Originally Posted by
iluvdoco
Paying in advance is a good idea, but would it incur the risk of the stay being credited to 2020 instead of 2021?
Definitely not.
The good thing about Hyatt is that stays post very quickly. So if somebody screws up and checks you out prematurely - having prepaid the whole stay - you will find out right away and theoretically can go back to the hotel and give them a very hard time for checking you out of a room you've fully paid for.