How to Book Andaz Tokyo With Points in 2026

Three ways to book the same hotel. Which one actually offers the best value?

Andaz Tokyo has always felt like one of those hotels that makes Tokyo feel bigger, brighter, and more cinematic.

Set high above Toranomon Hills, the hotel has some of the best city views in Tokyo, with rooms that look out toward Tokyo Tower, Tokyo Bay, or the surrounding skyline. It feels modern without being cold, luxurious without being overly formal, and relaxed in a way that makes it easy to settle in after a long flight or a busy day in the city.

It is also not cheap.

Cash rates can easily climb high enough that most travelers would never seriously consider paying out of pocket for a multi-night stay. That is why Andaz Tokyo has always been such an exciting hotel to book with points. Staying there for “free” is one of those redemptions that reminds you why points and miles can feel so powerful.

I’ve written about why Andaz Tokyo became one of our favorite luxury hotels in Japan. The rooms, the views, the amenities and the overall feeling of the hotel made it one of those stays we still talk about.

But in 2026, the best way to book Andaz Tokyo with points is not as simple as it used to be.

Hyatt points are still useful, but the recent award chart changes make the decision more complicated. Depending on your dates, Chase Ultimate Rewards points through Chase Travel may actually be the better play. And surprisingly, American Express Fine Hotels + Resorts can also make sense in certain situations.

Here is how I would think about booking Andaz Tokyo with points in 2026.

Method 1: Book Directly Through Hyatt

For years, booking Andaz Tokyo directly through Hyatt was the obvious answer.

Back when Andaz Tokyo could be booked for around 30,000 Hyatt points per night, it was one of the easiest luxury hotel redemptions in Tokyo to recommend. Even when rates climbed closer to 45,000 points per night, I still thought it could make sense because cash rates were often so high.

The problem is that Hyatt's 2026 award chart changes have made this less automatic.

Andaz Tokyo is a Category 8 property, which means standard-room award nights can price across a much wider range of 35k to 75k. Instead of thinking of the hotel as a simple 35k to 45k point redemption, you now have to look carefully at your actual dates.

On some nights, Hyatt points may still be a good option, as you can see from the screenshot below of Hyatt’s Award Calendar for December.

On other nights, the number of points required may be high enough that I would at least pause before transferring Chase points to Hyatt. For me, personally, that would be any redemption over 45k.

Below, you’ll see that for a busier month like April, the Award Calendar can lean more towards 55k.

If I already had Hyatt points sitting in my account and found Andaz Tokyo available at a reasonable rate, I would absolutely consider booking it directly. Hyatt award bookings are simple, clean, and usually easy to understand. You are not dealing with a bank portal, prepaid rates, or travel credits.

But if I were transferring Chase Ultimate Rewards points to Hyatt specifically for this stay, I would compare that option against Chase Travel before making the transfer.

That is the big shift in 2026.

Before, the simple answer was usually: Transfer Chase points to Hyatt.

Now, I think the better answer is: Check Hyatt first, but don’t assume Hyatt is automatically the best option.

Method 2: Book Through Chase Travel Using Points Boost and The Edit

This is where things get interesting.

Normally, I don’t recommend booking hotels through bank travel portals. Most points and miles enthusiasts avoid them for good reason. You may not earn hotel elite night credits, hotel status benefits may not always apply the same way, and most importantly, you may not be getting the best value for your points.

With the Chase Sapphire Reserve, Chase Travel's Points Boost feature can make select luxury hotel bookings much more compelling. When browsing the portal, keep an eye out for The Edit properties offering a 2x Points Boost, meaning each of your Ultimate Rewards points is worth double toward that stay.

On top of that, The Edit bookings can include valuable perks like daily breakfast for two, a $100 property credit, potential room upgrades, early check-in, late checkout, a welcome amenity, and Wi-Fi.

That matters at a hotel like Andaz Tokyo.

Breakfast is not a small throwaway benefit here. It can be a meaningful part of the stay, especially for two people. The $100 property credit can also be useful if you want to enjoy drinks, food, or another on-property experience without feeling like every extra charge is painful.

The example that caught my attention was a two-night Andaz Tokyo stay that could be booked for around 66,700 Chase Ultimate Rewards points through Chase Travel using Points Boost.

That is only about 33k per night.

For Andaz Tokyo, that is wild.

The reason this is so compelling is that those same nights may have required more Hyatt points if booked directly through World of Hyatt (most likely around 45k per night) or, would not have been bookable with points, as seen in the screenshot below.

If you are using Chase Ultimate Rewards points either way, the comparison becomes very real.

Would I rather transfer a large number of Chase points to Hyatt and book a basic award stay? Or would I rather book through Chase Travel, use fewer Ultimate Rewards points, and receive The Edit benefits?

For me, if the numbers are even somewhat close, I’m definitely booking through Chase Travel for the benefits, which could easily be worth $250 at a place like the Andaz.

This is especially true for travelers like myself, who do not have Hyatt Globalist status. A Globalist may already receive breakfast and other benefits on a Hyatt award stay. But if you are a regular Hyatt member, Discoverist, or Explorist, The Edit benefits can feel very special.

That’s why I don’t think Chase Travel is automatically a waste, even though that is the prevailing mentality of many people in the points world.

Sometimes they are not the best option, especially if cash rates climb or the points boost is reduced.

But for Andaz Tokyo in 2026, Chase Travel may be one of the most interesting ways to book the hotel with points.

Method 3: Use American Express Fine Hotels + Resorts

Marriott vs Hyatt. Ritz vs Andaz. Classic luxury vs contemporary boutique.

A similar, slightly less valuable option is American Express Fine Hotels + Resorts.

This route requires an eligible Amex Platinum card, either personal or business, but it can make sense if you are trying to use Amex Membership Rewards points for a Hyatt property.

That’s the key detail.

Amex points don’t transfer to Hyatt.

So normally, if you want to use Amex points for Hyatt hotels, you don’t have many great options. But Fine Hotels + Resorts gives you a way to use Amex points toward a luxury hotel booking while still receiving valuable on-property benefits.

Similar to The Edit benefits, Fine Hotels + Resorts also offers benefits like daily breakfast for two, a $100 property credit, room upgrade upon arrival when available, early check-in when available, guaranteed 4 p.m. late checkout, and Wi-Fi.

If the nightly cash rate is reasonable, this can become surprisingly useful.

For example, let's say Andaz Tokyo is pricing around $700 for one night during a lower-rate period, such as summer, a weekday, or a slightly less popular travel window.

If you have a $300 Fine Hotels + Resorts credit available, that could offset half the cost. Then you could cover the remaining $400 with 40,000 Amex Membership Rewards points at 1 cent per point.

In that scenario, you are effectively using:

One $300 Fine Hotels + Resorts credit
Around 40,000 Amex points
Fine Hotels + Resorts benefits

for a one-night Andaz Tokyo stay.

That is not the highest theoretical value for Amex points.

But I also don’t value every Amex credit at face value, and I personally find Amex points easier to earn than Chase Ultimate Rewards points. So for me, using 40k Amex points plus a hotel credit for a luxury Hyatt stay can feel reasonable. Again, factoring in the benefits that could be worth $150 per night, 40k Amex points feels like a decent trade.

This works best when the cash rate is low enough.

If Andaz Tokyo is pricing extremely high because it’s a weekend, cherry blossom season, or another peak travel period, I would not use this method unless you are dead-set on staying here. At that point, the number of Amex points required after the credit may become too high.

But for a one-night stay on the right date, this can be a nice little loophole.

Take another Hyatt example. I’ve been stalking the Grand Hyatt Tokyo for a while, and although I haven’t stayed there yet, I’ve seen some very good redemptions using the FHR credit.

As you can see, the price difference per night depends heavily on the season. The first stay is as low as it’ll ever get, in July on a weekday. The second stay is in October when tourism picks up and rates double or triple. The first night is a no-brainer, at 6.8k Amex points + FHR credit. But I would also take the second night in October for only 32.7k Amex points - the same night is a flat out 55k Hyatt point stay with no additional benefits.

One final example is a Marriott property. I find Marriott points to be deceptively hard to earn. True, there are many Marriott credit cards out there through Amex and Chase, but the program has a very complicated web of bonus eligibility.

On top of that, Amex and Chase points both transfer to Marriott, but the redemption rates on top-tier hotels are much higher, hovering around 80k to 120k+ a night.

So with FHR, if I can find a night that costs me less Amex points + FHR voucher to book as compared to the standard Marriott award rate, it can be a good value. For example, the Ritz Carlton Tokyo. Notoriously expensive for award nights, a typical night would cost around 120k Marriott points.

Here, I found it for $712, or an FHR credit + 41k Amex points. Even if the cost of the stay was $1,000, I’d still only be using 71k points as opposed to the 120k+ with all Marriott points.

These are just some things to consider and weigh in the balance before you pull the trigger on a stay.

Fine Hotels + Resorts can give you elite-like benefits at hotel programs where you may not otherwise have top-tier status. I would personally find this more interesting at a Hyatt, IHG, or boutique hotels than at a Marriott or Hilton, where I already receive some overlapping benefits through status.

Sure, this isn’t the “purest” points redemption, but it can be practical.

And sometimes practical is great if your heart is set on a property like the Andaz.

So Which Method Is Best?

If I already had Hyatt points and found Andaz Tokyo available at a reasonable award rate, I would still consider booking directly through Hyatt.

It’s simple and clean.

But if I were using Chase Ultimate Rewards points, I would absolutely compare Hyatt against Chase Travel before transferring anything.

That’s the mistake I think some travelers may make in 2026. They will automatically assume that transferring Chase points to Hyatt is either the better move or the only move because that has been the conventional wisdom for years.

Most of the time, that may still be true.

But not always.

If Chase Travel is showing Andaz Tokyo through Points Boost at something like 33,000 Ultimate Rewards points per night, and the booking includes The Edit benefits, I think that’s a very easy win.

The American Express Fine Hotels + Resorts method is more situational. I would not build an entire Andaz Tokyo stay around it unless the rates were favorable. But for one night, especially if you have a $300 hotel credit available and want to use Amex points for a Hyatt property, I would go for it.

What Would I Do?

This is the funny part.

For our upcoming Japan trip, I actually cancelled the two-night Andaz Tokyo stay that I booked for 66,700 Chase Ultimate Rewards points (using my wife’s account).

I also briefly booked another nice final-night stay at Hotel Hanakohro Takanawa, an SLH property bookable through Hilton. It seemed like a polished and comfortable way to end the trip.

Then I cancelled everything.

Not because these were bad redemptions, but because I realized I didn’t really want three more nights in Tokyo.

By that point in the trip, we will have already spent a good amount of time in Tokyo. And as much as I love Andaz Tokyo, I’ve already stayed there. I already know I love it. I already know it’s excellent.

What I didn’t know was how I would feel about three completely different hotels in Kansai.

So instead, I booked a three-night stretch across Osaka and Kyoto at three different luxury properties.

The two I am most excited about are Waldorf Astoria Osaka and Sowaka Kyoto, both of which have been on my radar since Hilton added SLH properties in 2024. Waldorf Astoria Osaka had been one of those hotels I thought might not fit into this trip anymore because our dates changed so many times. Sowaka has also been sitting in the back of my mind as one of those distinctly Kyoto hotels I needed to try.

And somehow, both made it back into the trip.

Never say never, I guess!

I’m genuinely curious whether I will have FOMO for skipping Andaz Tokyo this time. Maybe I will get to Kyoto and think, why did I make this harder than it needed to be? Maybe hotel hopping will wear me out. Maybe one-night stays will feel too rushed.

Or maybe the excitement of trying new properties will outweigh the friction.

That’s the part I’m most excited to write about.

Because at some point, points travel stops being only about getting the best mathematical value. It becomes about choosing the trip you actually want to take.

And for this trip, I realized I was more excited by three unknown hotels in Kansai than two more nights at a hotel I already knew I loved, in Tokyo.

That doesn’t make Andaz Tokyo a bad choice, ever.

It just means it wasn’t my choice for this trip.

Final Thoughts

Andaz Tokyo is still one of the most compelling luxury hotels in Tokyo to book with points.

But in 2026, I would not assume there is only one correct way to book it.

Hyatt points can still make sense, especially if you already have them or find availability at a reasonable rate.

Chase Travel with Points Boost and The Edit may be the most exciting alternative, especially when the points price is lower or similar to Hyatt and the booking includes breakfast and property credits.

American Express Fine Hotels + Resorts is more situational, but it can be useful for one-night stays when cash rates are reasonable and you have hotel credits to use.

The best option depends on your points balances, your travel dates, your elite status (or lack thereof), and how much you value simplicity.

For me, if Andaz Tokyo prices well through Chase Travel again, I would jump on it in a heartbeat.

This time, the appeal of experiencing something new was too hard to resist.

Not because I stopped loving Andaz Tokyo, but because sometimes the more interesting trip is the one that keeps your curiosity alive.