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Review: Hyatt House Colorado Springs
BoardingArea had a little get together over the weekend and I needed a place to crash for the night to attend the festivities. Rates were ridiculously high to pay cash…$219 for a Hyatt House? Cahmon! Luckily the Hyatt House Colorado Springs is a Tier 1 World of Hyatt property and can be redeemed for just 5000 points. The hotel is almost $250 with taxes – that’s almost $0.05 per point. Usually I like to redeem cash + points rates because it increases the valuation, qualifies for elite requirements, AND towards qualifying for a free category 4 night by staying at 5 different properties. Unfortunately, cash + points weren’t available when I booked the hotel, but at 5000 World of Hyatt points ( still feels weird to say) I thought the Hyatt House Colorado Springs was an excellent value play.
See I’m not lying…it was that much!
The Deets:
- When: June 2017
- Where: Colorado Springs, Colorado
- Loyalty: World of Hyatt
- Status: Explorist
- Category: 1
- Rate: 5k points
- Benefits: Free internet, breakfast ( which is included for everyone)
Check in –
Both DW from AcCountingYourPoints and I had interesting check in experiences. I arrived SUPER late and think I just got someone who was working the graveyard shift and was having a bit of fun. He had some issues on his reservation and we had a chuckle the following morning over breakfast. He and I ran into Tyler from Resort Traveler the next morning – this hotel was getting full on reviewed! The guys from No Mas Coach and a few others hit up the Hyatt Place down the road – all in all – points were being spent in Colorado Springs at entry level Hyatt properties. Jeez, ok, enough about my social life on to the review!
The hotel has quite nice views!
The room:
5000 points is all this is? The room is huge with a small kitchenette, has a separate living room, and comes with free breakfast. I had a similar experience staying at the Hyatt Place in Charlotte – I could see myself staying in one of these for a longer stay. Is this the lap of luxury? Obviously not, but pound for point, it’s VERY solid and I’m a fan. I could see this as a great way for a small family or group of friends taking over a suite and loving it.
The really cool thing about Hyatt House is the kitchen. It’s fully stocked and they’ll even get your groceries for you.
Breakfast:
If you’re accustomed to entry level hotel breakfast I think you’d be pleasantly surprised – it’s a small thing, but they had Almond milk…that’s pretty nice when you don’t use soy or normal milk. I was udderly impressed 😉
Pool and Fitness:
Small, but enough to work up a sweat, and honestly…I wasn’t expecting it to have these facilities. Plus, when you’re at this altitude, you’ll be out of breath walking up a flight of stairs.
Overall:
I’ll be heading back to Colorado Springs in the fall and if points are available…I’m back here. 5000 points – are you kidding me? They even have a bar that I didn’t visit and a sundry store, little business center – 5k points? When you can transfer those bad boys in from Chase it’s a absolute no brainer. The only thing that would make it better is if Cash + Points were avail.
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Chase Sapphire Preferred® Card
The Chase Sapphire Preferred® Card went through a major refresh in 2026 adding new bonus categories, travel protections, statement credits, and remains one of the best travel starter cards in the market. It earns Premium Ultimate Rewards that can be transferred into over a dozen partners many of which are US based including Hyatt, Southwest, United, IHG, and Marriott. Note that Hyatt is now a 4:3 transfer partner
Welcome Offer
Earn 100,000 bonus points after you spend $5,000 on purchases in the first 3 months from account openingÂ
Annual Fee
$95
Points Earned
Transferrable Chase Ultimate Rewards
Earn
- 5x on all travel purchased through Chase Travelâ„
- NEW ACCELERATED EARN CATEGORY: 3x points on gas and EV charging
- NEW ACCELERATED EARN CATEGORY: 3x points on vacation homes at top brands
- Cardmembers will earn 3x points on vacation homes at these top brands: Airbnb, Vrbo, Plu Guide, HomeAway, Homestay.com and Vacasa.
- 3x on dining, including eligible delivery services for takeout & dining out
- 3x on select streaming services
- 3x on online grocery purchases
- (excluding Target, Walmart and wholesale clubs)
- 2x on all other travel
- 1x on everyday purchases
- 5x points on Lyft rides Earn 5x total points on eligible Lyft rides including ride share, bike and scooter rides and subscription and membership products through September 30, 2027.
- 5x total points on Peloton equipment Earn 5x total points on eligible Peloton equipment and accessory purchases over $150 through December 31, 2027.
Benefits and Credits
- $100 Annual Chase Travel Hotel Credit via Chase Travelâ„
- NEW: $120 Global Entry, TSA PreCheck or NEXUS fee credit Cardmembers will receive one statement credit of up to $120 every four years as reimbursement for the application fee charged to the card.
- NEW: Complimentary Apple TV subscription for one year
- Points are transferrable to 14 Ultimate Rewards partners
- No foreign transaction fees
- Suite of Travel and Purchase Coverage
- Auto Rental Collision Damage Waiver is my favorite
- Complimentary DashPass which unlocks $0 delivery fees & lower service fees for a min. of one year when you activate by 12/31/27. Plus, a $10 promo each month on non-restaurant orders
We keep an up to date spreadsheet that lists the best ever offers: You can find that spreadsheet here.
Historically 80k is a very, very good offer and hit in both 2022 and 2023. In 2021, we saw the offer hit an all time high of 100k. Who knows if that will ever come back.
Main Cast:Â
Cards that earn flexible points and should be used on the bulk of your purchases.
Supporting Cast:
Cards that earn fixed points in the currency of the airline/hotel and can not be transferred at attractive rates. These cards yield benefits that make it worth keeping, but not necessarily worth putting a lot of your everyday spend on.Â
The Chase Sapphire Preferred® Card is great starter card and offers transferrable Ultimate Rewards, and pairs well with other Chase cards.
If you carry this card alongside Chase’s cashback cards like the Chase Freedom Flex®  and Chase Freedom Unlimited® or the business versions: Chase Ink Business Cash® , Chase Ink Business Unlimited® you can combine the points into the Sapphire Preferred account and transfer into hotel and airline partners
Annual fee remains quite low at $95 a year and if you use the $100 Annual Chase Travel Hotel Credit via Chase Travelâ„ you’ll wipe out that annual fee every year. It has great bonus categories and other useful statement credits to enhance your travel.
One thing that is a bummer is Chase lowered the transfer ratio to World of Hyatt from 1:1 to 4:3.Â
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