Hyatt has been on a tear for the last year, figuring out how to add more value for members, especially elite members and frequent guests. Honestly, I haven’t seen anything like it in years.
Last year they pioneered free internet for elites, at the same time they (1) lifted capacity controls on award nights — if there’s a standard room available, it’s available on points, matching Starwood’s redemption proposition and (2) offered confirmed at booking suite upgrades for their Diamond members four times a year.
I wish there were more Hyatt properties, because over the last 12 months they’ve clearly been offering the best value proposition of any hotel chain.
They also continue to bring back the richest bonus promotion in the hotel industry. I will always call it “Faster Free Nights” but thehy call it The Big Welcome Back: a free night anywhere in the world for every two Hyatt stays made by June 30, with free nights valid for use by August 31.
Starwood and Hilton have their own free night promos, Hilton takes 4 stays or 10 nights for a freebie though they offer a longer redemption period, and Starwood takes 3 stays rather than two and only lets you use the award nights on the weekend. I do consider Hyatt’s to be the benchmark bonus in the industry.
For about 12 months I’ve been saying that it’s time to tkae a hard look at Hyatt to see if you can make it work for your stay pattern. And they’re making it especially easy to do that, since for all of 2010 they’re offering instant platinum status and fast track to Diamond status — just 15 nights in 2010 for Diamond status through February 2012.
So I was thrilled when Hyatt offered to let me give away two sets of Hyatt Place free night packages. They offered me a package as well for myself but instead of keeping it I decided to give it away on Twitter instead. (I admit, I’m more of a luxury hotels guy than a Hyatt Place, though I don’t mind accruing Big Welcome Back nights with mattress runs at Hyatt Place properties or Summerfield Suites and redeeming them at Park Hyatts…)
And now it gets even better: my contact has now offered me two sets of two free Big Welcome Back nights to give away! So here it is.
Two chances to win:
- 1. Leave a comment in this thread, ne comment entry per person. Preferably your comment would speculate on which Hyatt you’d like to redeem your nights at if you win.
2. You can also follow me on Twitter.
I will draw two winners at random from the pool made up of Twitter followers and people who leave a comment on this post. You can enter via either method or both.
The free nights, being Big Welcome Back nights, expire August 31.
Comment here, follow me, or both by noon Eastern time on Sunday, April 25 for a chance to win!
By way of full disclosure, like with the Hyatt Place night giveaway, they’ve offered me a couple of nights for myself. Guess what? Those I’m not offering up, I plan to use them though I will probably need to top off with a few more to make a really nice redemption trip.
Hyatt Singapore!
Hyatt Milano…
The Grand Hyatt Macau, attached to the City of Dreams
Nothing fancy; just the west palm beach hyatt place.
I’ll take the Hyatt in Cambridge, MD – waterfront on the bay and within a 2 hour drive.
I would love Park Hyatt Tokyo – Grand Hyatt Shanghai would be interesting as well.
I’d like to stay at the Hyatt Place in Greensboro, NC.
I’d do the Hyatt Grand Cyprus, it’s a great hotel and my family loves Disney 🙂
I would go for the Hyatt Regency Cancun near where a friend is having their wedding, maybe even buy them a better gift with the $ saved.
Just learned I will need an extra room at the Highlands Inn for my daughters. Would really be nice to get this!
GH Singapore
Bangkok, currently. Unless it’s the perfect excuse for some other random trip.
Thanks! I’m thinking the Hyatt Place in Birmingham, AL.
Probably stay in Carmel — thanks!
I live directly across the street from the Hyatt Resort, Spa, and Casino in Incline Village, NV, so I’d probably put guests there. One of the best hotels I’ve ever stayed at was the Park Hyatt in Mendoza Argentina, so I’d love to go back there too.
Would love to use this to go visit Obama and stay at PH Washington DC 🙂
Park Hyatt in Chicago for my weekend getaway next month with the gf!
Park Hyatt Tokyo!
Grand Hyatt New York in Times Square for me.
I’ve stayed at both the Park Hyatt Chicago and the Highlands Inn recently and would return to either hotels.
Absolutely Park Hyatt Tokyo. I stayed there last week for one night. It was unbelievable. Thanks again.
Park Hyatt Paris for us on our June trip, pre-cruise.
Would use it in Paris. As always, nice giveaway!
Thanks for the offer!
I will stay at the Hyatt Beijing! Thanks!
I would LOVE to win for 2 nights in New York City!
grand hyatt DC
Australia.
Park Hyatt Paris for me!
Probably use it for a Chicago trip!
I’m going to use it for Hyatt San Francisco!
Tokyo!
Park Hyatt Beijing!!!!
I would use it for any Hyatt in Manhattan!
+1 for Hyatt Sydney.
I’ll be hiking across the wastelands of Northeast Afghanistan/S Tajikistan this summer doing research on Silk Road history, and coming back home via Moscow. So I certainly wouldn’t mind a couple nights at the Park there!
I would love to use my free nights at the Hyatt Sydney
Perhaps Paris?
I’d love to use them at Park Hyatt Vendome. Thanks Gary for another awesome contest.
I don’t care where I go, I just love to go places!
Grand Hyatt NYC
Going to Minneapolis in July so I’d use it there somewhere if I win…
Hyatt Chicago
Grand Hyatt Tokyo!
Pick me. Park Hyatt Tokyo and Grand Hyatt Tokyo would be my first choices. However, since I live thousands of miles from there, Grand Hyatt NYC would more than suffice.
thank you for the gift
Hyatt Grand Cypress Orlando … Grand Hyatt NYC or for fun maybe even the new Hyatt Place near Mohegan Sun in CT!! – WooHoo, loyal Hyatt member!!
Anywhere with a beach!
Thanks, as always, Gary. I’d be staying at the Grand Hyatt Istanbul.
My first choice would be the fantastic Hyatt Regency Boston. Thank a lot for your generosity.
Ketan