Points when not allowed to cancel
Jul 26, 2017, 9:17 pm
#16
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Join Date: Feb 2004
Location: Washington DC
Programs: Delta Diamond, United IK, AA LifPLT, Hyatt Globalist, IHG PLT AMB, SPG Gold, Marriott Gold, Hilton G
Posts: 1,169
I do this all the time to get stay credit when there are low rates at cheap hyatts. I make the reservation, go to the front desk and check-in and leave. On occasions, I have even told them I do not plan on using the room, so if they can check me out in 15 minutes - it will free the room up if they need it - since in theory the should have offered me the best room.
Jul 27, 2017, 6:15 am
#17
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: USA & UK -- AA EXP 3.5MM, Hyatt Diamond, SPG Plat, Avis President's Club
Posts: 6,411
Ditto and likewise. I've "stayed" several nights at a nearby HP, to max out nights for promotions. Admittedly, I have not done this in 2017 (because they haven't had any promotions worth maximizing), but I did it as recently as Spring 2016.
To the best of my knowledge, Hyatt requires you to show up in person, in order to get stay credit. Even if you check-in on the app, you must still show up in person if you want points.
- Call or visit hotel's sales department
- Explain that an avid Hyatt customer lives nearby and needs to earn nights for a promotion
- Ask them to find me a really low rate which qualifies for stay credit
- Ask them which upcoming night they prefer me to book, to help out their monthly charts and graphs and such.
- Book their specified night at the given rate.
- Show up on the appointed day.
- Tell front desk that I'm checking in and out, strictly to earn stay credit, and that I won't even be visiting the room.
- The front desk performs the transaction, and never even offers a room key.
- Credit card gets charged for the night, Hyatt account gets stay credit.
- No doors were harmed, or opened, during the making of this stay credit.
To the best of my knowledge, Hyatt requires you to show up in person, in order to get stay credit. Even if you check-in on the app, you must still show up in person if you want points.
I do this all the time to get stay credit when there are low rates at cheap hyatts. I make the reservation, go to the front desk and check-in and leave. On occasions, I have even told them I do not plan on using the room, so if they can check me out in 15 minutes - it will free the room up if they need it - since in theory the should have offered me the best room.
Jul 27, 2017, 6:53 am
#18
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Join Date: Sep 1999
Location: New York, NY, USA
Posts: 12,483
Jul 31, 2017, 11:57 am
#19
Join Date: Oct 2013
Programs: Hyatt Globalist No More..., Hyatt Explorist, Hilton Diamond, SPG Platinum, Marriott Platinum
Posts: 4,375
I do this all the time to get stay credit when there are low rates at cheap hyatts. I make the reservation, go to the front desk and check-in and leave. On occasions, I have even told them I do not plan on using the room, so if they can check me out in 15 minutes - it will free the room up if they need it - since in theory the should have offered me the best room.