Originally Posted by
Dr Jabadski
A Cat 1-4 (or any Hyatt award) does not have to be redeemed as a stand alone reward.
It doesn’t, and I have combined them with points awards at a HP (Silverton). But as I said, for most of my longer stays I would like/need a higher category property and elite benefits (that I don’t have with Hyatt). Hence the various credit card free nights for me (IHG, Marriott, Hyatt) tend to be one-night-stands at airport properties while traveling.