My Hyatt 50 Earned Me A (Semi) Surprise!
One of the reasons I like Hyatt is because they consistently deliver on their benefits. While I’ve enjoyed being a Starwood Platinum over the years, I don’t always get what’s promised. With Hyatt, I always get what’s promised, and sometimes a bit more. Today, quite a bit more. I had heard from some of my fellow travelers that Hyatt had rolled out a program rewarding some members of Gold Passport who had stayed at over 50 different properties. Just for fun, I decided to tally up my list of properties. Turns out as of a few weeks ago I was at 49.
I had no idea if the 50 stay bonus was a one-time thing or not. I logged my 50th recently but had forgotten it was my 50th. So, I wasn’t thinking about the possibility of a bonus until I got this e-mail today.
Pretty cool! A free night at any Hyatt in the world can be a pretty penny when you consider the rates at some of my favorite properties like Park Hyatt Tokyo and Park Hyatt Zurich.
Some of my fellow travel nuts were disappointed when they didn’t receive this bonus. That’s definitely something I don’t comprehend. It’s not like anyone was promised this bonus. It’s also not the first time Hyatt went down this road. A while back I remember them giving a big fat bonus to a bunch of Gold Passport member as part of a United Airline partnership. I’m pretty sure I remember my friend Mommy Points being a part of that one. I wasn’t one of the people selected for that promo despite being a big Hyatt and United customer, but the only thing I remember feeling is how cool that was for people that got the bonus.
I’m thrilled that Hyatt continues to roll out these surprise and delight moments. It’s not the first one I received, and I certainly hope it won’t be the last.
I’m already on my way to my next 50 with more new properties later this month. If you’re a Hyatt guy or gal, what does your list look like? Here’s mine, for giggles:
- Hyatt Regency Denver Convention Center
- Grand Hyatt Denver
- Hyatt Regency Denver Tech Center
- Hyatt House Boulder/Broomfield
- Hyatt Place Denver Airport
- Hyatt House Denver Airport
- Andaz 5th Avenue
- Andaz Wall Street
- Grand Hyatt NYC
- Hyatt Regency Miami
- Grand Hyatt San Antonio
- Hyatt Regency San Antonio
- Hyatt Regency Austin
- Hyatt Regency Schaumburg
- Park Hyatt Zurich
- Park Hyatt Chicago
- Hyatt Regency Chicago
- Park Hyatt Washington DC
- Hyatt Regency Houston
- Hyatt Regency SFO/Burlingame
- Hyatt House Miami Airport
- Grand Hyatt Seattle
- Hyatt Harborside at Boston Logan
- Hyatt Regency Bellevue
- Hyatt Regency DFW
- Hyatt Regency Grand Cypress
- Hyatt Miami at the Blue
- Hyatt Regency Coral Gables
- Hyatt Regency Greenwich
- Hyatt Regency O’Hare
- Andaz West Hollywood
- Hyatt Regency Philadelphia, Penn’s Landing
- Hyatt 48 Lex
- Park Hyatt Tokyo
- Hyatt Olive 8, Seattle
- Grand Hyatt Atlanta, Buckhead
- Hyatt Place BWI
- Hyatt Place Las Vegas
- Hyatt House Fishkill/Poughkeepsie
- Hyatt Place Minneapolis Airport-South
- Hyatt House Miami Airport
- Hyatt Place Nashville Airport
- Hyatt Regency Crystal City
- Hyatt Lodge at McDonald’s Campus
- Hyatt Regency Long Beach
- Hyatt Place Richmond/Innsbrook
- Hyatt Place Richmond Airport
- Hyatt Montreal
- Hyatt Regency Santa Clara
- Hyatt Place Portland Airport/Cascade Station
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I have way more than 50 properties, but about a quarter of them are award stays. Do only revenue stays count?
Erik, good question. I think award stays count because I see a few on my list that were only award stays. I did hear notionally that the criteria was focused on people who had achieved 50 fairly recently. As a data point, I had my first Hyatt stay in late 2010.
Your post made me look at my unique property stays. Apparently I hit 50 in February at the Grand Doha. I’d say that was fairly recent. Bummer for me, great for you.
To clarify, bummer for me in that I did not get the bonus…
I see you have Hyatt Regency Bellevue, WA on your list. I’m staying there right now. As a lowly Platinum I was upgraded to a suite tonight. It is really nice. I’m very happy with this stay so far. I hope I hit 50 Hyatt properties some day. Thanks for sharing!
Lanny, pretty awesome to get a suite as a Plat. I had a suite during one of my Bellevue stays but wasn’t there long enough to enjoy it. Hope you get more time to enjoy!
Since you asked, and since I have the time, here is my list of 50, in ascending chronological order dating back from 1995:
1) Grand San Francisco
2) Grand Washington
3) Grand San Diego (now the Manchester)
4) Maui
5) Kauai (before it was a Grand)
6) Cambridge
7) Cologne
8) West Hollywood (before it was an Andaz)
9) Chicago
10) Tokyo
11) La Jolla
12) Phoenix
13) Long Beach
14) Arlington
15) Crystal City
16) Newport Beach
17) Park Los Angeles
18) Brussels (which is no longer a Hyatt)
19) Park Hyatt Johannesburg (now it is just a Hyatt Regency)
20) Grand Berlin
21) Tamaya (Santa Fe, New Mexico)
22) London The Churchill
23) Washington
24) Hyatt House Pleasant Hill
25) Mission Bay (after it had just changed names from the “Islandia”)
26) Dulles
27) Park Washington
28) Hyatt Place Colorado Springs
29) Orange County
30) Highlands Inn
31) Hyatt Place Fremont/Silicon Valley
32) Hyatt Place Dublin/Pleasanton
33) Paris Vendome
34) Hyatt Place Colorado Springs/Garden Gods
35) O’Hare
36) Montreal
37) Hyatt Place Denver Airport
38) DFW Airport
39) Bellevue
40) Irvine
41) Park Dubai (but credited as Grand Dubai by mistake)
42) Santa Clara
43) Hyatt House Miami Airport
44) Hyatt Place San Jose
45) San Francisco Airport
46) Houston
47) Andaz 5th Avenue
48) Shanghai
49) Park Shanghai
50) Grand Doha
Jetsetr, wow. We have a lot less properties in common than I would have thought.