After the merger, it is expected that Marriott Rewards members can
redeem award nights at Starwood properties and vice versa.
Note that you can
redeem award nights with points + cash rates (if available).
To
redeem an award night at the Park Hyatt Sydney will cost you 30,000 points.
In general, though, it is likely to be more worthwhile if you are attempting to
redeem an award night at one of the more expensive Hyatt hotels.
Not exact matches
After her «nice dress, shame about the tights» MTV Movie
Awards red carpet appearance, Sandra
redeemed last
night at this premiere.
The total bonus of 85,000 points is one of the highest available, and can be
redeemed for
award nights starting as low as 10,000 points.
Depending on which card you go with, and how you choose to
redeem your points, the welcome offer can get travelers as many as six to nine free
award nights.
Though you have a number of different options available, we recommend only
redeeming Gold Points towards
award night stays.
Other times, reward card users will quickly
redeem their points or miles for merchandise or gift cards rather than much more valuable options such as an
award flight or a free
night's stay.
While both points are the same when
redeeming them for free
nights and other
awards, they differ in that base points count toward your elite status.
The IHG credit card provides IHG platinum status, 10 percent of your
redeemed points back (up 100,000 annually), as well as an annual
award night you can use at virtually any IHG property around the world, including Intercontinental Hotels in expensive cities such as New York, London or Paris.
I just got back earlier this month after
redeeming a Hyatt points + cash
award (12,500 points and $ 150 per
night), which I upgraded using a Diamond suite upgrade.
It is possible to find higher redemption rates for your points, but in some cases (especially with lower cost flights or hotel
nights), the 1.5 cents per point value can be better than
redeeming for an
award directly through the airline or hotel programs.
If you
redeem at the lower end of the
award bands, the points required and consequent required value per
night will be lower.
Nights spent while
redeeming an
award are eligible for one Elite
night credit.
Once you search for your desired Hyatt property, select Show World of Hyatt Points &
Awards and you will have the opportunity to
redeem your free
night certificate.
To prevent this inactivity, you only need to use your Chase Hyatt card,
redeem points for an
award stay or purchase a room for a
night.
Point density takes into account 2 variables: your elite status with the chain in question (and use of a co-branded credit card, if applicable) and the desired hotel category you aim to
redeem your points in, and generates a single number: the number of dollars you need to spend to generate that
award night redemption.
Registration is free, and you can earn and
redeem points from Choice Hotels
award nights.
With a goal to bring real value to today's travelers with instant rewards and gratification, BWR offers a lower point level threshold relative to other hotel brands, enables members to
redeem free
nights at any of Best Western's 4,200 + hotels worldwide, and
awards points that don't expire and don't have blackout dates.
MORE FLEXIBILITY TO USE HILTON HONORS POINTS: POINTS & MONEY Hilton Honors is the only guest loyalty program where members can
redeem their Points for an
award night or a stay using a flexible combination of Points and money.
On an annual basis, the Club Carlson card gives you 40,000 bonus points (which could be
redeemed for multiple free
nights), while the Marriott card only
awards one free
night each year.
Blue - level members receive free Wi - Fi at all properties and a credit of $ 5 per
award night redeemed towards a local experience.
United typically charges 115,000 miles for round trip business class
awards from the US to Europe, so even if you value the hotel at $ 125 per
night, you're getting $ 875 in hotel plus $ 2,500 (or more) in value if you can
redeem for a business class round trip ticket.
The total bonus of 85,000 points is one of the highest available, and can be
redeemed for
award nights starting as low as 10,000 points.
This card had one fantastic benefit when I first got it — it
awarded a free
night when you
redeemed for two or more
award nights.
The Category 1 - 4 Free
Night Award is valid for 180 days from the date of issuance and must be redeemed for a reservation with a checkout date before the expiration of the a
Award is valid for 180 days from the date of issuance and must be
redeemed for a reservation with a checkout date before the expiration of the
awardaward.
To receive exceptional value from your points, you can
redeem them for
award nights during peak travel periods such as holidays and special events.
Explorist Club Lounge Access
Awards are valid on
nights for which the Member has paid an Eligible Rate or has
redeemed points for a standard - room Free
Night Award, Suite Free
Night Award, or a Points + Cash
Award, up to a maximum of seven (7) consecutive
nights.
Fortunately, if you want to
redeem at a hotel that costs more than your free
night, you can choose the pay the difference in cash rather than leave money on the table or be forced to hunt for one where you could use the exact value of the
award.
If you wanted to, you could stretch 100,000 points into ten free
nights at a category 2 or ten
nights at a category 3 if you
redeemed for PointSavers
awards.
Because Chase points are some of the most flexible travel rewards points in the business, you can also
redeem them airline travel when you want to book an
award flight in addition to your Marriott
award night.
A nice perk of the Marriott rewards chart is that you will get the 5th
night free if you
redeem 4 consecutive
award nights.
Here is a summary, you could get as many as 10
award nights with 70,000 Marriott Rewards points, if
redeemed at Cat 1 properties.
You can
redeem Marriott points for
award nights starting 7,500 points at a category 1 hotel and you will get the 5th
night free when you
redeem 4
nights.
Ritz Carlton properties are categorized in to Tier 1 - 5, you get your 5th
award night free when you
redeem 4
nights.
The card comes with a $ 75 annual fee but I got it back in the glory days when it came with one of the single best credit card perks of the time — a free
award night when you
redeem points for two or more
award nights (up to 50 bonus
nights per year).
If you hold «Club Carlson Visa Card» the value of these points can be doubled due to the exclusive benefit «Bonus
Award Night» — When you redeem Gold Points for 2 or more consecutive Award Nights, your last night is
Night» — When you
redeem Gold Points for 2 or more consecutive
Award Nights, your last
night is
night is free.
Marriott has 9 tier
award and the tier 1 hotels can be
redeemed for 7,500 points and saver
awards for 6000 per
night.
Here is a summary, you could get as many as 10
award nights with 95,000 Club Carlson gold points, if
redeemed at Cat 1 properties.
The free weekend
night award can be
redeemed at participating properties in the Hilton Honors portfolio for a weekend
night.
If
redeemed before May 31, 2015, you could get more than 10 free
nights if
redeemed with the benefit «Bonus
Award night.
Here is a summary, you could get as many as 9
award nights with 45,000 Hyatt points, if
redeemed at Cat 1 properties.
The free weekend
night award must be
redeemed for stays consumed within 12 months after the date of issuance.
Free Nights Starpoints ®
redeemed for a Free
Night Award include the cost of a standard room and applicable taxes only.
Hyatt Credit Card Anniversary Free
Night Award must be redeemed for a reservation with a checkout date before the expiration date of the a
Award must be
redeemed for a reservation with a checkout date before the expiration date of the
awardaward.
An «
Award Night» is a one - night stay at a participating ONYX Rewards hotel redeemed through accumulated Program po
Night» is a one -
night stay at a participating ONYX Rewards hotel redeemed through accumulated Program po
night stay at a participating ONYX Rewards hotel
redeemed through accumulated Program points.
Even if you were to
redeem for a mid to upper - level Starwood hotel (of which there are quite a few good ones), an
award redemption would cost 12,000 — 20,000 Starpoints which would work out at $ 315 — $ 525 /
night — and you can easily book
nights for less than that.
ONYX Rewards
Award Night reservations may be booked for multiple hotel rooms on the same stay date at the same property provided the member's ONYX Rewards membership number is recorded on each reservation and the required points are
redeemed for each room.
The points
redeemed for the no - showed ONYX Rewards
Award Night reservation will NOT be re-deposited into the member's ONYX Rewards account.