Hyatt has added 20 new SLH hotels to their portfolio today.
The list includes their first Jerusalem hotel since the old Hyatt Regency Jerusalem on Mount Scopus, which later became the Dan Jerusalem after Rehavam Ze’evi was assassinated there during the 2nd intafada.
The American Colony Hotel in Jerusalem is now bookable as a Hyatt category 6 property for 25K points per night. The hotel is rated as one of the top hotels in Jerusalem, but the location, just over the Green Line, may not be the greatest.
Looking at rooms for next spring, you can get a value of 2 cents per point. You can transfer points to Hyatt from Chase cards like Chase Chase Sapphire Preferred® Card® Card (currently offering 100,000 points!), Chase Sapphire Reserve®, or Ink Business Preferred® Credit Card. You can also earn Hyatt points and status with the Chase World Of Hyatt Credit Card.
This comes after Hyatt added The Norman Tel Aviv to their portfolio last year.
Will you stay at any Hyatt hotels in Israel?
Here is the full list of newly added SLH hotels:
New SLH hotels as of July 15, 2021:
- Auberge de Cassagne Spa in Le Pontent Avignon, France – Category 6
- Bergwelt Grindelwald – Alpine Design Resort in Grindelwald, Switzerland – Category 6
- Breidenbacher Hof in Dusseldorf, Germany – Category 6
- Ca’ di Dio in Venice, Italy – Category 6 (opening August 1)
- Gaia Riverlodge in Cayo District, Belize – Category 6
- Hotel La Roya in Saint-Florent, France – Category 6
- Hotel Raphael in Paris, France – Category 6
- Itzana Resort & Residences in Placencia, Belize – Category 5
- La Torre del Canonigo in Ibiza, Spain – Category 6
- Les Bories in Gordes en Provence, France – Category 6
- Le Domaine d’Ablon in Ablon, France – Category 8
- L’Escale Resort Marina & Spa in Mahé, Seychelles – Category 8
- Matachica Resort & Spa in Ambergris Caye, Belize– Category 6
- M/Y Kontiki Wayra – Kontiki Expeditions in Manta, Ecuador – Earn Only (Available for booking starting August 8)
- The American Colony Hotel in Jerusalem, Israel – Category 6
- The Dunstane Houses in Edinburgh, United Kingdom – Category 5
- The Grady in Louisville, Kentucky, United States – Category 5
- Villa Soligo in Farra di Soligo, Trevosi, Italy – Category 3
- White Coast Pool Suites in Milos, Greece – Category 6
- Wilder Townhouse in Dublin, Ireland – Category 4
New SLH hotels as of April 1, 2021:
- Amani Boutique Hotel Zanzibar in Zanzibar, Tanzania – Category 5
- Canaves Oia Suites in Santorini, Greece – Category 8
- Culloden Estate and Spa in Belfast, United Kingdom – Category 4
- Donna Carmela Resort and Lodges in Carruba di Riposto, Sicily, Italy – Category 6
- Grove of Narberth in Narberth, United Kingdom – Category 5
- Homewood in Bath, United Kingdom – Category 5
- Hotel des Gouverneurs in Bastia, France – Category 5
- Hotel Excelsior in Dubrovnik, Croatia – Category 7
- Keswick Hall in Keswick, Virginia, United States – Category 6
- The Cellars-Hohenort in Capetown, South Africa – Category 4
- The Marine in Hermanus, South Africa – Category 4
- The Plettenberg in Plettenberg Bay, South Africa – Category 5
If you book through Hyatt you’ll earn 5 points per dollar, free breakfast, free WiFi, early checkin, late checkout, and an upgrade at checkin. Nights count towards Hyatt status and elites get their regular bonus points. You can also register for bonus points.
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American Colony is in a very unsafe location, imho
The American colony hotel is over the “green line” ie over kvish 1 next to the olive tree Hotel don’t know think it’ll be that popular.
That’s what the post says.
arent parts of french hill, Ramot, etc also on the other side of the line? I dont hear much safety concerns there?
Great find! I booked the Jerusalem hotel for my October trip. As Americans I feel fine staying over the green line. This lines up with my American Airlines flight for four 600$/ea. And all upgrade. I couldn’t have done it without you.
Awesome!
How did you get the upgrade?
Everyone stays in the grand Court which is a minute away and safe so I’m not sure why this should be any different.
Will have to look into it
I’m not very familiar with the location, so hopefully readers will comment and let us know 🙂
Or post on DDF here:
https://forums.dansdeals.com/index.php?topic=42659
It’s at the very edge of the Palestinian neighborhood 5-7 min walk from the Mir and Shmuel hanavi st and about 20 min from the kotel ( 13-15 if you take Shaar Shechem).
The plo used to be based there, thats why it has pretty bad connotaion.
The main question hasn’t been asked… Breakfast?
Bottom of the post 😀
Nah I meant the kashrus discussion 😀
Hotel is “strictly” not kosher
The Cellars-Hohenort website reads “Boutique Retreat Just Outside South Africa”…
I wouldn’t consider the value of the points for SLH based on Hyatt’s rate which is many times a lot more expensive the booking directly through the hotel.
American Colony is considered upscale because dignitaries stay there. It’s very “old world.”
Not concerned about the location. As others wrote, there are a few popular hotels in the area. I have stayed in the Olive Tree, but wouldn’t walk there alone at night – although I would if I were staying near the Waldorf/Mamilla/Citadel. If you enjoy the Waldorf, American Colony is not your style.
Even though just a drop further away from the olive tree it will feel much further away. I had a meeting there once. Old world style, very pretty. Not a yid in sight. Not kosher.
Would not recommend.