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Among those Marriott has the most crappy properties, if that’s what you seek.
I want the best points redemption! Aka maximizing # of free nights at crappy hotels.
Look into the non big 3. For example IHG has so many holiday inns. Or Wyndham
Best redemption and treatment of elites is Hyatt. Hyatt Place and House are lower end properties similar to Courtyard and Hilton Garden Inns.
If you need more geographical coverage, Marriott or IHG will win but the points required is dynamic and often not good value. Think 50k points for a courtyard in some markets.
Hyatt has best point conversion since it’s fixed by category but their footprint is smaller. They’ve also onboarded the Mr & Mrs Smith brand that leverages dynamic point pricing. Fixed points could be on their way out depending on the volume they get through that brand
Hyatt has best redemptions and I’ve actually been pleased with Place and House lines. Of course depends on the city but the average Courtyard I’ve been to has been meh.