ClarkGriswold

Generally speaking (Hyatt's Prive program being the exception I know), you're out of luck trying to get benefits through 3rd party bookings. Part of the goal of the loyalty system is encourage people to book directly through Hyatt.

You can try reaching out to the property and make a request for placement (or see if they'll bump you up for a modest fee), but I wouldn't bother mentioning your status, as it's probably not going to get you anywhere in this situation.

LAX

How's award availability in WOH program? I am trying to decide if it's worthwhile to get a Hyatt CC to earn some points for future award stays. TIA.

LAX

PortlySpartacus

availability is fine, except for Hawaii. I prefer the Chase Sapphire card because you earn Ultimate Reward points and can transfer into Hyatt or many other travel programs for use. More flexibility with your points than just having to use them with Hyatt. That said, you get a free Cat 1-4 hotel each year with the Hyatt CC.

MarkOK

For the most part, I have only had one booking in the last year where award availability wasn't an option but cash booking were. (points plus cash is much tighter).

Every other time, if the hotel has rooms, it has been allowing points.

However,
Later bookings will be less successful,
Peak times will be less successful,
Short stays will be less successful
(for example, I just booked the confidante on Miami beach for next December/January and I could only use points for new years eve if I had a stay of at least 5 days).

Typically, you need 2 of the 3 to have any issues.

Explore

If a Cat 4 free night is available on points, is it also available as a Chase CC anniversary free night award?

Thx....

ClarkGriswold

I don't know if this is a firm rule, but generally speaking I've found if there's points available, you can use the CC award. A message on twitter to HyattConcierge can answer it for your specific case usually in less than 5 minutes though (Hyatt Twitter is the bestz).

LAX

Thanks. With the free night, which seems likely reasonably easy to use, the Hyatt CC essentially becomes no annual fee for me.

LAX

useyourname

I've got a couple questions:
- Does Hyatt not count the free night as a night towards status on a buy x nights, get the xth night free reservation?
- For the Hyatt Zivas/Zilaras that include tax in the price, do you not get points for that tax portion, even though it's not broken out?

aoumd

So I'd like to book two rooms of different types for my family at the Hyatt Place Waikiki this winter, and would like both rooms credited to my World of Hyatt Account to earn base points off of both rooms, but didn't see how I could go about doing that on the website.

So far, I booked one room. Do I use the "Add Reservation" link in the confirmation email to add a second room? Book the second room as a separate reservation and also provide my World of Hyatt account for it? Or is this something I have to call in to add to my reservation?

Also, a somewhat related nitpick, was a bit annoying that when I tried initially to book "2 rooms for 6 people" I was given no availability; Hotels.com is a lot easier with trying to say "I need 2 rooms with X people in room 1 and Y people in room 2" at search initiation time; I'd think Hyatt's website could be at least as sophisticated.

Any advice would be greatly appreciated!

59Impala

Yes - it is easier to make to separate reservations. if both are in your name, the points will be credited to your account.
sometimes, if you book 2 rooms in 1 reservation, the hotel may split the reservation, and then you are unable to make any changes online.
so I always book each room individually.
Also - I don't think Hyatt.com works correctly, because if you put 6 people, the systems actually thinks you want 6 people in each room.

so if you want 2 rooms with 3 people in each room, and in the same reservation, then that is what you need to put in the search field - the system will assume 3 people in each room.
but better make separate reservations

aoumd

Thanks for the advice!

So it's not like an airline when two PNRs under the same name cause at least one to get canceled per terms and conditions?

skj

No, it's not like a PNR. I regularly booked 2 rooms on separate reservations when traveling with our children when they got older. I have 4 rooms/reservations booked for a family trip to Maui a few months from now.

Need

Is there a way to make a reward reservation online for someone else? When I googled it, it seems like you could enter Guest Name online but when I actually tried it, it does not have that option. Was this something that you used to be able to do and not anymore? I went all the way thru with the reservation hoping I could modify the guest name afterward but it said to call to modify the reservation.

I am now on hold with a phone agent to do it. It is taking forever.

wittenscafe

The World of Hyatt website is showing "World of Hyatt Free Night" for 25,000 points. I'm confused because I would assume that a free night is... free. Can I transfer UR points from Chase and purchase nights this way?

Lefleur

<dons flame suit>

Anyone have any suggestions for how to best request a Hyatt status match? Currently Gold with Hilton. Not willing to do anything unethical or fraudulent. Am I SOL?

Short version: for a work reason I may need to stay 10 nights at Park Hyatts in two major Asian cities. I would prefer to stay with the Hilton or Marriott options but that may not be feasible without some annoyances and/or possible at all. Does having any sort of Hyatt status "get" me anything? Ideas/thoughts?