Hyatt Gold Passport is very liberal with Diamond status matches. They grant the higher status upfront and require 12 nights during the 60-day trial period to keep the status (currently until February 28, 2016).
During the trial, the member receives full Diamond benefits such as the 1,000 points or F&B welcome amenity, four suite upgrade certs each valid for up to 7 nights, upgrade to the best room available at check-in (suites excluded), club/lounge access and/or full breakfast, and complimentary internet access.
You can read more about Hyatt Gold Passport Diamond benefits here.
Hyatt will also give 1,000 bonus points for the first 6 nights for a total maximum of 6,000 bonus during the 60 night trial period.
You can access the PDF below also on Hyatt’s website here : (Hyatt has not yet updated the PDF with 2016 expiration)
Here are the programs and status levels that Hyatt matches:
1. Starwood Preferred Guest (SPG) Platinum
2. Hilton HHonors Gold or Diamond
3. Marriott Rewards Gold or Platinum
4. IHG Rewards Club Platinum
Here’s how to apply for Diamond trial:
1. Sign up for Hyatt Gold Passport membership (do it here)
2. Take a screenshot of your account statement from eligible program
3. Send a short email with your account number and the statement from competing program requesting the trial to goldpassport@hyatt.com
You should hear back from Hyatt within few hours.
Timing of the Diamond Trial
The expiry of current Diamond Trial is unclear. For now, you can sign yup for the trial and, if you successfully complete it, have the status until February 28, 2016.
You will receive four suite upgrade certificates each valid for up to 7 night stays that are valid until February 2015 and another four next year.
Conclusion
After being a Hyatt Gold Passport Diamond member for 7 or 8 years, I had the status lapse the other year due to lackluster promotions. I took advantage of the Diamond Trial in late 2013, when it made sense with stackable promotions.
The only problem with Hyatt is the lack of properties outside of North America. Hyatt has about one-eighth the number of properties Hilton, IHG and Marriott have and about half compared to Starwood.
Hyatt’s Diamond Trial / Status Match program is currently the easiest and they still give you the status upfront. Most of the competing programs now require you to do the stays before granting the status. I believe that it is unlikely that Hyatt would continue this Diamond Trial program on its current form for too long.
I just got the status trial 2 days ago. I can say I am impressed with their customer service, they replied within a few minutes saying my status is Diamond now. I also did a price guarantee challenge over the phone and they matched it. I got an awesome deal on my stay in Abu Dhabi later this month. I agree the properties are not many outside America but in the UK we have the Hyatt Birmingham which can be fairly cheap on few days for £79 a night. Also the points and cash make sense to me for their expensive properties in Paris i think.
I can confirm that the trial status says 60days but in my profile says it expires 31of July. I had read somewhere that if you start your trial in the middle of the month it will take you to the end of it. In my case this is true.
I think in this occasion I will skip the BA offer on triple miles as the Hyatt points are more valuable to me. Is my way of thinking correct?
Thanks
I would say that for cheap one night stay the miles are better than Hyatt points. Remember that you are eligible for the Diamond amenity points even when you choose miles.
I signed up for Hyatt Dia Trial this summer as well as i have 14 nights reservations in Egypt. Also successful with Hyatt BRG for this reservation and got some discount. Very much looking forward to enjoying Dia benefits during my stay there… By the way, I also got Hilton Dia fast track offer (21 nights) – currently Gold- and they just confirmed me that reward nights (including point & cash option) are eligible for this offer. I have about 24 nights rewards nights reservation at various hiltons in Egypt too. Lovely !
Hyatt hotels are old dumps with thin walls… Not prestigious to be elite there. #royalambassador
Never heard a peep from any other room at Park Hyatt Tokyo and DIA treatment is excellent.
+1 !!
The treatment for Diamonds at the PHT trumps anything what IHG could or would offer to their Royal Suckers. Ranging even up to Room Service breakfast and the 3 hour social reception at the peak. I have also gotten fantastic upgrades there.
To me, the overall guaranteed core benefits at Hyatt Gold Passport outweigh anything the competition has to offer. Guaranteed Free Breakfast, Club if available, 4 confirmed upgrades annually up to a week length. The new My Elite Rate is great too and often even beats available corporate rates.
Even if I had a free minibar at PHT I would probably not utilize that benefit. I rather go to the New York Bar and pay for my drink in a nice environment. Soft drinks I can get at 7-11 for a buck worldwide.
Rarely heard such nonsense before in my life. Every chain has bad and even terrible hotels.
As you note that you are with IHG: I would say that 70% of all their properties are unacceptable garbage. I can’t count in three digits how many crappy Holiday Inn and Crowne Plaza (and even IC) I have visited until I was finally able to jump ship. I agree with you: The RA treatment is great if you stay at Intercontinental Properties that are actually nice (and the few ones that are nice are $$$).
As far as Hyatt goes, there are quiet a few horrible Hyatt Regencies. Most of them are in the USA. The vast majority of the international Hyatt’s are vastly superior to anything IHG has to offer. And I’m talking about the whole brand spectrum Regency/Grand/Andaz/Park.
In the US, anything below 4* is trash. And even with 4* it’s often a pile of poo. That’s why I prefer to compare international props.
Can’t believe they match to HHonors Gold?! That’s like giving away Diamond if you’re right handed. lol
can i request for a diamond challenge if i already have platinum status via the hyatt cc?
I did the same, I had the platinum and I didn’t have a problem.
Should not have any problem.
I wonder if it would be possible to nominate the 60-day trial to commence in a couple of months rather than straightaway now as I am not ready to travel yet ??
What I am told from Hyatt Goldpassport CSR is that one MUST “apply” and “start” the trial between May 1 – Oct 31, 2014. You better double-check again.
Hyatt may discontinue status match program such as this at any time.
Can the 12 nights be consecutive? Or, are they 12 single stays where 3 consecutive nights would only count as 1 stay, for example?
it’s based on night, not stay (marriott challenge is based on a stay though). I contacted Goldpassport CSR for that concern. A total of 12 nights is fine, even the 12 consecutive nights are fine too. I have reservation 7 consecutive nights + 7 consecutive nights, and CSR confirmed that it’s fine. Hope it helps.
Thanks very much.
John, can we just ban certain IP’s from posting? Intentionally slamming something without specific evidence or specific stays or even specific hotels in questions smacks of a minimal wage paid vindictive twatterbot clone of another firm who is bored while at work with nothing to do. Any replies to the loser(s) in question will just further their ego; you can’t roll around in the mud with a pig without getting dirty.
I have not had a need to ban someone previously, but will look into this case later today where these comments are coming from.
Edit: I have deleted some comments that didn’t have anything to do with Hyatt match.
One you have Diamond status activated at the start of the trial you can use this page:
http://hyatthotels.hyatt.com/content/partnerlandingpage/en/goldpassport/mlife.html
to match you Hyatt Diamond status to “M Life Platinum” membership (very useful if you have an upcoming trip to Las Vegas)
M Life gives you great perks at all the MGM properties. More details here:
https://www.mlife.com/pages/tier_benefits_las_vegas.html
Looks like they stopped matching hhonors gold they need the hilton top tier now to give a diamond trial
That based on the reply that you received from them?