36 new Hyatt hotels where you can get 500 extra points per night
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I stayed at the Hyatt House Johannesburg Sandton in South Africa shortly after it opened. When I checked my account activity after my stay, I noticed an "opening bonus" of 2,000 points. Then I remembered that World of 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 the World of Hyatt promotion that allows you to earn 500 bonus points per night at new hotels.
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, typically in the first few months after the property opens, to earn the bonus points. 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 certificate (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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Hyatt regularly updates a list of participating properties. Here's a quick overview of where you can currently earn 500 extra points per night.
15 new Hyatt hotels in other regions
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 April 2025 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.
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, seven 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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