(Last Call) Buy Hyatt Points For 1.68 Cents Each Through 5/30/22

The World of Hyatt is offering a 30% discount on their points. You can buy Hyatt points for 1.68 cents each.

Past Hyatt Points Sales

• 30% bonus (Buy points for 1.85 cents each). Valid through March 7, 2022.
• 30% discount (Buy points for 1.68 cents each). Valid through December 30, 2021.
• 30% bonus (Buy points for 1.85 cents each). Valid through October 31, 2021.
• 25% discount (Buy points for 1.8 cents each). Valid through August 25, 2021.
• 30% bonus (Buy points for 1.85 cents each). Valid through June 25, 2021.
• 25% discount (Buy points for 1.8 cents each). Valid through April 30, 2021.
• 30% bonus (Buy points for 1.85 cents each). Valid through February 23, 2021.

The Deal

Key Terms

• Offer available with purchases made 12:01 am ET April 11, 2022 and ends 11:59 pm May 30, 2022.
• Purchase 5,000 or more Bonus Points in a single transaction and get a 30% discount.
• Bonus Points will be awarded upon completion of individual transaction.
• In order to participate in a purchase transaction, you must be a member for at least 60 days to purchase or receive Bonus Points.
• Bonus Points can be purchased in increments of 1,000, up to 55,000 points per calendar year.
• Members can receive points in increments of 1,000, up to 55,000 points per calendar year.
• Additional Bonus Points awarded under this offer do not count towards these maximums.
• Offer may be withdrawn or changed without notice.
• Offer cannot be combined with any other offer.
• Only purchases made online are eligible for the promotion.

Best uses

• Save money on low category off-peak hotels. Hyatt off-peak award rates start at 3,500 points per night.  At 1.68 cents per point, you can book these properties for $58.80 per night.
• Stay at top tier properties for less. Most of Hyatt’s top tier properties top out at 30,000 points per night at standard rates. At 1.68 cents per point, you can book these properties for $504 per night. That can be a bargain given that some regularly cost over $1,000 per night. Unfortunately some properties like Ventana Big Sur, which is now all-inclusive, increased to category 8 in March 2022. That means category 8 properties cost 35,000, 40,000 or 45,000 points per night for off-peak, standard and peak dates respectively. At 1.68 cents per point, buying points for those stays would cost $588, $672 or $756 respectively. That could still end up being good value seeing as paid rates at those category 8 properties also often cost $1,000 per night or more.

Things to know

• When you book nights with points, you will not earn points for the stay unless Hyatt is running a promotion which offers bonus points on both paid and award stays.
• Most hotel taxes are not charged on award stays, so this can make the value of buying points even better.  Arguably, this factor and the one above roughly cancel each other out.
• Resort and destination fees are waived on award stays. This alone can make it worthwhile to use points instead of cash for your bookings.
• Payments are processed by Points.com rather than Hyatt, so it won’t earn bonus points on a card that earns more at Hyatt or on travel spend. The best card to buy these with is therefore a good everyday spend card, one where you’re working on a welcome offer, etc. You can also click through to Points.com from a shopping portal to earn a little cashback on the purchase – here are the current rates.

Great Value Example

Buying points can be a good value when redeemed for stays at low category hotels. If you're booking a stay during a special event, booking award stays at peak pricing can still provide outstanding value.

The Hyatt Place Albuquerque/Uptown is close to a Park and Ride station for the International Balloon Fiesta. It costs 3,500, 5,000 or 6,500 points for off-peak, standard and peak dates. If you want to stay there during the balloon fiesta, you're going to have to pay a lot of points.

If you were to book a three night stay from September 30 to October 3, you would pay a total of $1,132.66, or $377.55 per night.

You could buy Hyatt points with this latest promotion and only have to pay $109.20 per night for each set of 6,500 points you need. For a three night stay, that would save you over $800,000.

If you have a Chase Ultimate rewards card that allows you to transfer points to travel partners, Hyatt will be a better choice than buying points from this promotion. If you aren't able to transfer Ultimate rewards for one reason or another, these types of sale can be a good backup.