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Booking with Hyatt Points + Cash allows you to book at half the regular points rate at the cost of (you guessed it) some cash. By booking this way you're effectively “buying” the points, you would have otherwise spent, which is a great way to keep some points in the bank. Thanks to information gleaned from Extreme Hotel Deals some hotels are even allowing you to save some of that cash making for some excellent P+C deals.
Standard World of Hyatt Points + Cash Prices
Now for comparison with some of the discounted rates published:
- Hyatt Place Cleveland/Westlake/Crocker Park – $17+ 2500 points
- Hyatt Place Canton – $17+2500 points
- Hyatt Place Jackson/Ridgeland – $17+2500 points
- Hyatt Place Charleston Airport/Convention Center – $28+4000
- Hyatt Place Chicago/O’Hare Airport – $30+4000
- Hyatt Place Buffalo/Amherst – $31+4000
- Hyatt Place Minneapolis/Eden Prairie – $32+4000
- Park Hyatt Hyderabad – $34+4000
- Grand Hyatt Jakarta – $50+6000
- Grand Hyatt Muscat – $60+7500
- Park Hyatt Zanzibar – $80+10000
- Park Hyatt Chicago – $100+12500
- Hyatt Union Square New York – $100+12500
Though these are the only ones listed on Extreme Hotel Deals at the moment, it's a fair bet that there are more out there which will be added when found. Bear in mind that there's no guarantee that these prices will be honored so don't be too quick to pack your bags. If you DO book be sure to double check what you can expect to be billed.
Our Take
If you don't have many points but still want to score a few nights at a hotel this is a solid option; however, if you're the type to book using points exclusively it still may be worth considering spending some cash.
Remember to check EVEN IF your hotel isn't listed, especially since it'll only take a few seconds to do so. Take a look at the Hyatt Place Cleveland/Westlake/Crocker Park up on top. Normally you'd be paying $50 a night in cash using points + cash, but with this mysterious discount, you're only paying $17 a savings of $33 (66%) per night.
Even a higher category hotel like the Park Hyatt Chicago is discounted by $50 a night, taking a lot of the sting out of your parking or dining costs. Hold on to the cash if you want to, but if it's appealing we'd book soon – there's no telling how long it'll last.
Source: Extreme Hotel Deals
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Wow, some of these are really amazing deals!
Great use of pts if you can find availability. Although Hyatt plays a shell game with top properties during high demand dates. Off peak no problem. Spring break, Xmas often unbookable 12+ months
Hyatt points + cash has yielded some great redemptions.
Thanks for telling us about an option we wouldn’t have known about if we didn’t regularly check your blog.
Potentially great use of Hyatt points
Ysaaay. Not.
The Chicago one is a pretty great deal. That hotel is close to the convention center and would make commuting there a breeze.
A good way to stretch some points and use up some GCs I have.
Good deals. Thank you for the info.
Always great to have the option, though I usually prefer to just always have enough to cover the whole stay, or else I’d just look to pay full cash for a more economical option through hotels.com
This is a great list. Going to check a few hotel rates and will report if any additional deals are found.
There are a few nice options there. The Hyatt at O’Hare is solid if you don’t mind a 45 min El ride into the city. Cheap way to see the sites for sure.
I love this flexibility which is great if you don’t have enough points.