Buy World of Hyatt Points with a 36% Discount & Book Hyatt Hotels Starting at €50/Night

The hotel loyalty program World of Hyatt is currently selling points with a 36% discount until as long as you purchase at least 3,000 points. If you use the points wisely, you’ll be able to save quite a lot of money! The discount is probably not intended, as the program actually sells points with a 20% discount. Currently, the discounted price gets an additional 20% discount on top.

Many hotel loyalty programs regularly sell their points with a bonus or discount. If those points are used in a clever way, you can often book hotels for much cheaper rates.

36% Discount Starting at 3,000 Points

With that 36% discount for 3,000, a point would cost 1.43 EUR cents instead of the usual 2.4 EUR cent.

You can purchase a maximum of 55,000 points per calendar year.

Redeeming Points at World of Hyatt

Assuming that one doesn’t have any points and wants to save money by buying points: Is this purchase worth it?

World of Hyatt offers various possibilities to redeem points that you’ve earned or bought:

1. Free Nights

Just like with (almost) every hotel loyalty program, you can book free nights for certain amounts of points. World of Hyatt has put its hotels into seven categories. You can get a standard room for 3,500 during off-peak times to 45,000 points in peak times:

It is also possible to book clubrooms or even suites. It’s just a matter of how much money many points you’re willing to spend.

If you buy the points with the 36% bonus, you’d be paying the following prices during standard times, depending on the hotel category:

  • Category 1: €50 / €72 / €93
  • Category 2: €93 / €114 / €136
  • Category 3: €129 / €172 / €214
  • Category 4: €172 / €214 / €257
  • Category 5: €243 / €286 / €329
  • Category 6: €300 / €358 / €415
  • Category 7: €358 / €429 / €500
  • Category 8: €500 / €57 / €644

This means that you could book a category 1 hotel for just €63 (~US$68)! During off-peak times, you could even only pay €50 (~US$54).

If you book during off-peak times, the number of required points decreases by 30%, while it will increase by 30% during peak times.

2. Cash + Points

Instead of paying the entire price in points, you could also pay half the amount of needed points, and half the standard rate.

This might be worth it, but doesn’t necessarily have to be. This option, however, is worth checking out, especially for the more expensive hotels. Nevertheless, it is usually better to directly book the entire thing with points.

There is an advantage, though: Even though you’re using points, Cash + Points stays count as qualifying stays, and you’ll get points for the part you paid with money.

3. Upgrades

Another very attractive way of using the points is upgrading a common standard room into a club room (Regency/Grand Club) for 3,000 points or even a suite for 6,000 points per night.

That means that an upgrade to a clubroom would cost you €43 (~US$46) and an upgrade to a suite would cost €86 (~US$93).

This is definitively a very attractive option, while there also are some exceptions. In a resort, for instance, you’d need to at least book a deluxe room, and some hotels don’t allow upgrades to a suite with points (Andaz Tokyo, Park Hyatt Sydney …).

Other options

It is also possible to redeem your points for a discount at restaurants or for the spa. These options, however, aren’t interesting when purchasing points.

Transferring Points Between Accounts

Upon request, you can transfer points between two World of Hyatt accounts. This, however, is only possible to combine points, so that you can redeem them for an award. This means that if the account is empty, it doesn’t make sense for Hyatt to transfer the points, and the request will probably be denied.

Where Can I Redeem Points Most Effectively?

Considering the price, category 1 and 2 hotels are particularly interesting: You can see a list of all category 1 and 2 hotels here.

There are, however, a few sweet spots in the higher categories:

Hotels and Resorts with a High Resort Fee

Hyatt does not charge any resort fee when redeeming points. That makes staying in hotels and resorts that usually charge high resort fees much more tempting. The Hyatt Place Waikiki Beach used to be a glaring example of this – sadly most award nights are currently blocked out on the World of Hyatt page.

Also, it is not possible to circumvent resort fees with cash & point rates. You have to pay the entire stay in points to avoid them.

Park Hyatt or Alila Resort in the Maldives at 25,000 Points / €358

Among the most interesting places are these two Hyatt properties in the Maldives. Both the Alila Kothaifaru Maldives and the Park Hyatt Maldives Hadahaa are category 7 resorts. With bought points, they are available for €358 / €429 / €500 per night, compared to the usual US$1,100 (~€1,020) for a 202m² beach villa.

Sadly, you still have the horrendous transportation fees of up to US$600 (~€556), even if you redeem award nights. Given these costs, award stays in these resorts only pay off if you stay at least a week. Since you can only purchase a maximum of 55,000 points per year, this offer is more appealing for members who already got a lot of points.

Previous Promotions

Here’s an overview of Hyatt’s previous promotions for points purchases:

Purchase PeriodBonus / DiscountPrice per Point
February 202436% discount1.54 USD cents
September 202325% discount1.80 USD cents
June 202325% bonus1.92 USD cents
April 202325% discount1.80 USD cents
February 202325% bonus1.92 USD cents
September 202230% discount1.68 USD cents
April 202230% discount1.68 USD cents
January 202230% bonus1.85 USD cents
November 202130% discount1.68 USD cents

Conclusion & Warning

As we always say at this point: Hyatt can change the terms of their program at any time and devalue the points. It is best to only buy points if you have a specific plan to spend them, and not simply to stockpile them.

Nevertheless, buying points can be worth it. You only need to know where to redeem them!

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