Last Chance To Lock In Old Rates, Rates Go Up 8:59am ET Tomorrow! Another Year, Another Rough Hyatt Devaluation, But At Least The Award Charts Live On

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Originally posted on 2/27:

Previous coverage:

This year’s category changes:

Hyatt is back with their annual category changes, and yet again, it’s a rough one.

To their credit, Hyatt still has award charts, though they added peak and off-peak pricing to their charts 2 years ago to make stays more dynamically priced.

Hotel brands like Hilton, IHG, and Marriott have killed off their award charts, which means they are free to devalue their point at will. So from that standpoint, Hyatt looks great. However, the percentage of hotels going up in points just keeps getting worse compared to hotels getting cheaper.

137 hotels are going up in category while 46 hotels are going down in category this year. That’s a whopping 75% of category changes going up rather than down. Then again, that’s only 10% of Hyatt hotels worldwide that are going up, compared to airlines that often raise the cost of awards systemwide in one fell swoop without warning.

The 2024 changes are rough, but certainly could have been much worse.

Lock in lower rates:

Book stays before 3/26 at 9am ET to lock in current rates for future stays at hotels that are going up. You can book stays up to 13 months in advance. Almost all hotel stays are cancellable for free until a certain amount of time before the stay (read the fine print).  If you have a reservation at a hotel for after 3/26 that is going down, you will automatically receive a points refund starting on 3/26.

Note that you won’t be able to change the dates on a reservation after the price goes up, your only options are to use the stay or cancel it and get your points back. If you are booking a stay for longer than you might need it, considering booking in 1 night increments so that you can keep the old rate for the nights you want to use.

Anniversary night losses and gains:

Hotels going up from category 4 to 5 will no longer be bookable with anniversary nights from the Chase World of Hyatt credit card or from milestone awards, while hotels going from 5 down 4 will be eligible.

Big losses there include the Manchester Grand Hyatt San Diego, Grand Hyatt Washington DC, Hyatt Centric Waikiki Beach, Thompson Chicago, Andaz Bali, Hyatt Centric Milan, and The Tribune Rome, which are no longer eligible for those anniversary nights as they climb from category 4 to 5.

The Hyatt Centric Fisherman’s Wharf San Francisco, Hyatt Place Santa Cruz, Kissel Uptown Oakland, and Firstname Bordeaux, France, will be newly bookable with anniversary nights as they drop from a category 5 to 4.

Category 8 losses and gains:

Hotels going from category 7 to 8 will no longer be bookable with Globalist 1-7 free night certificates. That includes The Everline Resort and Spa, CA, Vail Residences at Cascade Village, Hyatt Centric Park City, Alila Villas Uluwatu, Indonesia, and Hotel Du Palais Biarritz, France.

The only hotel dropping from 8 to 7 is the Alila Marea Beach Resort Encinitas, CA.

Notable hotel changes:

The Andaz Costa Rica Resort at Peninsula Papagayo, which was once a great anniversary night eligible resort, continues its climb to category 7.

Other hotels being devalued include the Alila Ubud, Indonesia, Hyatt Place Boca Raton, Hyatt Place Waikiki Beach, Hyatt Regency Dulles, Hyatt Regency Cincinnati, Hyatt Place Charlotte, Hyatt Place Secaucus, Hyatt Regency La Jolla, Hyatt Regency Morristown, Hyatt Regency Salt Lake City, Hyatt Regency Chicago, Hyatt Regency Toronto, Park Hyatt Washington DC, Hyatt Regency Scottsdale Resort & Spa, Hyatt Regency Lost Pines Resort, TX, Park Hyatt Zanzibar, Park Hyatt Istanbul, Park Hyatt Auckland, Andaz Singapore, Thompson Madrid, Grand Hyatt Tokyo, and the IL Tornabuoni Unbound, Florence.

Other hotels that will become a better value include the Hyatt Regency Cape Town, Hyatt Place Kyoto, Tommie Hollywood, Hyatt Centric Melbourne, Hyatt Regency Okinawa, Grand Hyatt Taipei, Hyatt Regency Lake Tahoe, Hyatt Carmel Highlands, Magma Resort Santorini, and Alila Marea Beach Resort Encinitas.

All-inclusive being devalued include the Secrets Tulum Resort and Beach Club, Hyatt Ziva/Zilara Rose Hall, Hyatt Ziva Los Cabos, Hyatt Ziva/Zilara Cap Cana, and Hyatt Ziva Cancun.

2 all-inclusives become a better value, the Dreams Calvia Mallorca and Secrets S. Martin Resort & Spa.

Sample hotels going up in category:

  • Hyatt Place Atlanta / Alpharetta, was 1, now 2
  • Hyatt Place Kansas City / Overland Park, was 1, now 2
  • Hyatt Regency Tulsa, was 1, now 2
  • Hyatt House Philadelphia / Plymouth Meeting, was 1, now 2
  • Hyatt Regency Dulles, was 1, now 2
  • Hyatt Place Paris CDG Airport, France, was 1, now 2
  • Hyatt Regency Sofia, Bulgaria, was 1, now 2
  • Hyatt Regency Belgrade, Serbia, was 1, now 2
  • Lindner Hotel Berlin Ku Damm, Germany, was 1, now 2
  • Hyatt Place London Heathrow Airport, UK, was 1, now 2
  • Hyatt Regency Greenwich, CT, was 2, now 3
  • Hyatt Place Detroit / Royal Oak, was 2, now 3
  • Hyatt Place Secaucus / Meadowlands, was 2, now 3
  • Hyatt Place Charlotte Downtown, was 2, now 3
  • Hyatt Regency Cincinnati, was 2, now 3
  • Hyatt Place Austin Airport, was 2, now 3
  • Hyatt Place Milwaukee Downtown, was 2, now 3
  • Andaz Capital Gate Abu Dhabi, UAE, was 2, now 3
  • Hyatt Regency Phnom Penh, Cambodia, was 2, now 3
  • Alila Diwa Goa, India, was 2, now 3
  • Grand Hyatt Mumbai, India, was 2, now 3
  • Alila Ubud, Indonesia, was 2, now 3
  • Hyatt Regency Bangkok Sukhumvit, Thailand, was 2, now 3
  • Hyatt Place Aruba Airport, was 2, now 3
  • Hyatt Regency La Jolla, was 3, now 4
  • Grand Hyatt Denver, was 3, now 4
  • Hyatt Place Washington DC / National Mall, was 3, now 4
  • Hyatt Place Boca Raton, was 3, now 4
  • Hyatt Place Waikiki Beach, was 3, now 4
  • Hyatt Regency Chicago, was 3, now 4
  • Hyatt House Chicago / Evanston, was 3, now 4
  • Hyatt Regency Morristown, NJ, was 3, now 4
  • Hyatt Place Knoxville / Downtown, was 3, now 4
  • Hyatt Regency Salt Lake City, was 3, now 4
  • Park Hyatt Siem Reap, Cambodia, was 3, now 4
  • Andaz Pattaya Jomtien Beach, Thailand, was 3, now 4
  • Hyatt Regency Danang Resort and Spa, Vietnam, was 3, now 4
  • Park Hyatt Mendoza, Argentina, was 3, now 4
  • Hyatt Regency Toronto, was 3, now 4
  • Thompson Playa Del Carmen Main House, Mexico, was 3, now 4
  • Hyatt Place London City East, UK, was 3, now 4
  • Hyatt Centric Venice Murano, Italy, was 3, now 4
  • Manchester Grand Hyatt San Diego, was 4, now 5
  • Grand Hyatt Washington DC, was 4, now 5
  • Hyatt Place Panama City Beach / Beachfront, was 4, now 5
  • Hyatt Centric Waikiki Beach, was 4, now 5
  • Thompson Chicago, was 4, now 5
  • Hyatt Regency Boston / Cambridge, was 4, now 5
  • Andaz Bali, Indonesia, was 4, now 5
  • Alila Fort Bishangarh, India, was 4, now 5
  • Hyatt Regency Dusseldorf, Germany, was 4, now 5
  • Hyatt Centric Milan Centrale, Italy, was 4, now 5
  • The Tribune, part of JdV by Hyatt, Rome, Italy, was 4, now 5
  • Park Hyatt Washington DC, was 5, now 6
  • Hyatt Regency Scottsdale Resort & Spa at Gainey Ranch, was 5, now 6
  • Hyatt Centric Boston Faneuil Hall, was 5, now 6
  • The Grayson Hotel NYC, was 5, now 6
  • Hyatt Regency Lost Pines Resort, TX, was 5, now 6
  • Park Hyatt Zanzibar, was 5, now 6
  • Park Hyatt Istanbul, was 5, now 6
  • Park Hyatt Changbaishan, China, was 5, now 6
  • Park Hyatt Auckland, New Zealand, was 5, now 6
  • Andaz Singapore, was 5, now 6
  • Hyatt Centric Gran Via Madrid, Spain, was 5, now 6
  • Thompson Madrid, Spain, was 5, now 6
  • Alila Jabal Akhdar, Oman, was 6, now 7
  • Grand Hyatt Tokyo, Japan, was 6, now 7
  • Andaz Costa Rica Penninsula Papagayo, Costa Rica, was 6, now 7
  • Hyatt Regency Nice Palais de la Mediterranee, France, was 6, now 7
  • IL Tornabuoni Unbound, Florence, Italy, was 6, now 7
  • The Everline Resort and Spa, CA, was 7, now 8
  • Vail Residences at Cascade Village, CO, was 7 now 8
  • Hyatt Centric Park City, was 7 now 8
  • Alila Villas Uluwatu, Indonesia, was 7 now 8
  • Hotel Du Palais Biarritz, France, was 7 now 8

Sample hotels going down in category:

  • Hyatt Place San Antonio-Northwest / Medical Center, was 2, now 1
  • Hyatt Regency Cape Town, South Africa, was 2, now 1
  • Hyatt Place New Taipei City Xinzhuang, Taiwan, was 2, now 1
  • Hyatt Centric Downtown Portland, OR, was 3, now 2
  • Hyatt House Downtown Portland, OR, was 3, now 2
  • Grand Hyatt Guangzhou, China, was 3, now 2
  • Hyatt Place Kyoto, Japan, was 3, now 2
  • Tommie Hollywood, was 4, now 3
  • Hyatt Centric Melbourne, Australia, was 4, now 3
  • Park Hyatt Ningbo Resort & Spa, China, was 4, now 3
  • Grand Hyatt Shanghai, China, was 4, now 3
  • Hyatt Centric Kanazawa, Japan, was 4, now 3
  • Hyatt Regency Tokyo Bay, Japan, was 4, now 3
  • Hyatt Regency Naha, Okinawa, Japan, was 4, now 3
  • Grand Hyatt Taipei, Taiwan, was 4, now 3
  • Hyatt Centric Fisherman’s Wharf San Francisco, was 5, now 4
  • Hyatt Place Santa Cruz, was 5, now 4
  • Kissel Uptown Oakland, In The Unbound Collection By Hyatt, was 5, now 4
  • Alila Wuzhen, China, was 5, now 4
  • Firstname Bordeaux, France, was 5, now 4
  • Hyatt Regency Lake Tahoe, was 6, now 5
  • Hyatt Carmel Highlands, was 7, now 6
  • Magma Resort Santorini, Greece, was 7, now 6
  • Alila Marea Beach Resort Encinitas, CA, was 8, now 7

Sample all-inclusive hotels going up in category:

  • AluaSoul Ibiza, Spain, was A, now B
  • AluaSoul Mallorca Resort, Spain, was A, now B
  • Secrets Tulum Resort and Beach Club, Mexico, was B, now D
  • Secrets Playa Mujeres Golf & Spa Resort, Mexico, was C, now D
  • Secrets Mallorca Villamil Resort, Spain, was C, now D
  • Hyatt Ziva Puerto Vallarta, Mexico, was C, now D
  • Hyatt Ziva/Zilara Rose Hall, Jamaica, was D, now E
  • Hyatt Ziva Los Cabos, Mexico, was D, now E
  • Hyatt Ziva/Zilara Cap Cana, Dominican Republic, was E, now F
  • Hyatt Ziva Cancun, Mexico, was E, now F

Sample all-inclusive hotels going down in category:

  • Dreams Calvia Mallorca, Spain, was B, now A
  • Secrets S. Martin Resort & Spa, was D, now C

Hyatt’s award charts:

Hotel (Click on category for list of hotels)Standard Room AwardPoints+30%-50% of Cash RateStandard Suite Night AwardPremium Suite Night Award
Category 1
3.5K Off-peak
5K Standard
6.5K Peak
1,750 Off-peak
2,500 Standard
3,250 Peak
6.5K Off-peak
8K Standard
9.5K Peak
7K Off-peak
10K Standard
13K Peak
Category 2
6.5K Off-peak
8K Standard
9.5K Peak
3,250 Off-peak
4,000 Standard
4,750 Peak
11.5K Off-peak
13K Standard
14.5K Peak
13K Off-peak
16K Standard
19K Peak
Category 3
9K Off-peak
12K Standard
15K Peak
4,500 Off-peak
6,000 Standard
7,500 Peak
17K Off-peak
20K Standard
23K Peak
18K Off-peak
24K Standard
30K Peak
Category 4
12K Off-peak
15K Standard
18K Peak
6K Off-peak
7.5K Standard
9K Peak
21K Off-peak
24K Standard
27K Peak
24K Off-peak
30K Standard
36K Peak
Category 5
17K Off-peak
20K Standard
23K Peak
8.5K Off-peak
10K Standard
11.5K Peak
29K Off-peak
32K Standard
35K Peak
34K Off-peak
40K Standard
46K Peak
Category 6
21K Off-peak
25K Standard
29K Peak
10.5K Off-peak
12.5K Standard
14.5K Peak
36K Off-peak
40K Standard
44K Peak
42K Off-peak
50K Standard
58K Peak
Category 7
25K Off-peak
30K Standard
35K Peak
12.5K Off-peak
15K Standard
17.5K Peak
43K Off-peak
48K Standard
53K Peak
50K Off-peak
60K Standard
70K Peak
Category 8
35K Off-peak
40K Standard
45K Peak
17.5K Off-peak
20K Standard
22.5K Peak
56K Off-peak
61K Standard
66K Peak
70K Off-peak
80K Standard
90K Peak
HotelStandard Room AwardAdditional points per personStandard Suite Night AwardPremium Suite Night Award
Category A
12K Off-peak
15K Standard
18K Peak
6.5K Off-peak
7.5K Standard
8.5K Peak
21K Off-peak
24K Standard
27K Peak
24K Off-peak
30K Standard
36K Peak
Category B
17K Off-peak
20K Standard
23K Peak
8.5K Off-peak
10K Standard
11.5K Peak
29K Off-peak
32K Standard
35K Peak
34K Off-peak
40K Standard
46K Peak
Category C
21K Off-peak
25K Standard
29K Peak
10.5K Off-peak
12.5K Standard
14.5K Peak
36K Off-peak
40K Standard
44K Peak
42K Off-peak
50K Standard
58K Peak
Category D
25K Off-peak
30K Standard
35K Peak
13K Off-peak
15K Standard
17K Peak
43K Off-peak
48K Standard
53K Peak
50K Off-peak
60K Standard
70K Peak
Category E
35K Off-peak
40K Standard
45K Peak
17K Off-peak
20K Standard
23K Peak
56K Off-peak
61K Standard
66K Peak
70K Off-peak
80K Standard
90K Peak
Category F
42K Off-peak
50K Standard
58K Peak
22K Off-peak
25K Standard
29K Peak
70K Off-peak
80K Standard
90K Peak
85K Off-peak
100K Standard
115K Peak
Miraval Single Occupancy40K Off-peak
45K Standard
50K Peak
N/A65K Off-peak
75K Standard
85K Peak
95K Off-peak
105K Standard
115K Peak
Miraval Double Occupancy57.5K Off-peak
65K Standard
72K Peak
N/A82.5K Off-peak
95K Standard
107K Peak
112.5K Off-peak
125K Standard
137K Peak

Which hotels will you book before rates go up?

HT: tavster, via DDF

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15 Comments On "Last Chance To Lock In Old Rates, Rates Go Up 8:59am ET Tomorrow! Another Year, Another Rough Hyatt Devaluation, But At Least The Award Charts Live On"

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Shaul

Reading this from the lobby of the Grand Hyatt Tampa Bay.

Cat 4, really good value for a cert. For 2 nights I booked 1 suite (23k) and 1 basic room (15k cert) and they upgraded the 2nd night to the suite.

Not the fanciest hotel in the portfolio, but definitely one of the best values for certs!

Portland

Go Portland!

sdf

Yeah, instead of closing the hotel altogether, because of rampant crime downtown, they are trying to breather a last breath.

Portland

Yes , likely the same with San Francisco as well …

Craig

Geez, what is up with the All Inclusive pricing? Ziva Cancun is going from an E to a F! The vast, vast majority of the year it is priced at under $700 a night. It should be a D or an E if they want to be greedy. F doesn’t make any sense. It feels like they’ve given up on the ~2CPP for all inclusives at least.

Yisroel

I feel like quitley hyatt is trying to kill its award system, especially making most decent hotels in a good location cat 5 or higher so you can’t you use free certificates. And so many hotels now never have points availability anymore

GUWonder

When it’s not the brand owner and its program management playing games to devalue the program returns provided to someone like me, it is sometimes the properties doing just that.

For example, when I find an extraordinarily good deal for a Hyatt redemption and repeatedly use it, it often doesn’t seem to last very long as is at that point price — or even any price point — because the property management notices what is being done and thereafter takes action to maximize its revenue and/or to minimizes its margin drop on the redemption rooms by eliminating the extra good deal redemption opportunity that I repeatedly used and had been even driving me to build-up point balances with Hyatt or Hyatt-convertible currencies.

Penina

@dan I don’t remember you covering that free night are now good at cat4 no matter how many points it cost even if it’s peak and at more then 15k , also you didn’t cover that free nights and suite upgrades are now transferable in app

Penina

These are two huge improvements as far as I can tell

GUWonder

Let’s see how long the award charts at Hyatt live on.

When airline or hotel loyalty programs add more and more point pricing categories and migrate more and more properties from lower to higher point price categories, it’s harder to mask devaluations than when there is no published award chart with fixed pricing categories. And so at some point, programs that keep riding and riding devaluations and yet want to keep hamsters on the loyalty hamster wheel shift to far more variable or even floating pricing and cutting the value of the rebate currency while trying to keep the most valuable hamsters on the wheel via elite status benefits.

usernamechuck

My pet peeve is why a cat 1-4 cert can’t be used for AI cat A. Just makes no sense.

GUWonder

Since the Cat 1-4 awards are transferable to others to use pretty much just like points award nights, I am assuming there will be a lot more informal swapping going on between Hyatt program members so that there can be a mutually beneficial exchange of sorts where points are transferred/used in exchange for the Cat 1-4 award being transferred/used.

I still find good use of Cat 1-4 awards, but those good uses for me are primarily considerably away from North America.

Joel

Worth noting Globalist can book without points in the account.

Aaron

What about the fact that there are no award pricing at all for any Hyatt partner hotels anymore… don’t see anyone talking about that

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