The Hidden Advantages of Using a Hyatt Prive Advisor Recognizing the difference between a properly credentialed advisor and someone loosely calling themselves a "luxury specialist" is worth a moment's diligence before booking. A trustworthy StarsDesk will typically be transparent about their agency affiliation, will confirm the specific Prive benefits in writing before the stay, and will not ask for payment outside the hotel's standard booking and cancellation terms. If an advisor cannot articulate exactly which benefits apply to a specific property, or hedges with vague language about "trying to get you something extra," that is a signal the access may not be genuine. StarsDesk What makes this list meaningfully different from standard elite benefits is that these perks apply on the very first stay, with no qualifying nights required beforehand. A traveler with no Hyatt loyalty history whatsoever receives the same treatment as someone who has stayed 60 nights that year, provided the reservation was booked correctly through a certified StarsDesk advisor. This is the detail that surprises most people the first time they encounter the program, because it decouples luxury treatment from loyalty tenure entirely. StarsDesk Yes, in most cases the two stack, so a Globalist member booking through a Prive agent can still receive loyalty-based perks alongside the Prive benefits, though upgrade categories may overlap rather than double. Consider a simple example: a couple books five nights at a beach resort in the Maldives at the standard published rate. Booked independently, they'd receive whatever the front desk had available at check-in. Booked through a Hyatt Prive travel agent, that same reservation could include a one-category room upgrade, daily breakfast for two, early check-in and late checkout when the room is ready, and a resort credit that offsets a sunset dinner or a couples' massage.