I don’t think a week ever goes without an email asking (basically) the same thing…
“Yo MileNerd, I’ve saved up airline miles but what about hotels???”
What about them?
There are TONS of opportunities. First, look at all the cards that earn you hotel points or free nights. Some examples are:
- Starwood (one of my favorite overall credit cards)
- Ritz Carlton
- Marriott
- Hilton
- Hyatt
- InterContinental (IHG)
- Fairmont
- Wyndham
- Choice
Then, you have all the flexible currencies you can use for hotel stays. Cards include:
- Barclay Arrival
- Citi ThankYou
- Citi Prestige
- Chase Sapphire
- Amex Gold, Platinum, etc.
Then you have the king…Chase Ink has absolutely been the best “hotel card” for many of you. With 5x points at office stores, a ton of you max out the 250,000 “office points” each year. And one of the very best uses of Ultimate Rewards points (depending on hotel choice) is transfers to Hyatt.
Add Priceline bidding, websites like Rocketmiles, and all the promos to take advantage of…man, there are so many options for hotel deals. But the main point of this post was to remind you about cash + points…
With Starwood, there are still some INCREDIBLE choices available. You can really stretch those Starwood points out like crazy this way. Hyatt is probably a little less valuable in the cash + points world, but again, there are very strong deals out there. If you’ve never booked a cash + points stay, take a look at the charts for Starwood and Hyatt.
