Best Hyatt Hotels Near Disneyland Using Points (Ranked After 4 Trips)

Disneyland is a perfect destination to use credit card points. Unlike Disney World, which is in a bubble and has tons of resorts, Disneyland only has a few “Disney” hotels. This means you can use your credit card points to stay close to the Disneyland parks and not be penalized for staying off property.

Saving on your hotel at Disneyland helps make the trip more affordable. If you’re interested at staying at the Hyatt Regency Orange County like I spoke about in the video, you can book that here.

Which Disneyland Hyatt Hotel Do I Recommend?

You can stay ay the three Hyatts at Disneyland on credit card points. I will provide a breakdown of the pros and cons for each one below.

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How to use Chase Ultimate Rewards Points

So we’ve done this trip FOUR times. Two times we stayed at the Hyatt Place Anaheim and the other two times we stayed at the Hyatt Regency Orange County.

All FOUR times, we used Chase Ultimate Rewards points and transferred them to Hyatt. You can earn Chase Ultimate Rewards points by signing up for the card below.

All the Hyatt hotels fluctuate between 12,000 and 20,000 points per night. We stayed five nights, so we spent 60,000 total points (12,000 points per night). If we would have paid cash, the room would have cost $1,300 (so if you take $1,300/60,000 points, you will see we saved 2.1 cents per point).

Because Disney tickets are not cheap, this is a huge savings for a family trying to make their Disney dreams come true.

Click here to learn how to transfer Ultimate Rewards Points to Hyatt

1. Log into your Chase account and go to “Travel” → “Transfer Points”.
2. Choose World of Hyatt as your transfer partner.
3. Enter your Hyatt membership number and the amount of points to transfer (must be in increments of 1,000).
4. Transfers are instant in most cases, so you can book right away!

Tips: Make sure your name on the World of Hyatt account matches the name on the Chase Account. (For example: If one account has John and the other has Johnny, it may cause a delay in the transfer process)

Do I Need a Car?

You have to pay for parking at these hotels (unless you are a Hyatt Globalist), so I would skip the car (unless you are close enough to drive). We took an Uber XL from the airport to the hotel and back, and I believe it cost us $125 dollars round trip with tip. You won’t need a car to get to and from the parks, so I think it would be an unnecessary expense.

What Airport is the Best? Can I also use Credit Card Points to Fly for Free?

There are a lot of airports close to Disneyland, but I would only recommend two. Long Beach (LGB) is only about 25 minutes away and John Wayne (SNA) is even closer. If you’re flying Southwest, these are great options.

Los Angeles (LAX) is about an hour, and if that is what works for your flights, do it! Just know LAX has a lot of traffic and it may take a little longer to get there. I wouldn’t recommend Hollywood Burbank (BUR) or Ontario (ONT) as they are just pretty far from Disneyland.

If you want to fly to Disneyland on credit card points, there are several options. We always fly Southwest as it has good availability, especially with points. You can transfer your Chase Ultimate Rewards points or earn more points with a Southwest credit card.

My recommendation would be to visit the favorite offers page and sign up for a Southwest Credit Card. If you are really into using credit card points and miles, you may want to earn the Southwest Companion Pass where a companion would fly for free for at least a year (possibly almost two years if you plan it right! – you can read about the Companion Pass here)

How Long Should I Stay?

It depends! We’ve done four park day trips and three park day trips. In my opinion, anywhere from three to four park days is ideal. There are only two parks, but there are so many rides within these two parks. You could do it in two days, but I would advise at least three if you don’t want to feel super rushed.

I always recommend adding the lightning lane to your Disneyland ticket (you can purchase this when you buy your ticket, which is different than Disney World).

We have also done Park Hopper and One Park Per Day tickets, it just depends on your preference. The parks are so close together, so park hopping is incredibly easy if you decide to go that route.

Can I Save Money on Tickets?

If you have a travel credit card, I would use something like Get Away Today or Undercover Tourist because the tickets should code as travel.

If you have a Capital One Venture or Venture X card, and you purchase from one of the sellers above, you can actually use the purchase eraser option. This saves a minimum of $750 on your Disney tickets.

So just to recap…

If you plan correctly, you can save on your hotel room, your flights, and your tickets! This can easily add up to THOUSANDS of dollars in savings. So it may seem like Disney is out of reach, but if you plan it right, you can easily do this on a teacher’s salary.

How to use a Marriott Credit Card to stay at Disneyland

You can also sign up for a Marriott Bonvoy Boundless Credit Card, but I only recommend doing this when the offer is elevated to four or five free nights (and it is not currently elevated).

There are SEVERAL Marriott hotels within walking distance of the parks, and I’ve heard great things about a lot of them (the Element seems to get a lot of attention on social media lately).

If you’re interested in the Marriott offer, I have a blog post dedicated to using that card for a Disneyland vacation here.

Not Sure Which Credit Card is Right For You?

If you’re looking for a free stay at Disneyland, I am always going to recommend the Chase Sapphire Preferred. If you have this card, and you’re looking for another card to help with your Disneyland trip, fill out a Free Credit Card Consult below!

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