Here’s our links to information we’ve published on hotels. These include detailed hotel award assessments, hotel reviews and how we booked. We think the article Comparing Central London Hotel Awards is particularly telling about the value of the various hotel point programs, no matter the destination.
Comparing Central London Hotel Awards
Considering a trip to London? It’s a popular destination with many hotel choices, including many available with award points or free nights. But do you wonder how they all compare and which are the best deals? In preparation for a trip in October, we delved into the various hotel chains, the available awards, and the points values that could be attained with some very interesting results. We looked for a central location and focused our searches on hotels within 1.5 miles of the city center.
Marriott 50,000 Point Certificates – What Can You Get In London?
The current Marriott Bonvoy Boundless credit card offer of 5 free night certificates after $5000 of spend in 3 months looks like a good hotel award. It piqued our interest and was the impetus for this project. We’re going to London for four nights in the fall and thought that would be the perfect opportunity to use the Marriott certificates. The Marriott certificates are for up to 50,000 points. They can be “topped off”, but to a maximum of 65,000 points. Should be plenty for a nice place in London, right? Let’s search and see what we can get for those certificates.
Kimpton DeWitt Amsterdam Review
Kimpton hotels are one of the premium brands of the IHG Group, better known for their Holiday Inn hotels. The Kimpton DeWitt Amsterdam has a great location and was a good choice for us. See what the hotel is like in this review of a points stay at good value. We had a great time and thought there were many pluses to this hotel and few drawbacks.
Holiday Inn Express Singapore Clarke Quay – A Different Level
The Holiday Inn Express Singapore Clarke Quay is a great find at a hotel award of 24,000 IHG One Rewards points per night. Put aside your impression of Holiday Inn Express (HIX) in the U.S. Although those are fine hotels, you’ll find this is at an entirely different level!
See for yourself why we recommend this hotel in our post and accompanying YouTube video.
