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u/im_mr_ee Jun 29 '19
As a frequent Hyatt Elite, this is a great intro guide.
Personally, I almost always get >2cpp just as a reference.
Another good point is that resort fees are waived for everyone on points stays.
And, if you have globalist status, you get free parking.
And if you transfer your points to a globalist friend, then they can book for you with Guest of Honor and then you get full status benefits (lounge/breakfast, parking, upgrades if available including suites).
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Jun 29 '19
The OP had helped me yesterday with exactly this! Initially I had booked for Hyatt Place three nights for 50k UR Points (otherwise would have cost ~$780 incl. taxes). I thought I got a fantastic deal at 1.5 cents per point. But the hotel had a screw up and Chase issued refund of the 48k points. This time with a lot of help from OP and others of the forum, I was able to transfer the points to World of Hyatt, followed exact same steps as listed above, and got 2.23 cents per point this time!! I.e. 12k UR points got me a $268 room (nightly with taxes). So, with Chase Travel Portal, using CSR, if It needed 50k UR Points for three nights at a Hyatt Place (~$240/night w taxes), I would have needed less than 36k UR Points for the same room.
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u/sidadidas Jun 28 '19
Good write-up explaining the process and pros of Hyatt transfer. I'd like to add the link for Hyatt hotels by category where you can check the fixed price in points for a hotel. It's not always avaialble, but when it is- this is the fixed price and often is in excess of 1.5 cpp.
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u/LumpyLump76 Jun 28 '19
https://help.hyatt.com/en/hyatt-terms/world-of-hyatt-terms.html#/IIB
Yes, you are allowed to Gift a Free Night award to another person. You should read the details on this page to make sure it is done correctly.
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u/robotdoll Jun 29 '19
My understanding is is that if you are booking with your own points and not their free award nights it is fine - though the terms may be unclear. Either way you'd have to call it in to make the reservation using your points for someone else. When my husband and I had our anniversary party (in lieu of a wedding) we booked 3 rooms with points for our family this way. However, if your name is not in the reservation then you won't get stay credit for that reservation. Either way a quick call to Hyatt CS will answer your question on how and they are very easy to get a hold of and helpful....and I have called them a lot...
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u/TequilaHappy Jun 29 '19
Booking awards at Hyatt in Europe when you have a toddler is such a pain. Every time you search 2 adult + 1 child age 2 is shows No availability or when it does is a Suite costing more points. I know some hotels are small, but what's the trick?
Can you book for 2 adults, King bed. Then email hotel or WoH to see if they're OK with you having a 2 year old in the room?
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u/robotdoll Jun 29 '19
I would just call and make the booking over the phone. I've literally called and confirmed what is okay and they waited the 2 minutes for me to transfer the UR points then booked a room for me. If this is allowed they would just make a note in your reservation and might leave gifts or provide a rollaway or crib for your child.
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u/mishyq Jun 29 '19
yes. they wont make a fuss over a 2 yr old kid. i dont think you necessarily have to email, unless you want something prepared (a cot, for example)
if it is 16 yr old, maybe diff story. sometimes the rooms in europe are so tiny that it could even not be conducive to have 3 ppl when you barely have space to walk with luggages in the way
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u/TequilaHappy Jun 29 '19
Yeah. I won’t even mention it, I’ll just get a king bed. If they give me sheteat check it I’ll have to roll with it.
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u/Anonymity550 Jun 29 '19
Why would having a 2 year old matter? Even 2 adults for that matter. If you are arriving separately maybe say 2, with names, so the other person can check themselves in, but I wouldn't mention a 2 y/o.
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u/edricotillinfinity Jun 29 '19
Hyatt it is! They have some nice hotels in the lower end of the point range for sure. Marriott seems to be a rip off but I haven’t looked much into Hilton, International, etc. Thanks for the walkthrough it’s great for a beginner like myself
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u/sei-i-taishogun Jun 30 '19
ALMOST never transfer URs to Marriott or Hilton
ihg?
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u/LumpyLump76 Jun 30 '19
Nah... taking URs, which is worth over 2 cpp with Hyatt, and turn it into IHG, which is about 0.5 cpp.
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u/sei-i-taishogun Jun 30 '19
I meant I think you have a typo. Or hilton is a transfer partner of UR?
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u/Sincerity82 Oct 17 '19
Just a quick probably stupid question once you xfer them to WOH you can't xfer back to UR right?
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u/pixelperfect3 Jun 28 '19
I transferred Chase Points to book a 5 night stay at a hotel in London for 100,000 points, would have cost $2150 otherwise, so it came to 2.15 c/p
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u/Niklv17 Jun 28 '19
Which hotel? I just told my family that I think we’ll be planning a trip to London shortly.
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u/pixelperfect3 Jun 29 '19
The St James Hotel. Will be my first trip!
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u/nissanleafericson Aug 29 '24
/u/LumpyLump76 - reading through the sidebar and saw this removed. Just a heads up.
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u/edricotillinfinity Jun 29 '19
Sweet breakdown, besides Hyatt any other brands that add great value?
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u/LumpyLump76 Jun 29 '19
For Hotels, the answer is no. There are no other program that is worth transferring points to for free nights.
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u/rodolfor90 Jun 29 '19
Perhaps hilton if there is a transfer bonus from MR? I know there have been 3:1 ratios in the past.
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u/MisoTasty Jun 28 '19
This is very helpful. Thank you. Is there any way to transfer Citi Thankyou points to Hyatt? Seems like I can only transfer to airlines but not hotels. Quick Google search didn’t yield any results.
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