Choice Privileges is a rather underrated hotel program in my opinion. There are some definite flaws with the program (mostly the fact that you can only book award stays between 30-90 days before the stay, depending on a few factors), but you can get some definite bargains (especially in Europe and Scandinavia specifically). The other problem is that it’s harder to get points. There is a credit card, but the signup bonus isn’t great and the bonus for everyday spend is not good either. You used to be able to transfer Chase -> Amtrak -> Choice at a one to THREE ratio!
(SEE ALSO: You can book unlimited Choice Hotels award nights?)
(SEE ALSO: Recent Choice Hotel Rewards stay? Better check for a “System Issue Correction”)
But…. you can no longer do that, for two reasons (Chase no longer transfer to Amtrak and the new Amtrak credit card doesn’t give you status to unlock transfers to Choice)
Choice has been revamping their website (which has come with a few flaws), and as part of that transition, they recently updated some aspects of their Choice Privileges program
Choice Privileges Flex Rewards
Choice Privileges Flex Rewards is a system where awards on certain days of the week are discounted. Some hotel discount weekday (Sun-Thurs) and others discount weekend (Fri-Sat)
Here’s an example of Flex Rewards in action at the Comfort Suites on Riverboat Row in Newport, Kentucky (just across the river from Cincinnati)
Note that not all Choice properties are participating in Flex Rewards at this time so you’ll have to check each property you’re thinking about staying at.
Starwood has offered this for awhile, but only for Category 1 and Category 2 hotels, where you can get a 1000 point discount if you stay on a Friday or Saturday night (2,000 or 3,000 points for a Cat 1 or Cat 2, respectively)
(SEE ALSO: Grrrr I just threw away 4000 Starpoints! 🙁)
There are a couple of other changes to Choice Privileges that are not nearly as interesting. You can find the full details here.
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Buying Choice Privileges is one of the easiest kind of hotel points to earn by booking Points Plus Cash rewards with 6,000 points and paying $7.50 per 1,000 for remaining points you need.
A standard reward night at 20,000 points is 6,000 points + $105. Cancel the reward night and you have 20,000 points in your account.
As long as you have 6,000 points you can do this indefinitely. This is often not a good value in the U.S. where a 20,000 points hotel might only be a $100 room rate.
In Europe I have redeemed 10,000 points and 12,000 points for $250 per night rooms and 20,000 points for $500+ per night rooms.
Choice Privliges also offers ” your extras ” you can earn for each stay. ( 500 points, $5 Starbuck gift card, etc. ) You choose an option in your profile. The problem is you can’t save your option and therefore don’t get it. I can save all other changes to my profile except this. I ‘am confused.
Re: Choice Rewards. You are so right about this problem having flaws. The worst, in my opinion, is that they are guilty of false advertising. In their many “free night after two nights stays” promotions, they fail to tell you that after two separate stays, you earn 8000 points and that their are virtually no Choice Hotels in the US where 8000 points will get you a free nights. I got sucked in and maybe by reading this, your readers will know not to participate in this phony promotion.
Yes I’ve noticed that too. I was looking yesterday at the details of their credit card and it promised a “free night” on your anniversary when, if you look at the fine print, just like you said, it’s actually only 8000 points. Pretty lame….