I stayed at the Hyatt House Johannesburg Sandton in South Africa shortly after it opened in 2021. When I checked my account activity after my stay, I noticed an “opening bonus” of 2,000 points. Then I remembered that Hyatt offers 500 bonus points per night on qualifying stays at new hotels.
I unknowingly received the benefit since Hyatt doesn’t require members to register for this promotion. Perhaps you, too, have forgotten this promotion or never knew about it. In either case, here’s what you should know about World of Hyatt‘s new-hotel promotion, which allows you to earn 500 bonus points per night.
How to earn 500 bonus Hyatt points per night
This promotion is simple: World of Hyatt members receive 500 bonus points per night for qualifying stays at select new-to-the-Hyatt-portfolio hotels. You must stay within a set time frame to earn the bonus points, typically in the first few months after the property opens. Specifically, you’ll only earn bonus points if your checkout date takes place within the offer period for your hotel.
To get the bonus points, you must provide your World of Hyatt number when you check in. You must also pay an eligible rate or redeem a Hyatt free night award (including redeeming Hyatt points). You’ll only earn bonus points for one room per night.
The terms of this promotion note that it may take three to four weeks for the bonus points to appear in your account. In practice, though, Hyatt typically posts the new-hotel bonus with the other points you earned during your stay.
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Eligible new Hyatt hotels
Hyatt regularly updates a list of participating properties. Here’s a quick overview of where you can currently earn 500 extra points per night.
9 hotels in the United States
- Linthicum Heights, Maryland: Hyatt House BWI Airport / Baltimore from Aug. 29 to Nov. 30, 2024
- Palm Springs, California: Thompson Palm Springs from Sept. 5 to Dec. 31, 2024
- New Orleans: The Barnett from Oct. 1 to Dec. 31, 2024
- New Orleans: Maison Metier from Oct. 1 to Dec. 31, 2024
- Santa Monica, California: Hyatt Centric Delfina Santa Monica from Oct. 1 to Dec. 31, 2024
- Reno: Hyatt Place South Reno from Oct. 3, 2024, to Jan. 31, 2025
- Raleigh, North Carolina: Hyatt House Raleigh Downtown / Seaboard Station from Oct. 10, 2024, to Jan. 31, 2025
- Colorado Springs, Colorado: Cheyenne Mountain Resort from Oct. 10, 2024, to Jan. 31, 2025
- Lake Orion Township, Michigan: Hyatt House Auburn Hills / Detroit from Oct. 15, 2024, to Jan. 31, 2025
Related: 2 buzzworthy hotels in New Orleans are now part of World of Hyatt
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14 hotels in China
- Weifang: UrCove Weifang City Center from July 12 to Oct. 31, 2024
- Kunming: Grand Hyatt Kunming from Aug. 6 to Nov. 30, 2024
- Lanzhou: UrCove Lanzhou Xiguan Cross Zhongshan Bridge from Aug. 16 to Nov. 30, 2024
- Ningbo: UrCove Ningbo International Exhibition Center from Sept. 8 to Dec. 31, 2024
- Shanghai: Alila Shanghai from Sept. 25 to Dec. 31, 2024
- Xian: UrCove Xian Great Tang All Day Mall from Sept. 29 to Dec. 31, 2024
- Suzhou: UrCove Suzhou Shantang Street from Oct. 1 to Dec. 31, 2024
- Wuhan: UrCove Wuhan Jiefang Avenue Zongguan Metro Station from Oct. 10, 2024, to Jan. 31, 2025
- Shenzhen: UrCove Shenzhen Nanshan Hi-Tech Headquarters from Oct. 15, 2024, to Jan. 31, 2025
- Lianyungang: UrCove Lianyungang Haizhou from Oct. 15, 2024, to Jan. 31, 2025
- Nanjing: UrCove Nanjing Zhongshan Mountain National Park from Oct. 15, 2024, to Jan. 31, 2025
- Tianjin: The Perennial Tianjin from Oct. 15, 2024, to Jan. 31, 2025
- Huangshan: Hyatt Regency Huangshan Hengjiangwan from Oct. 21, 2024, to Jan. 31, 2025
- Shanghai: UrCove Shanghai Pudong Lin-Gang Special Area from Oct. 30, 2024, to Jan. 31, 2025
7 hotels in other regions
- Rouen, France: Hyatt Place Rouen from Aug. 27 to Nov. 30, 2024
- Mainz, Germany: Brunfels Hotel from Aug. 29 to Nov. 30, 2024
- Maharashtra, India: Hyatt Place Aurangabad Airport from Sept. 1 to Nov. 30, 2024
- Madeira, Portugal: Dreams Madeira Resort, Spa & Marina from Oct. 1 to Dec. 31, 2024
- San Jose, Costa Rica: Hyatt Centric San Jose Escazu from Oct. 8, 2024, to Jan. 31, 2025
- Giza, Egypt: Hyatt Centric Cairo West from Oct. 15, 2024, to Jan. 31, 2025
- Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic: Hyatt Centric Santo Domingo from Oct. 24, 2024, to Jan. 31, 2025
The 500 Hyatt points you’ll get per night when booking an eligible rate or free night are worth about $8.50, based on TPG’s October 2024 valuations. So, this promotion may be the tiebreaker when considering where to stay the next time you travel to a destination with a new Hyatt hotel.
Related: Here’s how to quickly stock up on Hyatt points for your next vacation
Bottom line
On top of earning 500 extra points per night, staying at a new Hyatt hotel can also be fun since you’ll likely get to stay in a room with new furnishings. However, new hotels may still be working through some issues, and not everything on-site may be completely functional.
The current list includes 14 Hyatt Category 1 hotels and six Category 2 hotels. So, if you want to redeem World of Hyatt points for your stay, you can find many low-category options on the current list of new hotels.
