. This bonus offer is available to you as long as you have not received a new cardmember bonus for this product in the past 24 months.

• Earn 5 points for every $1 spent at any participating Ritz-Carlton® hotel or our worldwide partner hotels including JW Marriott®, EDITION®, Autograph Collection®Hotels, Renaissance® Hotels and Marriott Hotels & Resorts®.
• 2 points per $1 spent on airline tickets purchased directly with the airline, and at car rental agencies and restaurants.
• 1 point per $1 spent on all other card purchases.
• Receive a 10% annual points premium onRitz-Carlton Rewards points earned through card purchases made during the year.

• $300 annual travel credit to use for baggage fees, Global Entry fees, seat upgrades, access to your preferred airport lounge and more.
• Complimentary worldwide airport lounge access.
• No foreign transaction fees† and enjoy wider acceptance when you travel with your embedded chip card.

• Upgrade to The Ritz-Carlton Club® Level three times annually on paid stays of up to seven nights.
• $100 Hotel Credit towards dining, spa, or other hotel recreational activities on paid stays of two nights or longer atThe Ritz-Carlton.
• Automatic Gold Elite status inThe Ritz-Carlton Rewards your first account year. Maintain Gold Elite status by spending $10,000 on purchases your first account year and each account year thereafter.
• Opportunity to achieve Platinum Elite status in the Ritz-Carlton Rewards when you spend $75,000 on purchases your first account year and each account year thereafter.
• The J.P. Morgan Premier Concierge is pledged to take care of every detail so you don't have to, delivering 24/7 personal service assistance to cardmembers.

Chase- Hyatt

• Earn 2 free nights at Hyatt properties worldwide after you make $1,000 in purchases on the card in the first 3 months after account opening.
• 1 free night each year after your anniversary in any category 1-4 property.
• Receive 2 stay credits and 5 night credits toward Diamond status upon spending $20,000 in each calendar year. Receive an additional 3 stay credits and 5 night credits toward Diamond status upon spending $40,000 in each calendar year.
• Get 5,000 bonus points when you add an authorized user to your account and make a purchase with your card during the first 3 months as a cardmember.

• Earn 3 Hyatt Gold Passport points for every $1 spent with your Hyatt credit card at all Hyatt properties.
• Earn 2 Hyatt Gold Passport points for every $1 spent at restaurants, on airline tickets purchased directly from the airline and at car rental agencies.
• Earn 1 Hyatt Gold Passport point for every $1 spent on purchases elsewhere.

• Chip-enabled credit card and no foreign transaction fees† for international travel.
• Upgrade to Platinum benefits, which include a 15% point bonus on each room stay, complimentary in-room Internet access, and expedited check-in at a dedicated elite member area — just to name a few.
• • No foreign transaction fees.†
  • Platinum membership status.
  • No limit to the points you can earn.

[ojefferyo]

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@Anonymous wrote:

I was thinking of getting a Hotel card in the future and wanted to know which is the best Hotel card.

If anyone can justify just using other reward cards to obtain better stays. Please let me know.

I think Hilton and Hyatt are best valued cards. If you know of better cards, please offer it and the reason why.

Anyone can chime in and give me experiences of which hotel treats you very well with the best value. Is it possible to obtain those two in one card? 

Also, can I obtain luxury with great value/experiences ?

Plan to travel in the future and I should start building. First Destination NYC, then when the attacks calm down, France/Europe. From Honolulu, Hawaii.

Contemplating between

Amex- Hilton Surpass 

Get 60,000 Hilton HHonors™Bonus Points

Earn 12 Hilton HHonorsTM Bonus Pointsfor each dollar of eligible purchases charged on your Card directly with a participating hotel or resort within the Hilton Portfolio.Earn 6 Hilton HHonors Bonus Pointsfor each dollar of eligible purchases on your Card at U.S. restaurants, at U.S. supermarkets, and at U.S. gas stations.Earn 3 Hilton HHonors Bonus Pointsfor all other eligible purchases on your Card.
Terms and limitations apply.‡

Earn an upgrade to HHonors Diamond statusclaim the status you deserve

Spend $40,000 on eligible purchases on your Hilton HHonors™ Surpass® Card in a calendar year and you can earn HHonors Diamond status through the end of the next calendar year.1

With Diamond status, you can enjoy: (Doesn't PRG already offer room upgrades)
• A 50% bonus on HHonors Base Points earned from Hilton HHonors when you stay2
• Room upgrades at participating hotels and resorts, when available3
• Executive floor lounge access at select properties, when available4‡

Chase- Ritz Carlton (Can also stay at Marriot)

Enjoy two complimentary nights at any participating Tier 1-4 Ritz-Carlton hotel, after you spend $4,000 on purchases in the first 3 months. This bonus offer is available to you as long as you have not received a new cardmember bonus for this product in the past 24 months.

• Earn 5 points for every $1 spent at any participating Ritz-Carlton® hotel or our worldwide partner hotels including JW Marriott®, EDITION®, Autograph Collection®Hotels, Renaissance® Hotels and Marriott Hotels & Resorts®.
• 2 points per $1 spent on airline tickets purchased directly with the airline, and at car rental agencies and restaurants.
• 1 point per $1 spent on all other card purchases.
• Receive a 10% annual points premium onRitz-Carlton Rewards points earned through card purchases made during the year.

• $300 annual travel credit to use for baggage fees, Global Entry fees, seat upgrades, access to your preferred airport lounge and more.
• Complimentary worldwide airport lounge access.
• No foreign transaction fees† and enjoy wider acceptance when you travel with your embedded chip card.

• Upgrade to The Ritz-Carlton Club® Level three times annually on paid stays of up to seven nights.
• $100 Hotel Credit towards dining, spa, or other hotel recreational activities on paid stays of two nights or longer atThe Ritz-Carlton.
• Automatic Gold Elite status inThe Ritz-Carlton Rewards your first account year. Maintain Gold Elite status by spending $10,000 on purchases your first account year and each account year thereafter.
• Opportunity to achieve Platinum Elite status in the Ritz-Carlton Rewards when you spend $75,000 on purchases your first account year and each account year thereafter.
• The J.P. Morgan Premier Concierge is pledged to take care of every detail so you don't have to, delivering 24/7 personal service assistance to cardmembers.

Chase- Hyatt

• Earn 2 free nights at Hyatt properties worldwide after you make $1,000 in purchases on the card in the first 3 months after account opening.
• 1 free night each year after your anniversary in any category 1-4 property.
• Receive 2 stay credits and 5 night credits toward Diamond status upon spending $20,000 in each calendar year. Receive an additional 3 stay credits and 5 night credits toward Diamond status upon spending $40,000 in each calendar year.
• Get 5,000 bonus points when you add an authorized user to your account and make a purchase with your card during the first 3 months as a cardmember.

• Earn 3 Hyatt Gold Passport points for every $1 spent with your Hyatt credit card at all Hyatt properties.
• Earn 2 Hyatt Gold Passport points for every $1 spent at restaurants, on airline tickets purchased directly from the airline and at car rental agencies.
• Earn 1 Hyatt Gold Passport point for every $1 spent on purchases elsewhere.

• Chip-enabled credit card and no foreign transaction fees† for international travel.
• Upgrade to Platinum benefits, which include a 15% point bonus on each room stay, complimentary in-room Internet access, and expedited check-in at a dedicated elite member area — just to name a few.
• • No foreign transaction fees.†
  • Platinum membership status.
  • No limit to the points you can earn.

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There really is no "best"  in my opinion. It's what suits you the best. I have all those you mention because I stay at all of the hotels. Which one do you stay at more?

[Anonymous]

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@ojefferyo wrote:

There really is no "best"  in my opinion. It's what suits you the best. I have all those you mention because I stay at all of the hotels. Which one do you stay at more?

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I stayed at Hilton and Marriot. I like those but am willing to change if the benefits can be seen.

[ojefferyo]

What kind of benifts are you looking for?

[Anonymous]

No idea, perks. free or partial stays. I think the hhonor surpass from Amex and the Hyatt. I should get both. The Hyatt seems overkill with all those free stays. Never been to the Hyatt. But let me hear everyone elses experience with thse Hotels and what they recommend. If MR could be worth more? or another card, please let me know. I checked the conversion rate and 10k MR=15k HHpoints, if anyone can do the math as I am not great at it, please let me know. I checked the room stays and Hilton is very high when it comes to stays. 52k for 219dollars. Hyatt is around 30k but HHonors offers way more points...

My spending patterns per Month are 1300-1500 on dining (Amex-PRG,) 900 on Groceries/ 350 Bills (Amex-EDP,) 3000 Bills (Capital One,) 500 (Nordstrom,) 600 (Macy's (I bought every single color and style of calvin klein boxer/brief microfiber underwear :/ )) 1800 Entertainment/ Misc (FHB). Always PIF before closing and only let FHB report with 20 dollar balance. Less than 1% Utilization. If you can tell me what card to get and what spend to put on it to maximize my rewards. Please let me know. I am already using Skydining and eshopping for Delta miles and obtained 10k miles within 1 in half months, not including my card MR.

P.S. Yes, I am planning for 6 Months to a Year to app but I want the right lineup of cards. Thank you for your consideration and help. I really appreciate it.

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Hyatt is great, but beware there are not a lot of them.  Marriott has the largest foot print followed by Hilton then SPG, IMO.

Also, I would suggest waiting to app and let your new cards age a long with increasing your score before dipping your toes into a Hotel Card.

[Anonymous]

I have...

Hyatt

Citi Voyager (Expedia) - love this card, I get 4x points at their site, 2x dinining. Plenty of hotels to choose from and great customer service as a gold member. 

Good luck hunting for the card(s). 

[Anonymous]

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@Anonymous wrote:

I have...

Hyatt

Citi Voyager (Expedia) - love this card, I get 4x points at their site, 2x dinining. Plenty of hotels to choose from and great customer service as a gold member. 

Good luck hunting for the card(s). 

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Thanks for the motivation