What it’s really like using Hyatt perks at Standard hotels

It’s massive information at The Points Guy when World of Hyatt does something to develop its attain throughout the globe — and it’s been occurring lots currently. World of Hyatt is certainly one of our favourite resort loyalty packages, and an enlargement can typically create thrilling new alternatives to earn and redeem factors.

At the identical time, a few of these adjustments can depart you disenchanted when households of hotels aren’t totally built-in with Hyatt’s usually improbable award chart and record of elite advantages, as an alternative taking extra of an affiliation fairly than full integration method when in comparison with the remainder of the manufacturers.

So when the hip, enjoyable Standard model of hotels lately started to hitch the World of Hyatt household, I used to be cautiously optimistic. If you are not conversant in Standard hotels, know that they’re really something however commonplace. They are usually positioned in enjoyable spots corresponding to New York City’s High Line and East Village, the Maldives, London, Bangkok, and Singapore, to call just a few.

I’m principally a factors and miles lady, so I hadn’t really stayed at a Standard resort earlier than this most up-to-date journey, for the reason that model beforehand wasn’t a part of a significant loyalty program.

After a few nights, I can vouch that Standard lived as much as the status of being trendy, a bit edgy and never afraid to social gathering … till actually 4 a.m. within the case of the Le Bain on the highest ground of the High Line location. (Pssst: Get a ground distant from the membership on the 18th ground if you happen to can.)

But that wasn’t precisely what I went there to search out out. I went to see how issues performed out as a World of Hyatt member trying to make use of my factors and perks at The Standard, High Line in New York City’s Meatpacking District.

Using Hyatt factors at a Standard resort

Many, although not all, Standard hotels at the moment are really part of the World of Hyatt program, which implies they’re on the award chart with a hard and fast vary of factors costs. In my expertise and analysis, availability for traditional rooms is mostly on par with that of most different Hyatt properties.

To put some numbers to it, listed below are instance award costs at just a few Standard hotels now bookable with Hyatt factors:

• The Standard, Bangkok Mahanakhon: Awards beginning at 12,000 Hyatt factors per night time
• The Standard, Singapore: Awards beginning at 17,000 Hyatt factors per night time
• The Standard, Maldives: Awards beginning at 21,000 Hyatt factors per night time

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I used to be capable of guide a room with two double beds at The Standard, High Line for 25,000 factors per night time throughout a busy weekend in June when money charges had been over $600 per night time, making this a superb redemption by TPG level valuations. (Note that I’m now seeing one queen mattress because the room kind generally accessible using World of Hyatt factors at this property as an alternative of the extra diverse room sorts that had been accessible when it first joined the Hyatt program.)

This adherence to the Hyatt award chart is nice information, and never one thing to take as a right, particularly on condition that the Mr & Mrs Smith hotels and the Under Canvas glamping properties don’t comply with the award chart. Those properties use dynamic award pricing, though they’re additionally within the World of Hyatt household.

However, whereas it’s nice that almost all Standard hotels are on the common award chart, notice that some, together with the one I used to be at in New York City, are excluded from Hyatt’s typical suite improve guidelines. That signifies that you will not be capable to use Globalist suite upgrades or a hard and fast variety of factors to safe suites when accessible.

Waived charges, late checkout and bonus factors

When we arrived, it was after check-in time, so it wasn’t too massive of a shock that our room was prepared. However, it was a nice shock after we had been proactively supplied a 4 p.m. late checkout at check-in due to our Hyatt Globalist standing.

Since we had been staying on Hyatt factors, we additionally averted the $35 day by day vacation spot price (true for all Hyatt members staying on factors) and loved incomes not solely 5 Hyatt factors per greenback spent on eligible expenses, however a 30% bonus on prime of that for having Globalist standing, plus one other 4 factors per greenback for placing the incidental expenses on my World of Hyatt Credit Card (see charges and costs).

I additionally received to test off one other model for the Hyatt Brand Explorer promo, which awards one free Category 1-4 award night time for each 5 manufacturers you strive in Hyatt’s ecosystem. Luckily, Standard, StandardX and Bunkhouse will rely as three separate manufacturers to provide you much more choices to earn extra Brand Explorer awards.

Free breakfast due to Hyatt standing

I’m a sucker for a free breakfast due to my Hyatt Globalist standing, and The Standard, High Line surpassed the usual morning lineup at its Standard Grill, with choices corresponding to inexperienced and yellow juice, eggs Norweigan, and a Gruyere-and-bacon quiche.

We ate outdoors overlooking the energetic sidewalk in the future and inside the opposite. On each days, we had roughly $120 of day by day breakfast wiped off our invoice, since Hyatt Globalist standing covers free breakfast for as much as two adults and two kids within the room (and New York City eating costs aren’t low-cost).

We had been instructed at checkout that we had been charged for the tip we added each days, which was wonderful with us, however it’s one thing that varies a bit throughout the Hyatt system.

Bottom line

Our weekend having fun with our Hyatt factors and perks at The Standard, High Line in New York City was a ton of enjoyable.

From staying on our Hyatt factors, incomes nearly 12 Hyatt factors per greenback spent on purchases we charged to the room — corresponding to a basic soda with a scoop of ice cream from the midcentury-inspired open-air bar in entrance of the resort — to a vibe that was a far cry from something you are prone to encounter at one thing like a Hyatt Place or Hyatt Regency, it was a blast.

I’m completely thrilled by the best way the World of Hyatt and Standard Hotels have mixed their respective superpowers to create all-new methods to earn and redeem factors for stays that go nicely past the norm.