Hyatt has added Under Canvas glamping through its Mr and Mrs Smith partnership. There are 13 outdoor resorts in places like Yellowstone National Park and the Great Smoky Mountains.
- Earn Hyatt points and elite qualifying nights on paid stays
- Redeem points (and earn qualifying nights)
- Since it’s under Mr and Mrs Smith, redemption value is poor – assume about 1.2 cents per point
While they’re specifically highlighting ULUM Moab, and properties participating in their Mr and Mrs Smith partnership aren’t supposed to have capacity controls on redemptions – low redemption value is Hyatt buying rooms at the property directly when you want to use points – I haven’t found award space here though I’m seeing plenty of paid night availability.
Upscale glamping is a match for some, these properties will be as well, and if you’re going on a paid stay just make sure to compare pricing since Hyatt bookings aren’t eligible for a best rate guarantee. If you’re looking to redeem points at 1.2 cents apiece, at least you’ll earn elite nights while doing so.
Hilton has AutoCamp airstreams, cabins, and tents and now Hyatt has Under Canvas. Not my focus personally, but certainly meaningful to some.
They should offer it in other locations where urban outdoorsmen/women currently enjoy themselves. Lovely places like San Francisco, Los Angeles, Portland, Seattle, San Diego,
Can watch a toothless meth-head smoke up while you enjoy your organic fair trade zero carbon French press coffee with a gluten free vegan pastry.
I just booked two under the canvas stays at Smoky Mountains and Utah.
Do you think if I gave them my Hyatt number, they would accrue points?
Nice
@Tim O’Brien – needs to be booked through Hyatt (so see if it makes sense to cancel and rebook)
@DunkinDFDubya — glamping may not be for you and that’s fine, but your caricature of those fantastic cities (yes, all five) is dangerous and misleading to people who, unlike yourself, might actually achieve something with their lives other than go on the internet to spew ignorance.
The west coast teems with natural beauty in a temperate climate. Economic opportunities abound in every imaginable industry. Our education systems are world class. The food supply is fresh, local, and nourishing. The culture values wellness (both mental and physical) encouraging people on the west coast to be healthier and happier than other Americans. The only bad thing I can say about the west coast is there is no west coast city as cosmopolitan and high-energy as NYC.
One can certainly make a nice career and personal living in Dallas, but that would be the exception, not the norm. By the way you know there are toothless meth users in Dallas as well? In any event, look at objective metrics such as income/wealth percentiles; obesity and disease rates; educational attainment; life expectancy. Dallas significantly trails the west coast cities in these metrics. And, to return this conversation to a topic germane to this blog: DFW is a fortress hub of the worst major airline.
Just to be clear, these are ‘near’ national parks at best. They are not ‘in’ the parks (at least not the ones I checked). Livingston is a solid hour drive from the north entrance to Yellowstone. Coram is half an hour from the West entrance to Glacier. Grand Canyon Junction is the middle of nowhere.
This would be more interesting if the company was an authorized vendor to the NPS and was providing accommodation like this within the park. But that of course is hard. Much easier to setup some tents on a dirt patch close to the national park but not actually providing the benefits to visitors of being in the park, nor the paperwork to the vendor of working with NPS.
Having visited these and other parks many times, I always prefer to stay in the park if an option to do so exists – it is more relaxing, and doesn’t require you to commit a good chunk of each day commuting and waiting in entrance lines.
(And FWIW, I’m a globalist, so always looking for other Hyatt properties to take advantage of. But these just don’t convey useful benefits that I can find.)
Will there be a Luxury Park Hyatt Glamp with air conditioning private outdoor chef,bartender,butler and spa?
I love roughing it under the stars in a 5 star
Nice way of @DunkinDFDubya saying he can’t afford glamping. Just more trash talking Texans spewing BS on a right wing blog. What else is new?
Dallas has the one of the highest homeless rates of anywhere in Texas, and has one of the highest retail theft rates in the country. Failed right-wing policies and leadership are on full display in that city with a Republican mayor in a state with a Republican governor.
You would think electricity would be plentiful with a 26% office vacancy rate, but just be glad were able to have enough charge today to post your hate message..
Will they work for mattress running for elite status? Will check-in and/or checkout be possible without showing up to do that? How soon if at all will they notice if a checked-in Hyatt program member has remained around or not on an extended reservation?
This is absolutely not glamping like you would find on some African safaris. They market it to make it look like they are in or next to a National park taking great liberty with timing to and distance from the Park. Also, beware that you will only be told of a few things once you go to check-in and have to sign a waiver that clearly states that there is no heat except for a wood stove that will not stay lit the whole night, hot water is minimal, food is restricted to outside the tent and dining area (as is coffee) is a trek away. Great marketing, poor service and a few false claims. Read all reviews carefully