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Hyatt has announced the launch of its “re-imagined” residential properties brand: Hyatt Vacation Club. Formerly named “Hyatt Residence Club,” it now officially incorporates nine Welk Resorts properties that were purchased in 2021. As part of the (re)launch, World of Hyatt members can earn 3x WOH points on stays at Hyatt Vacation Club properties through November 21st, 2023.
The Deal
- Earn 3x World of Hyatt points on stays at Hyatt Vacation Club resorts through November 21, 2023.
- Must register by 11/14/23 and stay by 11/21/23
Terms and Conditions
- You must be a member of World of Hyatt in good standing and register for the promotion by November 14, 2023, to participate.
- Only Eligible Stays completed after registration and between August 21, 2023, and November 21, 2023 (“Promotion Period”) will count towards this promotion.
- All Eligible Stays must be completed by November 21, 2023, in order for them to count in this promotion.
- Beginning on your first Eligible Stay after registration and during the Promotion Period, you will receive triple points per Eligible Stay at participating Hyatt Vacation Club properties.
- For a property to be participating in the promotion, it needs to be participating in World of Hyatt at the time of the member’s stay. All points awarded under this promotion are Bonus Points.
- You will receive ten (10) Bonus Points per eligible dollar spent on your Eligible Stay. This is in addition to the five (5) Base Points you would earn as your base earning.
- For the purpose of this promotion, an “Eligible Stay” is defined as any stay where a member is paying an Eligible Rate or redeems a free night award.
Quick Thoughts
Hyatt Residence Vacation Club is an odd one. It’s not actually owned by Hyatt, as it was purchased by Marriott Vacations Worldwide in 2018 (yes, you read that right). Marriott Vacations is a separate company from Marriott International and also has the various flavors of Bonvoy Vacation and Residence Clubs (Sheraton, Westin, etc). In 2021, they bought nine resorts from the family of polka-legend Lawrence Welk with the goal of eventually integrating them into Hyatt Residence Club. Bizarre, huh? Now the combination of the Welk and old HRC properties are officially Hyatt Vacation Club.
There are 21 total properties under the HVC umbrella, all in North America. They are part of World of Hyatt in the sense that members can earn and redeem points at the resorts and they participate in Hyatt Brand Explorer. However, similar to many Destination Hotels, there is no requirement that they honor any elite benefits (and most of them don’t).
The actual promotion is kind of lukewarm. Hyatt describes it as earning 3x “bonus” points, but the base earning of 5 points/dollar for members is included, so it’s really 2x bonus + base for a total of 15 points/dollar. We value Hyatt points at 2.1 cents each, so it’s like getting a ~30% return on cash stays. On its own, that’s very good, but with such a limited footprint it most likely won’t be useful for a lot of folks.
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I can get many of those resorts cheaply through Interval but unlike Marriott, Hyatt timeshare bookings don’t add to your hotel points/nights.
You can book directly through interval if you are not a timeshare owner? I don’t see an option to book on their website, but I don’t have a login. Are their prices less than Hyatt and Marriott AAA/member discounts? Thank you!
No. You must own a timeshare affiliated with Interval. Prices for desert units are cheap in the summer. But, you get no Hyatt credit. Oddly enough Marriott Vacation Club owns Hyatt Vacation Club and Welk.
Do you need to own a timeshare to book using Interval?
Yes.