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Editor’s note: We’ve updated this post with new hotels where you can earn 500 extra points per night.

I stayed at the Hyatt House Johannesburg Sandton in South Africa shortly after it opened in early 2022. When I checked my account activity after my stay, I earned far more points than expected.

Looking at the details, 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. Since Hyatt doesn’t require its members to register for this promotion, I unknowingly received the benefit.

Perhaps you, too, have forgotten about this promotion. Or, maybe you never knew about it. In either case, here’s what you should know about this World of Hyatt promotion, including the newest properties where you can earn 500 bonus points per night.

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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. To earn the bonus points, you must stay within a set time frame, typically in the first few months after the hotel opens. Specifically, you’ll only earn bonus points if your checkout date is during 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 free night award or World of Hyatt points. You’ll only earn bonus points for one room if you book multiple rooms during a stay.

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 for your stay.

If you enrolled in the Bilt Rewards Hyatt status trial and challenge, you can earn bonus points on stays that count toward this challenge.

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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 earn 500 extra points per night:

14 hotels in the US

• White Lake, New York: The Chatwal Lodge from April 5 to July 31
• New York City: The Time New York from April 5 to July 31
• Rogers, Arkansas: Hyatt House Bentonville / Rogers from May 1 to July 31
• Middletown, Rhode Island: The Pell from May 1 to July 31
• Newark, Delaware: Hyatt Place Newark / Main Street from May 16 to Aug. 31
• Baytown, Texas: Hyatt Regency Baytown – Houston from May 18 to Aug. 31
• Conroe, Texas: Hyatt Regency Conroe from May 25 to Aug. 31
• San Carlos, California: Hyatt Place San Carlos from June 1 to Aug. 31
• Colorado Springs, Colorado: Hyatt House Colorado Springs Airport from June 8 to Sept. 30
• Sacramento: Hyatt Place Sacramento International Airport from June 14 to Sept. 30
• Sacramento: Hyatt House Sacramento Airport / Natomas from June 14 to Sept. 30
• Bloomington, Minnesota: Hyatt House Mall of America / MSP Airport from June 21 to Sept. 30
• Durham, North Carolina: Unscripted Durham from June 28 to Sept. 30
• Flagstaff, Arizona: Hyatt Place Flagstaff from July 26 to Oct. 31

13 hotels in Spain

• Cartagena: Grand Hyatt La Manga Club Golf & Spa from June 1 to Aug. 31
• Fuerteventura: Secrets Bahia Real Resort & Spa from June 1 to Aug. 31
• Tenerife: Dreams Jardin Tropical Resort & Spa from June 1 to Aug. 31
• Ibiza: AluaSoul Ibiza from June 1 to Aug. 31
• Mallorca: Zoetry Mallorca from June 1 to Aug. 31
• Mallorca: Dreams Calvia from June 1 to Aug. 31
• Mallorca: AluaSoul Mallorca Resort from June 1 to Aug. 31
• Mallorca: AluaSoul Alcudia Bay from June 1 to Aug. 31
• Mallorca: AluaSoul Palma from June 1 to Aug. 31
• Mallorca: AluaSun Torrenova from June 1 to Aug. 31
• Las Palmas: AluaVillage Fuerteventura from June 1 to Aug. 31
• Las Palmas: Alua Suites Fuerteventura from June 1 to Aug. 31
• Portals Nous: Lindner Golf Resort Portals Nous from June 22 to Sept. 30

20 hotels in Germany

• Cologne: Lindner Hotel Cologne Am Dom from June 8 to Sept. 30
• Cologne: Lindner Hotel Cologne City Plaza from June 22 to Sept. 30
• Dusseldorf: me and all hotel dusseldorf from June 8 to Sept. 30
• Dusseldorf: me and all hotel dusseldorf oberkassel from June 8 to Sept. 30
• Dusseldorf: Lindner Hotel dusseldorf Seestern from June 22 to Sept. 30
• Mainz: me and all hotel mainz from June 8 to Sept. 30
• Hanover: me and all hotel hanover from June 8 to Sept. 30
• Kiel: me and all hotel kiel from June 8 to Sept. 30
• Ulm: me and all hotel ulm from June 8 to Sept. 30
• Berlin: Lindner Hotel Berlin Ku’damm from June 8 to Sept. 30
• Leverkusen: Lindner Hotel Leverkusen BayArena from June 22 to Sept. 30
• Oberstaufen: Lindner Hotel Oberstaufen Parkhotel from June 22 to Sept. 30
• Frankfurt am Main: Lindner Hotel Frankfurt Hochst from June 8 to Sept. 30
• Frankfurt am Main: Lindner Hotel Frankfurt Main Plaza from June 22 to Sept. 30
• Frankfurt am Main: Lindner Hotel Frankfurt Sportpark from June 22 to Sept. 30
• Hamburg: Lindner Hotel Hamburg Am Michel from June 22 to Sept. 30
• Hamburg: Lindner Hotel Hamburg Hagenbeck from June 22 to Sept. 30
• Drees: Lindner Hotel Nurburgring Ferienpark from June 22 to Sept. 30
• Nurburg: Lindner Hotel Nurburgring Motorsport from June 22 to Sept. 30
• Nurburg: Lindner Hotel Nurburgring Congress from June 22 to Sept. 30

4 hotels in Bulgaria

• Obzor: Alua Helios Bay from May 1 to July 31
• Obzor: AluaSun Helios Beach from May 1 to July 31
• Burgas: Dreams Sunny Beach Resort & Spa from May 1 to July 31
• Burgas: Secrets Sunny Beach Resort & Spa from May 1 to July 31

2 hotels in Greece

• Corfu: Dreams Corfu Resort & Spa from June 1 to Aug. 31
• Zakynthos: AluaSoul Zakynthos from June 1 to Aug. 31

6 hotels in mainland China

• Nanjing: Andaz Nanjing Hexi from April 26 to July 31
• Tianjin: UrCove Tianjin Eye from May 1 to July 31
• Hangzhou: Hyatt Regency Hangzhou International Airport from June 19 to Sept. 30
• Hangzhou: UrCove Hangzhou North Grand Canal from July 15 to Oct. 31
• Linyi: Hyatt Place Linyi People’s Square from July 1 to Sept. 30
• Yantai: Hyatt Place Yantai Development Zone from July 1 to Sept. 30

8 hotels in other regions

• Quintana Roo, Mexico: Impression Isla Mujeres by Secrets from May 19 to Aug. 31
• Dehradun, India: Hyatt Centric Rajpur Road Dehradun from June 1 to Aug. 31
• Kotor, Montenegro: Hyatt Regency Kotor Bay Resort from June 1 to Aug. 31
• London: Hyatt Regency London Blackfriars from June 1 to Aug. 31
• Vienna, Austria: Lindner Hotel Vienna Am Belvedere from June 22 to Sept. 30
• Antwerp, Belgium: Lindner Hotel Antwerp from June 22 to Sept. 30
• Prague, Czech Republic: Lindner Hotel Prague Castle from June 22 to Sept. 30
• Bratislava, Slovakia: Lindner Hotel Bratislava from June 22 to Sept. 30

The 500 Hyatt points per night you’ll get when booking an eligible rate or free night are worth about $8.50, based on TPG’s valuations. So, this promotion may be the tiebreaker when considering where to stay the next time you travel to a location 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. After all, you’ll often get to stay in a new room with fresh furnishings. However, new hotels may still be working through some issues and may not have everything on-site completely functional. Also, some of the hotels are older properties included in this promotion because they are new to the World of Hyatt program.

I enjoy staying at new hotels, so I periodically check the list of new Hyatt properties. When planning trips, a glance at this list could help you earn an extra 500 points per night.

Best of all, the current list includes 18 Hyatt Category 1 hotels, 14 Category 2 hotels, two Category A all-inclusive hotels and three Category B all-inclusive 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.