How to Transfer Chase Points to Hyatt

When you want to get a great deal on a hotel stay through Chase Ultimate Rewards, you can transfer Chase points to Hyatt. Although it's not the largest hotel chain in the world, Hyatt still has plenty of properties to visit. It also offers fantastic award availability and a high value for your points no matter what category of hotel you book.

Hyatt is undoubtedly one of Chase's best travel partners. In this guide, we'll cover how to transfer Chase points to Hyatt and get maximum value on your award stays.

What you need to transfer Chase points to Hyatt

To transfer Chase points to Hyatt, you need a World of Hyatt account. You can register online, and membership is free. You also need one of the following Chase credit cards and at least 1,000 Ultimate Rewards points:

How to transfer Chase points to Hyatt

On the Ultimate Rewards site, you can transfer Chase points to Hyatt quickly and easily. Here are the steps to follow:

Log in to your Chase Ultimate Rewards account. If you have more than one rewards card with Chase, select the Chase card with the points you wish to transfer after logging in.
Open the "Earn / Use" dropdown menu and click "Transfer to Travel Partners." You can open that dropdown menu by clicking "Earn / Use."
Go to the World of Hyatt listing and select "Transfer Points." You'll find this listing in the Hotels section of Chase's travel partners.
Select a transfer recipient. When you transfer Chase points to Hyatt, you can send them to yourself or a recipient who is both an authorized user on your account and a member of your household.

Use the dropdown menu to pick the recipient, and then enter the corresponding World of Hyatt account number.

Decide how many points to transfer. You must send your transfer in increments of 1,000 points, and the minimum amount is also 1,000 points. Just like with every Chase travel partner, there's a 1:1 transfer ratio when you transfer Chase points to Hyatt. That means 1 Chase Ultimate Rewards point gets you 1 Hyatt point.
Submit your transfer. Chase provides a standard review screen. If everything looks correct, you can click to confirm and finalize the points transfer.

Remember that all transfers are final. You can't cancel or send the points back. Because of that, you should only transfer Chase points to Hyatt after you've found the award stay you want to book.

How to book a Hyatt award stay

Booking a Hyatt award stay follows the same process as booking in cash. Here's the process to set up your Hyatt stay:

First, fill out the search form on the Hyatt homepage with where you're going, your check-in and check-out dates, the number of rooms you need, and your number of guests.
Check the "Use Points" box on the search form, and then perform a search.
If you didn't select a specific hotel on the search form, pick one now. This takes you to the hotel page.
Choose the type of room you want. (You'll be at this section already if you selected a hotel on the search form.)
On the hotel page, you can also toggle between viewing prices in points and cash. To see cash prices, click "View Rates."
When you've found the room you want, click "Select." You'll need to log in to your World of Hyatt account if you haven't done that yet, and then you can complete the booking.

Maximizing value when you transfer Chase points to Hyatt

Hyatt bases the cost of an award stay on the category of the hotel and the type of room you choose. There are eight categories of Hyatt hotels. As you'd expect, higher category hotels cost more and also tend to be more luxurious.

The great thing about Hyatt points is that there aren't any bad redemption options. You can get $0.015 per point or more on award stays at each hotel category. Hyatt also gives you the option to pay with points plus cash. In some cases, this can get you an even better value per point.

You do tend to get more value for your points when you use them to book expensive Hyatt hotels in popular destinations. And of course, there are standout Hyatt properties where you can get a great value for your points, including:

Park Hyatt Maldives Hadahaa: Located in an island paradise, rooms here can cost $950 per night. Award stays, on the other hand, cost 30,000 points per night.
Park Hyatt Paris-Vendome: Centrally located and with gorgeous room designs, this hotel offers rooms that cost over 800 euros for 30,000 points per night.
Hyatt All-Inclusive Resorts: If you'd like to have everything taken care of on your vacation, then any of Hyatt's all-inclusive resorts will do the trick for 20,000 to 25,000 points. Cash prices are typically at least $500 per night, and often much more.

Should you transfer Chase points to Hyatt or redeem through Chase's portal?

Besides transferring points, your other option is booking a stay with Hyatt through the Ultimate Rewards travel portal. Chase lets you turn your points into cash that you then apply toward the purchase. Your points are worth $0.0125 each if you have the Chase Sapphire Preferred® Card or the Chase Ink Business Preferred℠ Credit Card. If you have the Chase Sapphire Reserve®, then you get $0.015 per Ultimate Rewards point.

An advantage to booking this way is that it's the same as paying in cash to Hyatt. That means if you have a World of Hyatt account, you can earn 5 Hyatt points per $1 on the booking. If you're in one of the World of Hyatt elite status tiers, you can also get a 10% to 30% bonus on those points. You don't earn points on award stays.

Since Hyatt's site makes it so easy to compare room prices in points and cash, that's the best approach. Check whether it would cost you more of your rewards if you transfer Chase points to Hyatt or if you book through the Ultimate Rewards travel portal. If it's close, you should lean toward using the Chase portal, since you'll also earn Hyatt points that way.

Chase's Hyatt Credit Card

If you're a frequent Hyatt customer, you may be interested in its co-branded credit card offered with Chase. Here are the key details of the World of Hyatt Credit Card:

A sign-up bonus of up to 50,000 points (25,000 bonus points for spending $3,000 on purchases in the first three months and another 25,000 bonus points for spending $6,000 on purchases in the first six months)
One night free every year after your cardmember anniversary at any Category 1-4 Hyatt property, plus an extra free night at any Category 1-4 Hyatt property when you spend $15,000 during your cardmember anniversary year
4 points per $1 on purchases at all Hyatt hotels
2 points per $1 on purchases at restaurants, on airline tickets purchased directly from the airline, local transit and commuting, and fitness club and gym memberships
1 point per $1 on all other purchases
$95 annual fee

If you stay at Hyatt hotels often, this Hyatt credit card is 100% worth it. The free night alone can save you much more than the $95 annual fee. You can also collect quite a few bonus points. Considering the low cost and the value it provides, the World of Hyatt Credit Card compares favorably to the best travel rewards cards.

Redeeming your Chase points to stay at Hyatt

For award bookings, Hyatt ranks near the top not just among Chase transfer partners, but among all hotels. Most other hotels charge significantly more points for their rooms across every category.

The lone drawback is that Hyatt doesn't have as much coverage as some of its competitors. Still, it can certainly be worth it to transfer Chase points to Hyatt. The more affordable properties are excellent choices for their cost, and its luxury hotels are spectacular.