Hyatt FAQs & Tutorial on Getting Hyatt Points - PLEASE READ
#346
Join Date: Aug 2014
Posts: 227
The 30% extra is outside of however you pay. That's irrelevant. It's 30% added to the points you get from your room stay. So if the room is $1000. You get 1000 * 5 base points and then 30% more than that. So 1500 points.
My calculations are also <room rate> * 5 * 1.30 = # points.
So -> 1000 * 5 * 1.30 = 6500 pts.
Also note that as diamond, you have a choice to take a points amenity on your room which would be an additional 500 or 1000 points depending on the hotel.
And yes you could get w/e points you get from your credit card. If a Hyatt card, an ADDITIONAL 1000 * 3 pts (3000 pts) will be added to your Hyatt account. Hyatt cards do not get UR. If it's not a Hyatt card, than you get UR points only. 2000 UR for Ink and CSP. 1000 UR for Freedom.
My calculations are also <room rate> * 5 * 1.30 = # points.
So -> 1000 * 5 * 1.30 = 6500 pts.
Also note that as diamond, you have a choice to take a points amenity on your room which would be an additional 500 or 1000 points depending on the hotel.
And yes you could get w/e points you get from your credit card. If a Hyatt card, an ADDITIONAL 1000 * 3 pts (3000 pts) will be added to your Hyatt account. Hyatt cards do not get UR. If it's not a Hyatt card, than you get UR points only. 2000 UR for Ink and CSP. 1000 UR for Freedom.
Thanks!
So on a $1k stay that would be:
6300 puts with chase Hyatt
Or
1000 points with chase UR card
As much as I value ur points I'll have to go with Hyatt..
#347
Join Date: Oct 2013
Programs: Hyatt Globalist No More..., Hyatt Explorist, Hilton Diamond, SPG Platinum, Marriott Platinum
Posts: 4,375
It's an ADDITIONAL 3000 with Hyatt CC or an ADDITIONAL 1000-2000 with UR CC .
#348
Join Date: Jun 2013
Posts: 81
Chase Hyatt card spend at restaurants
If I put spend on the Chase Hyatt card at Hyatt properties for things other than room charges, do I get 3 points per dollar? I know some properties may have restaurants that are on premise but not necessarily a Hyatt restaurant.
Just wondering if I should put restaurant spend on Hyatt property on the Hyatt card or the CSP.
Just wondering if I should put restaurant spend on Hyatt property on the Hyatt card or the CSP.
#349
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Join Date: Jun 2004
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Programs: DL PM, MM, NR; HH Diamond, Bonvoy LT Gold, Hyatt Explorist, IHG Diamond, others
Posts: 12,159
If I put spend on the Chase Hyatt card at Hyatt properties for things other than room charges, do I get 3 points per dollar? I know some properties may have restaurants that are on premise but not necessarily a Hyatt restaurant.
Just wondering if I should put restaurant spend on Hyatt property on the Hyatt card or the CSP.
Just wondering if I should put restaurant spend on Hyatt property on the Hyatt card or the CSP.
If it's an independent charge, it depends on which company runs it, so the answer will vary.
#350
Join Date: Jan 2010
Posts: 31
No Points for Dining When Using Gift Cards
From the Terms and Conditions section "Earning Hyatt Gold Passport Points As A Non-Registered Guest":
"Eligible Methods of Payment include cash, check, or major credit cards or debit/bank cards. "Ineligible Methods of Payment" may include but are not limited to hotel House Accounts, charges settled by a company or organization, Hyatt Gold Passport dining and spa awards, room charges, Hyatt-branded gift cards, Hyatt gift cheques, or hotel-specific gift card/certificates.
I specifically traveled to a local Hyatt restaurant to dine so that I could keep my Gold Passport account active. I used a Hyatt gift card to pay. Since my points had not posted, I looked in T&Cs to see if there were any exceptions (obviously should have done this first), and found the above. Who would have thought you couldn't get points by using a Hyatt gift card, which most would consider the same as cash??
"Eligible Methods of Payment include cash, check, or major credit cards or debit/bank cards. "Ineligible Methods of Payment" may include but are not limited to hotel House Accounts, charges settled by a company or organization, Hyatt Gold Passport dining and spa awards, room charges, Hyatt-branded gift cards, Hyatt gift cheques, or hotel-specific gift card/certificates.
I specifically traveled to a local Hyatt restaurant to dine so that I could keep my Gold Passport account active. I used a Hyatt gift card to pay. Since my points had not posted, I looked in T&Cs to see if there were any exceptions (obviously should have done this first), and found the above. Who would have thought you couldn't get points by using a Hyatt gift card, which most would consider the same as cash??
#351
Join Date: Jul 2013
Posts: 227
State government rate is elite qualifying rate??
Looking for solid confirmation on a qualifying rate counting towards elite status: State government rate, which is bookable on Hyatt.com.
I actually do work for the state and have some upcoming business trips I need to book. Just want to confirm that rate counts.
TIA for providing any data points of State govt rate counting/does not count.
I actually do work for the state and have some upcoming business trips I need to book. Just want to confirm that rate counts.
TIA for providing any data points of State govt rate counting/does not count.
#352
Join Date: Feb 2011
Location: CVG
Programs: Hyatt Giraffe
Posts: 1,663
I use state govt rates about 20 nights a year. All have qualified.
Looking for solid confirmation on a qualifying rate counting towards elite status: State government rate, which is bookable on Hyatt.com.
I actually do work for the state and have some upcoming business trips I need to book. Just want to confirm that rate counts.
TIA for providing any data points of State govt rate counting/does not count.
I actually do work for the state and have some upcoming business trips I need to book. Just want to confirm that rate counts.
TIA for providing any data points of State govt rate counting/does not count.
#353
Join Date: May 2010
Posts: 902
I had 4 Hyatt stays in 2010 but the account has not been active since. I have 2200 points. I was notified that the account will be closed if I have no additional activity by March 2016.
Unfortunately travel rarely takes me to a place where Hyatt is an option. I am considering losing the points or eating at a local Hyatt near my home. How can I earn points for eating at a Hyatt when not staying there? The only reason I can see for getting the account to remain open is if I seed it one day with points from a credit card promo.
Unfortunately travel rarely takes me to a place where Hyatt is an option. I am considering losing the points or eating at a local Hyatt near my home. How can I earn points for eating at a Hyatt when not staying there? The only reason I can see for getting the account to remain open is if I seed it one day with points from a credit card promo.
#355
Join Date: Oct 2013
Programs: Hyatt Globalist No More..., Hyatt Explorist, Hilton Diamond, SPG Platinum, Marriott Platinum
Posts: 4,375
I had 4 Hyatt stays in 2010 but the account has not been active since. I have 2200 points. I was notified that the account will be closed if I have no additional activity by March 2016.
Unfortunately travel rarely takes me to a place where Hyatt is an option. I am considering losing the points or eating at a local Hyatt near my home. How can I earn points for eating at a Hyatt when not staying there? The only reason I can see for getting the account to remain open is if I seed it one day with points from a credit card promo.
Unfortunately travel rarely takes me to a place where Hyatt is an option. I am considering losing the points or eating at a local Hyatt near my home. How can I earn points for eating at a Hyatt when not staying there? The only reason I can see for getting the account to remain open is if I seed it one day with points from a credit card promo.
#356
Moderator: GLBT Travelers & Hyatt Gold Passport
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Join Date: Jan 2000
Location: CVG
Posts: 15,300
I had 4 Hyatt stays in 2010 but the account has not been active since. I have 2200 points. I was notified that the account will be closed if I have no additional activity by March 2016.
Unfortunately travel rarely takes me to a place where Hyatt is an option. I am considering losing the points or eating at a local Hyatt near my home. How can I earn points for eating at a Hyatt when not staying there? The only reason I can see for getting the account to remain open is if I seed it one day with points from a credit card promo.
Unfortunately travel rarely takes me to a place where Hyatt is an option. I am considering losing the points or eating at a local Hyatt near my home. How can I earn points for eating at a Hyatt when not staying there? The only reason I can see for getting the account to remain open is if I seed it one day with points from a credit card promo.
#358
Moderator: GLBT Travelers & Hyatt Gold Passport
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Join Date: Jan 2000
Location: CVG
Posts: 15,300
From your handle, I'm guessing you are in MN, the restaurant in the HR Minneapolis should work.
#359
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If you really want to do this, perhaps a quick PM to confirm with our Gold Passport Concierge might be in order since I think the list you are referring to was only valid during the rollout of this feature. I'm pretty sure that all hotel operated restaurants are participating at this point (not the leased out restaurants - like Ruth Chris in the GH Seattle).
From your handle, I'm guessing you are in MN, the restaurant in the HR Minneapolis should work.
From your handle, I'm guessing you are in MN, the restaurant in the HR Minneapolis should work.
There's a Hyatt House in Minot ND that has a sort of restaurant/bar but I don't know whether many people not staying in the hotel eat there. It would be a bit like going to a HP for a meal in the gallery. BTW, the HP in downtown Minneapolis has an extended gallery menu and a larger than expected bar area.
Three hundred fifty miles from someplace in MN could also include the Hyatt in Greeen Bay, the HR Milwaukee, HP Madison, two suburban HPs near Milwaukee, two suburban HPs along the bypass expressway south of Minneapolis, and a HP in Des Moines. There are also Hyatts in Kansas, with a couple near Kansas City, that might also be within 350 miles IIRC. Locations near ORD could also be within 350 miles of the southeast corner of the state.
Last edited by MSPeconomist; Oct 2, 2015 at 4:07 pm