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 promotions, which allow 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 hotels that are new to the Hyatt portfolio. 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 simultaneously with the other points you earned during your stay.
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Eligible new Hyatt hotels
Hyatt displays an updated list of participating properties on its website. Here’s a quick overview of where you can currently earn 500 extra points per night.
3 hotels in North America
- Munster, Indiana: Hyatt Place Munster from April 4 to July 31
- Punta Cana, Dominican Republic: Secrets Tides Punta Cana from April 15 to July 31
- Mazatlan, Mexico: Dreams Estrella del Mar Mazatlan Golf & Spa Resort from May 1 to July 31
10 hotels in China
- Shanghai: Caption by Hyatt Zhongshan Park Shanghai from April 18 to July 31
- Shanghai: Hyatt Centric Zhongshan Park Shanghai from April 18 to July 31
- Yixing: Yada Xishan Hotel Yixing from May 1 to July 31
- Shenzhen: UrCove Shenzhen Bay Nanyou from May 1 to July 31
- Guangzhou: UrCove Guangzhou Canton Tower Exhibition Center from May 1 to July 31
- Nantong: Hyatt Place Nantong, Xinghu City Plaza from May 28 to Aug. 31
- Changsha: Park Hyatt Changsha from June 1 to Aug. 31
- Shenzhen: UrCove Shenzhen Nanshan Hi-Tech Headquarters from July 1 to Sept. 30
- Nanjing: UrCove Nanjing Confucius Temple from July 1 to Sept. 30
- Weifang: UrCove Weifang City Center from July 6 to Oct. 31
8 hotels in other regions
- Boltenhagen, Germany: Lindner Hotel Boltenhagen from May 1 to July 31
- Bengaluru, India: Hyatt Centric Hebbal Bengaluru from May 1 to July 31
- Taipei, Taiwan: Episode Daan Taipei from June 1 to Aug. 31
- Osaka, Japan: Caption by Hyatt Namba Osaka from June 12 to Sept. 30
- Rouen, France: Hyatt Place Rouen from June 18 to Sept. 30
- Paracas, Peru: The Legend Paracas Resort from July 1 to Sept. 30
- Marrakech, Morocco: Park Hyatt Marrakech from July 1 to Sept. 30
- Nairobi, Kenya: Hyatt Place Nairobi Westlands from July 31 to Oct. 31
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 July 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 it’s possible that not everything on-site will be completely functional.
The current list includes 11 Hyatt Category 1 hotels, three Category 2 hotels and one Category B all-inclusive resort. 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.
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