Update 10/19/23: Now live. Looks like you get ~1.2¢ per point when redeeming Hyatt points.
Hyatt is launching a new short term vacation rental platform called ‘Homes & Hideaways‘. Hyatt benefits will include:
- Direct booking access to a unique collection of short-term private home rentals from beachfront escapes to mountainside ski chalets, where they can earn and redeem points beyond the traditional hotel stay
- Earning points and tier-qualifying night credits on stays
- Standard tier bonuses
- Ability to redeem points for stays at home rental properties
How useful this is will really depend on the rates and if this is a white label of another platform.
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Some nice looking properties, but it's a small number of states.
Has anyone tried to figure out what property management companies they are contracting with to figure out the markup?
I know Marriott Homes and Villas uses Vacasa and a bunch of other companies. Can search for prices on Vacasa and compare. And it’s evident it’s a 10-20% premium, so the only reason to use MHVI over Vacasa is with an Amex deal especially if one needs elite nights.
Searching CO ski country and the selection is weird. No Vail or Breck, but they have a few listing in Dillion, so it seems like a small local company handling it.
I imagine it will be the same as Marriott's homes and stays program
300k for a 1 bedroom...
That was before the deval. Now 300K for a sink and another 150K if you want the toilet too.
I think you mean "Marriott Homes and Villas"
I have high hopes, but low expectations. Meaning, if this were good it would add a lot of value for me and my family…by it I’m not expecting it to be good, I’m expecting it to be a poor redemption value.
Now that I have 2 little ones, standard sized hotel rooms just don’t cut it. Even a suite just doesn’t quite do it.
Airbnbs and the like are a much better fit for us than regular Hyatt rooms. Can Hyatt thread the needle and offer superb value on a totally new type of property for them ?…im gonna say no but would love to be surprised.
It's not even the hotel room size but even occupancy rules. Like I'm totally fine with 2 beds with my kid in the second bed and my wide and j squeezing in the other while the infant sleepsin a small pack n play. But most Europe hotels don't allow that. I would also be fine with two rooms but the logistics don't make sense. Like am I going spend all vacation with my wife in one room and me on another? If not we are all squeezing in one room anyways because my 3.5 year old is too big and smart to be left alone in a room.
I am literally in the same boat as you. Hoping it's a good program.
You’re literally in a boat?! You rich people. Sheesh.
It's the top-secret Hyatt Boats & Yachts program.
Not exactly a secret...
https://onemileatatime.com/guides/hyatt-lindblad-expeditions/
It can’t be much worse than what Marriott is doing.
Unfortunately, it probably won’t be much better.
So.. planning to launch but not live yet?
what earning multiplier will there be on the hyatt card ?
I suspect that this will be an expensive point redemption. Maybe Telluride, CO will be an option.
HyattPeso incoming
I have a sneaking suspicion that this will end up being a terrible use of points