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My Experience Applying for Hyatt Credit Card

Matthew Klint Posted onJune 29, 2017June 29, 2017 14 Comments

You would think that as a loyal Hyatt Globalist, I would have had the Hyatt Credit Card from Chase for many years. But I just applied for it today. You should too if you enjoy staying at high-end Hyatt properties.

I don’t have an affiliate link so it’s not like I have any vested financial interest in you signing up for this card. Instead, I think the annual free night (in a Category 1-4 property) more than offsets the $75 annual fee. And while that alone makes the card worthwhile, the  sign-up bonus is why I write about this today.

Application Link: Hyatt Credit Card

Today is the last today to sign-up for the card under the old sign-up bonus, which is two free nights at any Hyatt property worldwide after spending $2,000 in the first three months of opening the card. Under the link above, you also receive $50 statement credit after your first purchase.

These free nights are not capacity controlled: as long as Hyatt is selling a standard room, you can use your free night. Redeem your free nights at top hotels like the Park Hyatt Paris, Zurich, or Sydney and you’re getting (in some cases) $1,000+/night in value.

Starting tomorrow, the sign-up bonus will transition from two free nights to 40,000 points. If you’re using those points at lower category hotels, you come out ahead with the new offer. For example, the Hyatt Regency Kathmandu is a Category 1 (5,000 points per night) so your sign-up bonus would cover eight nights. But top-end properties run 30,000 points per night for a standard room, meaning you come out much worse than before if aspirational properties are your aim.

Why Now?

I am certainly the type who likes to use free nights at aspirational properties, so the old offer makes much more sense than the new offer. But why haven’t I ever applied before? I have been loyal to Hyatt for years.

The honest answer is I wanted to use the free nights for a very special occasion and never got around to applying. Instead, I just dipped into my points for prior special occasions, fearing the space I needed would be gone by the time the free credit card nights posted. The free nights are valid for one year.

But with the offer changing, it seemed like now or never and I applied earlier today.

Initially I received the following message–

Hyatt Credit Card

This is not uncommon when you hold several Chase cards. I called Chase and simply had to move some credit around from another card in order to finalize approval. The card is now in the mail.

CONCLUSION

The Hyatt Credit Card from Chase is a great card to keep in your wallet even if you don’t put much spending on it. The $75 annual fee is offset by the free night and the card does not count against Chase’s 5/24 rule. But apply today for the two-night bonus if you like high-end properties.

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Matthew Klint

Matthew is an avid traveler who calls Los Angeles home. Each year he travels more than 200,000 miles by air and has visited more than 135 countries. Working both in the aviation industry and as a travel consultant, Matthew has been featured in major media outlets around the world and uses his Live and Let's Fly blog to share the latest news in the airline industry, commentary on frequent flyer programs, and detailed reports of his worldwide travel.

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14 Comments

  1. Spencer Reply
    June 29, 2017 at 3:23 pm

    Quick clarification… the Hyatt card counts against 5/24 (it adds to the count) but is not impacted by 5/24 (you can get it after you’ve hit 5/24)

  2. playalaguna Reply
    June 29, 2017 at 3:28 pm

    Interesting that I had the same response. When I signed into my account, the Hyatt card is now listed as one of my cards with a credit limit. Check you online account.

  3. Greg Reply
    June 29, 2017 at 3:32 pm

    Why not link to the offer that also provides $50 statement credit if its not affiliate link?

    • Matthew Reply
      June 29, 2017 at 3:55 pm

      I missed that. Can you provide it?

      Thanks for making me feel stupid! 😉

    • Matthew Reply
      June 29, 2017 at 4:05 pm

      Just updated post with $50 credit link.

      Thank you for drawing it to my attention. I missed the recent posts from Frequent Miler and Doctor of Credit on it…

  4. Jack J Reply
    June 29, 2017 at 4:38 pm

    Chase has me in the holding pen also! Was too much credit for your app hold?

    • Matthew Reply
      June 29, 2017 at 5:01 pm

      I have many (too many) Chase cards and although my credit score is above 800, they just wanted to move some credit from my United card.

      • Jackj Reply
        June 29, 2017 at 5:17 pm

        Likewise mate! Automated line tells me we are reviewing and will let me know in 2 weeks. Hmmm, Should I call the recon line or just regular chase credit card phone number ? Thoughts, opinions are gladly accepted

  5. Santastico Reply
    June 29, 2017 at 4:56 pm

    My experience applying for this card was a PITA. I have 3 Chase cards, lots of credit line, I spend a large amount of money on Chase cards and pay the full statement every month. Also have 830 credit score. I applied and got the same message you got. Called Chase and it took me 45 minutes on the line with an agent to get approved. I started the conversation by saying I wanted to move credit line from other card and did not need more credit but still was asked millions of questions and was places on hold several times for the agent to check things. At the end I was approved but not sure why Chase wanted to make this so difficult.

  6. Jimmy Gottfredson Reply
    June 29, 2017 at 5:00 pm

    Felt the same way about Chase Fairmont card, and finally applied once I learned the card was going away. You can use your points so easily with Hyatt and Starwood that it was easy to put off getting another card. Enjoy you two nights.

  7. dan Reply
    June 29, 2017 at 5:05 pm

    the link only has a 2 free nights, w/o a $50 stmt credit; believe that stmt credit was gonce since last night

  8. Xeno P Reply
    June 29, 2017 at 7:08 pm

    Applied on Monday, along with the IHG card. Both went into waiting mode. Chase rep called me today, moved credit around and approved me for both. Yay!

  9. ryan Reply
    June 29, 2017 at 8:45 pm

    What number did you call to get the card approved?

    • Matthew Reply
      June 30, 2017 at 3:02 am

      I actually just called my Chase Sapphire number (no holds, someone picks right up) and got transferred.

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