World of Hyatt Announces Annual Updates to Hotel Award Categories

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World of Hyatt Annual Updates to Hotel Award Categories

World of Hyatt announced today that 146 hotels that will be shifting to different award categories in late-March. Hyatt says the changes were made after close evaluation during the annual review of these properties and their market conditions. The adjustments that will go into effect in late-March will place these hotels in more suitable award categories.

Effective as of Tuesday, March 22, 2022, at 8:00 a.m. CDT, World of Hyatt members will see updates made to the number of points required for a free night at 146 hotels – 70 hotels will shift to a higher award category, and 76 will shift to a lower award category.

Nine Hyatt properties will move into Category 8, which has historically included Small Luxury Hotels of the World (SLH) hotels and Destination by Hyatt residences.

The list of hotels and award changes outlines all the affected hotels and their new award category. No new categories have been added and the points required for each category remain the same, with affected hotels shifting by only one category up or down (excluding Hyatt Place Moab, which will shift up two categories). I’m sure many readers will find some of their favorite properties moving up a category.

More Details

• All free night award and Points + Cash redemptions booked before 8:00 am CDT on Tuesday, March 22 will follow the current Award Chart regardless of stay dates, even if the hotel is shifting to a higher award category.
• Any free night award and Points + Cash redemptions booked on or after 8:00 am CDT on Tuesday, March 22, 2022, will follow the new Award Chart.
• Members who have existing award bookings as of 8:00 am CDT on Tuesday, March 22 for a night on or after Tuesday, March 22 at a Hyatt hotel that moved down to a lower category, will receive an automatic one-time refund on the point difference. Points will be returned to members’ accounts starting Thursday, March 23.
• Once changes go into effect on Tuesday, March 22, 2022, at 8:00 a.m.

  CDT, any adjustments made to existing reservations will follow the terms of the new Award Chart.

• You can reference the Award Chart Changes FAQs here.

Using Free Night Certificates (Cat 1-4)

Hotels that move down to Cat 4, or move up from Cat 4, are of special interest because you can book them with Free Night Certificates that you earn with the World of Hyatt Credit Card. You can now use free night certificates at these properties:

HOTEL COUNTRY Hyatt Regency Guam Guam Hyatt Centric Center City Philadelphia Pennsylvania Hyatt Residence Club San Antonio, Wild Oak Ranch Texas The Plettenberg South Africa The Sukhothai Shanghai China Hyatt Regency Hong Kong, Tsim Sha Tsui Hong Kong SAR Grand Hyatt Macau Macau SAR Akyra Manor Chiang Mai Thailand Aleenta Resort & Spa Hua Hin Thailand Hyatt Regency Sydney Australia Movich Hotel Cartagena de Indias Colombia The Lodge & Spa at Pico Bonito Honduras Altstadt Vienna Austria The Pand Hotel Belgium Schlosshotel Kronberg Germany Brooks Hotel Ireland Grand Hotel Parker’s Italy Hotel Bergs Latvia Hyatt Regency Amsterdam Netherlands Opus XVI Norway The Grand Hotel United Kingdom

You can no longer use free night certificates at these properties:

Hyatt Place Portland-Old Port Maine Hyatt Regency Chesapeake Bay Golf Resort, Spa and Marina Maryland Gild Hall, a Thompson Hotel New York Hyatt Place State College Pennsylvania Hyatt Residence Club Dorado, Hacienda del Mar Puerto Rico Hyatt Regency Hill Country Resort and Spa Texas Park Hyatt Zanzibar Tanzania Park Hyatt Hangzhou China Hyatt Regency Seragaki Island, Okinawa Japan Park Hyatt Istanbul – Macka Palas Turkey

Full List of Hyatt Award Changes for 2022

HOTEL COUNTRY CAT NOW NEW CAT POINTS NOW POINTS NEW United States Alila Marea Beach Resort Encinitas California 6 7 25,000 30,000 Alila Napa Valley California 7 8 30,000 40,000 Alila Ventana Big Sur California 7 8 30,000 40,000 Carmel Valley Ranch California 6 7 25,000 30,000 El Capitan Hotel California 2 3 8,000 12,000 Hyatt House Irvine/John Wayne Airport California 2 3 8,000 12,000 Hyatt House Pleasanton California 4 3 15,000 12,000 Hyatt Place Fremont/Silicon Valley California 3 2 12,000 8,000 Hyatt Place Fresno California 2 3 8,000 12,000 Hyatt Place Santa Barbara California 4 5 15,000 20,000 Hyatt Place Santa Cruz California 4 5 15,000 20,000 Hyatt Regency Huntington Beach Resort and Spa California 5 6 20,000 25,000 Hyatt Regency Monterey Hotel and Spa on Del Monte Golf Course California 4 5 15,000 20,000 Hyatt Regency Valencia California 2 3 8,000 12,000 Wild Palms Hotel California 3 2 12,000 8,000 Hyatt Place Dewey Beach Delaware 5 6 20,000 25,000 Hyatt Centric Key West Resort & Spa Florida 6 7 25,000 30,000 Hyatt Place across from Universal Orlando Resort™ Florida 3 2 12,000 8,000 Hyatt Place Orlando/Lake Buena Vista Florida 3 2 12,000 8,000 Hyatt Place Sandestin/at Grand Boulevard Florida 3 4 12,000 15,000 Hyatt Regency Grand Cypress Florida 3 4 12,000 15,000 Hyatt Regency Orlando International Airport Florida 3 4 12,000 15,000 Hyatt Residence Club Key West, Sunset Harbor Florida 5 6 20,000 25,000 The Confidante Miami Beach Florida 4 5 15,000 20,000 Hyatt Regency Guam Guam 5 4 20,000 15,000 Andaz Maui at Wailea Resort Hawaii 7 8 30,000 40,000 Hyatt Place Boise/Downtown Idaho 2 3 8,000 12,000 Hyatt Place Boise/Towne Square Idaho 1 2 5,000 8,000 Ambassador Chicago Illinois 3 4 12,000 15,000 Hyatt Place Bloomington Indiana 3 4 12,000 15,000 Hyatt Place Indianapolis Airport Indiana 1 2 5,000 8,000 Hyatt Place Iowa City Downtown Iowa 2 3 8,000 12,000 Hyatt Place Portland-Old Port Maine 4 5 15,000 20,000 Hyatt Place Ocean City / Oceanfront Maryland 5 6 20,000 25,000 Hyatt Regency Chesapeake Bay Golf Resort, Spa and Marina Maryland 4 5 15,000 20,000 The Elms Hotel & Spa Missouri 2 3 8,000 12,000 Hyatt Place Las Vegas Nevada 2 3 8,000 12,000 Hyatt Place Las Vegas at Silverton Village Nevada 2 3 8,000 12,000 Gild Hall, a Thompson Hotel New York 4 5 15,000 20,000 Hyatt Place Long Island City / New York City New York 3 4 12,000 15,000 Park Hyatt New York New York 7 8 30,000 40,000 Thompson Central Park New York New York 5 6 20,000 25,000 Hyatt Place Oklahoma City / Bricktown Oklahoma 3 2 12,000 8,000 Hyatt Centric Downtown Portland Oregon 4 3 15,000 12,000 Hyatt Place Eugene / Oakway Center Oregon 2 3 8,000 12,000 Hyatt Centric Center City Philadelphia Pennsylvania 5 4 20,000 15,000 Hyatt Place State College Pennsylvania 4 5 15,000 20,000 Hyatt Place Manatí Puerto Rico 3 2 12,000 8,000 Hyatt Residence Club Dorado, Hacienda del Mar Puerto Rico 4 5 15,000 20,000 Hyatt Place Austin/Round Rock Texas 1 2 5,000 8,000 Hyatt Regency Hill Country Resort and Spa Texas 4 5 15,000 20,000 Hyatt Residence Club San Antonio, Wild Oak Ranch Texas 5 4 20,000 15,000 Hyatt Place Moab Utah 2 4 8,000 15,000 Hyatt Place Salt Lake City/Farmington/Station Park Utah 1 2 5,000 8,000 Hyatt Place St. George / Convention Center Utah 1 2 5,000 8,000 Hyatt Centric Old Town Alexandria Virginia 4 3 15,000 12,000 Hyatt Place Chesapeake/Greenbrier Virginia 1 2 5,000 8,000 Hyatt Place Virginia Beach Town Center Virginia 2 3 8,000 12,000 Hyatt Regency Crystal City at Reagan National Airport Virginia 3 2 12,000 8,000 Hyatt House Washington DC / The Wharf Washington D.C. 3 4 12,000 15,000 Africa & Middle East Grand Hyatt Muscat Oman 4 3 15,000 12,000 Hyatt Place Riyadh Al Sulaimania Saudi Arabia 3 2 12,000 8,000 Jabal Omar Hyatt Regency Makkah Saudi Arabia 4 3 15,000 12,000 The Cellars-Hohenort South Africa 4 3 15,000 12,000 The Plettenberg South Africa 5 4 20,000 15,000 Park Hyatt Zanzibar Tanzania 4 5 15,000 20,000 Hyatt Place Dubai Wasl District United Arab Emirates 2 1 8,000 5,000 Hyatt Regency Dubai United Arab Emirates 2 1 8,000 5,000 Hyatt Regency Dubai Creek Heights United Arab Emirates 3 2 12,000 8,000 Asia BEI Zhaolong Hotel China 3 2 12,000 8,000 Grand Hyatt Changsha China 2 3 8,000 12,000 Grand Hyatt Sanya Haitang Bay Resort and Spa China 3 4 12,000 15,000 Hotel Éclat Beijing China 4 3 15,000 12,000 Hyatt Centric Victoria Harbour Hong Kong China 4 3 15,000 12,000 Hyatt Place Sanya City Center China 2 1 8,000 5,000 Hyatt Regency Hengqin China 3 2 12,000 8,000 Park Hyatt Hangzhou China 4 5 15,000 20,000 Park Hyatt Suzhou China 3 4 12,000 15,000 The Sukhothai Shanghai China 5 4 20,000 15,000 Hyatt Regency Hong Kong, Tsim Sha Tsui Hong Kong SAR 5 4 20,000 15,000 Lanson Place Causeway Bay Hong Kong SAR 4 3 15,000 12,000 Andaz Delhi India 3 2 12,000 8,000 Grand Hyatt Kochi Bolgatty India 1 2 5,000 8,000 Hyatt Regency Dharamshala Resort India 3 4 12,000 15,000 Alila Manggis Indonesia 2 1 8,000 5,000 Alila Ubud Indonesia 3 2 12,000 8,000 Grand Hyatt Bali Indonesia 2 1 8,000 5,000 Hyatt Regency Bali Indonesia 2 1 8,000 5,000 Hyatt Regency Seragaki Island, Okinawa Japan 4 5 15,000 20,000 Hyatt Regency Tokyo Japan 3 4 12,000 15,000 Hyatt Regency Yokohama Japan 3 4 12,000 15,000 Park Hyatt Kyoto Japan 7 8 30,000 40,000 Park Hyatt Niseko Hanazono Japan 7 8 30,000 40,000 The Luang Say Residence Laos 6 5 25,000 20,000 Grand Hyatt Macau Macau SAR 5 4 20,000 15,000 Hyatt House Kuala Lumpur, Mont Kiara Malaysia 2 1 8,000 5,000 Tanjong Jara Resort Malaysia 4 3 15,000 12,000 Anya Resort Tagaytay Philippines 4 3 15,000 12,000 Hyatt Regency Manila, City of Dreams Philippines 2 3 8,000 12,000 Park Hyatt Busan South Korea 5 6 20,000 25,000 The Fortress Resort & Spa Sri Lanka 6 5 25,000 20,000 Akyra Manor Chiang Mai Thailand 5 4 20,000 15,000 Aleenta Resort & Spa Hua Hin Thailand 5 4 20,000 15,000 Grand Hyatt Erawan Bangkok Thailand 3 2 12,000 8,000 Hyatt Regency Bangkok Sukhumvit Thailand 3 2 12,000 8,000 Hyatt Regency Danang Resort and Spa Vietnam 4 3 15,000 12,000 Australia Hyatt Regency Sydney Australia 5 4 20,000 15,000 Park Hyatt Sydney Australia 7 8 30,000 40,000 Canada, Caribbean & Latin America Spirit Ridge Canada 3 4 12,000 15,000 The Walper Hotel Canada 1 2 5,000 8,000 Hyatt Centric Las Condes Santiago Chile 4 3 15,000 12,000 Hyatt Place Santiago/Vitacura Chile 2 1 8,000 5,000 Movich Hotel Cartagena de Indias Colombia 5 4 20,000 15,000 The Lodge & Spa at Pico Bonito Honduras 5 4 20,000 15,000 The Trident Hotel Jamaica 8 7 40,000 30,000 Hacienda Pena Pobre Mexico 4 3 15,000 12,000 Villa Maria Cristina Mexico 6 5 25,000 20,000 Europe Altstadt Vienna Austria 5 4 20,000 15,000 Hyatt Regency Baku Azerbaijan 2 1 8,000 5,000 The Pand Hotel Belgium 5 4 20,000 15,000 Hôtel Lou Pinet France 7 8 30,000 40,000 Park Hyatt Paris-Vendôme France 7 8 30,000 40,000 Hyatt Place Frankfurt Airport Germany 2 1 8,000 5,000 Schlosshotel Kronberg Germany 5 4 20,000 15,000 The Wellem Germany 3 4 12,000 15,000 Boheme Hotel Greece 8 7 40,000 30,000 Brooks Hotel Ireland 5 4 20,000 15,000 Grand Hotel Parker’s Italy 5 4 20,000 15,000 Il Melograno Italy 6 5 25,000 20,000 Park Hyatt Milan Italy 7 8 30,000 40,000 Hotel Bergs Latvia 5 4 20,000 15,000 Hyatt Regency Malta Malta 2 3 8,000 12,000 Hyatt Place Amsterdam Airport Netherlands 2 1 8,000 5,000 Hyatt Regency Amsterdam Netherlands 5 4 20,000 15,000 Opus XVI Norway 5 4 20,000 15,000 Hotel Infante Sagres Portugal 6 5 25,000 20,000 Palácio Estoril Hotel, Golf & Wellness Portugal 6 5 25,000 20,000 Pousada Mosteiro de Guimarães Portugal 4 3 15,000 12,000 Saint Ten Hotel Serbia 4 3 15,000 12,000 Park Hyatt Istanbul – Macka Palas Turkey 4 5 15,000 20,000 The Marmara Bodrum Turkey 4 3 15,000 12,000 Tomtom Suites Turkey 4 3 15,000 12,000 Culloden Estate and Spa United Kingdom 4 3 15,000 12,000 Hyatt Place London Heathrow Airport United Kingdom 2 1 8,000 5,000 Hyatt Place West London Hayes United Kingdom 2 1 8,000 5,000 The Grand Hotel United Kingdom 5 4 20,000 15,000 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