Book My Hotel with Points
How Do Award Bookings Work?
In order to ensure that you’re staying at a great property for little or nothing out of pocket, you’ll need to adjust your mindset to the way that booking a room with points works. Here are the main factors to be aware of and how to think about them:
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Hotels can cost anywhere from 6,500 points per night up to 200,000+ points per night. In order to ensure that you’re not breaking the (point) bank we’ll focus on brands that give you great value - which does not mean we’ll skimp on quality. To get the best “bang for your point” you’ll need Chase points
If you have American Express, Capital One or CitiBank points or points with a specific hotel brand, there are still some good redemptions to be found. We’ll review and advise on the value of using those points for hotels or perhaps opting to pay for the hotel (thereby earning points) and use your existing points for flights.
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Hotels generally limit the number of award rooms they make available and may only release a small number rooms on any given night. Depending on the number of people in your travel party, you may need multiple rooms - especially in Europe where most rooms only sleep two people.
We’ll evaluate your party size and room capacity to determine the best fir for your needs.
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When choosing a hotel, we check a destination for any hotel that can be booked with points and then try to pay the fewest points for the best location and highest quality. This means that you’ll need to be flexible on the part of the city you stay in or we may recommend that you visit a different city altogether!
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When searching for award rooms, you’ll get the best results when booking 11-13 months in advance, especially when traveling during peak travel times. You can absolutely book point rooms closer in to-date (even the day before!) but since only a few points rooms are released for any given day, it’s always a gamble. We can check your dates as soon as you know them and let you know what’s available!
Book My Trip!
If you'd like help booking a trip, reach out and let me know! I am a travel advisor well versed in points and miles and I will work with you to ensure you maximize both value and luxury on your upcoming vacation.
If you’d like help using your points to book a trip, select the areas where you’d like assistance - flights and/or hotels.
If you do not have points but would like to earn the maximum number of points on any travel that you book, we can help you optimize your bookings so that a paid trip now will help you earn the points to make your next trip free!