How did we book our stay at Hyatt Regency Indian Wells Resort & Spa in Palm Springs for $0?

For our 3-night stay at Hyatt Regency Indian Wells Resort & Spa in Palm Springs, we redeemed 69k (peak nights) Hyatt Points; the cash rate would have been $2,058.66!

While we booked our stay on Peak Nights (for 23k points per night), the Standard Night is 20k per night, and the off-peak nights are 17k per night! So remember to check the Points Calendar on Hyatt’s website to find the cheapest option.

Remember that when booking an Award stay (booked on points), you also do not pay resort fees, which is $45 per night in this case!

We earned Hyatt Points by opening credit cards from Chase, meeting minimum spend requirements, and scoring sign-up bonuses. Chase Ultimate Rewards are transferrable to Hyatt at a 1:1 ratio!

Don’t forget that you can only transfer Chase Ultimate Rewards to Hyatt if you have one of these premium credit cards first: Chase Sapphire Preferred, Chase Sapphire Reserve, or Chase Ink Preferred.

The best current Credit Card Offers are:

  • Chase Sapphire Preferred ($95 annual fee, spend $4,000 in 3 months), which can earn you 75,000 Ultimate Rewards. ELEVATED OFFER!
  • Chase Ink Business Cash (no annual fee. 35,000 UR after you spend $3,000 in the first 3 months, and + 40,000 UR after you spend a total of $6,000 in the first 6 months), which can earn you 75,000 Ultimate Rewards points.
  • Chase Ink Business Preferred ($95 annual fee, spend $8,000 in 3 months), which can earn you 100,000 Ultimate Rewards.

Rating: 4.5 out of 5.

Chase Sapphire Preferred

You can earn a signup bonus of 60,000 Ultimate Rewards Points when you signup for the Chase Sapphire Preferred Credit Card and spend $4,000 in the first three months of card membership. This bonus alone is worth at least $1,200 in travel rewards when transferred to travel partners such as Hyatt!

REWARDS RATE

1x-5x

BONUS VALUE

$1,500

SIGN-UP BONUS

75,000 points

ANNUAL FEE

$95

Rating: 4.5 out of 5.

Chase Ink Business Cash

You can earn a signup bonus of 75,000 Ultimate Rewards points when you get the Chase Ink Business Cash card and spend $6,000 within the first six months. This valuable bonus is worth around $750 in cash back or at least $1,500 in travel when you redeem through Chase or transfer points to airline and hotel partners.

REWARDS RATE

1x-5x

BONUS VALUE

$1,500

SIGN-UP BONUS

75,000 points

ANNUAL FEE

$0

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Read all the details (including how to transfer Ultimate Rewards to World of Hyatt) in this blog post below!