Hyatt launches two new hotels in Lisbon and Krakow

Hyatt continues with its European push, with two new openings in recent days.

Hyatt Regency Lisbon is located in Belem, connected to the riverside by a bridge. Some suites claim to have balconies overlooking the Tagus. An image is below and the website is here. The hotel has multiple two- and three-bedroom suites so is a good option for large families.

Over in Poland, Hyatt Place Krakow is a 4-star hotel situated in the Krowodrza neighborhood. Whilst not directly in the city centre, there is direct tram stop outside the hotel. The website is here.

(If you are heading to Krakow, remember that Hilton’s Hampton Krakow is the last Hilton Honors hotel in Europe to be capped at 10,000 Hilton Honors points per night. If you have elite status and book for five nights on the ‘5-4-4’ deal, this would drop to just 8,000 Hilton Honors points per night!)

One key benefit of the World of Hyatt loyalty scheme is that is still uses fixed reward charts for redemptions. On peak season nights, points can offer exceptional value – especially as Hyatt guarantees that a standard room can be booked as a reward if it is bookable for cash.

Suite upgrades on points are also great value. Lisbon, for example, is offering an upgrade from a standard room to a River View suite for just 12,000 World of Hyatt points per night, confirmed at the time of booking. Here is an example of how I used a suite upgrade award in Paris.

If you want to learn more about World of Hyatt, our full review is here.

Whilst Hyatt doesn’t have a UK credit card partner you can often buy points at a discount. There is a 25% bonus currently running – see here. I was encouraging Amy Weinberg, who runs the programme, to launch an Amex Membership Rewards tie-up when I saw her in New York last week but I wouldn’t hold your breath.

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World of Hyatt update – April 2024:

Get bonus points: World of Hyatt is not currently running a global promotion

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