Bilt Rent Day (March 1): Up to 200% Hilton Honors transfer bonus, bonus points and more

Editor’s note: This is a recurring post, regularly updated with new information. TPG founder Brian Kelly is a Bilt adviser and investor.

Good news for Bilt Rewards members: March 1 is another Bilt Rent Day.

As on previous Rent Days, you can snag double points for nonrent purchases and play the “Rent Free” game. But this month, Bilt will also offer a status-based transfer bonus to Hilton Honors.

Here’s what you need to know about the March Bilt Rent Day promotions.

Up to 200% Hilton Honors transfer bonus

You can enjoy a status-based transfer bonus to Hilton Honors this Rent Day.

Normally, you can transfer Bilt Rewards Points to Hilton Honors at a 1:1 ratio. But from March 1 at midnight EST to March 2 at 2:59 a.m. EST, Bilt Blue members get a 150% bonus and other Bilt members get a 200% bonus.

Put another way, this bonus temporarily increases the transfer ratio to 1:2.5 for Bilt Blue members and 1:3 for other Bilt members.

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You’ll need to be a member of the Hilton Honors program and link your Hilton account with your Bilt account before you can transfer points. Bilt Blue members must transfer at least 2,000 points; otherwise, you can transfer Bilt points in increments of 1,000.

This transfer bonus might be worth utilizing if you need more Hilton points for an upcoming redemption. However, other Bilt transfer partners — such as World of Hyatt — usually provide more value. So, think carefully before transferring your Bilt points to Hilton Honors, even during this up to 200% transfer bonus.

Bilt Neighborhood Cafe in New York City

Bilt opened a Neighborhood Cafe at 31 Bond St. in New York City’s NoHo neighborhood in late January. To celebrate March Rent Day, the first 1,000 members to visit the cafe on March 1 between 8 a.m. and 4 p.m. and show their membership in the Bilt app will get a complimentary black coffee (hot or iced) and a mini cinnamon roll from Chloe.

Bilt members can also purchase limited-edition apparel and homeware inspired by Bond Street at the Bilt Neighborhood Cafe and via the Bilt app. Although some items had sold out, Bilt says it has restocked its supplies now.

Extra Bilt points on nonrent purchases

As on previous Bilt Rent Days, you’ll earn double points from March 1 at midnight EST to March 2 at 2:59 a.m. EST when you use your Bilt Mastercard® (see rates and fees) to make nonrent purchases. You’ll earn as follows for purchases each Rent Day:

Dining: 6 points per dollar spent
Travel: 4 points per dollar spent
Other purchases (excluding rent): 2 points per dollar spent
Rent: 1 point per dollar spent (up to 100,000 points in a calendar year)

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You must use the card five times per statement period to earn points (see rewards and benefits). However, you can only earn up to 1,000 bonus points on purchases with your Bilt Mastercard each Rent Day.

‘Rent Free’ game

In August 2023, Bilt launched a new way to win free rent for a month (up to $2,500): the “Rent Free” game show. Bilt has since offered the “Rent Free” game show each Rent Day, with a new creator or personality playing each month. This month, the guest is TPG founder Brian Kelly. Brian just published a book, “How to Win at Travel,” which you can buy through the Bilt Collection using points or cash this Rent Day.

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You’ll earn points when you pick a top-three answer, when you correctly rank that answer and when the celebrity guest picks the same answer as you. You can visit the Bilt app to play the game until March 1 at 3 p.m. EST. Then, return to the app after March 1 at 4 p.m. EST to see your score.

The 10 top-scoring players will win free rent for a month (up to $2,500), and the next 500 top-scoring members will earn Bilt points. If you tie with another Bilt member, the tie will be broken based on who played the game first.

Comedy experiences

Bilt is continuing its Neighborhood Comedy series this month. With the Neighborhood Comedy series, Bilt members can enjoy exclusive access to comedy shows throughout March at venues that don’t normally host comedy shows. Bilt members can enjoy drinks and light bites alongside an intimate comedy show starting at $75 or 5,000 Bilt points per person.

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Reservations for these experiences opened within the Bilt app and website on Feb. 26, but spots may still be available for some shows.

History of Rent Day promotions

Bilt offers at least one special promotion each Rent Day in addition to its standard offerings. For March Rent Day, Bilt is offering up to a 200% Hilton Honors transfer bonus. Bilt also offered private dining experiences in San Francisco in collaboration with OpenTable and Barry’s fitness classes for March Rent Day, but these aren’t open for bookings anymore.

Here’s a summary of the promotions we’ve seen on previous Rent Days:

February 2025: Bilt offered a status-based transfer bonus to Avianca LifeMiles and the ability to purchase floor-seat tickets to J Balvin’s “Back to the Rayo” tour. Bilt also launched private dining experiences in New York City in collaboration with OpenTable and opened the first Bilt Neighborhood Cafe in New York City ahead of this Rent Day.
January 2025: Bilt members could enjoy a complimentary Accor Live Limitless status match (Bilt members with at least Silver status could redeem points for higher tiers of Accor status), a Rent Day Rumble free class at select Rumble Boxing studios, and the chance to book special New Year’s Eve dining experiences.
December 2024: Bilt introduced Neighborhood Comedy experiences and an Amazon points redemption bonus. Bilt also offered triple points on nonrent purchases that typically earn 1 point per dollar between Nov. 26 at 9 a.m. EST and Dec. 1 at 2:59 a.m. EST.
November 2024: Bilt offered a targeted 50%-100% British Airways transfer bonus, waived transaction fees when you paid rent with your Alaska Airlines card and offered Thanksgiving-inspired cooking classes.
October 2024: Bilt offered a Hilton Gold status match through Dec. 31, 2024 (with the opportunity to secure Gold or upgrade to Diamond through March 31, 2026), Virgin Voyages experiences with a second guest free and new targeted Bilt benefits for select cardholders.
September 2024: Bilt offered a 50% transfer bonus to Avianca LifeMiles; a 20%-100% status-based transfer bonus to Virgin Atlantic Flying Club or Virgin Red; Virgin Voyages experiences with a second guest free; and a buy-one, get-one ResortPass offer.
August 2024: Bilt offered extra onboard benefits and a second guest free on select Virgin Voyages sailings, as well as access to a special party at Blade Lounge East in New York City.
July 2024: Bilt launched its new Neighborhood Dining series and offered a status-based transfer bonus and status match with the Alaska Airlines Mileage Plan program.
June 2024: Bilt offered Rent Day Brunch experiences in four cities and let members earn 5 or 10 bonus points per dollar spent at Neighborhood Dining restaurants.
May 2024: Bilt members could book a family-style dining experience to enjoy with other Bilt members at neighborhood restaurants in eight cities. Plus, Bilt members got 100% of their points back (with a minimum of 1,000 points and a maximum of 50,000 points) toward the Bilt Home Collection when redeeming points for rent between April 25 and May 1.
April 2024: Bilt members could enjoy fitness experiences at studios nationwide; a buy-one, get-one fitness class deal; and the chance to buy new fitness gear.
March 2024: Bilt members could book men’s college basketball tournament tickets as Bilt Experiences. Plus, Bilt members voted via a single-elimination bracket for March Rent Day benefits. The ability to earn 1,000 points when linking a new credit card (up to two cards) to the Bilt Cards tab won, while the chance to earn 5 points per dollar spent at grocery stores (valid for up to 2,000 points) when paying with the Bilt Mastercard finished second.
February 2024: Bilt offered several Valentine’s Day dinner reservations and a status-based transfer bonus to Air Canada Aeroplan.
January 2024: Bilt brought back some of the program’s top Rent Day promotions, including a $5 Lyft credit for Bilt cardholders, a 50% redemption bonus on Amazon, and status-based transfer bonuses to IHG One Rewards, Virgin Atlantic Flying Club and Air France-KLM Flying Blue.
December 2023: Bilt offered a special tasting experience in New York City for cardholders Dec. 1, more points at Bilt Dining restaurants from Nov. 24 through Dec. 1 and double points on purchases that would normally earn 1 point per dollar from Nov. 23 through Nov. 27.
November 2023: Bilt offered special Bilt Experiences at select restaurants and a status-based transfer bonus to Emirates Skywards.
October 2023: Bilt launched Bilt Experiences at three professional football games and offered 5 points per dollar spent on eligible sports tickets (up to 10,000 bonus points).
September 2023: Bilt expanded its Rent Day Rides to every SoulCycle studio across the U.S., with 10 complimentary bikes per class. For the Sept. 1 Rent Day, Bilt also paid a month of rent (up to $2,500) for one rider in each Rent Day Ride class.
August 2023: There was a 75% to 150% transfer bonus to Virgin Red based on your Bilt status tier as of Aug. 1.
July 2023: You could activate a $10 Lyft ride credit if you were a Bilt member without a Bilt Mastercard or a $20 Lyft ride credit if you had a Bilt Mastercard by the end of July 1. Plus, you could get an additional $5 credit if you activated the offer, had Bilt set as your active Lyft loyalty partner and took a Lyft ride July 1.
June 2023: Everyone won a gift of Bilt points, points to use toward the Bilt Collection, Lyft ride credit, free rent or round-trip award flights when they solved the June 1 Rent Day Challenge puzzle.
May 2023: There was a 100% transfer bonus to Air France-KLM Flying Blue on May 1.
April 2023: Bilt members could enroll between March 28 and April 1 to obtain World of Hyatt Explorist status for 90 days and then keep Explorist status through February 2025 by staying 10 qualifying nights between April 17 and July 16, 2023. Alternatively, members could unlock Globalist status through February 2025 by staying 20 qualifying nights between April 17 and July 16, 2023. Bilt also hosted members-only social events at three Hyatt properties on April 1, 2023.
March 2023: You could get a 50% bonus when you redeemed points toward Amazon purchases March 1, plus 50% off all items in the Bilt Collection on March 1.
February 2023: You could get a 100% transfer bonus to HawaiianMiles on Feb. 1. Bilt also launched its exclusive five-piece capsule collection with SoulCycle.
January 2023: Bilt introduced trivia to Rent Day: Bilt offered its members 10 trivia questions worth 50 points each and an additional question worth 100 points if they got all 10 questions correct Jan. 1.
December 2022: You could get a 100% transfer bonus to IHG One Rewards on Dec. 1 and double points on nonrent spending from 12:01 a.m. PST on Nov. 25 to 11:59 p.m. PST on Dec. 1.
November 2022: Bilt members could enroll in a complimentary United Airlines Premier status challenge between Oct. 27 and Nov. 1. Bilt Blue tier members could get Premier Silver, while Bilt Silver, Gold and Platinum tier members could get Premier Gold. Premier status was valid for 120 days, but you could extend your status through Jan. 31, 2024, by getting 1,000 Premier qualifying points and 4 Premier qualifying flights for Premier Silver and 2,000 PQPs and 6 PQFs for Premier Gold.
October 2022: Bilt launched Rent Day with double points on nonrent spending and themed SoulCycle Rent Day rides Oct. 1.

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