{"id":145334,"date":"2025-01-21T19:30:17","date_gmt":"2025-01-21T19:30:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2025\/01\/21\/hyatt-now-offering-suite-upgrade-bidding-on-some-reservations-the-points-guy\/"},"modified":"2025-01-21T19:30:17","modified_gmt":"2025-01-21T19:30:17","slug":"hyatt-now-offering-suite-upgrade-bidding-on-some-reservations-the-points-guy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2025\/01\/21\/hyatt-now-offering-suite-upgrade-bidding-on-some-reservations-the-points-guy\/","title":{"rendered":"Hyatt now offering suite upgrade bidding on some reservations &#8211; The Points Guy"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>World of Hyatt is known for treating its top-tier elite members especially well. I&#8217;d argue the brand is first among many when it comes to customer loyalty. As a <a href=\"https:\/\/thepointsguy.com\/news\/2025-status-goals\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">World of Hyatt Globalist<\/a>, I often get upgraded to a suite at check-in or even ahead of time.<\/p>\n<p>That&#8217;s why I was so surprised when I recently received an email offering me the opportunity to bid for a suite upgrade at an upcoming stay in Lisbon.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"jsx-1853040249 tpg-figure\">\n<div style=\"padding-top:0\" class=\"jsx-36530878 full-width-auto-height-image\"><span style=\"box-sizing:border-box;display:block;overflow:hidden;width:initial;height:initial;background:none;opacity:1;border:0;margin:0;padding:0;position:relative\"><span style=\"box-sizing:border-box;display:block;width:initial;height:initial;background:none;opacity:1;border:0;margin:0;padding:0;padding-top:62.41234221598878%\"\/><noscript><img alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"responsive\" style=\"position:absolute;top:0;left:0;bottom:0;right:0;box-sizing:border-box;padding:0;border:none;margin:auto;display:block;width:0;height:0;min-width:100%;max-width:100%;min-height:100%;max-height:100%\" sizes=\"100vw\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thepointsguy.global.ssl.fastly.net\/us\/originals\/2025\/01\/Screenshot-2025-01-08-at-4.35.33%E2%80%AFPM.png?width=640 640w, https:\/\/thepointsguy.global.ssl.fastly.net\/us\/originals\/2025\/01\/Screenshot-2025-01-08-at-4.35.33%E2%80%AFPM.png?width=750 750w, https:\/\/thepointsguy.global.ssl.fastly.net\/us\/originals\/2025\/01\/Screenshot-2025-01-08-at-4.35.33%E2%80%AFPM.png?width=828 828w, https:\/\/thepointsguy.global.ssl.fastly.net\/us\/originals\/2025\/01\/Screenshot-2025-01-08-at-4.35.33%E2%80%AFPM.png?width=1080 1080w, https:\/\/thepointsguy.global.ssl.fastly.net\/us\/originals\/2025\/01\/Screenshot-2025-01-08-at-4.35.33%E2%80%AFPM.png?width=1200 1200w, https:\/\/thepointsguy.global.ssl.fastly.net\/us\/originals\/2025\/01\/Screenshot-2025-01-08-at-4.35.33%E2%80%AFPM.png?width=1920 1920w, https:\/\/thepointsguy.global.ssl.fastly.net\/us\/originals\/2025\/01\/Screenshot-2025-01-08-at-4.35.33%E2%80%AFPM.png?width=2048 2048w, https:\/\/thepointsguy.global.ssl.fastly.net\/us\/originals\/2025\/01\/Screenshot-2025-01-08-at-4.35.33%E2%80%AFPM.png?width=3840 3840w\" src=\"https:\/\/thepointsguy.global.ssl.fastly.net\/us\/originals\/2025\/01\/Screenshot-2025-01-08-at-4.35.33%E2%80%AFPM.png?width=3840\"\/><\/noscript><\/span><\/div><figcaption class=\"jsx-1853040249 figcaption\">Hyatt Regency Lisbon upgrade offer. WORLD OF HYATT<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Several offers were available, including the chance to bid for an upgrade on a sliding scale. Options included a standard river-view room starting at an additional $41 per day, a deluxe suite starting at $97 and a deluxe river-view suite starting at $141. You could bid up to $185 for the largest suites.<\/p>\n<div class=\"jsx-2186670315 tpg-gallery\">\n<p>1<!-- --> of <!-- -->2<\/p>\n<p>Hyatt Regency Lisbon upgrade offer. WORLD OF HYATT<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Interestingly, I had a second stay at the hotel later in the week and received a similar offer via email.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Related: <a href=\"https:\/\/thepointsguy.com\/guide\/how-to-get-hotel-upgrades\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Tips to get the hotel room upgrades you deserve<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>There were also options to pay for early or late check-in or checkout, prepurchase classes like Pilates, get a room on a higher floor, book an airport pickup, and even prepay for a massage. (I should have booked the massage in advance since they were sold out when I was there.)<\/p>\n<div class=\"jsx-2186670315 tpg-gallery\">\n<p>1<!-- --> of <!-- -->3<\/p>\n<p>Hyatt Regency Lisbon upgrade offer. WORLD OF HYATT<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Other than TPG Senior Director of Content Summer Hull (who vaguely remembered getting an offer from an all-inclusive Hyatt property), none of my colleagues remembered receiving similar emails. I also asked in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/groups\/TPGLounge\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">TPG Lounge<\/a> on Facebook and got some surprising intel. Several World of Hyatt members have received similar offers recently.<\/p>\n<p>Facebook user N. Glann also had an upcoming stay at the Hyatt Regency Lisbon. &#8220;None of the upgrade offers seemed worth it, and the bidding started at a minimum price on the slider that I was not willing to pay,&#8221; Glann said. &#8220;Even airport pick-up seemed ridiculously high at 90 euros, which is $92.33 USD. Right now, I can get an Uber XL or XXL from LIS to the Hyatt for 13.94 euros, which is $14.30 USD, or 16.37 euros, which is $16.79 USD, respectively.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>A reader named Viktor Kryvyziuk said he&#8217;d received an upgrade offer for Dreams Natura Resort &amp; Spa in Cancun. &#8220;Bidding included different room options and has a minimal bid amount (e.g., $115) with a reference to an average numbers members would typically bid (e.g., $150),&#8221; he said.<\/p>\n<div class=\"&#10;        EmailSignUp_container__qYzYT&#10;        undefined&#10;        EmailSignUp_isLoading__i_qm0&#10;      \"><picture class=\"EmailSignUp_graphic__zgpFm\"><source media=\"screen and (max-width: 767px)\" srcset=\"\/images\/EmailSignUp\/daily-mob.svg\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/thepointsguy.com\/images\/EmailSignUp\/daily-dt.svg\"\/><\/picture>\n<div class=\"EmailSignUp_form__C8FWb\">\n<p>Daily Newsletter<\/p>\n<p>Reward your inbox with the TPG Daily newsletter<\/p>\n<p>Join over 700,000 readers for breaking news, in-depth guides and exclusive deals from TPG\u2019s experts<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Marie Christine Misajon-Seda told TPG she got an upgrade offer at <a href=\"https:\/\/thepointsguy.com\/news\/hyatt-vivid-grand-island\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Hyatt Vivid Grand Island<\/a>, also in Cancun. She was a World of Hyatt Explorist at the time but was already booked into a suite using points, so she didn&#8217;t jump on the upgrade offer to a larger room.<\/p>\n<div class=\"jsx-2186670315 tpg-gallery\">\n<p>1<!-- --> of <!-- -->2<\/p>\n<p>Upgrade offer from Hyatt Vivid Grand Island. WORLD OF HYATT<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Another reader said he didn&#8217;t believe the bidding policy was new, suggesting it was up to individual hotels, which I do believe to be the case. I&#8217;ve stayed more than 80 nights at Hyatt hotels in the past 12 months, and the beautiful Hyatt Regency Lisbon is the first Hyatt where I&#8217;ve seen this.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"jsx-1853040249 tpg-figure\">\n<div style=\"padding-top:0\" class=\"jsx-36530878 full-width-auto-height-image\"><span style=\"box-sizing:border-box;display:block;overflow:hidden;width:initial;height:initial;background:none;opacity:1;border:0;margin:0;padding:0;position:relative\"><span style=\"box-sizing:border-box;display:block;width:initial;height:initial;background:none;opacity:1;border:0;margin:0;padding:0;padding-top:66.6875%\"\/><img alt=\"\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"responsive\" style=\"position:absolute;top:0;left:0;bottom:0;right:0;box-sizing:border-box;padding:0;border:none;margin:auto;display:block;width:0;height:0;min-width:100%;max-width:100%;min-height:100%;max-height:100%\"\/><noscript><img alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"responsive\" style=\"position:absolute;top:0;left:0;bottom:0;right:0;box-sizing:border-box;padding:0;border:none;margin:auto;display:block;width:0;height:0;min-width:100%;max-width:100%;min-height:100%;max-height:100%\" sizes=\"100vw\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thepointsguy.global.ssl.fastly.net\/us\/originals\/2025\/01\/20250115_Hyatt-Regency-Lisbon_CHenderson-80.jpg?width=640 640w, https:\/\/thepointsguy.global.ssl.fastly.net\/us\/originals\/2025\/01\/20250115_Hyatt-Regency-Lisbon_CHenderson-80.jpg?width=750 750w, https:\/\/thepointsguy.global.ssl.fastly.net\/us\/originals\/2025\/01\/20250115_Hyatt-Regency-Lisbon_CHenderson-80.jpg?width=828 828w, https:\/\/thepointsguy.global.ssl.fastly.net\/us\/originals\/2025\/01\/20250115_Hyatt-Regency-Lisbon_CHenderson-80.jpg?width=1080 1080w, https:\/\/thepointsguy.global.ssl.fastly.net\/us\/originals\/2025\/01\/20250115_Hyatt-Regency-Lisbon_CHenderson-80.jpg?width=1200 1200w, https:\/\/thepointsguy.global.ssl.fastly.net\/us\/originals\/2025\/01\/20250115_Hyatt-Regency-Lisbon_CHenderson-80.jpg?width=1920 1920w, https:\/\/thepointsguy.global.ssl.fastly.net\/us\/originals\/2025\/01\/20250115_Hyatt-Regency-Lisbon_CHenderson-80.jpg?width=2048 2048w, https:\/\/thepointsguy.global.ssl.fastly.net\/us\/originals\/2025\/01\/20250115_Hyatt-Regency-Lisbon_CHenderson-80.jpg?width=3840 3840w\" src=\"https:\/\/thepointsguy.global.ssl.fastly.net\/us\/originals\/2025\/01\/20250115_Hyatt-Regency-Lisbon_CHenderson-80.jpg?width=3840\"\/><\/noscript><\/span><\/div><figcaption class=\"jsx-1853040249 figcaption\">CLINT HENDERSON\/THE POINTS GUY<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>In any case, I didn&#8217;t end up bidding on an upgrade for either stay, but I was upgraded to a one-bedroom suite both times anyway.<\/p>\n<div class=\"jsx-2186670315 tpg-gallery\">\n<p>1<!-- --> of <!-- -->6<\/p>\n<p>CLINT HENDERSON\/THE POINTS GUY<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Hopefully, that will be the case at other Hyatts that decide to enable this bidding process. I only see one red flag with this: Globalists could potentially lose out on upgrades if nonmembers or lower-tier elite members buy up all the suites because the hotel sells cheap upgrades. That is exactly what&#8217;s happened to <a href=\"https:\/\/thepointsguy.com\/news\/upgrades-clearing-less-first-class-tickets\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">upgrades for elite members<\/a> on airlines like Delta Air Lines and United Airlines. They are getting much better at selling those prized first- or business-class seats to everyone. Depending on how properties react, the move to upsell hotel upgrades could be a devaluation if it spreads widely<\/p>\n<p>I reached out to World of Hyatt on the policy but hadn&#8217;t heard back by publication.<\/p>\n<p>Now, bidding on upgrades is nothing new. <a href=\"https:\/\/thepointsguy.com\/loyalty-programs\/what-is-hilton-elite-status-worth\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Hilton Honors<\/a> has been offering it for <a href=\"https:\/\/thepointsguy.com\/news\/hilton-sell-upgrades-to-elites\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">several years now<\/a> \u2014 even for top-tier members who might otherwise get a free upgrade. It is a smart business move by hotels to increase revenue, as long as it doesn&#8217;t come at the expense of free upgrades. Complimentary Hilton upgrades were already unusual in my experience, even for top-tier Diamond members. It might make sense at a chain like Hilton to bid ahead of time to guarantee a suite. I really hope that doesn&#8217;t become standard at World of Hyatt.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Related reading:<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/thepointsguy.com\/news\/hyatt-upgrade-bids\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>World of Hyatt is known for treating its top-tier elite members especially well. I&#8217;d argue the brand is first among many when it comes to customer loyalty. As a World of Hyatt Globalist, I often get upgraded to a suite at check-in or even ahead of time. 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