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The 12 Club Carlson hotels you DON’T want to book right now

by | May 9, 2015 | all, club carlson, dontrepost, hotel | 7 comments

By now, you’ve probably heard about the 2 upcoming devaluations to awards with Club Carlson hotels.

Removal of the Bonus Award night

This was the big killer – one of the best awards in all of travel hacking – each time you stayed at a Club Carlson hotel, you got the last night free.

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So if you made only 2 night reservations, it was essentially doubling your Club Carlson points.  It is going away as of June 1st, so you have less than a month to book any 2 night awards

Club Carlson hotel category changes

A few days later, Club Carlson announced that over 300 of their hotels were changing categories (most of them going up).  I made a sortable table of the changes, and also a map of the Club Carlson hotel category changes

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Click to go to the full map

So what now?

The obvious answer is to book, book, and drain your Club Carlson point balance.  Remember, miles and points are a deflationary currency and the proper strategy is “earn em and burn em“.  But I got a comment on a post recently which made me wonder

Thanks for the post, very helpful. (and between the spouse & I, we have about 250K points to deploy by June 1st) Yet have a question about the timing…. For those properties coming down a category or two, effective, June 1st, would it make sense to hold off making the reservations until June 1st — as that’s the last day to make the Bonus Award Night reservations? Does that make sense to you? Or am I missing something?

So I thought I’d run the numbers.  Let’s look at the table again

PropertyCountryState2014 Category2015 CategoryGold Points® Required for Award Night
Radisson Aruba Resort, Casino & SpaAruba6770,000
Radisson Hotel Porto AlegreBrazil5438,000
Radisson Hotel Barra, Rio de JaneiroBrazil6770,000
Park Inn by Radisson Toronto-MarkhamCanada3215,000
Radisson Suite Hotel Toronto AirportCanada4328,000
Country Inn & Suites By Carlson, Calgary-Airport, ABCanada4544,000
Radisson Hotel & Convention Center EdmontonCanada4544,000
Radisson Acqua Hotel & Spa ConconColombia5650,000
Radisson Grenada Beach ResortGrenada5650,000
Radisson Summit Hotel & Golf PanamaPanama3215,000
Country Inn & Suites By Carlson, Panama City, PanamaPanama3215,000
Radisson Hotel San IsidroPeru3438,000
Country Inn & Suites By Carlson, SaralandUnited StatesAL1215,000
Country Inn & Suites By Carlson, HomewoodUnited StatesAL2328,000
Country Inn & Suites By Carlson, TuscaloosaUnited StatesAL3438,000
Country Inn & Suites By Carlson, Hot SpringsUnited StatesAR3438,000
Country Inn & Suites By Carlson, Tucson AirportUnited StatesAZ219,000
Country Inn & Suites By Carlson, Phoenix Airport at TempeUnited StatesAZ3215,000
Radisson Suites TucsonUnited StatesAZ3215,000
Country Inn & Suites By Carlson, Deer ValleyUnited StatesAZ2328,000
Country Inn & Suites By Carlson, Phoenix Airport SouthUnited StatesAZ4328,000
Park Inn by Radisson FresnoUnited StatesCA1215,000
Park Inn by Radisson ModestoUnited StatesCA4215,000
Radisson Hotel Fresno Conference CenterUnited StatesCA2328,000
Radisson Suites Hotel Buena ParkUnited StatesCA4328,000
Country Inn & Suites By Carlson, SunnyvaleUnited StatesCA4544,000
Country Inn & Suites By Carlson, San CarlosUnited StatesCA4544,000
Radisson Hotel Denver SoutheastUnited StatesCO2328,000
Park Inn by Radisson Resort & Conference Center OrlandoUnited StatesFL219,000
Country Inn & Suites By Carlson, Orlando AirportUnited StatesFL3215,000
Radisson Resort Orlando-CelebrationUnited StatesFL4328,000
Country Inn & Suites By Carlson, Panama CityUnited StatesFL2328,000
Country Inn & Suites By Carlson, Tallahassee I-10 EastUnited StatesFL2328,000
Country Inn & Suites By Carlson, Bradenton at I-75United StatesFL4328,000
Country Inn & Suites By Carlson, St. Augustine Downtown Historic DistrictUnited StatesFL3438,000
Country Inn & Suites By Carlson, Tallahassee Northwest I-10United StatesFL3438,000
Country Inn & Suites By Carlson, Atlanta Airport NorthUnited StatesGA3215,000
Country Inn & Suites By Carlson, ConyersUnited StatesGA3215,000
Country Inn & Suites By Carlson, Columbus (Fort Benning)United StatesGA3215,000
Country Inn & Suites By Carlson, Atlanta I-75 SouthUnited StatesGA2328,000
Country Inn & Suites By Carlson, Savannah MidtownUnited StatesGA2328,000
Country Inn & Suites By Carlson, ColumbusUnited StatesGA2328,000
Country Inn & Suites By Carlson, FairburnUnited StatesGA2328,000
Country Inn & Suites By Carlson, HiramUnited StatesGA2328,000
Country Inn & Suites By Carlson, Buford at Mall of GeorgiaUnited StatesGA3438,000
Country Inn & Suites By Carlson, Atlanta Downtown South at Turner FieldUnited StatesGA3438,000
Country Inn & Suites By Carlson, Council BluffsUnited StatesIA4328,000
Country Inn & Suites By Carlson, GrinnellUnited StatesIA2328,000
Country Inn & Suites By Carlson, O'FallonUnited StatesIL3215,000
Country Inn & Suites By Carlson, Chicago O'Hare SouthUnited StatesIL3215,000
Country Inn & Suites By Carlson, ZionUnited StatesIL2328,000
Country Inn & Suites By Carlson, SpringfieldUnited StatesIL4328,000
Country Inn & Suites By Carlson, SycamoreUnited StatesIL3438,000
Radisson Blu Aqua Hotel, ChicagoUnited StatesIL6770,000
Country Inn & Suites By Carlson, PortageUnited StatesIN3438,000
Country Inn & Suites By Carlson, Elkhart NorthUnited StatesIN3438,000
Country Inn & Suites By Carlson, Wichita NortheastUnited StatesKS3215,000
Country Inn & Suites By Carlson, Topeka WestUnited StatesKS2328,000
Country Inn & Suites By Carlson, Kansas City at Village WestUnited StatesKS4328,000
Country Inn & Suites By Carlson, CorbinUnited StatesKY2328,000
Radisson Hotel Baton RougeUnited StatesLA3215,000
Country Inn & Suites By Carlson, New Orleans AirportUnited StatesLA4328,000
Country Inn & Suites By Carlson, CovingtonUnited StatesLA4328,000
Country Inn & Suites By Carlson, PinevilleUnited StatesLA3438,000
Country Inn & Suites By Carlson, FrederickUnited StatesMD3215,000
Radisson Hotel Largo-Washington DCUnited StatesMD4328,000
Country Inn & Suites By Carlson, Bel Air East at I-95 Riverside (Aberdeen)United StatesMD3438,000
Country Inn & Suites By Carlson, SalisburyUnited StatesMD3438,000
Country Inn & Suites By Carlson, SaginawUnited StatesMI3215,000
Country Inn & Suites By Carlson, Grand Rapids AirportUnited StatesMI2328,000
Country Inn & Suites By Carlson, HoughtonUnited StatesMI3438,000
Country Inn & Suites By Carlson, Big RapidsUnited StatesMI3438,000
Country Inn & Suites By Carlson, Traverse CityUnited StatesMI5438,000
Country Inn & Suites By Carlson, Little FallsUnited StatesMN3438,000
Country Inn By Carlson, BuffaloUnited StatesMN3438,000
Country Inn By Carlson, NorthfieldUnited StatesMN3438,000
Country Inn & Suites By Carlson, Minneapolis WestUnited StatesMN3438,000
Country Inn & Suites By Carlson, Red WingUnited StatesMN3438,000
Country Inn & Suites By Carlson, WillmarUnited StatesMN4544,000
Country Inn & Suites By Carlson, RosevilleUnited StatesMN4544,000
Radisson Blu MinneapolisUnited StatesMN5770,000
Radisson Blu Mall of AmericaUnited StatesMN5770,000
Country Inn & Suites By Carlson, St. CharlesUnited StatesMO3438,000
Country Inn & Suites By Carlson, BozemanUnited StatesMT3544,000
Country Inn & Suites By Carlson, Raleigh-Durham AirportUnited StatesNC2328,000
Country Inn & Suites By Carlson, Asheville West (Biltmore Estate)United StatesNC3438,000
Country Suites By Carlson, BismarckUnited StatesND4544,000
Country Inn & Suites By Carlson, Lincoln AirportUnited StatesNE3215,000
Country Inn & Suites By Carlson, Newark AirportUnited StatesNJ4328,000
Country Inn & Suites By Carlson, Albuquerque AirportUnited StatesNM219,000
Country Inn & Suites By Carlson, Big Flats (Elmira)United StatesNY4328,000
Radisson Martinique on BroadwayUnited StatesNY6770,000
Radisson Hotel Cleveland Airport WestUnited StatesOH3215,000
Country Inn & Suites By Carlson, Columbus AirportUnited StatesOH3215,000
Country Inn & Suites By Carlson, FindlayUnited StatesOH4328,000
Country Inn & Suites By Carlson, Oklahoma City at Northwest ExpresswayUnited StatesOK3215,000
Country Inn & Suites By Carlson, Oklahoma City AirportUnited StatesOK3215,000
Country Inn & Suites By Carlson, Oklahoma City North (Quail Springs)United StatesOK2328,000
Country Inn & Suites By Carlson, Wyomissing (Reading)United StatesPA2328,000
Country Inn & Suites By Carlson, CarlisleUnited StatesPA4328,000
Country Inn & Suites By Carlson, YorkUnited StatesPA4328,000
Radisson Blu Warwick Hotel, PhiladelphiaUnited StatesPA6770,000
Country Inn & Suites By Carlson, FlorenceUnited StatesSC3215,000
Country Inn & Suites By Carlson, Columbia at HarbisonUnited StatesSC2328,000
Country Inn & Suites By Carlson, SumterUnited StatesSC2328,000
Country Inn & Suites By Carlson, Rock HillUnited StatesSC2328,000
Country Inn & Suites By Carlson, Dakota DunesUnited StatesSD2328,000
Country Inn & Suites By Carlson, Knoxville I-75 NorthUnited StatesTN3215,000
Country Inn & Suites By Carlson, LoudonUnited StatesTN2328,000
Park Inn by Radisson Dallas-Love FieldUnited StatesTX219,000
Park Inn by Radisson, Houston NorthUnited StatesTX219,000
Country Inn & Suites By Carlson, LewisvilleUnited StatesTX3215,000
Country Inn & Suites By Carlson, Houston Intercontinental Airport EastUnited StatesTX2328,000
Country Inn & Suites By Carlson, HarlingenUnited StatesTX2328,000
Country Inn & Suites By Carlson, Houston Intercontinental Airport SouthUnited StatesTX2328,000
Country Inn & Suites By Carlson, Fort WorthUnited StatesTX4328,000
Country Inn & Suites By Carlson, Fredericksburg South (I-95)United StatesVA3215,000
Country Inn By Carlson, StaffordUnited StatesVA3215,000
Country Inn & Suites By Carlson, RoanokeUnited StatesVA3438,000
Country Inn & Suites By Carlson, BothellUnited StatesWA3438,000
Country Inn & Suites By Carlson, Stevens PointUnited StatesWI2328,000
Country Inn & Suites By Carlson, MadisonUnited StatesWI3438,000
Radisson Hotel MadisonUnited StatesWI3438,000
Country Inn By Carlson, PlattevilleUnited StatesWI3438,000
Country Inn & Suites By Carlson, Milwaukee West (Brookfield)United StatesWI3438,000
Radisson Blu Resort, FujairahUAEAE4544,000
Radisson Blu Hotel, Dubai Media CityUAEAE5650,000
Radisson Blu Hotel, Dubai Deira CreekUAEAE6770,000
The Radisson Blu Residence, Dubai MarinaUAEAE5770,000
Radisson Blu Hotel Altstadt, SalzburgAustriaAT5650,000
Radisson Blu Style Hotel, ViennaAustriaAT6770,000
Park Inn By Radisson Liege AirportBelgiumBE4328,000
Park Inn By Radisson Brussels Midi, BrusselsBelgiumBE4544,000
Park Inn By Radisson AntwerpenBelgiumBE4544,000
Park Inn by Radisson LeuvenBelgiumBE4544,000
Radisson Blu Hotel, HasseltBelgiumBE4544,000
Radisson Blu Royal Hotel, BrusselsBelgiumBE5650,000
Radisson Blu EU Hotel, BrusselsBelgiumBE5650,000
Park Inn By Radisson SofiaBulgariaBG1215,000
The Diplomat Radisson Blu Hotel, Residence & Spa, ManamaBahrainBH6770,000
Park Inn By Radisson LullySwitzerlandCH3438,000
Park Inn By Radisson Zurich AirportSwitzerlandCH4544,000
Radisson Blu Hotel, St. GallenSwitzerlandCH5650,000
Radisson Blu Hotel, LucerneSwitzerlandCH6770,000
Radisson Blu Hotel, Zurich AirportSwitzerlandCH6770,000
Radisson Blu Hotel, BaselSwitzerlandCH6770,000
Park Inn By Radisson Berlin City-WestGermanyDE3215,000
art'otel berlin kudamm, by park plazaGermanyDE3215,000
Park Inn By Radisson Hamburg NordGermanyDE2328,000
Park Inn By Radisson PapenburgGermanyDE3438,000
Park Inn By Radisson Dusseldorf SudGermanyDE3438,000
Park Inn by Radisson GottingenGermanyDE3438,000
Radisson Blu Gewandhaus Hotel, DresdenGermanyDE5438,000
Park Inn By Radisson StuttgartGermanyDE4544,000
Radisson Blu Resort Schloss FleesenseeGermanyDE4544,000
Radisson Blu Hotel, Hamburg AirportGermanyDE4544,000
Radisson Blu Hotel, LeipzigGermanyDE4544,000
Radisson Blu Hotel, BerlinGermanyDE5650,000
Radisson Blu Scandinavia Hotel, DusseldorfGermanyDE5650,000
Radisson Blu Media Harbour Hotel DusseldorfGermanyDE5650,000
Radisson Blu Papirfabrikken Hotel, SilkeborgDenmarkDK4544,000
Radisson Blu Royal Hotel, CopenhagenDenmarkDK6770,000
Park Inn By Radisson Central TallinnEstoniaEE2328,000
Radisson Blu Hotel Olumpia, TallinnEstoniaEE3438,000
Park Inn By Radisson Sharm El Sheikh ResortEgyptEG3215,000
Radisson Blu Resort, Sharm El SheikhEgyptEG3215,000
Radisson Blu Hotel, AlexandriaEgyptEG1215,000
Radisson Blu Hotel, Madrid PradoSpainES6770,000
Radisson Blu Hotel, Addis AbabaEthiopiaET6770,000
Radisson Blu Marina Palace Hotel, TurkuFinlandFI4544,000
Radisson Blu Hotel, EspooFinlandFI4544,000
Radisson Blu Plaza Hotel, HelsinkiFinlandFI5650,000
Radisson Blu Hotel at Disneyland ParisFranceFR6544,000
Radisson Blu Hotel, NantesFranceFR5650,000
Radisson Blu Hotel, BiarritzFranceFR5650,000
Radisson Blu Hotel, Marseille Vieux PortFranceFR6770,000
Radisson Blu Resort & Spa, Ajaccio BayFranceFR6770,000
Radisson Blu Hotel, Paris-BoulogneFranceFR6770,000
Radisson Blu Resort, Arc 1950FranceFR6770,000
Radisson Blu Hotel, NiceFranceFR6770,000
Park Inn By Radisson Cardiff NorthUnited KingdomGB1215,000
Park Inn By Radisson NorthamptonUnited KingdomGB3438,000
Park Inn By Radisson PeterboroughUnited KingdomGB3438,000
Radisson Blu Hotel, LeedsUnited KingdomGB4544,000
Radisson Blu Hotel, DurhamUnited KingdomGB4544,000
Radisson Blu Hotel, BirminghamUnited KingdomGB4544,000
Radisson Blu Hotel, BristolUnited KingdomGB4544,000
Park Inn By Radisson AberdeenUnited KingdomGB4650,000
Radisson Blu Edwardian Vanderbilt HotelUnited KingdomGB5650,000
Radisson Blu Edwardian Grafton HotelUnited KingdomGB5650,000
Radisson Blu Edwardian Manchester HotelUnited KingdomGB5650,000
Park Plaza Riverbank LondonUnited KingdomGB5650,000
Radisson Blu Hotel, EdinburghUnited KingdomGB6770,000
Radisson Blu Edwardian Kenilworth HotelUnited KingdomGB5770,000
Radisson Blu Edwardian New Providence Wharf HotelUnited KingdomGB6770,000
Radisson Blu Edwardian Sussex HotelUnited KingdomGB6770,000
Park Plaza Sherlock Holmes LondonUnited KingdomGB6770,000
Park Plaza Victoria LondonUnited KingdomGB6770,000
Park Plaza County Hall LondonUnited KingdomGB6770,000
Radisson Blu Edwardian Berkshire HotelUnited KingdomGB6770,000
Radisson Blu Edwardian Bloomsbury Street HotelUnited KingdomGB6770,000
Park Plaza Westminster Bridge LondonUnited KingdomGB6770,000
Radisson Blu Portman Hotel, LondonUnited KingdomGB6770,000
Radisson Blu Edwardian Leicester Square HotelUnited KingdomGB6770,000
Radisson Blu Edwardian Mercer Street HotelUnited KingdomGB6770,000
Radisson Blu Edwardian Hampshire HotelUnited KingdomGB6770,000
Radisson Blu Iveria Hotel, TbilisiGeorgiaGE5650,000
Park Plaza Belvedere MedulinCroatiaHR4544,000
Radisson Blu Resort & Spa, Dubrovnik Sun GardensCroatiaHR6770,000
Park Inn By Radisson Sarvar Resort & SpaHungaryHU3215,000
Radisson Blu Hotel, AthloneIrelandIE4328,000
Radisson Blu Hotel & Spa, CorkIrelandIE3438,000
Radisson Blu Hotel, Dublin AirportIrelandIE4544,000
Radisson Blu Royal Hotel, DublinIrelandIE5650,000
Radisson Blu Saga Hotel, ReykjavikIcelandIS4544,000
Radisson Blu 1919 Hotel, ReykjavikIcelandIS5770,000
Radisson Blu es. Hotel, RomeItalyIT5650,000
Radisson Blu Hotel, KuwaitKuwaitKW4770,000
Park Inn by Radisson AstanaKazahkstanKZ3544,000
Radisson Hotel, AstanaKazahkstanKZ6770,000
Radisson Blu Royal Astorija Hotel, VilniusLithuaniaLT4544,000
Radisson Blu Daugava Hotel, RigaLatviaLV2328,000
Al Mahary Radisson Blu Hotel, TripoliLibyaLY6770,000
Radisson Blu Hotel, BamakoMaliML5650,000
Park Inn TeteMozambiqueMZ4544,000
Radisson Blu Hotel, MaputoMozambiqueMZ6770,000
Radisson Blu Anchorage Hotel, Lagos VI.NigeriaNG6770,000
Park Plaza Amsterdam AirportNetherlandsNL4328,000
Park Inn by Radisson Amsterdam Airport SchipholNetherlandsNL4328,000
Park Plaza EindhovenNetherlandsNL4544,000
Park Plaza Victoria AmsterdamNetherlandsNL6770,000
Radisson Blu Hotel, AmsterdamNetherlandsNL6770,000
Park Inn by Radisson Hotel & Conference Centre Oslo AlnaNorwayNO5438,000
Radisson Blu Hotel, AlesundNorwayNO5438,000
Park Inn By Radisson StavangerNorwayNO5438,000
Radisson Blu Scandinavia Hotel OsloNorwayNO6770,000
Radisson Blu Resort, TrysilNorwayNO6770,000
Radisson Blu Airport Hotel, Oslo GardermoenNorwayNO6770,000
Radisson Blu Hotel Norge, BergenNorwayNO6770,000
Radisson Blu Royal Hotel, BergenNorwayNO6770,000
Radisson Blu Plaza Hotel, OsloNorwayNO6770,000
Radisson Blu Atlantic Hotel, StavangerNorwayNO6770,000
Radisson Blu Polar Hotel, SpitsbergenNorwayNO6770,000
Radisson Blu Royal Hotel, StavangerNorwayNO6770,000
Park Inn by Radisson Hotel and Residence DuqmOmanOM5328,000
Radisson Blu Hotel, MuscatOmanOM5650,000
Park Inn By Radisson KrakowPolandPL2328,000
Park Inn By Radisson YaroslavlRussiaRU4215,000
Park Inn by Radisson, KazanRussiaRU3215,000
Park Inn by Radisson, Sheremetyevo Airport MoscowRussiaRU4328,000
Park Inn by Radisson Sochi City CentreRussiaRU5438,000
Park Inn by Radisson OdintsovoRussiaRU5438,000
Park Inn by Radisson Pulkovo Airport St. PetersburgRussiaRU4544,000
Radisson Hotel, Rosa KhutorRussiaRU4544,000
Radisson Lazurnaya Hotel, SochiRussiaRU6544,000
Radisson Royal Hotel, St. PetersburgRussiaRU6770,000
Radisson Resort, ZavidovoRussiaRU5770,000
Radisson Blu Hotel, DhahranSaudi ArabiaSA5650,000
Radisson Blu Hotel, RiyadhSaudi ArabiaSA6770,000
Radisson Blu Royal Suite Hotel, JeddahSaudi ArabiaSA6770,000
Park Inn by Radisson LundSwedenSE5438,000
Park Inn By Radisson UppsalaSwedenSE4544,000
Park Inn By Radisson Stockholm Hammarby SjostadSwedenSE4544,000
Radisson Blu Scandinavia Hotel, GoteborgSwedenSE5650,000
Radisson Blu Royal Park Hotel, StockholmSwedenSE5650,000
Radisson Blu SkyCity Hotel, Stockholm-ArlandaSwedenSE6770,000
Radisson Blu Royal Viking Hotel, StockholmSwedenSE6770,000
Radisson Blu Waterfront Hotel, StockholmSwedenSE6770,000
Radisson Blu Strand Hotel, StockholmSwedenSE6770,000
Radisson Blu Mammy Yoko Hotel, FreetownSierra LeoneSL5770,000
Radisson Blu Hotel, DakarSenegalSN5650,000
Radisson Blu Hotel & Spa, Istanbul TuzlaTurkeyTR4328,000
Radisson Blu Conference & Airport Hotel, IstanbulTurkeyTR4328,000
Radisson Blu Hotel, Istanbul PeraTurkeyTR6770,000
Radisson Blu Bosphorus Hotel, IstanbulTurkeyTR6770,000
Radisson Blu Hotel, KievUkraineUA5650,000
Radisson Blu Hotel, TashkentUzbekistanUZ5438,000
Park Inn by Radisson Cape Town NewlandsSouth AfricaZA4328,000
Radisson Blu Gautrain Hotel, Sandton JohannesburgSouth AfricaZA5438,000
Radisson Blu Hotel WaterfrontSouth AfricaZA6770,000
Radisson Blu Plaza Hotel SydneyAustraliaAU6770,000
Radisson Blu Water Garden Hotel DhakaBangladeshBD5650,000
Radisson Hotel Brunei DarussalamBruneiBN4544,000
Radisson Blu Resort Wetland Park WuxiChinaCN4215,000
Radisson Blu Hotel Chongqing Sha Ping BaChinaCN5328,000
Park Plaza Beijing WestChinaCN4328,000
Radisson Blu Resort Fiji Denarau IslandFijiFJ5650,000
Country Inn & Suites By Carlson MysoreIndiaIN319,000
Country Inn & Suites By Carlson BhiwadiIndiaIN219,000
Park Plaza Delhi CBD ShahdaraIndiaIN219,000
Country Inn & Suites By Carlson, MeerutIndiaIN319,000
Park Inn by Radisson Gurgaon BilaspurIndiaIN319,000
Park Plaza Ahmedabad, Ellis BridgeIndiaIN219,000
Country Inn & Suites By Carlson Delhi SatbariIndiaIN219,000
Country Inn & Suites By Carlson Sahibabad, Distt Ghaziabad (U.P.)IndiaIN219,000
Park Plaza ZirakpurIndiaIN319,000
Park Inn, GurgaonIndiaIN219,000
Country Inn & Suites By Carlson, JaipurIndiaIN219,000
Country Inn & Suites By Carlson Navi MumbaiIndiaIN219,000
Radisson Blu Hotel AmritsarIndiaIN319,000
Country Inn & Suites By Carlson - AhmedabadIndiaIN219,000
Radisson Hotel KandlaIndiaIN219,000
Country Inn & Suites By Carlson, Goa CandolimIndiaIN319,000
Country Inn & Suites By Carlson MussoorieIndiaIN219,000
Country Inn & Suites By Carlson, VaishnoIndiaIN1215,000
Radisson Blu JaipurIndiaIN3215,000
Radisson Blu Hotel HaridwarIndiaIN3215,000
Phoenix Park Inn ResortIndiaIN1215,000
Country Inn & Suites By Carlson Gurgaon Sector 12IndiaIN1215,000
Radisson Blu Hotel Chennai City CentreIndiaIN4215,000
Country Inn & Suites By Carlson-Amritsar, Queens RoadIndiaIN1215,000
Park Plaza Kolkata BallygungeIndiaIN3215,000
Radisson Blu Hotel New Delhi Paschim ViharIndiaIN3215,000
Radisson Blu Hotel New Delhi DwarkaIndiaIN3215,000
Country Inn & Suites By Carlson - Gurgaon, Sector 29IndiaIN3215,000
Radisson Blu Hotel GhaziabadIndiaIN4215,000
Country Inn & Suites By Carlson - Gurgaon, Udyog ViharIndiaIN4215,000
Country Inn By Carlson Delhi SaketIndiaIN3215,000
Radisson Blu Hotel Greater NoidaIndiaIN4328,000
Radisson Blu Hotel RanchiIndiaIN4328,000
Radisson Blu Hotel NagpurIndiaIN4328,000
Radisson Blu Hotel AhmedabadIndiaIN4328,000
Park Plaza LudhianaIndiaIN4328,000
Radisson Blu Hotel LudhianaIndiaIN4328,000
Radisson Blu Marina Hotel Connaught PlaceIndiaIN4328,000
Radisson Blu Hotel ChennaiIndiaIN5438,000
Park Plaza, NoidaIndiaIN5438,000
Radisson Hotel NaritaJapanJP3215,000
Radisson Plaza Resort TahitiFrench PolynesiaPF5650,000

There are actually a small number of hotels that are going down 2 categories.  Unfortunately, most of those are not in any places that you actually want to stay!! 🙂

  • There are 6 hotels going from Category 3 (28,000 points a night) to Category 1 (9,000 points / night).  So it costs 28,000 points for a 2 night stay now, and after June 1st, it will cost 18,000 points (9,000 * 2)
  • 6 hotels go from Category 4 (38,000 points / night) to Category 2 (15,000 points / night).  Again, it will make sense to wait if you want to book any of those hotels

clubcarlsonFor a couple of other moves, the difference is higher, but somewhat close, so it could make sense to wait, depending on your individual travel plans, especially if you want to / need to travel for more than 2 days!

  • 2 hotels go from Category 5 to Category 3, an increase from 45,000 to 56,000 points for a 2 night stay
  • 16 hotels go from Category 2 to Category 1, an increase from 15,000 to 18,000 points for a 2 night stay
  • 39 hotels go from Category 3 to Category 2, an increase from 28,000 to 30,000 points for a 2 night stay

The other hotels that are going down in category will mean increases of at least 15,000 points for a 2 night stay, so in those cases it probably makes sense to book now.

I realize that this advice probably won’t affect most people, but it does bear mentioning if any of your upcoming stays include any of the Club Carlson hotels that are going down in categories.

 


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7 Comments

  1. Brian
    Brian on May 9, 2015 at 8:42 pm

    I got $75 refund & 20k points after I complained about bonus award night with BBB & CFPB.

    Reply
    • Hehnow
      Hehnow on May 10, 2015 at 12:59 pm

      @Brian Club Carlson only gave me 7500 points as a one-time accommodation. They said U.S. Bank wouldn’t waive the annual fee, who did you speak with to get such a good return?

      Reply
      • pointswithacrew
        pointswithacrew on May 10, 2015 at 2:34 pm

        I only got 2500 points. What a ripoff! 😛

        Reply
        • Scott M.
          Scott M. on May 11, 2015 at 10:29 am

          That is all I was offered.

          Reply
  2. Brian
    Brian on May 10, 2015 at 6:29 pm

    You guys wouldn’t read what I said? You have to file complaint with CFPB & BBB and also threaten to file similar complaint with your states AG. Just include the card member agreement term where it says ” bonus award night exclusively for card mmebers and enjoy all the benefit after paying $75 AF” When they respond on phone, write follow up on the 2 complaints you filed and say you were scammed and want refund and bonuses

    Reply
  4. Laura R
    Laura R on May 11, 2015 at 12:04 pm

    I’m a bit confused by this post. The Bonus Night GOES AWAY on June 1. That means you have to make your bookings before the end of May (31). I have even heard that May 28 may be the last day to book and get the Bonus Night. That is also (I assume) why they are making the category changes on June 1.

    One hotel I was considering is currently 28,000 points per night. June 1 it changes to 15,000 points per night. Not much difference. I wish they were all like that!

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