This roundup hit me hard with wanderlust. Some of these properties are honestly bucket-list level like the overwater villas in the Maldives or that clifftop Alila in Oman. Even the U.S. picks, hello Big Sur and Beaver Creek look incredible. Hyatt’s really nailed that sweet spot of aspirational but still points-accessible if you’ve got enough saved up, anyway.
Kind of makes me want to hoard all my Chase points and go full redemption mode next year. Has anyone stayed at the Alila Big Sur or the Andaz Tokyo? Worth the splurge?

