{"id":4475,"date":"2015-11-13T10:05:59","date_gmt":"2015-11-13T16:05:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/first2board.com\/giddyforpoints\/?p=4475"},"modified":"2015-11-13T10:05:59","modified_gmt":"2015-11-13T16:05:59","slug":"you-can-now-book-hyatt-points-and-cash-online","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/first2board.com\/giddyforpoints\/2015\/11\/you-can-now-book-hyatt-points-and-cash-online\/","title":{"rendered":"You Can Now Book Hyatt Points and Cash Online"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The option to book Hyatt points and cash has been available since early 2014, however, you had to call in to make a reservation. They have finally made it possible to make a points and cash reservation online which takes the guess work out of which hotels on what days offer this rate.<\/p>\n<p>Here is a chart of the points and cash rates for each hotel category:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/first2board.com\/giddyforpoints\/files\/2015\/11\/Hyatt-Points-Cash.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4476\" src=\"http:\/\/first2board.com\/giddyforpoints\/files\/2015\/11\/Hyatt-Points-Cash.png\" alt=\"Hyatt Points &amp; Cash\" width=\"512\" height=\"140\" srcset=\"http:\/\/first2board.com\/giddyforpoints\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/13\/files\/sites\/13\/2015\/11\/Hyatt-Points-Cash.png 512w, http:\/\/first2board.com\/giddyforpoints\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/13\/files\/sites\/13\/2015\/11\/Hyatt-Points-Cash-300x82.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 512px) 100vw, 512px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Some positive aspects of points and cash:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The nights still count towards elite qualifying nights<br \/>\nYour suite night upgrades from Diamond status or your Hyatt credit card can be used on these rates<br \/>\nThis allows you to stretch your Hyatt points<\/p>\n<p><strong>Some negative aspects of points and cash:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>This award type is capacity controlled so many hotels may not offer this option<br \/>\nYou still have to pay taxes on the cash portion of your stay and you still have to pay the resort fees (unlike a room booked fully with points)<br \/>\nPoints and cash are not available for the all inclusive and residence club resorts<\/p>\n<p>I did a dummy search for a Hyatt hotel in Austin, TX and found that the Driskill had a points &amp; cash option. This option saves you half the points and more that half of the room rate since this hotel tends to go for $300 to $400 a night.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/first2board.com\/giddyforpoints\/files\/2015\/11\/Hyatt-Driskill.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4477\" src=\"http:\/\/first2board.com\/giddyforpoints\/files\/2015\/11\/Hyatt-Driskill.png\" alt=\"Hyatt Driskill\" width=\"600\" height=\"418\" srcset=\"http:\/\/first2board.com\/giddyforpoints\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/13\/files\/sites\/13\/2015\/11\/Hyatt-Driskill.png 600w, http:\/\/first2board.com\/giddyforpoints\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/13\/files\/sites\/13\/2015\/11\/Hyatt-Driskill-300x209.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;m glad for this improvement but there\u00a0are still some things that are on my Hyatt wish list:<\/p>\n<p>The ability to make points reservations online for all-inclusive properties. You currently have to call in.<br \/>\nExtending the points and cash to their all-inclusive properties.<br \/>\nEliminating category restrictions to their Chase free night award<br \/>\nAllowing their Hyatt gift cards to be used outside the US<br \/>\nA calendar view for rates instead of having to check each date individually<\/p>\n<p>Is there anything\u00a0on your Hyatt wish list?<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The option to book Hyatt points and cash has been available since early 2014, however, you had to call in to make a reservation. 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