You can now claim your 25,000 IHG Rewards points for having Spire Elite status

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• Concerto says:

  26 Mar26 March 08:53

  Nothing for Platinums?

  • Andrew says:

    26 Mar26 March 09:46

    This isn’t one of the standard benefits of Platinum – only for Spire.

• Scott says:

  26 Mar26 March 08:59

  I last took the 25k back in October, so nothing new for me. Just the Hertz thing.
  Sitting on 48 nights at present, but unable to stay anywhere work or leisure related anyway.

• Will says:

  26 Mar26 March 10:15

  i got my free night credited for the premium credit card spend target this week. The details and terms only talk about Kimpton Inner Circle – this seems to be an error. What are the real terms and conditions please if anyone has them to hand?

  • AK says:

    26 Mar26 March 12:36

    Still better than my situation, I am waiting for my free night 2.5 months after hitting the anniversary…

    • Paul Jones says:

      26 Mar26 March 14:12

      I raise your 2.5 month and give you 13 months. 40+ emails to CS and still no voucher

• J says:

  26 Mar26 March 10:19

  Does anyone have recommendations for UK hotels to get the best out of a free night voucher for 2 adults and 2 young children all sharing a room? I.e. 2 double beds for a standard room.

  • Rob says:

    26 Mar26 March 10:31

    Only easy way to do it is to search and see what comes up. Do, say, ‘London’ for 4 with a 100km search radius and for reward nights.

    It can vary from night to night as some hotels may stick bigger rooms up for redemption on quiet nights. Obviously there are virtually no hotels where, by default, every room contains two double beds.

  • Anna says:

    26 Mar26 March 12:21

    As I recall the Crowne Plaza in Stratford Upon Avon had award nights for a room with a double bed and 2 sofa beds. It looks to be in a very pleasant setting as well. I think you need to search for 2 people with this one, though, searching for 4 didn’t bring this option up for some reason.

    • Harrier25 says:

      26 Mar26 March 20:40

      It’s a fantastic setting on the River Avon. A lovely fully refurbished hotel with a nice club lounge.

  • JonD says:

    26 Mar26 March 12:30

    Some IHG hotels consistently never have any 2 double bed rooms available but few seem to always have 2 double bed rooms available. Best bet is to do a lot of searching.

    A few posibilities:

    Kimpton Clocktower – shows available on search but not when you click through so I had to phone IHG to make booking manually.

    HI Lancaster – good pool and decent room.

    CP Glasgow
    Indigo Glasgow

    None of these is giving you outstanding value but better than nothing.

  • J says:

    26 Mar26 March 13:03

    Brilliant. Thanks for the replies. The tips will make the search a lot easier 🙂

• Tiff says:

  26 Mar26 March 10:24

  It’s nothing new that IHG is a rewards-based, not a benefits-based, programme (the clue’s in the name). It’s been like that for years and they’ve given no sign that it’s going to change. If you want benefits and recognition instead of free nights, you’re in the wrong programme.

• luckyjim says:

  26 Mar26 March 10:35

  So, effectively, the renewal threshold was set to zero points. I’d already hit the usual target and bagged my 25k bonus. No hardship.

• Liz says:

  26 Mar26 March 10:38

  Does anyone have any experience of cancelled bookings with the free IHG cert earned last year. I used my one from March 2020 to book for Canada in Aug/Sept 2021 but will likely have to cancel this. Will I lose the certificate?
  Just received this years free Cert and it is only valid for 12 months so no extension being given and it looks like it’s only valid in Kimpton Hotels?

  • Optimus Prime says:

    26 Mar26 March 10:45

    I cancelled my stay for Japan in May 2021 and the voucher is back in my account with a expiry date of 31-Dec-2021 (this voucher had been originally issued in March 2020).

    • Optimus Prime says:

      26 Mar26 March 10:50

      Also as you said T&C’s mention only Kimpton Hotels but the mobile app is letting me use it on Indigo, IC, etc.

      • Liz says:

        26 Mar26 March 10:54

        Brilliant Optimus – thankyou End of the year would be great. Going to wait till June before I decide what to do with the booking – or it might be decided for me by Nicola!

  • Anna says:

    26 Mar26 March 12:23

    Is that the credit card free night? Why does it say only valid at Kimptons?

    • Liz says:

      26 Mar26 March 12:32

      Yes – that’s what the T&C’s say.

      • Anna says:

        26 Mar26 March 13:16

        I assume that’s a mistake then – it’s in their interests for the free nights to be used at less expensive hotels!

• Chuck says:

  26 Mar26 March 14:10

  Thanks Rob, claimed and got email confirmation 2 mins later.
  No stays for over a year but have the CC so a nice freebie

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