Hyatt Points Value In 2021

If you are new to collecting Hyatt points you are probably wondering what they are ‘worth’? Perhaps you’re wondering if it’s worth transferring some of your stays to Hyatt to collect points? In this post, we are going to take a look at Hyatt Points value and how to value your own points!

Earning Hyatt Points

Unlike other chains we cover on Points Uncovered you CAN’T earn Hyatt Points through credit card spending in the UK. This means you can’t base your valuation on how much cashback or the value of other points you would have got if you didn’t convert to Hyatt. In this case, your personal value would be just based on the value you can get when spending them.

Remember that there is still a ‘cost’ for these points. Why? If you are actively choosing to stay at a Hyatt hotel over other brands you might be paying a premium for these points if comparable options are cheaper. For example, if another hotel is charging £150 for room + breakfast and is comparable quality & location to a Hyatt charging £250, you are ‘paying’ £100 for the points you earn from your stay. Alternatively, you could also earn a different type of point from another brand.

If someone else is ‘paying’ e.g. your employer all this can completely go out the window as you aren’t paying for your points, particularly if you don’t have a choice of where to stay.

Hyatt Points Value when redeeming

Before deciding to redeem your Hyatt Points you should always check the value you get from using your Hyatt points compared to paying cash. If you decide to value Hyatt Points at 1.2p there is no point redeeming for them if you are only getting 0.5p value at a hotel.

To work out what value you’d get for a redemption divide the cost in cash by how many points it would cost you for the same stay. Here are some examples…

A one-night stay in February at the Great Scotland Yard Hotel in London, UK would cost £246 a night or 25,000 Hyatt points. If you divide £246 by 25,000 you get 0.00984, almost 1p a point… a little on the low side!

A one-night stay in March at the Andaz Prague would cost £300 or 21,000 Hyatt points. If you divide £300 by 21,000 you get 0.01428, just over 1.4p a point… not bad.

Where you can more value from your points is when you are redeeming for ‘peak’ events where cash rates are high e.g. New Year’s Eve…

A one-night stay at the Andaz London Liverpool Street for New Year would cost £430 or 20,000 Hyatt points. If you divide £430 by 20,000 you get 0.0215, 2.15p a point… a decent return!

A one-night stay at the Thompson Central Park New York for New Year would cost £575 or 20,000 Hyatt points. If you divide £575 by 20,000 you get 0.02875, almost 2.9p… another very good return!

Another example where you can get more value from your points is redeeming for high-end luxury hotels…

A one-night at the Park Hyatt Paris- Vendôme for New Year would cost £887 or 30,000 Hyatt points. If you divide £887 by 30,000 you get 0.02956, almost 3p a point… a very good return!

A one-night stay in December at the Park Hyatt Maldives Hadahaa would cost £775 or 30,000 Hyatt points. If you divide £775 by 30,000 you get 0.02583, almost 2.6p… a very good amount!

Other redemption options

Hyatt is also a little different as it allows you to redeem points for money off your bill (excluding the room rate.) This can be quite reasonable as the table below shows.

At the start of the scale, you’d be getting 0.74p with 1,000 points, in the middle 0.93p with 8,000 points, and at the top 1.1p with 65,000 points. You can read more about this option on the Hyatt website here – https://world.hyatt.com/content/gp/en/rewards/dining-spa-more.html

Can I transfer to an Airline? If so, what value will I get?

Hyatt also has various Airline partners you can transfer out to. Most transfer out at a rate of 5 Hyatt points to 2 Airline miles. Using British Airways as an example, if you value Avios at 1p like us (How To Work Out Avios Point Value?) you’d be receiving 0.4p worth of value per Hyatt point. When you can redeem points off your room bill at a minimum of 0.74p a point it seems a little silly to take this option. Unless you are adamant you are never setting foot in a Hyatt again! You can view all Airline partners and the transfer rate for each one here – https://world.hyatt.com/content/gp/en/rewards/air-auto/points-to-miles.html

What is your Hyatt points valuation?

Based on everything we’ve mentioned above we would be happy to place a conservative 1.5p value on our Hyatt points. Depending on how you redeem yours you could do better or worse than this. If you aren’t cash poor we would recommend sitting on your points until a good value redemption comes up to optimise your return.

Conclusion

As you can see the value of Hyatt points is very variable and mainly depends on how you spend them as there is currently only one way to earn them in the UK. Before booking make sure you compare the cash/points rate to ensure you get the best value for your points. What do you value your Hyatt points at?