Chicago Athletic Association, a Hyatt Hotel

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Hyatt · 4.5 stars · Chicago, Illinois

Chicago Athletic Association, a Hyatt Hotel is one of 13 Edit by Chase hotels in Chicago. Its typical nightly Chase Travel rate is $505, fees included, the third-lowest of the city’s 13 priced Edit hotels.

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  • A view of ChicagoPhoto of ChicagoPhoto: Pexels
  • $505Typical nightly rate
  • JanuaryCheapest month, $299
  • $275Lowest night, Dec 20, 2026
  • $250 offEdit credit, no double
  • 4.5 starsHyatt
  • Since Jan 2026On The Edit, checked Nov 13

What an Edit booking here includes

What a prepaid Edit booking here gets you, and how often each perk came through on the 4 stays cardholders reported.

The Edit benefits

  • Daily breakfast for two

    1 of 1 stay

    Only 1 stay reported

  • $100 property credit

    1 of 1 stay

    Only 1 stay reported

  • Room upgrade

    1 of 2 stays

    Only 2 stays reported

  • Early check-in

    When available

  • Late checkout

    When available

  • Free Wi-Fi

    Included

The $250 Edit credit

  • Cheapest two nights ending by Dec 31: check in Sun, Dec 20 at $275 a night, about $300 after the $250 Edit credit.
Two nights at $505
$1,010
Edit credit
−$250
You pay about
$760

For a prepaid Chase Travel stay of two nights or more. It uses one of your two $250 Edit credits for the year; this isn’t a double-credit hotel, so there’s no second $250.

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Chase Travel often charges more than the hotel’s own site, so compare before you book. If you find it cheaper within 24 hours of booking, ask Chase for a price match: it has to beat their price by more than $5 a night, for the same room and refund terms.

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When Chicago Athletic Association, a Hyatt Hotel is cheapest

Chicago Athletic Association, a Hyatt Hotel runs lowest in January, February and December, with January the cheapest at a $299 median a night, and highest in September at $728.

  • January: $299 median a night, one of the cheapest
  • February: $299 median a night, one of the cheapest
  • March: $430 median a night
  • April: $519 median a night
  • May: $619 median a night
  • June: $667 median a night
  • July: $668 median a night
  • August: $600 median a night
  • September: $728 median a night
  • October: $670 median a night
  • November: $417 median a night
  • December: $322 median a night, one of the cheapest

These are medians of the Chase Travel rates for two-night stays starting on each day of the coming year, from 334 dates on our last check.

What guests say about Chicago Athletic Association, a Hyatt Hotel

4 Edit stays here, as Sapphire Reserve cardholders described them on Reddit, summarized in our own words with a link to each post. We haven’t stayed here ourselves.

What guests liked

  • Benefits letter at check-in2 stays
  • Breakfast included
  • Upgraded room
  • Interesting historic building

What to watch for

  • Small room
  • Maintenance problems
  • Requests not followed up
  • Noisy
  • No itemized receipt for the prepaid portion
  • No upgrade

A couple's stay with breakfast in the Drawing Room

u/FluxionFluff on r/sapphirereserve, September 2026

  • Breakfast
  • Upgraded

Their take: Staff were happy to answer questions and the benefits were simple to use.

Details
Check-in
Given a sheet explaining all the benefits
Breakfast
Served in The Drawing Room behind the front desk, sit-down or from a to-go menu, billed to the room, and in-room dining counts too. No limit was mentioned, and their bills never ran high
$100 credit
Every outlet on site counts toward it, charged to the room
Upgrade
Moved to a corner room, though on a low floor, so the view wasn't great
Watch out
What looks like a mini fridge is a cabinet that doesn't chill; they called the front desk to check before using it
Read it on Reddit ↗

A tiny room and a string of small letdowns

u/yankeecandle1 on r/ChaseSapphire, June 2026

Their take: Underwhelming for a hotel in a premium program: no single problem was serious, but together they mean they would not pick it again unless the location and history matter more than polished service.

Details
Room
Cute but very tiny; a broken trim piece at the base of the shower let water flood the bathroom floor
Watch out
Getting to the elevators meant cutting through a crowded bar and event area, and an alarm on their floor sounded for over an hour
Welcome
The minibar fridge was empty; staff promised to stock some drinks the next day, but it was still empty the following evening
Read it on Reddit ↗

Credit on the bill, but no itemized prepaid receipt

u/gavinweiyz on r/hyatt, April 2026

  • $100 credit

Their take: The $100 credit worked, but they could not see whether a resort fee was inside the prepaid price because nothing was itemized.

Details
$100 credit
Showed on the room receipt against drinks and meals
At checkout
The hotel receipt only listed extras; the prepaid Chase portion was never itemized, and the Chase portal only showed it as taxes
Read it on Reddit ↗
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November stay with a clear benefits letter

u/kniforos on r/sapphirereserve, September 2026

  • No upgrade

Their take: Staff knew they were eligible for the Edit perks and walked them through everything without being asked.

Details
Check-in
Handed a letter listing the perks, with an explanation of where to get breakfast and use the credits; they didn't have to ask for anything
Upgrade
None available
Read it on Reddit ↗

Booking tips from cardholders

  • Searching Edit weekend prices in late October, they found Dec 18-20 here at $742 total. It was part of a longer list of options they pulled together for someone using their credit before year-end.

    u/davinchi48 on r/sapphirereserve, October 2026 · Read the thread ↗

  • When booking through Chase, they saw the destination fee listed separately before checkout, which is not the case at every Hyatt; the Park Hyatt they checked lumped taxes and fees together. Once booked, the trip summary in the portal no longer breaks the fee out.

    u/thislightisntmyown on r/hyatt, April 2026 · Read the thread ↗

  • They had booked a weekend here for January and later went back to see whether the price had dropped, but the portal showed the hotel as unavailable for January.

    u/gavinweiyz on r/sapphirereserve, November 2025 · Read the thread ↗

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Dining credit restaurants nearby

These Sapphire Reserve Exclusive Tables restaurants are within 3 km of Chicago Athletic Association, a Hyatt Hotel. Pay with the card at one of them and the dining credit applies: $150 from January to June and $150 from July to December. How the dining credit works

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Questions about Chicago Athletic Association, a Hyatt Hotel on The Edit

Is Chicago Athletic Association, a Hyatt Hotel part of The Edit by Chase?

Yes. Chicago Athletic Association, a Hyatt Hotel is on The Edit by Chase Travel list as of our November 13, 2026 check. A prepaid Chase Travel booking here gets the Edit benefits: daily breakfast for two, a $100 property credit, an upgrade when available, and early check-in and late checkout when available.

How much does Chicago Athletic Association, a Hyatt Hotel cost on Chase Travel?

Its typical nightly Chase Travel rate is $505, fees included: the median of the rates for two-night stays across the coming year. By month, the median runs from $299 in January to $728 in September. These are planning figures, not live quotes; check the rate on Chase Travel for your dates.

Does Chicago Athletic Association, a Hyatt Hotel qualify for the Chase double credit?

No. It is not in the 2026 select-hotel credit program, so a stay here can use the $250 Edit credit but not the second $250. The double credit hotels page lists the ones that are.

When is the cheapest time to book Chicago Athletic Association, a Hyatt Hotel?

January has the lowest median Chase Travel rate here, $299 a night, followed by February and December. September is the priciest at $728. The single lowest nightly rate on our last check was $275, for a two-night stay from December 20, 2026.

Rates are medians of Chase Travel prices, fees included, for two-night stays starting on each day of the coming year; planning figures, not live quotes. How we build this data. “Compare prices” opens Google’s hotel search, which shows what other sellers charge. We earn nothing from it, from Chase Travel bookings or from card applications.

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