Free night redemptions with IHG start with Category 1 taking 10,000 points, though there aren't a ton of those hotels (none in Cincinnati, for example).
Free night redemptions are easy enough to explain.
Not only do points never expire in Best Western Rewards, but there are no blackout dates for
free night redemptions.
Additionally, they receive a 10 percent discount for
all free night redemptions.
What we do know, however, is that the «
free night redemptions» are expected to be available in March 2016.
4 10 % discount on
free night redemptions for Platinum, Diamond, and Diamond Select members is in the form of an account rebate.
Additionally, members have access to special rates — up to 10 % off on every night and
free night redemptions count toward attaining elite tiers.
Additionally, members have access to special rates — up to 10 % on every night and
free night redemptions count toward reaching elite tiers.
Rebate applies to
free night redemptions in the United States and Canada only.
SPG is currently offering a limited - time offer that gives travelers 35 % off
Free Night redemptions at select resorts.
However, the 10,000 point difference in maximum
free night redemption level — at 35,000 for the Marriott Rewards ® Premier Plus Credit Card and 25,000 for the Marriott Rewards ® Premier Credit Card — is worth an estimated $ 80.
FREE NIGHT REDEMPTION: Marriott Rewards points needed for a standard reward free night range from 7,500 points for Category 1 hotels to 45,000 points for Category 9 hotels.
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Free night redemption guarantee is valid in the United States and Canada for Diamond or Diamond select members who have called customer service to request a free night booking and when there is room availability at the selected hotel.
These new benefits, combined with the lowest
free night redemption threshold in the industry, let travelers maximize their stays across all seven Best Western brands.
To put it another way, if you make
a free night redemption, the first 5,000 Starpoints you redeem are worth $ 237, but the second 5,000 Starpoints are worth only $ 75, since you could pay $ 75 and keep the second 5,000 Starpoints.
This is a Marriott Category 5 property, and requires 25,000 Marriott Rewards Points (20,000 with PointSavers) for
a free night redemption.
Not exact matches
You will get a bonus of 10 % on United MileagePlus
redemptions, so 200,000 Marriott points would get you 7
free nights & 55,000 United MileagePlus miles.
The value of getting 7
free hotel
nights and miles to get you there seems like a potentially good UR
redemption.
Additional benefits include a
free night's stay after each account anniversary year, platinum elite status, and automatic 10 % points rebate on
redemptions.
Tip # 3: If using your points for
free nights, try to maximize your redemptions by using the 5th Night Free opt
free nights, try to maximize your
redemptions by using the 5th
Night Free opt
Free option.
However, these
free night awards are restricted to Starwood and Marriott stays with
redemption rates of 50,000 points or less.
The main reward for accruing Starpoints ® is to receive
free nights at one of the mentioned hotels through
redemption of a certain sum of points; however, Starpoints ® can be redeemed for SPG ® flights with over 150 airlines.
There are options for
redemption with hotel partners as well, with some hotels throwing in a
free night depending on your booking.
It's important to note that many hotels will be recategorized to fit within this new category scale and there will be no blackout dates for points
redemptions, meaning you can claim a
free night any day of the year including holidays.
One benefit of your new Marriott Rewards Premier Plus account is an Anniversary
Free Night Award e-certificate every year after your account anniversary, valid for a one night hotel stay at a property with a redemption level at or under 35,000 points, instead of the category 1 - 4 hotel e-certificate valued up to 20,000 points you received on your Marriott Rewards acc
Night Award e-certificate every year after your account anniversary, valid for a one
night hotel stay at a property with a redemption level at or under 35,000 points, instead of the category 1 - 4 hotel e-certificate valued up to 20,000 points you received on your Marriott Rewards acc
night hotel stay at a property with a
redemption level at or under 35,000 points, instead of the category 1 - 4 hotel e-certificate valued up to 20,000 points you received on your Marriott Rewards account.
Bottom Line:
Free nights and partner transfers are typically the highest value
redemptions.
Starwood Preferred Guest's «No Black - Out Dates» only applies to
Free Night Awards in standard room types and is not applicable to this
redemption option.
Hotel
Redemption Recap: Transferring your UR points to the Hyatt Gold Passport is a great value when you're redeeming them for
free nights.
While there are a number of
redemption options for Choice Privileges points including gift certificates and transfers to airline mileage programs, the best use of your points is to book
free nights at hotels.
(If you also need to travel to New York and stay there for three
nights for
free, please consider one more
redemption recipe.)
Hopefully, this article has shown you the specific ways to accrue Ritz - Carlton Rewards points to redeem for
free nights and other terrific
redemptions.
Bonus points combine with base points for
redemptions like
free award
nights.
I have waffled on this issue, but I have settled for now on the idea that most
free nights are used for aspirational travel — the kind you would never buy — and so the increased cost of points
redemptions is less important.
A bus would take us to Fisherman's Wharf, just a few blocks from the Hyatt where we'd be staying for the
night, also for
free thanks to an award
redemption!
Silver members get a 15 % bonus on points earned for your stay (not from your Hilton credit card), as well as some other perks like 5th
night free (on standard 5 -
night redemptions) and late check out.
You can do this for 4
free nights on up to a 20 -
night consecutive stay, and it will be automatically credited during your
redemption.
You will get a bonus of 10 % on United MileagePlus
redemptions, so 200,000 Marriott points would get you 7
free nights & 55,000 United MileagePlus miles.
Better yet, the Grand Hyatt Kauai is also a
redemption option for the two
free nights offered by the Chase Hyatt Visa.
Bottom Line:
Free nights and partner transfers are typically the highest value
redemptions.
Short recap:
free night stays (with possible restrictions), so does Platinum status, annual fee will be $ 89, no 10 % rebate on points
redemptions.
To see why, consider a Points & Cash
redemption at a category 4 property, versus a a
free night at the same property.
A Hilton Diamond using the HIlton Surpass card needs to spend $ 1852 in order to earn a
free night at a top - tier property; a Marriott Platinum with the Premier card needs to spend $ 2000 at Marriott properties for a similar top - tier award
redemption: thus, the rebate values are relatively close, as long as you value a top - tier award
redemption at each chain similarly.
Before March 28, to earn a
free night at a top tier hotel, a general member of Hilton's program would have to spend only $ 5,000 at Hilton properties, compared to the $ 17,500 a general member of Starwood Preferred Guest would have to spend for a top - tier
redemption with Starwood.
At Hilton, Silver status cardholders receive a 15 % bonus on points earned from each stay (not from purchases), and perks like a 5th
night free (on standard 5 -
night redemptions) plus complimentary access to health clubs or fitness centers where available.
Hopefully, this article has shown you the specific ways to accrue Ritz - Carlton Rewards points to redeem for
free nights and other terrific
redemptions.
Reward
redemption begins at a lower point level requirement relative to industry competitors, and
free nights earned can be redeemed at any Best Western branded hotel worldwide, with no blackout dates.
Advanced reservations are required and any on - site
redemption requests are subject to
free -
night inventory availability and may not be honored by the hotel.
BWR
redemptions have a lower point level threshold relative to other hotel brands and
free nights can be redeemed at any of Best Western's more than 4,200 hotels worldwide, with points that never expire and no blackout dates.
BWR
redemption begins at a lower point level requirement relative to other hotel brands, and
free nights earned can be redeemed at any Best Western branded hotel worldwide, with no blackout dates.
10 % of the points used to redeem for each
free night will be credited back to the account of
redemption within 10 business days of the property requesting reimbursement for the
free night voucher from Best Western Rewards.