World of Hyatt announces its annual hotel reward night category changes
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World of Hyatt will be making its annual reward category changes on 26th March.
On the face of it, it is not great news. 137 hotels are going up in points price and only 46 are going down. Europe does proportionately worse than that. That said, there are no changes to the number of categories or the points required per category.
Hyatt also does something very positive – if you have a booking at a hotel which is going down in points price, you are automatically refunded the difference on 26th March. There is no need to waste time rebooking.

In terms of European hotels:
Country | Hotel | Current Category | New Category | Current Standard Price | New Standard Price |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Bulgaria | Hyatt Regency Sofia | 1 | 2 | 5,000 | 8,000 |
France | Firstname Bordeaux | 5 | 4 | 20,000 | 15,000 |
France | Hyatt House Paris CDG Airport | 1 | 2 | 5,000 | 8,000 |
France | Hyatt Place Paris CDG Airport | 1 | 2 | 5,000 | 8,000 |
France | Hyatt Regency Nice | 6 | 7 | 25,000 | 30,000 |
France | Hotel Du Palais Biarritz | 7 | 8 | 30,000 | 40,000 |
Germany | Lindner Hotel Berlin Ku Damm | 1 | 2 | 5,000 | 8,000 |
Germany | Lindner Hotel Cologne City Plaza | 1 | 2 | 5,000 | 8,000 |
Germany | Lindner Hotel Cologne Am Dom | 1 | 2 | 5,000 | 8,000 |
Germamy | Hyatt Regency Dusseldorf | 4 | 5 | 15,000 | 20,000 |
Germany | The Wellem Dusseldorf | 4 | 5 | 15,000 | 20,000 |
Greece | Magma Resort Santorini | 7 | 6 | 30,000 | 25,000 |
Italy | Hyatt Centric Venice Murano | 3 | 4 | 12,000 | 15,000 |
Italy | Hyatt Centric Milan Centrale | 4 | 5 | 15,000 | 20,000 |
Italy | The Tribune | 4 | 5 | 15,000 | 20,000 |
Italy | IL Tornabuoni | 6 | 7 | 25,000 | 30,000 |
Serbia | Hyatt Regency Belgrade | 1 | 2 | 5,000 | 8,000 |
Spain | Dreams Calvia Mallorca | B | A | 20,000 | 15,000 |
Spain | Hyatt Centric Gran Via Madrid | 5 | 6 | 20,000 | 25,000 |
Spain | Thompson Madrid | 5 | 6 | 20,000 | 25,000 |
Spain | Hyatt Regency Madrid Residences | 5 | 6 | 20,000 | 25,000 |
Spain | AluaSoul Ibiza | A | B | 15,000 | 20,000 |
Spain | Alua Soul Menorca | A | B | 15,000 | 20,000 |
Spain | AluaSoul Mallorca Resort | A | B | 15,000 | 20,000 |
Spain | Secrets Mallorca Villamil Resort | C | D | 25,000 | 30,000 |
United Kingdom | Hyatt Place London Heathrow Airport | 1 | 2 | 5,000 | 8,000 |
United Kingdom | Hyatt Place London City East | 3 | 4 | 12,000 | 15,000 |
As you can see, Europe sees a higher percentage of increases vs decreases compared to the global average. The only noticeable reductions are Bordeaux, which drops to 15,000 points on a standard night, and Santorini, which drops to 25,000 points. One of the Spanish all-inclusive resorts is also cut.
There is still great value in World of Hyatt of course. Earlier this week Rob booked his wife into Stockholm’s Hotel Reisen which I reviewed here. For just 9,000 points per night he upgraded her from a standard room to a full sea view suite which is exceptional value, even if you have to buy the points to do it. A semi-sea view suite upgrade would only have been 6,000 points per night. Remember that these upgrades are guaranteed at the time of booking.
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World of Hyatt update – February 2025:
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