I'm being asked by a Hyatt Regency to cancel my award reservation due to hotel being closed on the night for a government/official visit. They are offering me a stay at an SLH property (this is all before May 15th SLH/Hyatt divorce). They are also offering to pay for the stay at SLH and I'll get points refunded. So basically a free stay. The only weird part is them asking me to cancel myself.

My question is: will I earn a qualifying night for this stay if they are paying for the stay? They are saying yes, but no points earned (which I'm fine with). I just want to confirm qualifying night will post since I'm in a middle of a Globalist challenge (20 nights within 90 days) so every night is super important to reach this goal.