Acquiring and Spending your Hyatt Free Night Certificates
I stayed at the Grand Prince Hotel in Kyoto using my hotels.com loyalty points, which would have otherwise cost me $330... and since there are almost no major US-branded hotels in Kyoto, I would have been out of luck!
As we described earlier, the Chase Hyatt card is one of the best out there for near-free luxury travel. With your two free night certificates, you can stay at literally any property in the world. I've already used one to stay at the Park Hyatt Paris-Vendôme, normally at least €1,000 a night.
A few other important facts to know:
THE BAD
- If you have any "overage" in redemption value versus the price of the hotel you wish to stay in, that credit is lost. For example, if the average value of your ten hotel stays leading up to the award is $200, and you stay in a hotel that only costs $150, you lose that $50 value upon redemption.
THE GOOD
- Two free night at any Hyatt hotel. This is worth more than $1,100/night if you use it at the right property. More on that in another article.
- Annual fees are waived in the first year, and reasonable thereafter ($75)
GO MAKE THIS HAPPEN FOR YOURSELF
STEP 1
Sign up for a loyalty account at hotels.com's loyalty page
STEP 2
Complete 10 stays
STEP 3
Book your hotel as normal on hotels.com, then on the Reservation Summary page, select redeem Hotels.com™ rewards. Simple as that!