Pam
We’ve posted about using hotel annual night certificates before. However, Hyatt free night award certificates deserve a post of their own because they have so many different ways to earn and redeem them.
Only one credit card, the World of Hyatt personal card, gives you a free night certificate every year just for having the card. You can use that card on a 1-4 Hyatt category hotel. For best redemptions, I try to use it on a category 4 hotel but have also used it on a category 3 when that was all they had where I was traveling. Free is free. This free night will expire after 12 months.
Here are some other ways to earn free night certificates:
Once logged into your account, you will see “My Awards” on the right side. Hit that to see what awards you have available. As you can see, Lee has one category 1-4 available for use.
I hit the + sign by the available free night. I can then hit the blue button that says “Explore Rewards” and start a search with my free night.
I actually want to stay in Denver tomorrow night because we are meeting friends for dinner, and then the grandchildren have basketball and volleyball up there on Saturday. This is the perfect use of a certificate that we need to use soon. A map shows up and I input “Denver” into the search. I find several options (they have to be for 15,000 points or under).
If I book this room, they will have the information on check-in that we are using a free night certificate. We won’t have to pay any taxes and fees but will be charged for parking because it is my husband’s certificate. I have Globalist status, but he doesn’t. The room on these dates sells for $203, a fair redemption on my $95 annual fee. (Usually, I would make a better redemption – this is just a very convenient one for our needs).
Hyatt free night award certificates are especially useful as we can earn more than one a year. When you and P2 put yours together, you can have a nice weekend escape together or even longer, depending on how many you earn.
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Do you know if we book nights through Chase portal using Ultimate Reward points if that counts toward the Hyatt “bingo”? Or do you have to book on their website/with their co-branded credit card?
Thank you – you ladies are the best!
You need to book on the website.