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It’s the main reason you get any hotel elite status, including Hyatt Globalist status. The next section explains the benefits you will get with Hyatt Globalist status.

What are the Hyatt Globalist benefits?

Here’s a look at the types of benefits you’ll get if you reach 60 qualifying nights or 100,000 base points and qualify for Globalist status.

Bonus points

All Hyatt members earn 2.5 base points per dollar spent on eligible rates and incidentals while staying at a Hyatt Studio property; They earn 5 base points per dollar spent at other Hyatt hotels and resorts. However, Globalist members receive a 30% bonus on base points earned, earning 3.25 points per dollar spent at Hyatt Studio properties and 7.5 points per dollar spent at other Hyatt hotels and resorts.

Hyatt members can also choose bonus points on select Milestone Reward Tiers.

Room upgrade

Hyatt Globalist members receive an upgrade to the “best room available” (including standard suites and rooms with Club Lounge access) when checking in at Hyatt properties (Hyatt, Hyatt Place, Hyatt House, Hyatt Studio, Destination by Hyatt, Hyatt Studio, Destination) should Residences and Hyatt Vacation Club Hotels and Resorts). However, the property determines the best room available, and it cannot be a higher room type or category than the one you have booked.

Hyatt members can also choose a suite upgrade award as a milestone reward when they reach the milestone of 40 qualifying nights or 65,000 base points; They receive two suite upgrade awards when they reach the milestone of 50 qualifying nights or 80,000 base points. Members will also receive two suite upgrade awards when they reach 60 qualifying nights or 100,000 base points. You can use a Suite Upgrade Award to confirm a standard suite at the time of booking or later when you stay for seven nights or less and book an eligible rate.

Late checkout

Hyatt Globalist members receive late checkout from 4pm upon request at most Hyatt properties. Globalist members do not receive late checkout after 4pm at Hyatt Vacation Club properties; Additionally, this benefit is subject to availability at destination hotels by Casino, Hyatt Resorts and Hyatt Residences properties.

Priority access to rooms

Hyatt Globalist members receive the first room in the booked category (or an eligible higher category room based on the “Best Room Available” benefit) that becomes available when they check in at most Hyatt hotels if no rooms in that category are available. and resorts (except Hyatt Vacation Club properties). Globalist members can avail this benefit as early as 9 am on their check-in date.

Club lounge access or breakfast

Hyatt Globalist members receive access to Club Lounges at hotels and resorts that are open. Hyatt members can also choose two Club Access awards as milestone rewards when they reach the 20 qualifying nights or 35,000 base points milestone and the 30 qualifying nights or 50,000 base points milestone. This can be helpful if you want lounge access before you achieve Globalist status.

At hotels and resorts without an open Club Lounge, Globalist members receive free breakfast daily for two adults and two children registered in the room. Hyatt defines complimentary full breakfast as an entrée or standard breakfast buffet plus juice and coffee. Globalist members receive standard breakfast at hotels and resorts that offer free breakfast to all guests.

There are only a few exceptions to the Globalist Breakfast Benefit. For example, Globalist members receive continental breakfast only for two adults and two children registered in a room at the Hyatt Regency Bethesda in Maryland.

Captioned by Hyatt Hotels, Globalist members receive just one elevated coffee and one small plate per registered guest (up to two adults and two children). Global Members do not receive breakfast at Hyatt Vacation Club hotels and resorts, Hyatt Regency Madrid Residences, Grand Hyatt Kuwait Residences, The Laurel Inn, Ventana Campground and most Destination by Hyatt Residences locations.

Waived resort, destination and facility fees

Hyatt Globalist members are not required to pay any resort, destination or facility fees when paying the applicable rate. Remember, all Hyatt members do not have to pay resort, destination and amenity fees when staying on free night awards (including when redeeming Hyatt points). This benefit does not affect other fees you may be required to pay, such as taxes and service fees.

Guest of Honour

Hyatt members receive a Guest of Honor award as a milestone reward when they reach 40 qualifying nights or 65,000 base points; They receive two Guest of Honor awards when they reach 60 qualifying nights or 100,000 base points.

Guest of Honor awards allow you to enjoy the benefits of Globalist status on an eligible award or paid stay of up to seven nights. You’ll earn a Guest of Honor award once you reach 40 qualifying nights or 65,000 base points, so you can give yourself the Globalist benefit on a stay even before you earn Globalist status.

Free parking on free night awards

Globalist members receive free parking while staying on free night awards (including redeeming Hyatt points) as long as they can bill the parking fee to their guest room folio. Valet or self-parking is included if both are available, but does not qualify for stays at Hyatt Vacation Club properties.

My surviving gatekeeper

You’ll get access to My Hyatt Concierge as a Milestone Rewards benefit when you reach 60 qualifying nights or 100,000 Base Points. With this milestone reward, you can access a dedicated My Hyatt concierge agent and phone line.

My Hyatt Concierge agents can assist with a variety of issues, including applying suite upgrade awards and correcting stays that are not properly credited. My dedicated agent is responsive via email, but I’ve also received fast and efficient service when calling the My Hyatt Concierge phone line and speaking with whichever agent comes up.

How to get Hyatt Globalist Status

• Earn 60 Elite-qualifying nights in one calendar year
• Earn 100,000 base points in one calendar year

Once you meet these requirements, you will retain Hyatt Globalist status two years later through the end of February. So, if you get Hyatt Globalist status in 2024, you will have the status by the end of February 2026.

No Hyatt credit card offers Globalist status as a benefit, and purchases on Hyatt credit cards earn bonus points (not base points). However, Hyatt periodically offers Double Elite-Qualifying Nights promotions, and you can earn Elite-Qualifying Nights with the Hyatt Credit Card as follows:

• World of Hyatt Credit Cards: Earn five Elite-qualifying night credits toward your next level of status each year, and two additional Elite-qualifying night credits toward your next level of status every time you spend $5,000 on your card.
• The world of Hyatt Business Credit Cards: Earn five Elite-qualifying night credits toward your next level of status every time you spend $10,000 on your card.

So, while you can technically earn Hyatt Globalist status through purchases on Hyatt credit cards, most members choose to earn many of their Elite Night Credits through investments and only a few Elite Night Credits by spending on credit cards each calendar year.

Finally, once they earn Lifetime status, Hyatt loyalists can enjoy Globalist status and some Milestone Rewards benefits without having to meet standard requirements. However, Lifetime Globalist status is only awarded to members who have earned 1,000,000 Lifetime Base Points.

Why I Love Hyatt Globalist Status

U.S. I often find good value at category 1 Hyatt hotels near airports and overseas. Granted, Hyatt Globalist status doesn’t offer many perks other than 4pm late checkout and access to priority rooms in my Hyatt Place stay near US airports. However, I have used the free parking on award night benefit to save money when staying in larger cities like Denver and Sofia, Bulgaria.

I often use the 4pm late checkout benefit to work from the hotel before taking an evening flight. I also like knowing that breakfast will be included without me checking the program terms and conditions before each stay (compared to complex Marriott Elite breakfast benefits). I appreciate being able to apply a suite upgrade award as soon as I book a stay, even if the stay is several months in the future.

But perhaps most of all, I find comfort in knowing that I can rely on my Hyatt Concierge staff to handle any issues. I have always received a quick and satisfactory response, whether I call the general concierge line with an urgent problem or email my assigned concierge with a less urgent need. Compared to my experience calling other hotel loyalty programs as a high-level elite member, working with Hyatt as a global member to resolve issues has been extremely easy.

Bottom line

Hyatt Globalist status is valuable, although it requires a large number of nights or money spent. If I had to choose only one hotel to have elite status, the Hyatt Globalist would be it. The benefits are unmatched by other programs, and I love knowing that any issues I have during my stay will be quickly resolved by the My Hyatt Concierge team.