Get a 75% bonus when you buy Radisson Rewards hotel points

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• Craig says:

  23 Apr23 April 16:57

  Hi all

  I’m fairly new to this website, and now I think I understand the best ways to utilise points for flights, I’m a bit clueless when it comes to hotels.

  I’m planning to take my wife to NYC in Autumn 2019 as an anniversary present and would like to stay in a really nice hotel for 4/5 nights. Does anyone have any suggestions on which hotel reward schemes are worth looking into to help find a good way to collect and spend points for this trip?

  Thanks in advance!

  • Genghis says:

    23 Apr23 April 17:19

    We’re staying at the Conrad next month (Hilton Honors) paying 80k a night (that’s after I’ll have been in Midtown for a couple of weeks working and Mrs G there for a few days). What you decide on might depend on how you earn your points. Rob did a good article recently and suggested Essex House (Marriott) but given changes with the programme and you wanting a hotel for Autumn 2019, I don’t suspect it will look so cheap when you come round to booking.

  • Rob says:

    23 Apr23 April 17:21

    Conrad New York, a Hilton brand, is probably the best redemption because it is a) very nice and b) all suite. However, with the Hilton credit card no longer available, it is a lot trickier to get the points.

    If you have substantial credit card then the IHG Premium Mastercard is OK – £99 but a free night when you spend £10k in a year (voucher triggered after 12 months, not earlier). That would get you 2 nights (if you got a card each and put £10k on each) at one of the InterContinentals for eg, Barclay IC is classier. You’d also get enough sign-up and spend points to get a 3rd night. This is not a free option, however, with a £99 card fee and heavy spend needed to get the bonus.

    Apart from that I’d suggest sticking with convertible Amex Membership Rewards points. You can turn these into Hilton, Starwood or Radisson Rewards points and if you end up paying cash for a hotel you can move the Amex points into Avios or something else.

    I would also point out that BA Holidays has EXCEPTIONAL packages to New York much of the time. 3-4 nights in a 4-5 star hotel, plus Club World flights, is often £1300ish per person. That is ludicrously cheap. Promos come and go (we usually write about them when on) but even on a ‘normal’ day the packages are good.

    • Craig says:

      24 Apr24 April 10:52

      Thanks for the suggestions Rob and Genghis, much appreciated.

      Using the 5th night free Hilton perk, it seems 5 nights at the Conrad would cost 320k points, which seems like a good deal. I think I might continue to focus on Amex MR points, which will then give me the option to convert to Hilton points, unless a better opportunity comes along.

      I’ll also check out the BA packages, as a decent deal there would allow us to use the Amex 241 for another trip 🙂

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