Originally Posted by
UWGRAD96
Lesson learned...will never be teased into a Free Room vs. Points again with the Hyatt brand. Took at shot at getting 3x the value of the points and it back fired in a big way.
So yourself a favor and don't limit your weariness to Hyatt. Same thing happens across all chains. Marriott in particular, has their Megabonus twice a year. If you're able to, you would be smart to choose points over nights unless can confirm availability. Otherwise it's a crap shoot.
This isn't a "Hyatt" issue. It's a promo problem. When I made this mistake myself once, I blamed user error.