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7 WAYS HYATT GLOBALIST ELITE STATUS CAN MAKE YOUR NEXT TRIP BETTER

 Summer Hull
Apr 18, 2020
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have subsided.

Hotel loyalty programs are not all equal.

Some reward their most loyal customers much more handsomely than others. Sitting
toward the top of the pack of the most generous hotel loyalty programs is the
World of Hyatt. Top-tier Hyatt Globalist status is often thought of as the crème
de la crème of hotel elite status levels.

With Hyatt Globalist status, you can spread out using suite upgrades, fill up on
complimentary breakfast for the whole family, enjoy lounge access, waived resort
fees, free parking, bonus points and more.

Globalist status can make your Hyatt stay more comfortable, more affordable and
is, in a word, outstanding.

Since there’s a unique opportunity to earn Hyatt Globalist status faster than
normal right now thanks to a promotion available with the World of Hyatt Credit
Card, now is good time to review the top reasons we love Hyatt Globalist status.

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IN THIS POST

 1. Hyatt Globalist complimentary breakfast
 2. Hyatt club lounge access
 3. Hyatt suite upgrades
 4. Waived Hyatt resort fees
 5. Free parking at Hyatt hotels
 6. Hyatt Guest of Honor
 7. 4 p.m. late checkout
 8. How to earn Hyatt Globalist status
 9. Bottom line

Enjoy free lounge access on your stays. (Photo by Summer Hull/The Points Guy.)


HYATT GLOBALIST COMPLIMENTARY BREAKFAST

Who doesn’t like being served a free, hot breakfast? Anytime there’s a survey of
what travelers want from hotels, you’re pretty much guaranteed to find free
breakfast at the top of their wish list. But, we have all probably seen a rather
depressing free breakfast lineup at a mid-range or budget hotel stocked with
cold cereal, questionable eggs and bland toast.

That’s not at all like the free breakfast you get by being a Hyatt Globalist.

Related: Guide to World of Hyatt elite status

Enjoy breakfast by the water at the Park Hyatt St. Kitts. (Photo by Zach
Griff/The Points Guy.)

Whether you’re staying on cash or points, Hyatt Globalists get to enjoy a free,
full breakfast for up to two adults and two children registered to the room.
Each Hyatt property executes this benefit a little differently, but expect to be
able to enjoy the breakfast items of your choice in the hotel restaurant.

Some Hyatt properties even let you enjoy the complimentary breakfast via room
service at no additional cost, which is the ultimate treat in my book.

Related: TPG’s favorite hotel breakfasts

Room service breakfast at the Park Hyatt Vienna (Photo by Summer Hull/The Points
Guy.)


HYATT CLUB LOUNGE ACCESS

Just about the only time you won’t get free, full breakfast at a Hyatt property
as a Globalist is if the hotel has a club lounge. In that case, your Hyatt
Globalist status allows you to enjoy your breakfast (plus snacks, evening
cocktails and other meals) in the exclusive club lounge at no extra charge.

Not all Hyatt properties have club lounges, but you’ll most frequently find them
at some Hyatt Regency and Grand Hyatt properties.

Regency club at Hyatt Regency Maui. (Photo by Clint Henderson/The Points Guy.)

Some club lounges are great, while others are just OK. In either case, you’ll
typically find a variety of breakfast items (with some hot dishes), snacks in
the afternoon and then evening appetizers, desserts and drinks. Some properties
charge a fee of a few dollars for the evening drinks, while others don’t.

Evening snacks at the Grand Hyatt SFO. (Photo by Summer Hull/The Points Guy.)

It’s possible to enjoy lounge access on your next Hyatt stay even without
Globalist status as lounge access certificates are awarded starting with just 20
annual night credits. You can also use additional points or cash to book lounge
access rooms, when available.

Related: Redeem points for upgraded Hyatt rooms and suites


HYATT SUITE UPGRADES

Hyatt Globalists can enjoy the luxury of extra space in a suite a couple of
different ways.

First, having Hyatt Globalist status means you are eligible for complimentary
space-available standard suite upgrades at check in. It’s similar to
space-available first-class upgrades for airline elites, only it’s a little
harder to know exactly how many suites are still available in a hotel than on an
airplane.

The second (and perhaps more reliable) way for Globalists to enjoy suites is by
securing them in advance using complimentary suite upgrade awards. These
upgrades are technically no longer earned just because you’re a Hyatt Globalist,
but they still come a byproduct of earning the status.

Related: Guide to Hyatt elite status tiers and perks

By the time you have earned 60 elite-qualifying nights with Hyatt in a calendar
year (the same number it takes to earn Globalist status), you’ll have unlocked
four suite upgrade award certificates. Each of these can be used to take a
standard room reservation booked with points or cash (or eligible rates) all the
way up to a standard suite reservation for no extra fee on up to a seven-night
stay.

You can usually see which suites are considered standard, and thus eligible for
the use of a suite upgrade certificate by carefully reading the room
descriptions on the individual hotel websites. For example, a junior or regular
suite will probably say “this is a standard suite”, while a specialty or
Presidential Suite won’t carry that language, and thus won’t be accessible
simply by using a suite upgrade certificate.

Living room area at Park Hyatt St. Kitts. (Photo by Zach Griff/The Points Guy.)

Locking in a suite ahead of time for a special trip — especially a trip with the
kids — is an exceptional hotel loyalty perk that is pretty much unmatched by the
other major programs.


WAIVED HYATT RESORT FEES

Hotel resort fees are just … awful. Absolutely no traveler I’ve ever met likes
paying these fees.

Thankfully, Hyatt makes it easy to avoid resort fees. Hyatt actually allows all
World of Hyatt members to avoid paying resort fees (that can top $50 per night)
by simply staying on an all-points award reservation.

But for top-tier Globalist members, all eligible stays booked directly with
Hyatt, whether paid with points, cash or a mix of cash and points, are exempt
from resort fees. This can result in hundreds of dollars in savings throughout
the year, especially if you frequent high-end hotels and resorts.

A four-night stay booked with cash at the beautiful Grand Hyatt Kauai, for
example, would come with $200 in resort fees. That is, unless you have Globalist
status.

Grand Hyatt Kauai. (Photo by Summer Hull / The Points Guy.)


FREE PARKING AT HYATT HOTELS

While many Hyatt properties have free parking, some of the higher-end or urban
properties don’t.

Consider the ski-out Park Hyatt Beaver Creek, where parking costs $50 per night,
or the Park Hyatt New York, which charges $75 per night for parking. Even the
Andaz San Diego charges between $25 and $49 per day for parking.

Globalists who need a place to park their car during a Hyatt stay can avoid
those parking charges when they’re enjoying an award stay booked with points or
an award certificate. This perk is not valid on a cash reservation, or a stay
booked with a mix of points and cash.


HYATT GUEST OF HONOR

When you have something as valuable as Hyatt Globalist status, it’s natural to
want to share the perks with friends and family members. With Hyatt, sharing
elite perks is actually a legitimate and above-board benefit of the Hyatt Guest
of Honor program.

Park Hyatt New York. (Summer Hull/The Points Guy.)

Hyatt Globalists can can use their points to book an award stay for someone
else, and all of the in-hotel benefits the Globalist would normally enjoy (such
as free breakfast, waived fees and suite upgrade eligibility, among others) will
transfer. Note that the Globalist elite must book an award stay for someone for
it to qualify, as there’s no such thing as a Guest of Honor paid stay.


4 P.M. LATE CHECKOUT

Whether for nap times, a last-minute shower or extra time to play in the pool,
sometimes it’s helpful to have your room for as long as possible on the day you
check out. With Globalist status, you can typically secure a 4 p.m. late
checkout time.

There are a few caveats to this, as late checkout is subject to availability and
not guaranteed at hotels with a casino, Hyatt resorts or Destination Residences.
(It’s not typically available at Hyatt Residence Club resorts either.) But, if
you want late checkout, it’s always worth asking and, in a polite manner, making
sure the front desk is aware of your Globalist status when you make your request
— especially if that means more time to enjoy the property.

(Photo by Summer Hull / The Points Guy.)


HOW TO EARN HYATT GLOBALIST STATUS

Hyatt Globalist elite status is earned with 60 eligible nights credited to your
World of Hyatt account within a calendar year.

Unlike top-tier Hilton Diamond status, there’s no credit card you can get that
automatically confers Hyatt Globalist status. It’s not necessarily easy to earn
Hyatt Globalist status without being a very frequent traveler, but there are
some workarounds.

First, know that both paid and award nights count toward the 60 nights you need
per year to earn Globalist status. Second, the World of Hyatt Credit Card can
help abbreviate the process of earning Globalist status. Normally, you get five
nights toward elite status just by having the World of Hyatt Credit Card — and
you’ll get another two elite nights for every $5,000 charged to the card with no
caps on how many nights you can earn.

Right now through June 30, however, you can get 10 nights toward elite status by
becoming a new cardholder in that timeframe. All World of Hyatt Credit Card
cardholders will also earn nights toward elite status faster at a rate of three
elite nights for every $5,000 charged from April 15 to June 30.

And if you have the legacy Hyatt Visa (no longer available to new applicants),
which doesn’t normally get you closer to elite status, you’ll now earn two elite
nights for every $5,000 charged during this period.


BOTTOM LINE

Once you’ve enjoyed the perks of Hyatt Globalist elite status, it’s hard to let
those luxuries go. From free full breakfast, to suite upgrades, late checkout,
waived resort fees, bonus points and more, Hyatt Globalist status is a hotel
elite status absolutely worth having if you can find a way to make it happen.

Also, keep in mind that, though most of us aren’t traveling right now, Hyatt has
announced that elite status earned in 2020 that would normally expire in
February of 2021 won’t actually expire until February of 2022, giving you even
more time to enjoy (and fall in love with) the benefits.

Featured photo by Zach Griff/The Points Guy.

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