One of the goals many of our Travel Reward University students set when they start to award travel is to be able to fly to AND stay in Hawaii for nearly free. A trip to Hawaii can be incredibly expensive, but if you can cover the cost of flights and resorts with points, Hawaii is much more attainable and your travel budget stretches so much further!
Earning Hyatt Points for Resort Stays
The easiest and quickest way to cover your Hawaii hotel stays is by earning Chase Ultimate Reward points and then transferring your points to Hyatt hotels. Hyatt is the Ultimate hotel “sweet spot” for award travel - read here to learn why! Because of this, all of the hotels recommended below are Hyatt hotels.
Credit cards that earn points for Hyatt stays in Hawaii:
Note: In order to get the most value out of your Chase points, you or your spouse needs a card that allows you to transfer your points! (The Chase Sapphire Preferred® Card, Chase Sapphire Reserve®, Chase Sapphire Reserve® for Business, or Chase Ink Business Preferred® Credit Card) Move your points to one of these cards to transfer them to partners.
All of these cards transfer to partners at a 1:1 ratio except for Hyatt. For Hyatt specifically: the Chase Sapphire Reserve® and Reserve for Business transfer at 1:1, while the Sapphire Preferred and Ink Business Preferred transfer at a 4:3 ratio. You can move your points earned from the Chase Sapphire Preferred or any other card that earns Chase points to a Reserve and then transfer the points to Hyatt at a 1:1 ratio from there!
(Once you’ve been approved for these cards and start earning your Chase Ultimate Rewards points, check out this post on how to transfer your points to Hyatt!)
Popular Hotels in Hawaii to Book with Hyatt Points
Kauai:
Grand Hyatt Kauai Resort and Spa - A Category 8 hotel that can be booked for 35,000-75,000 points/night. This resort has some of the most beautiful grounds and pools that I have ever seen. It is located on Shipwreck Beach just a mile away from Poipu Beach, a great beach for snorkeling and seeing sea turtles and seals.
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Oahu:
Hyatt Place Waikiki Beach - A Category 4 hotel that can be booked for 12,000-25,000 points per night. It is located near Kūhiō Beach, Bishop Museum and Iolani Palace. Hyatt Place properties include free breakfast and the rooms sleep up to 6 people!
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Hyatt Regency Waikiki Beach Resort and Spa
A category 5 hotel that can be booked with 15,000 - 35,000 points/night. This beach front resort is directly across from the world famous Duke Kahanamoku Statue, near Diamond Head Crater and centrally located in the Waikiki.
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Maui:
Hyatt Regency Maui Resort: A Category 6 hotel that costs 20,000 - 40,000 Hyatt points per night. We stayed for 5 nights so 125,000 points but the cash price would have been $4,090! This is a wonderful place to stay with a family as it is full of activities and they even have penguins! For a full review of our stay at this resort, click here!
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Hana-Maui Resort: A category 7 hotel that costs 25,000-55,000 Hyatt points per night. I LOVE Hana Town and staying a couple of nights in Hana versus driving the road to Hana in one day! A few of my recommendations if you stay in Hana:
Walk 10 minutes from the resort to Red Sand Beach
Pipiwai Trail
Wai’anapanapa State Beach (aka Black Sand Beach) - reservations are required. Go in the morning if you can!
Seven Sacred Pools
Hāmoa Beach
Hana Farms for lunch.
Shaka app - a self guided GPS audio tour to use as you drive the road to Hana
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Andaz Maui at Wailea: A Category 8 property that costs 35,000 - 75,000 points per night. This luxurious beachfront resort includes complimentary outrigger excursions, snorkel equipment, guided kayak tours, and more!
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Bottom Line
Visiting Hawaii is much more attainable and budget friendly with credit card points! Using Hyatt points book a free stay in Hawaii is one of the most beginner friendly ways to award travel to Hawaii!
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