However, that fee isn't waived the first year and you only
get the free night certificate a year after you get the card — so you'll have to wait to enjoy this perk.
Starwood requires a minimum of $ 40,000 spend per year to
get a free night certificate though.
However, that fee isn't waived the first year and you only
get the free night certificate a year after you get the card — so you'll have to wait to enjoy this perk.
While it earns 10 credits towards Elite Status annually and you qualify for Silver benefits, you don't
get the free night certificate.
The biggest perk is that after your first year anniversary
you get a free night certificate that can be used at any hotel category.
Plus, each of you will
get a free night certificate each year which can be used on properties in categories 1 through 4.
You will also
get a free night certificate each year which can be used on properties in categories 1 through 4.
Starwood requires a minimum of $ 40,000 spend per year to
get a free night certificate though.
Previously, with Citi, you didn't
get your free night certificate until the end of your membership year.
I'll be happy to pay this fee every year to
get the free night certificate and consider it a great value.
This means that every year you keep the card
you get a free night certificate that you can use at ANY IHG hotel.
The reason is that
you get your free night certificate ON (or near) your anniversary.
Last Fall the Club Carlson chain ran a promotion where you'd
get a free night certificate to any US, Canada, or Caribbean hotel with the stay of one Radisson night.
It was a great promotion as I know many people «stayed» at a Radisson hotel just for the sake of
getting this free night certificate.
Not exact matches
Chase offers a similar Marriott Rewards Premier Visa Card that you can apply for north of the border and
get bonus points along with a
free night certificate.
Trips to Las Vegas, Ft. Lauderdale, Denver for a wedding, Ft. Lauderdale again to embark on a cruise, Costa Rica, The Bahamas, then the Miraval Resort in Arizona where Katie's
got 2
free nights thanks to her Chase Hyatt Free Night Certifica
free nights thanks to her Chase Hyatt
Free Night Certifica
Free Night Certificates!
I travel to a lot of mid-sized cities which have Category 1 - 5 Marriott properties, so I'm fairly confident I'll be able to use the
free night certificate to
get enough value to justify paying the $ 85 annual fee after the
free first year.
Plus, you
get a
free anniversary
night certificate good for any category IHG!
Even those who travel sparingly can
get great value out of the sign - up bonus and the annual
free night certificate.
But besides that, the real value of this card is the annual
free night certificate that you
get for renewing your card.
If you're loyal to a specific airline or hotel, you can be better off with a co-brand travel credit card so you can
get free checked bags, priority boarding, or even a
free hotel
night certificate.
As a Hilton Honors Silver member, you
get the 5th
night free on 5 +
night rewards stays which is an indirect way to
get a
free hotel
night certificate.
For cardholders like me I
get that Chase can change the rules as and when it wishes to... but I've has a few good years of
free night certificates at IC properties around the world so I'm not being «cheated».
Personally I've been very lucky here as my card membership year starts on 28 April so I should
get my next
free night certificate 4 days before the rules on how the
certificate can be used change....
You also
get a
certificate for a
free night at a Category 1 - 5 hotel each year after your anniversary.
You also
get a
certificate for a
free night at a Category 1 - 4 Hyatt hotel each year after your anniversary.
The card also comes with complimentary Platinum status, but if you already have it, you'll
get two
free suite upgrade
certificates (to be used on paid stays) in addition to the
free nights.
Stay at Best Western three times between now and April 14 and you'll
get a
certificate for one
free night good for those price spring or summer peak season stays later this year.
It never hurts to sign up just incase your next stay is at one of these properties, and even though the Platinum status at Hyatt is only for 90 days, that may be long enough for you to apply for a Hyatt Visa credit card from Chase and
get a few extra suite upgrade
certificates in addition to the usual two
free nights.
You can
get free nights via credit cards by earning points or by earning
free night certificates.
The new American Express Hilton Aspire card comes with one
free night certificate on card anniversary (and will possibly come with a
free night sign up bonus) and there is the possibility to
get two
free night certificates with the Citi Hilton Reserve product change.
If you don't want to hassle with points or
free night certificates then using cash back credit cards or travel statement credit cards is a great way to
get a
free hotel stay.
Affiliate blogging creates the opposite result: rather than laying out all the options and weighing them carefully and objectively so that readers can make the decision that works best for them, credit card affiliate links lead to motivated reasoning: since affiliate bloggers don't think of themselves as bad people, but do write blog posts promoting the credit cards that pay them affiliate kickbacks, it's absolutely necessary for them to be emotionally invested, for example, in the absurd notion that the Hyatt credit card annual
free night certificate really is the best way to
get a hotel room in downtown Seattle.
In full disclosure, I have
gotten the Marriott
free night certificate three times.
Bottomline: While there are credit cards with more perks and higher earn rates, the high sign - up bonus makes it a great card to
get and the
free night certificate for a relatively low fee makes it a great card to hold (even if you don't use it outside IHG hotels).
DO you know if I can apply for this hyatt card again in a business name and
get the
certificates for 2
free nights again?
It offers great value for redeeming
free night certificates or points at some very nice hotels and it's not subject to strict application rules that make
getting approved for it much more difficult.
Keep in mind that while the
free night certificates from the Hilton Reserve will likely
get you more in value, they can only be used on weekends (Fridays, Saturdays, and Sundays) and they expire after one year.
Also I miss that
free night certificate and 15
night credit — I hope we
get another option here in Canada...
Cardholders who spend $ 10,000 annually (starting on your annual fee date)
get a
free weekend
night certificate on the account anniversary.
The cliched answer for where to book your IHG
free nights is at the Intercontinental Bora Bora, where you can
get an overwater bungalow with your IHG
free night certificates
I recommend if you're doing miles and points in «two player mode» (aka with a spouse or partner) that you should both
get the card, and at approximately the same time, so that you can use the anniversary IHG
free night certificates on the same trip
The average nightly rate at most IHG properties is at least $ 100 so you're still
getting a room for «half off» if you only keep the credit card for the
free night certificate.
Another great benefit: If you spend $ 10,000 annually, you also
get another
free weekend
night certificate, which can far outweigh the card's $ 95 annual fee depending where you redeem it.
Reasons to
get it: The
free nights, automatic Gold status and the ability to earn Diamond status through spending all make this card a top choice for Hilton HHonors loyalists, but also for folks who can maximize its benefits and use those
free weekend
nights at high - end properties, since the sign - up bonus alone can be worth thousands of dollars depending on where you redeem those
certificates.
That one is probably a keeper as the $ 49 annual fee
gets you one
free night at ANY IHG hotel worldwide (Where I «wasted» my 2 IHG
free night certificates).
Considering how many «
free night certificates» I've
gotten from the IHG promotion with that amount of money, the card is not worthy of a hard - pull at all.
Cardholders who spend $ 10,000 annually
get an anniversary
free weekend - night certificate that can be used at any property Annual Fee: $ 95 Value: The value of the two free weekend nights could easily be worth $ 800 - $ 1000, plus the free night at $ 10,000 in spend ($ 300) plus Gold status (Free - Breakfast, Upgrades etc ~ $ 150) minus the annual fee of $ 95 = value of about $ 1,300 to
free weekend -
night certificate that can be used at any property Annual Fee: $ 95 Value: The value of the two
free weekend nights could easily be worth $ 800 - $ 1000, plus the free night at $ 10,000 in spend ($ 300) plus Gold status (Free - Breakfast, Upgrades etc ~ $ 150) minus the annual fee of $ 95 = value of about $ 1,300 to
free weekend
nights could easily be worth $ 800 - $ 1000, plus the
free night at $ 10,000 in spend ($ 300) plus Gold status (Free - Breakfast, Upgrades etc ~ $ 150) minus the annual fee of $ 95 = value of about $ 1,300 to
free night at $ 10,000 in spend ($ 300) plus Gold status (
Free - Breakfast, Upgrades etc ~ $ 150) minus the annual fee of $ 95 = value of about $ 1,300 to
Free - Breakfast, Upgrades etc ~ $ 150) minus the annual fee of $ 95 = value of about $ 1,300 to me.
What this does hopefully indicate, however, that AMEX's super premium card will at least be better than this one — perhaps 10X points / $ for use at the hotels, as well as an anniversary
free night certificate — at what Category level will be where the rub is, but I have
got to think that it will be above the current Category 5 with Chase.
We've covered this card's perks — along with how to best redeem your
night certificates — in the past, but today let's take a look specifically at the best hotels for
getting the most value out of your two
free nights.LEARN MORE!