Here’s How Hyatt’s New Award Charts Changed Prices at 19 Popular Hotels

Hyatt’s New Award Charts Prices: World of Hyatt changed its award pricing on May 20. The old three-level system, with Off-peak, Standard and Peak, is gone. It is now a five-level system with Lowest, Low, Moderate, Upper and Top. Hyatt said this update is meant to match hotel demand more closely, and it also said only a limited number of hotels and nights would move into the Upper and Top bands in 2026, with wider use later on.

Before the change, many travelers feared that every old Peak night would jump straight to Top pricing. That would have made free nights a lot more expensive. But the new data shows that did not happen in most places. The harshest Top tier is being used only a little, and the slightly cheaper Upper tier also shows up less often than people may have expected.

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What the numbers say at 19 Hyatt hotels

To see what really changed, TPG worked with Gondola and studied thousands of data points from 19 popular Hyatt hotels around the world. The analysis looked at award nights and cash prices before and after May 20. When the three properties that also changed category were left out, the average cost at these hotels went up by about 10% in Hyatt points. That is a real increase, but not a wild one.

*These properties also moved up one category

TPG also checked how much value members are getting from their points now. The average value at those same 19 hotels slipped to 1.57 cents per point. That is below TPG’s May 2026 valuation of 1.65 cents for World of Hyatt points. Even so, the program still gives solid value at the right hotel and on the right date.

*Also moved up one category

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Where the biggest changes landed

The data also shows that most former Peak nights did not jump all the way to Top. In many cases, those nights moved into the Moderate band instead. That kept the damage smaller than some travelers feared. The biggest moves into Upper and Top were seen at Grand Hyatt Kauai, Grand Hyatt Vail and Andaz Prague. Those three stood out more than the rest.

Property	Off-Peak (previous)	Standard (previous)	Peak (previous)	No standard room availability (previous)		Lowest (new)	Low (new)	Moderate (new)	Upper (new)	Top (new)	No standard room availability (new)
Hyatt Regency Cape Town	87	142	122	2		84	143	117	5	6	2
Park Hyatt London River Thames	61	138	92	0		74	183	31	0	0	0
Grand Hyatt Athens	96	141	85	7		96	143	94	0	0	7
Andaz Tokyo Toranomon Hills	0	21	31	0		0	22	36	0	0	0
Grand Hyatt Kauai	12	77	108	73		7	87	116	37	0	16
Park Hyatt Beaver Creek	91	64	121	0		93	105	77	4	1	0
Park Hyatt Sydney	65	157	130	0		67	172	110	0	0	0
Park Hyatt Tokyo	40	180	33	0		34	157	9	1	4	0
Hyatt Regency Kotor Bay	37	109	156	21		37	101	161	0	0	19
Alila Ubud	73	148	127	0		62	143	116	0	0	0
Andaz Maui at Wailea	42	77	159	48		40	121	76	2	0	82
Andaz Prague	101	109	29	42		82	95	26	9	18	13
Grand Hyatt Vail	34	104	192	0		36	103	172	18	6	1
Hyatt Regency Danang	71	173	95	1		73	179	93	0	1	0
Park Hyatt New York	44	55	106	14		45	96	69	1	0	11
Schloss Roxburghe	152	44	66	0		151	48	72	0	0	0
Average	63	109	103	13		61	119	86	5	2	9

The main takeaway is pretty simple. Hyatt did raise award prices, and points are worth a bit less now at these hotels. But the program did not turn into a full pricing monster overnight. Top-tier nights are still rare, and smart members who watch the calendar can still find good redemptions.