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.
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.
To receive exceptional value from your points, you can
redeem them for award nights during peak travel periods such as holidays and special events.
15,000 points is enough for one award night at a Category 2 hotel or you can
redeem for an award night at a category 1 hotel and still have 6,000 points in your account.
Starpoints can be used to
redeem for award nights at participating Starwood hotels and resorts.
It would make sense to buy points, if you are planning to
redeem for an award night at a property like Double Tree by Hilton Kuala Lumpur.
I took the number of hotels that Hyatt lists as being in each category, and came up with an average number of points to
redeem for an award night under the current award chart.
Not exact matches
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
The free weekend
night award can be
redeemed at participating properties in the Hilton Honors portfolio
for a weekend
night.
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.
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.
When you
redeem Starpoints
for five free
night Awards, SPG will cover the fifth
night.
Members have the ability to
redeem stays
for both
award and cash
nights on a reservation of two or more
nights.
Means any
award of free room nights or room upgrades or food and beverage or CHI, The Spa GC redemption vouchers for use at Participating Hotels, which may be redeemed by using the required number of GC Award Points by a Me
award of free room
nights or room upgrades or food and beverage or CHI, The Spa GC redemption vouchers
for use at Participating Hotels, which may be
redeemed by using the required number of GC
Award Points by a Me
Award Points by a Member.
However, the Hilton HHonors devaluation motivated us to
redeem our remaining points
for a couple stays at the Conrad Hong Kong at only 50,000 points per
night under the old
award chart.
When you
redeem Starpoints
for five free
night awards, SPG will cover the fifth
night.
The go free
award will allow you to
redeem 15,000 Wyndham Rewards points
for one free
night at any of our PARTICIPATING hotels worldwide — any standard room (up to max.
My preference is to
redeem them
for free
night awards.
Redeeming Points: The biggest innovation in hotel rewards in a while is the simplification of the program to only two
awards: GoFree
awards allow you to
redeem 15,000 points
for a free
night at any Wyndham hotel worldwide, doing away with hotel categories and making it the most simple program on the market.
The only positive change is
for those who plan to
redeem your points
for award nights in India, where a lot of hotels have dropped to lower categories, which means you will need less points
for award nights.
It also offers you a fifth
night free every time you
redeem your points
for four consecutive
award nights.
Autograph Collection hotels blend the deeply personal experiences of an independent hotel stay with all the benefits of Marriott Rewards ®, the
award - winning loyalty program that enables guests to earn and
redeem points
for free
nights and flights across the globe.
Another good value option are the «fifth
night free
awards» — so you can
redeem a 5 -
night stay at a category 1 hotel
for only 20,000 points (4 × 5,000), making long stays more valuable!
In addition, members will be able to
redeem their Hyatt Gold Passport points
for award nights at MGM Resorts in Las Vegas.
• Maximum one (1) free
night award earned with this promotion per member to be
redeemed for a future stay at participating Marriott Rewards category 1 - 5 properties.
Redeeming Points: Marriott has an
award chart with 9 categories and you need 7,500 - 45,000 points
for a free
night.
And when you
redeem Starwood points
for free
night awards, either through Starwood or Marriott, you receive your fifth consecutive
night for free.
Of course, when SPG loyalty members
redeem Starwood points
for award nights at SPG hotels, the value is terrific, especially with the 5th
night free.
Once points are earned, members have a variety of options to
redeem them
for free hotel
nights, transfer to frequent flyer miles, or other valuable
awards.