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Good redemption deals at the new Crowne Plaza Edinburgh

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Regular readers will know that I like to highlight interesting new hotels being opened by Priority Club chains such as Crowne Plaza, Holiday Inn and InterContinental.

The last deal I wrote about was the new InterContinental in Marseille (see below). This is still available for booking at 40,000 points per night – it opens on May 1st – which is a decent deal.

Newly opened for booking is the Crowne Plaza in Edinburgh. This is a conversion of the Roxburghe Hotel, previously run by Macdonald Hotels, on Charlotte Square.

This can currently be booked – for arrivals after June 1st – for 35,000 Priority Club points per night. This compares very favourably with, for example, the Holiday Inn Express which is also 35,000 points per night in comparison.

Cannes is another one to keep an eye on. There is a new Holiday Inn due to open in September.  Rooms appeared for a short period at 20,000 points per night, but then disappeared again and there is now no availability for any date, cash or points.  I will keep an eye on this one.

If you want to keep an eye out for similar deals, this web page lists new openings across all Priority Club brands.


IHG One Rewards update – April 2024:

Get bonus points: IHG One Rewards is offering 2,000 bonus points for every two cash nights you stay (not necessarily consecutive) between 1st April and 31st May 2024. You can read our full article here and you can register here.

New to IHG One Rewards?  Read our overview of IHG One Rewards here and our article on points expiry rules here. Our article on ‘What are IHG One Rewards points worth?’ is here.

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Want to earn more hotel points?  Click here to see our complete list of promotions from IHG and the other major hotel chains or use the ‘Hotel Offers’ link in the menu bar at the top of the page.

Comments (3)

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  • Alan says:

    If there’s availability in August at that rate it’s an absolute steal given the Edinburgh Festival is on then! Great location too.

  • Jason says:

    The holiday inn express Windsor is available at 10k a night. Good for royal Ascot

  • pazza2000 says:

    Not much notice although maybe of interest to someone, the IC Marseille can be booked over the phone for 35k point per night (the old ‘soft opening’ discounted rate) before March 18th.

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