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2024 World of Hyatt’s Hotel Category Shifts: What You Need to Know

World of Hyatt is implementing changes to the hotel categories for 183 properties within their program, with 137 hotels moving up in category and 46 moving down. For those unfamiliar, Hyatt employs a category system to determine the points required for a complimentary night in a standard room.

This adjustment may pose challenges for program members aiming to utilize their 1-4 category free night certificate. Notably, the Grand Hyatt Manchester in San Diego is shifting from category 4 to 5.

Effective March 26th, 2024, these modifications will come into force. Reservations made before this date will adhere to the previous free night award chart, while those made or modified on or after March 26th will follow the new chart. Existing reservations for nights on or after March 26th will receive a point difference refund if the hotel shifts to a lower category.

You can find the full list of changes below or here

United States
StateHotelCurrent CategoryNew CategoryCurrent Standard Point Values1New Standard Point Values1
ArizonaHyatt Regency Scottsdale Resort & Spa at Gainey Ranch5620,00025,000
CaliforniaWild Palms Hotel – a Joie de Vivre Hotel218,0005,000
CaliforniaTommie Hollywood4315,00012,000
CaliforniaHyatt Place Emeryville / San Francisco Bay Area4315,00012,000
CaliforniaWaterfront Hotel4315,00012,000
CaliforniaHyatt House Emeryville / San Francisco Bay Area4315,00012,000
CaliforniaHyatt House Belmont / Redwood Shores4315,00012,000
CaliforniaKissel Uptown Oakland, In The Unbound Collection By Hyatt5420,00015,000
CaliforniaHyatt Centric Fisherman’s Wharf San Francisco 5420,00015,000
CaliforniaHyatt Place Santa Cruz5420,00015,000
CaliforniaHyatt Carmel Highlands7630,00025,000
CaliforniaAlila Marea Beach Resort Encinitas8740,00030,000
CaliforniaHyatt Regency La Jolla3412,00015,000
CaliforniaHyatt Regency Mission Bay Spa and Marina3412,00015,000
CaliforniaThe Everline Resort and Spa7830,00040,000
California Hyatt Regency Westlake3412,00015,000
California Hyatt House San Jose / Cupertino3412,00015,000
California Manchester Grand Hyatt San Diego4515,00020,000
ColoradoGrand Hyatt Denver3412,00015,000
ColoradoHyatt Regency Denver at Colorado Convention Center3412,00015,000
Colorado Hyatt Centric Downtown Denver3412,00015,000
Colorado Vail Residences at Cascade Village7830,00040,000
ConnecticutHyatt Regency Greenwich238,00012,000
DCHyatt Place Washington DC / Georgetown / West End3412,00015,000
DCHyatt Place Washington DC / National Mall3412,00015,000
DCHyatt Place Washington DC / Downtown3412,00015,000
DCHyatt Regency Washington4515,00020,000
DCGrand Hyatt Washington4515,00020,000
DCHyatt House Washington DC / The Wharf4515,00020,000
DCPark Hyatt Washington5620,00025,000
FloridaHyatt Regency Coral Gables3412,00015,000
FloridaHyatt Place West Palm Beach3412,00015,000
FloridaHyatt Place Boca Raton3412,00015,000
FloridaHyatt Place St. Petersburg / Downtown3412,00015,000
FloridaHyatt Place Panama City Beach / Beachfront4515,00020,000
GeorgiaHyatt Place Atlanta / Alpharetta / Windward Parkway125,0008,000
GeorgiaHyatt House Augusta Downtown4515,00020,000
GeorgiaHyatt Place Athens Downtown4515,00020,000
HawaiiHyatt Place Waikiki Beach3412,00015,000
HawaiiHyatt Centric Waikiki Beach4515,00020,000
IllinoisThe Forester a Hyatt Place Hotel238,00012,000
IllinoisHyatt Regency Chicago3412,00015,000
IllinoisHyatt House Chicago West Loop3412,00015,000
IllinoisHyatt House Chicago / Evanston3412,00015,000
Illinois Thompson Chicago4515,00020,000
IndianaHyatt Place Fort Wayne Northwest218,0005,000
KansasHyatt Place Kansas City / Overland Park / Convention Center125,0008,000
KansasHyatt Place Kansas City / Overland Park / Metcalf125,0008,000
KansasHyatt Place Kansas City / Lenexa City Center125,0008,000
MassachusettsHyatt Regency Boston / Cambridge4515,00020,000
Massachusetts Hyatt Centric Boston Faneuil Hall5620,00025,000
MichiganHyatt Place Detroit / Royal Oak238,00012,000
MissouriThe Elms Hotel and Spa3412,00015,000
NevadaHyatt Regency Lake Tahoe6525,00020,000
New JerseyHyatt Place Secaucus / Meadowlands238,00012,000
New JerseyHyatt Regency Morristown3412,00015,000
New MexicoHyatt Regency Tamaya Resort3412,00015,000
New YorkHyatt House White Plains3412,00015,000
New YorkThe Grayson Hotel5620,00025,000
North CarolinaHyatt Place Greensboro125,0008,000
North CarolinaHyatt House Charlotte / Center City238,00012,000
North CarolinaHyatt Place Charlotte Downtown238,00012,000
North CarolinaHyatt Place Greensboro Downtown238,00012,000
North CarolinaHyatt House Raleigh North Hills238,00012,000
North CarolinaThe Carolina Inn3412,00015,000
OhioHyatt Regency Cincinnati238,00012,000
OklahomaHyatt Regency Tulsa125,0008,000
OklahomaHyatt Place Tulsa / Downtown125,0008,000
OregonHyatt Centric Downtown Portland3212,0008,000
OregonHyatt House Portland / Downtown3212,0008,000
PennsylvaniaHyatt House Philadelphia / Plymouth Meeting125,0008,000
South CarolinaHyatt House Mount Pleasant Midtown3212,0008,000
South CarolinaHyatt Place Mount Pleasant Towne Centre3212,0008,000
TennesseeHyatt Place Knoxville / Downtown3412,00015,000
TexasHyatt Place Fort Worth / Alliance Town Center218,0005,000
TexasHyatt House The Woodlands-Shenandoah218,0005,000
TexasHyatt Place San Antonio-Northwest / Medical Center218,0005,000
TexasHyatt Place Waco218,0005,000
TexasHyatt Place Austin Airport238,00012,000
TexasHyatt Centric The Woodlands4515,00020,000
TexasHyatt Regency Lost Pines Resort5620,00025,000
UtahHyatt Regency Salt Lake City3412,00015,000
UtahHyatt Centric Park City7830,00040,000
VirginiaHyatt Regency Dulles125,0008,000
Virginia Hyatt Regency Crystal City238,00012,000
WisconsinHyatt Place Milwaukee Downtown238,00012,000
1Represents Standard Room Standard Points Per Night
Africa & Middle East
CountryHotelCurrent CategoryNew CategoryCurrent Standard Point Values1New Standard Point Values1
KuwaitGrand Hyatt Kuwait5620,00025,000
OmanAlila Jabal Akhdar6725,00030,000
South AfricaHyatt Regency Cape Town218,0005,000
TanzaniaPark Hyatt Zanzibar5620,00025,000
TurkeyHyatt Regency Istanbul, Atakoy238,00012,000
TurkeyGrand Hyatt Istanbul3412,00015,000
TurkeyPark Hyatt Istanbul – Macka Palas5620,00025,000
United Arab EmiratesAndaz Capital Gate Abu Dhabi238,00012,000
1Represents Standard Room Standard Points Per Night

Asia & Pacific
Country / RegionHotelCurrent CategoryNew CategoryCurrent Standard Point Values1New Standard Point Values1
AustraliaHyatt Centric Melbourne4315,00012,000
CambodiaHyatt Regency Phnom Penh238,00012,000
CambodiaPark Hyatt Siem Reap3412,00015,000
ChinaBei Zhaolong A Joie De Vivre218,0005,000
ChinaHyatt Regency Hengqin218,0005,000
ChinaHyatt Regency Dongguan218,0005,000
ChinaHyatt Regency Hainan Ocean Paradise Resort218,0005,000
ChinaHyatt Regency Shanghai Songjiang218,0005,000
ChinaHyatt Regency Chongming218,0005,000
ChinaPark Hyatt Ningbo Resort & Spa4315,00012,000
ChinaHyatt Regency Sanya Tianli Bay4315,00012,000
ChinaGrand Hyatt Shanghai4315,00012,000
ChinaGrand Hyatt Guangzhou3212,0008,000
ChinaAlila Wuzhen5420,00015,000
ChinaTaoxichuan Hotel238,00012,000
ChinaGrand Hyatt Dalian3412,00015,000
ChinaHyatt Regency Changbaishan4515,00020,000
ChinaPark Hyatt Changbaishan5620,00025,000
IndiaHyatt Centric Candolim Goa125,0008,000
IndiaHyatt Centric Juhu Mumbai125,0008,000
IndiaHyatt Regency Jaipur Mansarovar125,0008,000
IndiaAlila Diwa Goa238,00012,000
IndiaGrand Hyatt Mumbai238,00012,000
IndiaGrand Hyatt Goa3412,00015,000
IndiaThe Diwa Club by Alila3412,00015,000
IndiaHyatt Regency Dharamshala Resort4515,00020,000
IndiaAlila Fort Bishangarh4515,00020,000
IndonesiaAlila Ubud238,00012,000
IndonesiaAndaz Bali4515,00020,000
IndonesiaAlila Villas Uluwatu7830,00040,000
JapanHyatt House Kanazawa3212,0008,000
JapanHyatt Place Kyoto3212,0008,000
JapanHyatt Centric Kanazawa4315,00012,000
JapanHyatt Regency Tokyo Bay4315,00012,000
JapanHyatt Regency Naha, Okinawa4315,00012,000
JapanGrand Hyatt Tokyo6725,00030,000
MalaysiaHyatt Centric Kota Kinabalu218,0005,000
New ZealandPark Hyatt Auckland5620,00025,000
SingaporeAndaz Singapore5620,00025,000
Taiwan, Republic of ChinaHyatt Place New Taipei City Xinzhuang218,0005,000
Taiwan, Republic of ChinaGrand Hyatt Taipei4315,00012,000
ThailandHyatt Regency Bangkok Sukhumvit238,00012,000
ThailandAndaz Pattaya Jomtien Beach3412,00015,000
VietnamHyatt Regency Danang Resort and Spa3412,00015,000
1Represents Standard Room Standard Points Per Night

Canada, Caribbean & Latin America
CountryHotelCurrent CategoryNew CategoryCurrent Standard Point Values1New Standard Point Values1
Saint MartinSecrets St. Martin Resort & SpaDC30,00025,000
ArgentinaPark Hyatt Mendoza3412,00015,000
ArubaHyatt Place Aruba Airport238,00012,000
CanadaHyatt House Winnipeg South / Outlet125,0008,000
CanadaThe Anndore House3412,00015,000
CanadaHyatt Regency Toronto3412,00015,000
Costa RicaAndaz Costa Rica Penninsula Papagayo 6725,00030,000
Domincan RepublicHyatt Zilara Cap CanaEF40,00050,000
Dominican RepublicHyatt Ziva Cap CanaEF40,00050,000
JamaicaHyatt Zilara Rose HallDE30,00040,000
JamaicaHyatt Ziva Rose HallDE30,00040,000
MexicoThompson Playa Del Carmen Main House3412,00015,000
MexicoHyatt Regency Andares Guadalajara3412,00015,000
MexicoSecrets Playa Mujeres Golf & Spa ResortCD25,00030,000
MexicoHyatt Ziva Puerto VallartaCD25,00030,000
MexicoHyatt Ziva Los CabosDE30,00040,000
MexicoHyatt Ziva CancunEF40,00050,000
MexicoSecrets Tulum Resort and Beach ClubBD20,00030,000
1Represents Standard Room Standard Points Per Night
Europe
CountryHotelCurrent CategoryNew CategoryCurrent Standard Point Values1New Standard Point Values1
BulgariaHyatt Regency Sofia125,0008,000
FranceFirstname Bordeaux5420,00015,000
FranceHyatt House Paris CDG Airport125,0008,000
FranceHyatt Place Paris CDG Airport125,0008,000
FranceHyatt Regency Nice Palais de la Mediterranee6725,00030,000
FranceHotel Du Palais Biarritz7830,00040,000
GermanyLindner Hotel Berlin Ku Damm125,0008,000
GermanyLindner Hotel Cologne City Plaza125,0008,000
GermanyLindner Hotel Cologne Am Dom125,000    8,000
GermamyHyatt Regency Dusseldorf4515,00020,000
GermanyThe Wellem Dusseldorf4515,00020,000
GreeceMagma Resort Santorini7630,00025,000
ItalyHyatt Centric Venice Murano3412,00015,000
ItalyHyatt Centric Milan Centrale4515,00020,000
ItalyThe Tribune, part of JdV by Hyatt4515,00020,000
ItalyIL Tornabuoni Unbound6725,00030,000
SerbiaHyatt Regency Belgrade125,0008,000
SpainDreams Calvia MallorcaBA20,00015,000
SpainHyatt Centric Gran Via Madrid5620,00025,000
SpainThompson Madrid5620,00025,000
SpainHyatt Regency Madrid Residences5620,00025,000
SpainAluaSoul IbizaAB15,00020,000
SpainAlua Soul MenorcaAB15,00020,000
SpainAluaSoul Mallorca ResortAB15,00020,000
SpainSecrets Mallorca Villamil ResortCD25,00030,000
United KingdomHyatt Place London Heathrow Airport125,0008,000
United KingdomHyatt Place London City East3412,00015,000
1Represents Standard Room Standard Points Per Night

Seeing Hyatt make these changes is rather disappointing. Nonetheless, the World of Hyatt remains one of the most valuable hotel loyalty programs available. For those with plans to redeem their free night certificate this year, it’s advisable to secure bookings before the March 26th deadline to avoid potential complications.