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Hyatt is offering what it’s calling a “The Great Relocate” rate at 125 of its properties spread across Europe, the Middle East, and India, and if you’re prepared to book a stay of at least 29 nights at any of the participating locations, you could lock in some truly fantastic rates.
The Great Relocate – Key Terms
- Book by 3 December 2021
- Travel must end by 31 December 2021
- Minimum stay of twenty-nine nights required
- A deposit for 29 nights is required
- Bookings made under this offer may be cancelled at no charge up to 72 hours before your scheduled arrival.
- The Great Relocate Rate is valid for World of Hyatt members in good standing at time of booking and stay.
- To qualify for The Great Relocate Rate, guests must make their reservation via hyatt.com or contact a Global Contact Center and, in each case, at the time of booking, provide their World of Hyatt membership number and request The Great Relocate Rate.
- The Great Relocate Rate is non-transferable and is valid for up to two (2) guest rooms per World of Hyatt member, per stay.
- The Great Relocate Rate is not valid in conjunction with previously booked or held stays, groups/conventions, and may not be combined with any other rates, promotions, or offers.
- The Great Relocate Rate is per room, per night based on single or double occupancy, unless otherwise stated, and excludes tax, incidental charges, or any other hotel specific charges.
- Limited number of rooms allocated to this rate; reservations subject to availability.
- Promotional blackout periods may apply due to seasonal periods, special events, or extreme demand, and normal arrival/departure restrictions apply (unless otherwise noted).
- Book for two months (60+ nights) and you can receive a complimentary one-room category upgrade. Book for three months (90+ nights) and you can receive a second room category upgrade. Subject to availability.
Full terms and conditions can be found on the promotion page.
What You Get
As well as whatever room-type is booked, guests booking the Great Relocate rate will also get the following:
- Housekeeping twice a week
- Complimentary gym access
- Airport or train station pickup
- Up to three hours of complimentary board meeting room usage per month
- IT concierge to help smooth out any tech issues
- 25% off food & beverage**
- 25% off laundry services
- For World of Hyatt members, standard in-hotel benefits including earning points and having nights count toward elite-tier status.
**Discount could exclude specialty restaurants, room service, alcohol, or venues operated by third-party vendors.
Example Rates
As soon as I saw this promotion highlighted by Head For Points I headed over to the Hyatt homepage to see what sort of rates I could find at properties that I suspect quite a few readers may like to visit. For each of the properties below, I searched for a 30-night stay and this is what I found:
Hyatt Regency Barcelona
30 Nights in October – $141/night + taxes = $143.55/night in total.
Hyatt Regency London – The Churchill
30 Nights in June – $142/night (£103/night) (Includes all taxes)
Andaz London Liverpool Street
30 Nights in July – $128/night (£93/night) (Includes all taxes)
Hyatt Regency Étoile Paris
30 Nights in September – $121/night + taxes = $123.95/night in total.
Hyatt Regency Thessaloniki – Greece
30 Nights in September – $121/night + taxes = $125.30/night in total.
Park Hyatt Abu Dhabi
30 Nights in September – $172/night + taxes = $219.87/night in total.
Grand Hyatt Muscat – Oman
30 Nights in September – $123/night + taxes = $148.85/night in total.
Quick Thoughts
It’s hard to argue with rates of $128 – $142 per night for a stay at a great central London property during the summer months, or $125/night to stay in a very nice hotel in Paris after the traditional tourist season is over but while the weather is still very nice.
I’m not sure that I’d pay $220/night for the Park Hyatt Abu Dhabi, but that isn’t a reflection on the property (which I love), rather it’s a reflection on the fact that I think I’d get bored in the UAE after a week and I’d be itching to move on after two.
It’s interesting to note the terms and conditions of this promotion state that World of Hyatt members get “standard in-hotel benefits” on stays booked using this promotion, so I wonder what the chances are of a WoH Globalist member getting an upgrade to a suite for the full duration of their stay? At a guess, I’d say that the chances are pretty slim but I’d be disappointed in any property that didn’t at least offer a good room upgrade.
Granted, this promotion is almost certainly only going to be of interest to a very limited number of people (how many of us can actually take 29+ days off work in one go?) but that doesn’t make it any less compelling. I genuinely cannot believe how cheap the London properties are and the idea of being able to live in comfort, 15 minutes walk from the Arc de Triomphe in the heart of Paris for $125/night on a short-term basis is nothing short of amazing.
If I didn’t have commitments that come higher in my list of priorities than a fun 30-night stay at a great Hyatt property, I’d seriously be considering some of these deals.
Bottom Line
Hyatt is currently offering excellent long stay rates at 125 of its properties in Europe, the Middle East, and India and while a stay of at least 29 nights may not be practical for a lot of readers, it’s hard not to be tempted by some of the rates on offer.
With restaurants and other businesses expected only to offer limited service through to 2022, this isn’t as good a deal as it sounds. I don’t think I’d like to stay in some hotel operated by a skeleton crew, restaurants and amenities closed, to go out and find nearby businesses/shops also closed and/or curfews in place.
I think these promotions are in place in an effort to reel in folks who think the pandemic will end sometime in 2021 and restrictions/lockdowns/quarantines/limits on movement will be lifted. The question is how can it end? Those vaccinated can still carry/spread the virus; many people will never be vaccinated; and so far, more than one year in, the unstoppable virus has only been detected in 1.4% of the global population.
Governments have yet to admit: COVID going to be as prevalent as herpes simplex 1 (cold sore virus) eventually.
I think doing a month of Europe in the Fall would be a lovely idea. At that point most people will be vaccinated and things should be a good deal closer to normal.
September in Paris and Hyatt Globalist at the end of it sounds good, doesn’t it? đŸ™‚
I agree IF we’re talking about the Europe I remember the last time I was there (late 2019).