Want to see Charles crowned King? Here is where you can use your hotel points

Last week, the date for King Charles III’s coronation was announced as Saturday 6th May 2023.

Hotel availability quickly dried up – either from people eager to book or from hotels promptly pulling all inventory so that they could charge more later. Rooms which are bookable have shot up in price.

There are, however, still a decent amount of rooms available that you can book with points. To make your life easier, we thought we’d put together a list of all the central London hotels where you can still book a standard redemption on points for the coronation weekend.

Here is what we found. All prices are in points per night and based on a two night stay from Friday 5th to Sunday 7th May – you may find more availability if you just want one night.

We have only included hotels with available at standard rates in the case of Hilton, or ‘not totally crazy’ rates for Marriott and IHG which use a version of dynamic pricing. In addition, a hotel had to be either:

• situated in walking distance of Westminster Abbey, or

• lower cost but close to a DLR or tube station with frequent links to the centre

We excluded Accor Live Limitless and Radisson Rewards because those schemes use 100% dynamic pricing. They offer no opportunity for ‘bargains’ when using points.

Hilton Honors

Hilton is offering a bonus of 80%-100% when you buy points via this link by 22nd November.

• Hart Shoreditch, a Curio Collection Hotel: 80,000 points
• Hilton London Hyde Park: 60,000 points
• The Gantry London, a Curio Collection Hotel: 70,000 points (in Stratford)
• DoubleTree by Hilton London Excel: 60,000 points
• Hampton by Hilton London Docklands: 45,000 points
• The Waldorf Hilton: 80,000 points (your best option based on location)

Marriott Bonvoy

• London Marriott County Hall (which we reviewed here): 106,000 points
• The London Edition: 74,000 points (practically a bargain!)
• Sheraton Grand London Park Lane: 74,000 points (excellent location)
• Bankside Hotel, Autograph Collection (reviewed here): 74,000 points
• Marriott Grosvenor Square: 74,000 points
• Great Northern Hotel, Tribute Portfolio: 61,000 points
• Marriott Marble Arch: 61,000 points
• Residence Inn London Bridge: 61,500 points
• Residence Inn London Tower Bridge: 62,000 points
• Montcalm East, Autograph Collection: 62,000 points
• The Dixon Tower Bridge, Autograph Collection: 62,000 points
• Marriott Kensington: 62,000 points
• Hotel Xenia, Autograph Collection: 62,000 points
• Residence Inn London Kensington: 41,000 points
• Marriott Canary Wharf (reviewed here): 42,000 points
• Aloft London Excel: 30,000 points
• Courtyard London City Airport (reviewed here): 30,000 points

World of Hyatt

• Hyatt Regency London Blackfriars: 17,000 points
• Andaz Liverpool Street (review here): 17,000 points
• Hyatt Place London City East (review here): 9,000 points
• Hyatt House London Stratford: 9,000 points
• Hyatt Regency London Stratford (review here): 9,000 points

IHG One Rewards

IHG is offering a bonus of 100% when you buy points via this link by 21st February.

• Kimpton Fitzroy London (reviewed here): 115,500 points
• Holiday Inn Express London Victoria: 115,500 points (crazy price but a short walk)
• Holiday Inn Regent’s Park: 68,500 points
• Crowne Plaza King’s Cross: 72,500 points
• Hotel Indigo London Paddington: 89,000 points
• Holiday Inn Express London City: 59,000 points
• Hotel Indigo London Kensington: 68,500 points
• Holiday Inn London Whitechapel: 48,500 points
• InterContinental London The O2 (reviewed here): 67,500 points
• Holiday Inn Express London Stratford: 62,000 points

There are plenty of options to choose from, at least for now, with Hilton having the tightest availability. As usual, Hyatt is your best bet because it guarantees to make standard rooms available for points if they are available for cash.

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Hotel offers update – September 2024:

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

Want to buy hotel points?

• Hilton Honors is offering a 100% bonus (some may see less) when you buy points by 24th September. Click here.

• Marriott Bonvoy is offering a personalised bonus when you buy points by 23rd September 2024. Click here.

• World of Hyatt is offering a 20% discount when you buy points by 8th October 2024. Click here.