Mattress Run for Hyatt Globalist in 2022

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Dec 28, 2022, 6:52 am

#1096

tin369

Join Date: May 2019

Posts: 23

I am new to mattress run so sorry for the noob question.

i signed up a promotion and now need 5 more nights for explorist by Feb 2023. And 15 more nights till globalist. I found a Hyatt 45 min away (3500 points) but can’t stay there. Can I book and send a family member to check in on day one and then Ch ek out on day 5? I have read that they check if the door has been open everyday etc.

thoughts?

Dec 28, 2022, 7:33 am

#1097

Cara332

Join Date: Oct 2018

Programs: Hyatt Globalist

Posts: 123

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Originally Posted by tin369

No, you will need to be the one to check-in. You might not have to stay and go in and out each day, but they will need your ID to check-in. You can look at the point calendars online to see if there are more 3,500 nights available throughout January and February that you could use.

Dec 28, 2022, 7:41 am

#1098

craigthemif

FlyerTalk Evangelist

Join Date: Aug 2011

Location: Barcelona, London, on a plane

Programs: BA Silver, TK E+, AA PP, Hyatt Globalist, Marriott LT Plat, Hilton Diamond

Posts: 13,047

Quote:

Originally Posted by tin369

Quote:

Originally Posted by Cara332

The only failsafe method is to check in personally. Nobody needs to check out.

You might be checked out early when housekeeping sees an empty room, but you are not obliged to stay there. (although someone might come along to moan about that being against some kind of T&C nobody has found in writing)

If your family member wants to make use of the room a few times, that will certainly avoid any early check-out mishaps. But you need to check in yourself and hand them the key.

Dec 28, 2022, 7:52 am

#1099

drnilescrane

Join Date: Nov 2015

Posts: 357

Quote:

Originally Posted by craigthemif

You might be checked out early when housekeeping sees an empty room, but you are not obliged to stay there. (although someone might come along to moan about that being against some kind of T&C nobody has found in writing)

Quote:

The Member must actually check-in and complete the stay for his or her reservation at a Point Property to earn points.

... is surprisingly ambiguous wording.

Dec 28, 2022, 9:57 am

#1100

projectmaximus

Join Date: May 2014

Location: Taipei

Posts: 1,126

I have received credit on two occasions where I booked, had a guest on the reservation, they were allowed to check in, and I had to change plans and miss the stay altogether. These were the only two times it happened so you could say I was 2 for 2 on this, although in both instances I was not intending to get credit and in fact was not even in the status game at the time (happened in 2018 and 2019, prior to my decision to acquire the WOH credit card and become a loyalist/globalist)

Just saying it is possible, though certainly far from a guarantee.

Dec 30, 2022, 12:09 am

#1101

caliform

Join Date: Sep 2016

Location: San Francisco, CA

Programs: Flying Blue Platinum, JetBlue Mosaic, Hyatt Globalist, Alaska MVP Gold.

Posts: 1,962

About to finish my silly mattress run tomorrow in the Bay Area. The things we do for status. At least in the meantime the hotel room was a functional storage unit for a few things while I moved - and no risk of early checkout that way.

Dec 30, 2022, 6:45 am

#1102

gmax58

Join Date: Dec 2004

Programs: Globalist, Marriott Plat, various sundry

Posts: 984

I had planned a 5 day (points) mattress run because I figured it was worth it. When the power went out here in Memphis due to the storm, having a warm place and functioning electrical outlets for a couple days was a godsend. 23.5k points well spent.

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