How to Build a Points Strategy Around a World of Hyatt All Inclusive Stay
How to plan a World of Hyatt all inclusive stay on points: the five level chart in effect since May 20, 2026, the cards that fill your balance, and a price ladder from Category A to Category F.
Understand the Five Level All Inclusive Chart
Picture this: you land in Punta Cana, someone hands you a cold drink before you reach the lobby, and for the next four nights every meal, every cocktail, and every lazy hour in the pool is already paid for, in points. That is the all inclusive award stay, and the Hyatt chart behind it is worth understanding before you move a single point.
Hyatt prices all inclusive properties on their own chart: Categories A through F, separate from the standard 1 through 8 hotel categories. Since May 20, 2026, every category has five levels instead of three: Lowest, Low, Moderate, Upper and Top. The prices are fixed and published, not dynamic, so you can read your number off the grid before you plan anything.
Here it is, in points per night for a standard room, double occupancy:
| Category | Lowest | Low | Moderate | Upper | Top |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A | 12,000 | 15,000 | 20,000 | 22,500 | 25,000 |
| B | 15,000 | 20,000 | 25,000 | 30,000 | 35,000 |
| C | 20,000 | 25,000 | 30,000 | 35,000 | 40,000 |
| D | 25,000 | 30,000 | 35,000 | 45,000 | 55,000 |
| E | 35,000 | 45,000 | 55,000 | 65,000 | 75,000 |
| F | 45,000 | 55,000 | 65,000 | 75,000 | 85,000 |
For 2026 only a limited number of hotels and nights price into Upper and Top. Broader use of those two levels is coming in later years.
What the points buy: your room, your meals and your drinks, which is the whole appeal of an all inclusive. The ladder below shows what that looks like at three different price points.
Stack Your Points: Chase UR Is the Engine
The chart only helps if you have the points. Chase Ultimate Rewards is one way to build a Hyatt balance, because Chase points transfer to Hyatt.
The rate for turning Chase points into Hyatt points differs by card, so check yours on our World of Hyatt program page before you move anything. A five night stay at Category C's Lowest level is 100,000 Hyatt points, and that rate decides what it costs you in Chase.
The earning stack for your target stay:
- Chase Sapphire Reserve or Chase Sapphire Preferred: the primary earning vehicle, and both transfer to Hyatt
- World of Hyatt personal card: earns Hyatt points directly
- Bilt Mastercard: transfers to Hyatt, and is useful for rent payments and everyday spend
Also worth knowing: Hyatt points are forfeited after 24 months of account inactivity. Points earned with the personal World of Hyatt card do not expire as long as that card account stays open.
The Ladder: Three Price Points, Three Kinds of Trip
Hyatt's all inclusive portfolio spans the Inclusive Collection: Hyatt Ziva, Hyatt Zilara, Zoëtry, Secrets, Dreams, Hyatt Vivid, Bahia Principe, Alua and Sunscape. Same chart, very different prices. Here is the stack rank, cheapest rung first.
Category A, the budget play: It starts at 12,000 points a night and climbs to 25,000 at Top. This is for travelers who want an all inclusive stay for as few points as possible. Search by destination to see what is available.
Category C, the middle rung: the Hyatt Zilara Riviera Maya sits here. A Lowest night is 20,000 points and a Top night is 40,000. Five Lowest nights come to 100,000, meals and drinks included.
Category F, the elevated splurge: Prices run from 45,000 at Lowest to 85,000 at Top. Hyatt Zilara Cap Cana lives here, and it is adults only.
What to Do On the Ground: Caribbean Edition
Since you're already there:
Riviera Maya / Cancún:
- Zilara Riviera Maya is in Playa del Carmen. Head into town for tacos and a walk down Quinta Avenida before heading back
- Cenote Dos Ojos, near Tulum, is a popular snorkel stop for people staying on the Riviera Maya. Check the park's current entry price and hours before you go
Punta Cana / Cap Cana:
- Early dinner at a beachside resort restaurant is one of those "I can't believe this is included" moments
Where the Chart Stands Now
The five level chart has been in effect since May 20, 2026, so the grid above is the one you book against today. Category A's starting price did not move. Category F now runs from 45,000 to 85,000, where the old chart ran from 42,000 to 58,000.
Pick the property and the dates first. Then see which level your nights price at, and only then move points.
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