Sep 3, 2013, 8:25 am
Last edit by: muji
This version of the Hyatt card (with its 2 free nights offer) has been discontinued as of June 29, 2017.
There is a new version.
See this thread:
https://www.flyertalk.com/forum/hyat...ed-2018-a.html
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What are the benefits of the card? When will I receive the sign up bonus?
Questions related to the (now expired) 2 Free Night card offer:
When do the signup bonus free-night awards for this card expire?
There is a new version.
See this thread:
https://www.flyertalk.com/forum/hyat...ed-2018-a.html
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What are the benefits of the card?
- 3 points/dollar spent at Hyatt
- 2 points per dollar spent at restaurants, airfare, car rental
- 1 point for all other charges
- No foreign exchange fee
- Annually, on renewal, one free night at up to a category 4 hotel and is valid for 12 months
Typically a day or two after the close of the billing cycle in which you reach spend threshold.
When do the signup points from this card offer expire?If you have no activity on your Hyatt account for 24 months your points will expire.
Can I apply for this card and earn the bonus after doing so previously?See the wiki and related discussion in Applying for Chase Credit Cards, 2017 onward.
It's a Chase Card. Does that mean that if I have more than 5 new open lines of credit in 24 months, I will be automatically denied? This card is not currently under the 5 cards in 24 months Chase application restriction.
It looks like the Hyatt website will let me use my anniversary category 1-4 cert for any property, including those above category 4. Is this for real?No. Even if the system accepts your attempted reservation, the property will not honor the cert at check-in. Accept the fact that your cat 4 cert is just that.
Can I use my anniversary category 1-4 cert at a higher-category property with a cash co-pay? By paying the difference in points? By asking nicely?No. No. No.
Can I use my annual free night cert for a suite or Club-level room, possibly with a cash or point copay?Officially, no. But there's no harm in contacting an individual property directly to see what they're willing to do.
If I close my card account, do I lose any unused points or annual free-night certificate?No. Unused points already in your Hyatt account as well as the annual free-night award remain available in your Hyatt account regardless of the status of your Chase card.
Questions related to the (now expired) 2 Free Night card offer:
When do the signup bonus free-night awards for this card expire?
The awards expire one year from the date of deposit (typically the date on which the required spend is met, which may fall in the middle of a billing cycle). All stays must be completed by the expiration date.
When I view my free-night awards, why is the button to start the redemption/booking process missing?You no longer need to go through the My Awards page to book a free-night cert. Simply start the booking process as if requesting an award stay using points.
When I try to book a multiple-night award stay, why does the Hyatt website show availability for points redemptions but not for Free Night Awards?You will need to redeem the free-night certs one at a time in separate single-night reservations if you want to do it online. For example, if you want to book the Park Hyatt Sydney for December 14-16, you will book the night of the 14th to 15th as one stay, and then repeat the process for the night of the 15th to 16th. Otherwise, call Hyatt to make the booking.
If I can't use my free-night award by the expiration date, can I exchange it for points or get the expiration extended?According to the FT Hyatt GP Concierge, as of January 22, 2016, there are 2 options for compensation for the initial (all-category) Free Night Awards: These policies will reportedly remain in effect after the March 1, 2017 transition from Hyatt Gold Passport to the new World of Hyatt program.
Anniversary Awards valid in Category 1-4 hotels are not eligible for extension. (This is the opposite of the old rule, which allowed a one-time 30-day extension.)
Can I use the sign-up free night cert for a suite or Club-level room, possibly with a cash or point copay?- Platinum guests: Hyatt offers 10,000 points per Award if the Member has had 5 eligible stays or 15 eligible nights in the previous 12 months. The 10,000 points per award exchange can only be done after the award night has expired. (This is the opposite of the old rule, which required the award to be unexpired.) Members have up to 90 days beyond the expiration of the unused award night to exchange for points.
- Diamond guests: Hyatt offers 20,000 points per Award if the Member has achieved Diamond status by achieving 25 stays or 50 nights or completing a trial tier offer within the last 12 months. The 20,000 points per award exchange can only be done after the award night has expired. (This is the opposite of the old rule, which required the award to be unexpired.) Members have up to 90 days beyond the expiration of the unused award night to exchange for points.
Anniversary Awards valid in Category 1-4 hotels are not eligible for extension. (This is the opposite of the old rule, which allowed a one-time 30-day extension.)
Officially, no. But there's no harm in contacting an individual property directly to see what they're willing to do.
If I close my card account, do I lose any unused free-night certificates?No. Unused free-night awards remain available in your Hyatt account regardless of the status of your Chase card.
The Hyatt Rewards Card from Chase (WIKI)
Feb 7, 2013, 9:36 am
#1621
Moderator: GLBT Travelers & Hyatt Gold Passport
Join Date: Jan 2000
Location: CVG
Posts: 15,300
Feb 7, 2013, 3:39 pm
#1622
Join Date: May 2008
Location: PHL (kinda, no airport is really close)
Programs: AA Exp, but not sure for how long. Enterprise Platinum woo-hoo!
Posts: 4,551
Have booked 4 nights at PHV in late Feb with points for my wife and I. Now just signed up for Hyatt credit card and will quickly get the 1,000 spend to get the 2 free nights. Would it be possible to switch out the point nights (22,000 each) for the credit card posted nights (if they post in time)?
Also, any good recommendations for restaurants, special things to do in and around the PHV?
Also, any good recommendations for restaurants, special things to do in and around the PHV?
PHV is a very short walk from the Louvre, of course. Plaza de Concorde is beautiful. We weren't big on restaurants, but the architecture in Paris repeatedly blew me away. Everything depends on what you want to do. Of course, Champs Eleysees looks exactly like Fifth Avenue, except that one leads to the Empire State building and the other to Arch de Triomphe. I'm exaggering, but only a little. "What to do" depends on what you like to do. The metro is very inexpensive, very convenient, and the Opera stop is only about two blocks from the hotel.
Feb 11, 2013, 4:38 am
#1623
Join Date: Jul 2010
Location: PHL
Programs: Hyatt Globalist, Hilton Diamond, BA Silver, FB Gold, ITA Volare Executive
Posts: 3,296
Not too good to be true ... but still very good !
I just read about the "2 free nights in any Hyatt" promo offer with a new Hyatt card on Rick's "Travel Guy" webpage.
I was thinking of applying for this card and using it to get a room in Paris next summer.
My question: How easy is it to book rooms using the promotion in desirable resorts in desirable locations at desirable times? Will they give you any room that is available? Or, like airlines with frequent flyer miles, do they limit the number of available rooms to promotional clients, making it difficult to redeem your promotion?
Has anybody any knowledge or experience related to this?
Thanks.
I was thinking of applying for this card and using it to get a room in Paris next summer.
My question: How easy is it to book rooms using the promotion in desirable resorts in desirable locations at desirable times? Will they give you any room that is available? Or, like airlines with frequent flyer miles, do they limit the number of available rooms to promotional clients, making it difficult to redeem your promotion?
Has anybody any knowledge or experience related to this?
Thanks.
So now we're thinking about a second card for spouse !
Feb 11, 2013, 10:08 am
#1624
Join Date: Oct 2012
Location: SFO
Posts: 76
So, the Park Hyatt Vendome in Paris is not the sort of place I could or would normally pay for, but -- thanks to the Chase Hyatt card and the info here -- did just return from there, including 2 days comped by the CC deal. Fantastic! The hotel is great, no one gave us any grief about the "free" days (they even threw in the 43euros per person breakfasts), booking was easy by phone.
So now we're thinking about a second card for spouse !
So now we're thinking about a second card for spouse !
Feb 11, 2013, 2:22 pm
#1625
Join Date: Jul 2010
Location: PHL
Programs: Hyatt Globalist, Hilton Diamond, BA Silver, FB Gold, ITA Volare Executive
Posts: 3,296
No, just Platinum thanks to the card. I was pleasantly surprised, and kept waiting for the other shoe to drop, but seems to have been for real.
Even better than AAA rate breakfast at FLL Pier 66 Hyatt!
Even better than AAA rate breakfast at FLL Pier 66 Hyatt!
Feb 11, 2013, 8:16 pm
#1626
Join Date: Jan 2013
Location: nyc
Programs: aa
Posts: 254
i really want this card for the 2 day certificate too bad chase have me blacklisted for over a year they wont give me a card.I didn't even know about miles i guess ill have to buy a 2 day from someone who wont be using there's.
Feb 11, 2013, 8:19 pm
#1627
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Jul 2011
Programs: Hyatt Discoverist, SEIBU PRINCE CLUB Silver, Marriott Gold
Posts: 20,445
The two day credit card award is non-transferable.
Feb 12, 2013, 12:48 pm
#1628
Used to be hamajicky
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: ATL
Posts: 790
Hi, I've had this card for two years but am thinking of canceling it. The free night offer is ok, but it really pales in comparison to what Chase does with the Marriott card (in my opinion).
I am wondering if Chase does anything to try and keep people from canceling?
I am wondering if Chase does anything to try and keep people from canceling?
Feb 12, 2013, 1:11 pm
#1630
Join Date: Jun 1999
Location: NYC/LA
Programs: DL Plat, AA Plat Pro, Marriott Titanium, IHG Diamond Amb
Posts: 7,533
The Hyatt credit card annual free night can still be used in a number of center city properties (Boston, Philadelphia, DC, Chicago, Seattle, San Francisco, LA (West Hollywood), Hong Kong, Seoul, etc.)
With the MR devaluation announced yesterday, the credit card annual free night cert is basically useless for center city properties.
Feb 12, 2013, 1:26 pm
#1631
Join Date: Jan 2008
Location: San Luis Obispo, CA
Programs: Military Space-A, UA Plat, AS MVP Gold 75K, Hyatt Globalist, Marriott Plat, IHG Plat, HHonors Gold
Posts: 1,248
Feb 12, 2013, 1:35 pm
#1632
Used to be hamajicky
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: ATL
Posts: 790
No sooner did I put this email up did I get the email from Marriott about the point devaluation. ..
My travel patterns have changed and I find myself going to smaller cities these days that frequently have no Hyatt property there.
My travel patterns have changed and I find myself going to smaller cities these days that frequently have no Hyatt property there.
Feb 12, 2013, 1:50 pm
#1633
Join Date: Nov 2012
Location: SF Bay Area, CA
Programs: IHG Plat(Ambssdr on occasion), Hyatt Explr(2023), AS Mileage Plan, Rapid Rewards, Bonvoy Plat
Posts: 123
Just post the direct Chase link - https://creditcards.chase.com/credit...yatt-card.aspx
I was planning to get the card and then use this summer at the Sierra place in Incline Village.
When you click on the apply, it does not list the 2 free night feature.
This link claims it's gone:
http://creditcardforum.com/blog/hyatt-credit-card/
Feb 12, 2013, 2:10 pm
#1634
Moderator: GLBT Travelers & Hyatt Gold Passport
Join Date: Jan 2000
Location: CVG
Posts: 15,300
The first link that you quoted shows the 2 night signup bonus. The blog post, I don't give much weight to since there are a number of factual errors in it.
Your post is the first one we've seen that mentions the signup bonus being pulled. Could be true but I really doubt it.
Your post is the first one we've seen that mentions the signup bonus being pulled. Could be true but I really doubt it.