Oh right. I'll try calling back to apply the TSU.

I booked with the BOGO deal and was able to apply a Globalist Suite Upgrade (Miraval King Suite) for the Arizona property. It was no issue when I booked.

That being said, I had called previously to check availability and the agent at that time told me it wasn’t possible.

Just got back from a 4 day stay at the Miraval in Arizona. Had a great time; beautiful weather in early November. Best part- the food. My wife is more health conscious, and I like just about anything. We were both completely satisfied. We used the BOGO offer and spent 130k points for 4 nights. I'm a Globalist- we booked into the Dreamcatcher room, and were upgraded to the Sonoran suite on check-in- very nice. Did not use a suite upgrade. The resort is at about 40-50% capacity, so I suspect elites will have good luck at getting an upgrade. Of course, if you need a guarantee, then you should apply a suite upgrade. Several activities have been temporarily dropped due to COVID, but most everything is open. My wife had several spa treatments, and we enjoyed drinks at dinner, so the cash outlay was about $700. For this outlay we will get back about 19,000 points. The stacked promotions (5x base points, 10x bonus points, 5x extra bonus for being a resort, 1.5x for Globalist, 4x for using WOH credit card, and 2x for an American Airlines triples miles promo) made the "pain" of the spa expense less significant! Of course, we should also get back 32,500 points from the 25% points rebate currently offered, but that may take some time. With over 50k points back the net outlay of 80k points and $700 for 4 nights was a great deal for us. Now we want to try the sister Miraval properties when the time (and promotions) are right. FYI, Hyatt has already credited my account with 4 elite nights, so the "free" nights do count towards status.

Interested in making a trip here in late December.

Curious about weather at the resort that time of year, heated pools(?), and COVID activities available.

Any experiences shared would be much appreciated!

I've stayed a few times between Christmas and New Years. Miraval is typically booked solid during this period so there is normally a full roster of activities. The activities list for December should be up by now.

The weather at that time of year is chilly in the evening/early morning but it warms up during the day. You will need a jacket in the evening and a pullover for morning activities. Sometimes it's warm enough to wear shorts in the afternoon and sit outside at the restaurant. I nearly always have the fire going in my suite in the evenings and don't recall seeing people sit outside other than by the fire pits adjacent to the bar. I haven't seen people sitting around the pools at that time of year, but there is a great hot tub next to the spa and the lap pool next to the gym is heated. I've never tested the main pool so don't know if that is heated as well.

I got back yesterday from a 4 night stay over Thanksgiving. Fantastic experience. Everything was open except the sauna and steam room in the spa. I heard that breakfast and lunch is usually a buffet; but now it is standard table service.

The pools are all heated and the main pool complex is open 24 hours a day.

Let me know if you have any questions. I also put together an overview of my stay here: https://singleflyer.com/2020/12/01/m...-the-property/

I didn't use a Suite Upgrade but as an Explorist I got a Sunrise King Room which is FANTASTIC. I wouldn't use a Suite Upgrade here; try to get a Sunrise Room instead -- in my opinion better than the suites unless you can get a Catalina Suite or a room in the Retreat (which I doubt you can manage) or just need a lot of room for some reason. Any of the 600s or 900s are going to be amazing.

Photos of the Sunrise King room: https://singleflyer.com/2020/12/01/m...e-room-review/

The Native Spirit and Dreamcatcher Rooms are supposed to get a renovation of their bathrooms in Summer 2021.

Did your nights every post or did you have to submit a request for missing night credits?

How long after check out did your nights post? I'm now past 48 (weekday) hours after check out; typically at other Hyatt properties my nights post within 24 hours.

UPDATE: My 4 nights just posted (about 72 hours after check out). My BOGO nights all posted (paid for 2 nights, stayed 4, received 4 night credits).

I’ll just leave this here...

”Can I use my promotional free night awards at Miraval?



World of Hyatt loyalty program members can redeem the following promotional free night awards at Miraval:

• Chase premium free night awards (i.e., the two promotional free night awards provided to qualifying new cardmembers) “

It took about 2 months for my stay to post correctly (a points stay using the BOGO offer)... after much prodding via the Hyatt Twitter team.

Do awards book into the Native Spirit or Dreamcatcher rooms? I'm trying to plan a last-minute trip under the BOGO promotion, and want to gage availability before calling in to book.

Native Spirit.

​​​​​In my experience, awards will book into either the Native Spirit or Dreamcatcher category rooms at Miraval Arizona. We had to cancel, but we had a BOGO award reservation for later this month that was booked into a Dreamcatcher room. For a previous stay, the room was a Native Spirit.

is the gym open again?

It was open last week. Not sure if there are occupancy limits, but it was definitely open.

After waiting for several weeks, I eventually had to call Miraval to get the stay to post. Then the stay posted with only 1 night, so I had to call Hyatt to get the 2nd night credit added. After several more weeks, I had to call Hyatt again to get the 25% points rebate to post.

Not sure why my stay required so much manual processing and follow-up, but it seems like the stays automatically post correctly for most others.