Unlock Secret Stays: 42 Hyatt Hotels Offering 500 Bonus Points Per Night—Are You Missing Out?

Ever stumbled upon a surprise stash of points in your loyalty account and wondered, “Where on earth did these come from?” That was me after a recent stay at the Hyatt House Johannesburg Sandton—freshly opened, shiny, and utterly tempting. Imagine my delight when I realized the 2,000 bonus points I casually noticed were part of Hyatt’s little-known “opening bonus” promotion, quietly dropping 500 points per night at new hotels into your account without any signup fuss. Intrigued? You should be. It’s easy to miss this perk if you’re not actively hunting for Hyatt offers, yet it could tip the scales when choosing your next stay at one of Hyatt’s shiny new properties around the globe. Let me walk you through this clever little hack so you can snag some extra points effortlessly on your travels—or maybe just finally know why your account suddenly got a nice little bump! LEARN MORE

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 unexpected “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 even 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.

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 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 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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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 new Hyatt hotels in the US

Anchorage, Alaska: The Wildbirch Hotel until Sept. 30
Austin: Hotel Saint Cecilia, Bunkhouse Hotels until Oct. 31; Austin Motel, Bunkhouse Hotels until Oct. 31; Carpenter Hotel, Bunkhouse Hotels until Oct. 31; and Hotel San Jose, Bunkhouse Hotels until Oct. 31
Houston: Hotel Saint Augustine, Bunkhouse Hotels until Oct. 31
Louisville, Kentucky: Hotel Genevieve until Oct. 31
New York City: Hyatt Regency Times Square until Oct. 31
Royal Oak, Michigan: Hyatt House Royal Oak / Birmingham from Sept. 30 to Dec. 31

Hyatt Regency Manhattan City King River View Day — Room at the Hyatt Regency Times Square. CHRISTINE GATTI/HYATT

9 new Hyatt hotels in China

Altay: UrCove Altay until Nov. 30
Beijing: UrCove Beijing Wangjing 798 Art Zone from Sept. 5 to Dec. 31
Chongqing: UrCove Chongqing Jiefangbei Hongyadong from Sept. 12 to Dec. 31
Hangzhou: Mumian Hangzhou until Sept. 30
Kunshan: Hyatt Place Kunshan Gaoxin until Oct. 31
Nanjing: UrCove Nanjing South Railway Station BaiJia Lake until Oct. 31
Rizhao: Kapok Rizhao until Sept. 30
Shanghai: Mumian Shanghai Expo until Oct. 31
Shaoxing: Mumian Shaoxing until Sept. 30

24 new Hyatt hotels in other regions

Alcudia, Spain: Sarena de Muro Resort Mallorca until Sept. 30
Bali, Indonesia: Kleo Seminyak until Oct. 31
Berlin: Me and All Hotel Berlin East Side from Sept. 16 to Dec. 31
Cancun, Mexico: Sunscape Cancun Resort & Spa until Sept. 30
El Seibo, Dominican Republic: Dreams Playa Esmeralda Resort & Spa until Nov. 30 and Secrets Playa Esmeralda Resort & Spa until Nov. 30
Johannesburg: Park Hyatt Johannesburg until Sept. 30
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia: Park Hyatt Kuala Lumpur until Nov. 30 and Hyatt Regency Kuala Lumpur at KL Midtown until Nov. 30
La Romana, Dominican Republic: Dreams La Romana Resort & Spa until Sept. 30 and Secrets La Romana Resort & Spa until Sept. 30
Mississauga, Ontario: Hyatt House Mississauga / Airport Corporate Centre until Sept. 30 and Hyatt Place Mississauga / Airport Corporate Centre until Sept. 30
Mexico City: Hotel San Fernando, Bunkhouse Hotels until Nov. 30
Montego Bay, Jamaica: Dreams Rose Hall Resort & Spa until Sept. 30
Playa del Carmen, Mexico: Hyatt Vivid Playa del Carmen until Sept. 30
Punta Cana, Dominican Republic: Royal Beach Hotel Punta Cana until Sept. 30
Reims, France: Hyatt Centric Reims from Sept. 16 to Dec. 31
San Nicolas, Aruba: Secrets Baby Beach Aruba until Sept. 30
South Melbourne, Australia: Hyatt House South Melbourne until Sept. 30
Tallinn, Estonia: Hyatt Place Tallinn until Oct. 31
Todos Santos, Mexico: Hotel San Cristóbal, Bunkhouse Hotels until Nov. 30
Vancouver, British Columbia: Hyatt Vancouver Downtown Alberni until Oct. 31
Whitehorse, Yukon Territory: Hyatt Place Whitehorse until Nov. 30

Park Hyatt Johannesburg. ERIC ROSEN/THE POINTS GUY

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 September 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.

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 six Hyatt Category 1 hotels, nine 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 this list.