World of Hyatt’s Discover experiences: The way to earn and burn Hyatt factors

I not too long ago had an opportunity to attend a five-course dinner on the Thompson Denver resort, a part of the Hyatt model’s A Style of Thompson: Chef Collection. That is one among many actions out there by means of Discover, Hyatt’s expertise platform, the place World of Hyatt members can earn and burn factors.

Here is every thing you’ll want to find out about Discover, what my expertise was like and why I feel Discover is price contemplating when planning your subsequent journey.

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In line with Hyatt’s web site, “FIND is a market that provides entry to fastidiously curated wellbeing experiences to assist encourage folks to be their finest selves.” There are at present over 500 experiences in over 75 locations out there on the Discover web site.

For those who’re planning a visit (or searching for one thing enjoyable to do at house), you possibly can search by nation or state to see what’s on supply in your vacation spot. You may as well search by class (arts, tradition & neighborhood, exploration and restoration), or you possibly can enter key phrases to slender your search.

Not like some resort expertise platforms, which concentrate on exhibits or sporting occasions, Discover’s choice runs the gamut. After all, your choices will rely upon the place you are headed — and massive cities appear to have the very best choice. Costs range enormously, too.

Some examples embody a beer tasting in Prague ($33 or 2,377 World of Hyatt factors), a snorkeling tour in Honolulu ($184 or 13,148 factors) and a half-day tour of Marrakech ($349 or 24,960 factors).

You may as well discover tickets to exhibits and museums, letting you earn and burn Hyatt factors on one thing you will have already been planning. As an illustration, an entry ticket to the Nashville Nation Music Corridor of Fame and Museum prices $31 or 2,225 factors, or you would see “Aladdin” on Broadway for $110 or 7,849 factors.

Some experiences are “curated” by a Hyatt resort, however you typically haven’t got to remain on the resort to e-book the expertise. The exception is for experiences that explicitly embody a resort keep, like a “Depraved”-themed night time on the Andaz Munich Schwabinger Tor ($475 or 33,955 factors).

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Anybody can view Discover experiences, however you should be a World of Hyatt member to buy them. For those who log into your account whereas looking out, you possibly can favourite particular experiences to avoid wasting them for later.

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My World of Hyatt Discover expertise

A Style of Thompson: Chef Collection is a component of a bigger Chef Collection occasion that’s out there on Discover as half of a bigger bundle, which incorporates tickets for 2 to the dinner, a meet-and-greet with the chef, a predinner cocktail hour and one night time’s keep on the resort — in my case, it was the Thompson Denver.

My expertise additionally included a number of goodies ready for me in my room: a signed copy of the chef’s recipe e-book, a field of three of his favourite spice blends, a Thompson water bottle, glowing wine and mineral water on ice, and house-made ganache bites (made specifically vegan for me).

The ganache bites had been as scrumptious as they appeared.

The five-course meal was equally scrumptious. Though the Discover web site states “no substitutes supplied” for company with dietary restrictions or meals allergy symptoms, the chef fortunately accommodated my vegan weight-reduction plan — and it was among the finest meals I’ve eaten. It was not solely flavorful but in addition protein-packed and filling (a tough mixture to search out in vegan restaurant choices).

My omnivorous companions appeared to take pleasure in their customary menu simply as a lot. Everybody — from my husband, who will eat something, to seasoned culinary writers — appeared impressed with the meals.

This dinner on the Thompson Denver was a one-time occasion, however the Chef Collection will proceed with comparable occasions at California’s Thompson Palm Springs in January and The Cape, a Thompson Lodge in Mexico in February. For those who’re taken with attending and you’ve got particular dietary wants, I’d advocate contacting the resort to see if they will accommodate you earlier than reserving your ticket since this Discover expertise was nonrefundable.

The Thompson Denver Discover bundle price $832 or 59,428 World of Hyatt factors. Nevertheless, you would additionally purchase tickets to the dinner solely by means of Thompson’s web site for $135 per particular person or $195 with wine pairings. This included the welcome cocktail hour and one of many chef’s signature spice blends however not the opposite objects included with the Discover bundle.

As a lot as I loved my Discover expertise, I want the tickets alone had been out there by way of Discover. The identical applies to Thompson Denver’s different occasions, together with a chocolate-making workshop, a vacation drag present and a New 12 months’s Day pajama brunch — none of that are at present out there by means of Discover.

The extra choices Hyatt provides to the Discover platform, the higher as a result of Discover is a great tool for Hyatt loyalists like me. Here is why.

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Are World of Hyatt Discover experiences price it?

For those who redeem World of Hyatt factors for a Discover expertise, most often, you will get a worth round 1.4 cents per level. That is decrease than TPG’s December 2024 valuation of 1.7 cents every for World of Hyatt factors, but it surely’s not horrible for an expertise redemption.