jediwho

I am trying to understand this piece that was published by Forbes: https://www.forbes.com/sites/advisor...eks-heres-why/

Clearly, I have missed one of two important promotions announced by Hyatt, but is he is saying that staying for 30 consecutive nights this year and checking out between Jan 1 and Jan 4th, you get Globalist status for 2021 and 2022? I am more focused on 2022 as I already have the status for 2021.

Thanks!

homegrowned

Yup -
talked about here: https://www.flyertalk.com/forum/hyat...-journeys.html
the quick notes - your stay has to be consecutive and end after jan 1, but before jan 4.

PortlySpartacus

I did not hit the 60 night requirement in 2020 to keep my Globalist status for next year but Hyatt, due to Covid, extended status for this year for all of 2021. I am only at 28 nights for 2020 and I don't see much advantage to actually achieving Globalist status in 2020. The only advantage to do this would be the Cat1-4 & Cat1-7 awards for 30 and 60 nights and then also a 5000 point award after 40 nights. That hardly makes it worth doing a mattress run to achieve Glob status for this year when Hyatt is already extending my status for 2021.

That said, I do see some benefit in a possible mattress run this December with a checkout date Jan 1-4 2021. Counting double nights and crediting them all to 2021 status would give me a big jumpstart on earning Glob status next year which would then provide Globalist benefits into 2022 and until Feb 2023. That might be worth it.

PilotH

What stops me from checking into a Hyatt, dropping some stuff off, then going back home only to return for the check out? The Forbes article lists a Mexico Hyatt for $1.2k, I'd pay that for Globalist.

jameswes

In the process of doing housekeeping and guest safety checks they may notice you have not been in the room. They can also pull keycard usage to verify. And at that point they could choose to manually check you out which would cause you to only get night credits for 1/2 2020 and 1/2 2021 instead of all 2021.

jameswes

Yup, that's the big trick. You don't have to do all 30 nights, you could do just 15 nights, get 30 qualifying nights for 2021 and be halfway there.

MSPeconomist

Don't forget the tier suite upgrades.

Kacee

That's a mattress run. Many of us have successfully pulled it off. It may not work for 30 consecutive nights. I'd do it in chunks of three to five. Or be explicit with the property about the fact that you will be in and out over the course of thirty nights, but may not be there every night.

Daftryan

I'm confused. Since when did status achieved in 2021 extend for the entirety of 2022? Wouldn't status achieved in 2021 expire Feb of 2022 as it has every other year?

JackE

No change to the way it's always been. Suppose you routinely make 60 in December 2021. You wouldn't expect to drop from grace on March 1st and then have to wait until December for redemption.

Daftryan

Uh, what?

itsallgood

That's the way it's always worked.

If you stay 60 nights in 2021, you have Globalist status through Feb 28 2023.

skywalkerLAX

Unlikely they would do so without contacting the guest. And why would they forego revenue in these times? As long as the guest was physically there to check in and told the hotel that he might not use the room the entire time (Work from hotel during daytime) it should be fine.

Matt4200

My understanding is the hotel could either check the guest out mid stay or could charge them for the full stay then deny to give them points/EQN going as far as closing their WOH account.

Now you’d just have to factor the likelihood of either of those happening which could be 0.1%, 10%, 50% etc.

A lot of people have their own system for Mattress Runs, most recommending swiping in at least twice a week.

To each their own, for me personally I could never do a MR. Not because I feel like it’s bending or going against the T&C, but because I just couldn’t pay for a hotel and not stay in it, it’s just strange to me. I completely understand the reasoning and it makes sense, just not for me to do. If I needed extra nights I’d just book a stay overlapping New Years to get them all added, but I’d actually stay.

I say go with what works for you personally.

iluvdoco

Has anyone actually been checked out mid-stay? Do the T&C actually require you to physically stay in the hotel room at all times?