Hyatt Category 4 Hotels: The Best Places to Use Your Free Night

Along with your World of Hyatt credit card comes the Hyatt Category 4 free night certificate. Since you’re able to use your free night at any Hyatt category 1-4 hotel, you’ll most often get the best value by staying at a Hyatt category 4. Many people wonder how much a free night at a category 1-4 Hyatt is worth. Some Hyatt category 4 hotels can cost upwards of $500 for a one night stay. By having a Hyatt credit card you will earn one free night automatically on every cardmember anniversary.

Earning the Hyatt Category 4 free night certificate through the credit card does come with a fee. The $95 annual fee of the World of Hyatt credit card. Theoretically, if you use your free night for a stay that would normally cost more than $95, it’s worth keeping the card and paying the annual fee. My wife has this credit card and chooses to keep it because we are able to use the free night each and every year. It’s also possible to earn additional free nights by completing the following tasks:

A great way to earn a lot of Hyatt points as well as a free anniversary night certificate is by getting a World of Hyatt credit card. It offers a nice introductory offer and also gives you the free night certificate each year. Hyatt is one of the best hotel chains when it comes to redeeming their points for free nights. It’s possible to get free nights at good hotels for 8,000 points or even fewer. You’ll also receive status at Hyatt hotels giving you the opportunity to be upgraded!

Known as one of the best-cobranded hotel credit cards, here is what the Hyatt credit card offers…

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INTRODUCTORY OFFER Earn up to 30,000 points after you spend $3,000 in the first 3 months.
REWARDS You’ll earn 9X points per dollar spent at Hyatt hotels, and 2X points on restaurants, airline tickets, local transit, and fitness clubs.
BENEFITS One free night award (up to category 4) every account anniversary. Another free night award when you spend $15,000 in a calendar year. Automatic Discoverist elite status with World of Hyatt 5 qualifying night credits each calendar year, plus 2 more bonus night credits each $5,000 in spend.
FEES $95 annual fee.
TRAVEL FREEDOM THOUGHTS The introductory offer is decent, but has a high spending limit to earn both tiers. If both tiers are met, it will earn you enough points for up to 10 free nights (category 1). The free night award each year for $95 is well worth it, if you can use it on an otherwise expensive night.
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If you’d rather have more versatile points that can be used for Hyatt free nights as well as free flights, you may want to consider a Chase Ultimate Rewards credit card. You can transfer your Chase points into Hyatt points if you have one of the primary Chase Ultimate Rewards credit cards. Ultimate Rewards transfer to Hyatt at a 1:1 ratio through the Chase transfer partners.

Chase Ultimate Rewards Personal Credit Cards

	Sapphire Preferred	Sapphire Reserve	Freedom Flex	Freedom Unlimited
Signup Bonus	60,000	60,000	$200 (20,000 pts)	Extra 1.5% for 1 yr
Bonus Spending Categories	3X on dining, 2X on travel	3X on travel and dining, 10X on Lyft	5% on select rotating quarterly categories	1.5% on all purchases
Annual Fee	$95	$550	$0	$0
Extra Perks	Baggage insurance, trip insurance, rental car insurance	$300 annual travel credit, TSA PreCheck or Global Entry, Priority Pass Select, Lyft Pink, Door Dash statement credits	Purchase protection, extended warranty	Purchase protection, extended warranty
Best for People Who...	Want a large introductory bonus Like to Travel	Want a large introductory bonus Want luxury travel benefits Travel often	Want no annual fee Also have a Sapphire card Want to earn bonus points on spend	Want no annual fee Also have a Sapphire card Want simplicity in earning points
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See our comparison of the two Chase Sapphire cards.

Chase Ultimate Rewards Business Credit Cards

	Ink Bus. Preferred	Ink Business Cash	Ink Bus. Unlimited
Signup Bonus	100,000	$750 (75,000 pts)	$750 (75,000 pts)
Bonus Spending Categories	3X on travel, shipping, internet, cable, phone, and online ads	5X on office supply stores, phone, internet, and cable, 2X on gas and dining.	1.5X on all purchases
Annual Fee	$95	$0	$0
Extra Perks	Cell phone protection Primary Car Rental Insurance Travel Insurances	Strong 5X Rewards Categories	Purchase protection, extended warranty, free employee cards
Best for People Who...	Want a huge introductory bonus Spend money advertising online Want cell phone accident coverage	Want a large introductory bonus Want no annual fee Spend money at office supply stores	Want a large introductory bonus Want no annual fee Want simplicity in earning through spend
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See our comparison of the three Chase Ink cards.

The Best Hyatt Category 4 Hotels in the United States & Canada (49)

Listed below are all the Hyatt category 4 hotels in the world. The ones marked with a * are travel blogger approved properties. These 18 hotels are deemed to be a great use of your Hyatt free night certificate. Have you been to any of these already?

Canada:

• Spirit Ridge BC
• Park Hyatt Toronto *

Arizona:

• Hyatt Place Page / Lake Powell
• Hyatt Residence Club Sedona, Piñon Pointe

California:

• Hyatt Centric Fisherman’s Wharf San Francisco *
• Hyatt Centric Santa Barbara
• Hyatt Place Santa Cruz
• Hyatt Regency La Jolla at Aventine
• Hyatt Regency Mission Bay Spa and Marina
• Hyatt Regency Monterey Hotel and Spa on Del Monte Golf Course

Colorado:

• Hyatt Place Keystone

Washington DC:

• Grand Hyatt Washington *
• Hyatt Regency Washington on Capitol Hill

Delaware:

• Hyatt Place Dewey Beach

Florida:

• Hyatt Centric South Beach Miami
• Hyatt Place Marathon/Florida Keys
• Hyatt Regency Coconut Point Resort and Spa *
• Hyatt Regency Grand Cypress *
• Hyatt Regency Orlando
• The Confidante Miami Beach

Georgia:

• Andaz Savannah *

Illinois:

• Hyatt Place Chicago/River North
• Hyatt Regency Chicago
• Hyatt Regency McCormick Place

Louisiana:

• Hyatt Centric French Quarter New Orleans *
• Hyatt Regency New Orleans
• The Eliza Jane

Maryland:

• Hyatt Place Ocean City / Oceanfront
• Hyatt Regency Baltimore Inner Harbor

Massachusetts:

• Hyatt Regency Boston
• Hyatt Regency Boston Harbor
• Hyatt Regency Cambridge, Overlooking Boston

Nevada:

• MGM Grand *
• New York-New York
• Park MGM Las Vegas

New Mexico:

• Hyatt Regency Tamaya Resort and Spa

Pennsylvania:

• The Bellevue Hotel *

Puerto Rico:

• Hyatt Residence Club Dorado, Hacienda del Mar

Tennessee:

• Hyatt Place Nashville Downtown *

Texas:

• Grand Hyatt DFW
• Hyatt Centric The Woodlands
• Hyatt Place Austin Downtown
• Hyatt Regency Austin
• Hyatt Regency Hill Country Resort and Spa

Utah:

• Hyatt Place Park City *

Virginia:

• Hyatt House Virginia Beach / Oceanfront

Washington:

• Grand Hyatt Seattle *
• Hyatt at Olive 8 *
• Hyatt Regency Seattle

Best Hyatt Category 4 Hotels in the Caribbean & Latin America (6)

Trinidad and Tobago:

• Hyatt Regency Trinidad

Brazil:

• Grand Hyatt Rio de Janeiro *
• Grand Hyatt Sao Paulo

Chile:

• Hyatt Centric Las Condes Santiago

Costa Rica:

• Andaz Costa Rica Resort at Peninsula Papagayo *

Peru:

• Hyatt Centric San Isidro Lima

Best Hyatt Category 4 Hotels in Europe (7)

France:

• Hyatt Regency Paris Étoile *

Germany:

• Grand Hyatt Berlin *
• Hyatt Regency Cologne
• Park Hyatt Hamburg *

Netherlands:

• Hyatt Regency Amsterdam

Russia:

• Hyatt Regency Sochi

Turkey:

• Grand Hyatt Istanbul

Best Hyatt Category 4 Hotels in Africa & the Middle East (6)

Oman:

• Grand Hyatt Muscat

Qatar:

• Grand Hyatt Doha Hotel & Villas

Saudi Arabia:

• Hyatt Regency Riyadh Olaya
• Jabal Omar Hyatt Regency Makkah

United Arab Emirates:

• Grand Hyatt Abu Dhabi Hotel & Residences Emirates Pearl
• Grand Hyatt Dubai *

Best Hyatt Category 4 Hotels in Asia (17)

Cambodia:

• Park Hyatt Siem Reap *

China:

• Andaz Xintiandi, Shanghai *
• Grand Hyatt Beijing
• Grand Hyatt Shanghai
• Hyatt on the Bund, Shanghai
• Hyatt Regency Hangzhou
• Hyatt Regency Hong Kong, Tsim Sha Tsui *

India:

• Andaz Delhi

Indonesia:

• Park Hyatt Jakarta

Japan:

• Hyatt Regency Seragaki Island, Okinawa

Philippines:

• Grand Hyatt Manila

South Korea:

• Grand Hyatt Seoul
• Park Hyatt Busan *

Taiwan:

• Grand Hyatt Taipei

Thailand:

• Grand Hyatt Erawan Bangkok
• Hyatt Regency Hua Hin *

Vietnam:

• Park Hyatt Saigon *

Best Hyatt Category 4 Hotels in Australia & the Pacific (3)

• Hyatt Hotel Canberra – A Park Hyatt Hotel *
• Grand Hyatt Melbourne *
• Hyatt Regency Guam

How to Book Your Free Night

Combined, you have 88 options of Hyatt category 4 properties to choose from. A lot of your decision rides on where you will be needing a hotel room. It’s pretty hard to take advantage of the amazing Andaz Costa Rica Resort at Peninsula Papagayo if you won’t be in Costa Rica this year. By the way, that was the hotel mentioned by almost every travel blogger as the best Hyatt category 4 hotel. You need to find a hotel that gives you good value in an area that you’ll be traveling.

After your cardmember anniversary, a free night certificate will appear in your World of Hyatt account. To find your certificate, log in to your account and go to “My Account”. There, you will click on the “My Awards” tab to see your free night. To book your free night using the certificate, you will search for availability at hotels with Hyatt category 4 or below by checking the “Use Points” box. Instead of booking with points, you will have the option to use your “Promotional Award Free Night”. This option will be on a tab next to your points options.

Be aware that only hotels with standard award rooms available will be bookable. Also, know that you can only use one free night certificate per online reservation. If you want to use two free night certificates for one stay, you will either need to call Hyatt reservations or book two separate one night stays, then call and have Hyatt link the reservations. If you’re wanting to add your free night to either end of a longer paid stay, be sure to book the more expensive night (between the first and last) with your certificate. Then, again, call to have the reservations linked.

Using Points to Book Free Nights at Hyatt

If you’re looking to book a Hyatt Category 4 hotel using points, it will cost you 15,000 points for a standard room. There are seven categories ranging from 5,000 to 35,000 points per night for a standard room. Hyatt points can be earned in a few different ways. The easiest way is by applying for the [earnist_link ref=”the-world-of-hyatt-credit-card” id=”6276″]World of Hyatt credit card[/earnist_link]. You’ll earn Hyatt points through the introductory offer as well as by making purchases on the credit card. Here is a chart that includes all Hyatt Categories and how many points it will take to book a free night.