Update, 2/13: The Norman Tel Aviv is now bookable as an SLH category 8 hotel costing 40K Hyatt points. The base points room is the Deluxe Room, which is normally $650 per night:
For tourists, that’s a value of 1.63 cents per Hyatt point. For Israeli residents subject to 17% VAT, it’s a value of 1.9 cents per Hyatt point.
Starting on 3/22, the hotel will be subject to 35K off-peak, 40K standard, or 45K peak pricing.
A $650 room for 35K points is a value of 1.86 cents per point for tourists or 2.17 cents per point for Israeli residents.
All Hyatt members get free WiFi, breakfast, upgrades, early check-in, and late checkout at SLH hotels on both paid and award stays.
In November 2018 Hyatt added 54 SLH partner hotels. Hyatt members can redeem points for those hotels and earn points for staying there.
Since then Hyatt has added more SLH partner hotels every few months.
Today Hyatt is adding a 7th round of SLH hotels and there are now more than 350 SLH hotels that partner with Hyatt for earning and redeeming points. Hyatt has a relatively small footprint, so the SLH hotel partnership opens up excellent redemption opportunities in unique places. More SLH Hotels will be added later this year.
Best of all, Hyatt is finally adding a points option in Israel. There used to be a Hyatt Regency Jerusalem, but that was reflagged some 15 years ago as the Dan Jerusalem, a few years after former Israeli general Rehavam Ze’evi was assassinated there.
Today, the Norman Tel Aviv joins Hyatt as a top-tier category 8 hotel, costing 40K points per night. That’s pricey, but it’s considered one of the top hotels in the country.
Unfortunately it is not a kosher hotel.
The hotel is not yet bookable on Hyatt.com but this will be the landing page when it is, I’ll make an update when it is bookable.
Other SLH hotels joining Hyatt today include:
- Hotel Villa Franca in Positano, Italy near Naples (Category 8)
- MarBella Nido Suite Hotel and Villas, and adults only hotel in Corfu, Greece (Category 6)
- Casa Angelina Lifestyle in Amalfi Coast, Italy (Category 8)
- CasaSur Recoleta Hotel in Buenos Aires, just a half mile walk to Chabad of Recoleta (category 4)
- Canal House in Amsterdam (Category 6)
All Hyatt members get free WiFi, breakfast, upgrades, early check-in, and late checkout at SLH hotels.
You can find today’s new SLH partner hotels below:
Here is Hyatt’s award chart that goes into effect on 3/22:
| Hotel (Click on category for list of hotels) | Standard Room Award | Points+30%-50% of Cash Rate | Standard Suite Night Award | Premium Suite Night Award |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Category 1 | 3.5K Off-peak 5K Standard 6.5K Peak | 1,750 Off-peak 2,500 Standard 3,250 Peak | 6.5K Off-peak 8K Standard 9.5K Peak | 7K Off-peak 10K Standard 13K Peak |
| Category 2 | 6.5K Off-peak 8K Standard 9.5K Peak | 3,250 Off-peak 4,000 Standard 4,750 Peak | 11.5K Off-peak 13K Standard 14.5K Peak | 13K Off-peak 16K Standard 19K Peak |
| Category 3 | 9K Off-peak 12K Standard 15K Peak | 4,500 Off-peak 6,000 Standard 7,500 Peak | 17K Off-peak 20K Standard 23K Peak | 18K Off-peak 24K Standard 30K Peak |
| Category 4 | 12K Off-peak 15K Standard 18K Peak | 6K Off-peak 7.5K Standard 9K Peak | 21K Off-peak 24K Standard 27K Peak | 24K Off-peak 30K Standard 36K Peak |
| Category 5 | 17K Off-peak 20K Standard 23K Peak | 8.5K Off-peak 10K Standard 11.5K Peak | 29K Off-peak 32K Standard 35K Peak | 34K Off-peak 40K Standard 46K Peak |
| Category 6 | 21K Off-peak 25K Standard 29K Peak | 10.5K Off-peak 12.5K Standard 14.5K Peak | 36K Off-peak 40K Standard 44K Peak | 42K Off-peak 50K Standard 58K Peak |
| Category 7 | 25K Off-peak 30K Standard 35K Peak | 12.5K Off-peak 15K Standard 17.5K Peak | 43K Off-peak 48K Standard 53K Peak | 50K Off-peak 60K Standard 70K Peak |
| Category 8 | 35K Off-peak 40K Standard 45K Peak | 17.5K Off-peak 20K Standard 22.5K Peak | 56K Off-peak 61K Standard 66K Peak | 70K Off-peak 80K Standard 90K Peak |
You can transfer points from Chase to Hyatt instantly:
Chase premium cards with transferable points:
- Chase Sapphire Preferred
- $95 annual fee, 60K points signup bonus, earn 2 points per dollar on dining/travel, 25% bonus value on using points for paid travel redemptions.
- Chase Ink Business Preferred
- $95 annual fee, 80K points signup bonus, earn 3 points per dollar on select business spending and travel, 25% bonus value on using points for paid travel redemptions.
- Chase Sapphire Reserve
- $550 annual fee, $300 in annual travel credit, $60 in annual Doordash credit, Doordash DashPass membership, Lyft Pink membership, 50K points signup bonus, earn 3 points per dollar on dining/travel, earn 10 points per dollar on Lyft, 50% bonus value on using points for paid travel redemptions, Global Entry/Pre-check, Priority Pass lounge access.
Chase no annual fee cards with transferable points if you, a spouse, or an additional user have one of the premium cards above:
- Chase Freedom Card
- No annual fee, 15KÂ points signup bonus, earn 5 points per dollar in rotating categories.
- Chase Freedom Unlimited Card
- No annual fee, earn 3 points per dollar everywhere on up to $20K in spending during your first year, then earn 1.5 points per dollar everywhere.
- Chase Ink Business Unlimited Card
- No annual fee, 50KÂ points signup bonus, earn 1.5 points per dollar everywhere.
- Chase Ink Business Cash Card
- No annual fee, 50KÂ points signup bonus, earn up to 5 points per dollar.
- The World of Hyatt credit card is an excellent card and comes with 50,000 points in addition to annual free nights, elite status, and promotions. You can read more about the new World of Hyatt card here.
Have you stayed in any SLH hotels with Hyatt points?
I believe that the sentence starting “A $650 room” is just the opposite for Israelis more expensive
That’s why the value is better for them.
Amalfi Coast is currently showing Cat 7, but doesnt seem to be bookable
Dan,
I booked the TRYP in Jerusalem when you posted the sale and status matched to diamond when you posted about that(thanks). What are the chances the upgrade me when I check in?
0.0001% chance.
Was there in October and the (Russian) lady at reception said “here in Israel everyone is Diamond, we do not have upgrades”.
lol
I looked into this hotel last summer, It’s a boutique hotel with a rooftop pool. Unfortunately it’s not on the beach. If your going to stay in Tel Aviv opt for a hotel that’s on the beach & save your Hyatt points its not worth 40,000 points a night.
The Setai & The Jaffa solid options
but Both of these are old port Jaffa (Which I enjoyed MUCH more.)
Opera Hotel Brand New Hotel from Herbert Samuel
and then of course Hilton and Marriott have there hotels at a better value as well…..
Interesting, I am running out of excuses.
Got lost on DDF so you wound up here?
Trump vs. Bloomberg thread needs your help. Even EG has gone dirty.
But yes, it’s high time you made it to the holy land. Take Something Fishy with you!
Why isn’t there a like button here?…
Are any of the hotels added today bookable yet on Hyatt.com? I’m specifically looking at the ones in Switzerland. Thanks.
Yes, most should be bookable now.
Would they provide kosher breakfasts? Very pricey to not even get breakfast out of it!
I love Israeli breakfasts, but sometimes I get annoyed that I’m not hungry until dinner. I miss out on other good food options in the country because I feel dumb skipping the free breakfast at the Waldorf đ
When is peak stays and when is off peak stays? Why doesn’t it have dates listed? So confusing
https://www.dansdeals.com/points-travel/milespoints/hyatt-2020-category-changes-117-hotels-going-100-going-peak-redemptions-pointscash-changes/