Originally Posted by
ggman8988
Hey thanks for reply!
I have decided to go a day before and stay overnight just to be safe.
Since I'm going in May, hotels are quite expensive... I agree Hyatt Grand is amazing, but I'm looking at anywhere from $800~$1000 a night
I think I will try Aloft Marriott, at least they accept point I can use.
I really wish there is a way to stay at Hyatt cheaper.
Do you have any Hyatt points? Or Chase points to transfer to Hyatt? Hyatt still uses an award chart so if there is a standard room available you get it for a fixed number of points, regardless of cash price. I've booked the last room in a hotel that was selling for rack rate using points before, because it was a standard room. These extremely busy times are when Hyatt points have the most value.
(technically it's one of 3 fixed numbers of points, since they have off-peak, regular, and peak pricing, but the hotel has to declare their peak and off-peak nights well in advance, so it's nothing like dynamic pricing)