Do free nights count as qualifying nights Hyatt?

Only nights for which the member stays at a participating World of Hyatt location and pays an eligible rate or redeems a free night award count towards earning tier status and benefits in the program. Only Base Points – and not Bonus Points – count towards earning tier status and benefits in the World of Hyatt program.



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Only nights for which the member stays at a participating World of Hyatt location and pays an eligible rate or redeems a free night award count towards earning tier status and benefits in the program. Only Base Points ? and not Bonus Points ? count towards earning tier status and benefits in the World of Hyatt program.

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World of Hyatt Standard-Room Free Night Awards are available when hotels have standard rooms available at the Standard Rate. If a standard room is not for sale at the Standard Rate on a particular night at a property, a free night award cannot be used at that property.

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Expiration dates on free night awards cannot be extended It's relatively easy to keep hotel points active since any earning or redeeming activity will extend their expiration date. However, free night awards at Hilton, Hyatt, IHG and Marriott all expire 12 months after issuance.

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If you have Globalist status — the highest tier of elite status in the World of Hyatt loyalty program — you can share your in-hotel status benefits with your friends and family.

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World of Hyatt members earn Explorist elite status by earning 30 qualifying nights per year. Qualifying nights include paid nights, award nights, and points and cash nights. Limited-time promotions, such as staying four nights and getting a fifth night free would only count as four qualifying nights.

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World of Hyatt Once you earn Hyatt elite status, it remains valid until the end of February in the second calendar year after you qualify. For instance, Globalist status earned in October 2023 will be valid until February 2025.

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In March 2017 World of Hyatt replaced Hyatt Gold Passport. Nothing changed about earning or redeeming points, this was entirely a change to Hyatt's elite program.

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But once you have it, it's ultra-valuable, with generous perks like suite upgrades, lounge access and free breakfast. In fact, Hyatt Globalist comes in at No. 1 in NerdWallet's 2023 ranking of the best high-level elite status among any major hotel chain.

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Milestone awards start at 20 nights and are earned every 10 nights thereafter to a total of 100 nights. You may also earn select milestone awards based on your base points earned. With World of Hyatt milestone awards, you can earn two free nights each year.

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Are award stays with Hyatt refundable? Yes, as long as you cancel your reservation more than 48 hours prior to check-in you will receive a full refund for your award stay. If it is less than 48 hours until your check-in time, you can still receive a partial refund, and you will be charged a 1-night cancellation fee.

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You are allowed to have 4 people per room at the Grand Hyatt - so if you and your wife were staying at the property - you could have 2 friends come over for the day (you just need to register them at the front desk for the day) and use the facilities.

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While daytime visitors are generally allowed, hotels often restrict overnight guests. This ensures all guests' safety and security and prevents unauthorized individuals from staying overnight. Most hotels require that all overnight guests be registered at the front desk and provide valid identification.

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Titanium members earn a 75% bonus on paid stays, which equals 7.5 extra points per dollar spent at most hotels in Marriott's portfolio. Given my assumption of 90 nights with an average rate of $150 per night, that'll give you an additional 101,250 points, worth $850.

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You can only use your Marriott Bonvoy® Points to Gift an Award Redemption Reservation to another Guest You cannot use a Free Night Award Certificate to book a Room for another Guest.

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