Points Break Hotel List for Marathoners

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IHG updated their Points Break hotel list last week. To see the post I made about it earlier, click here. The Points Break list is the best deal in hotel awards. It allows you to receive a free night during the promotional period for 5,000 points (which is a good deal less than the normal cost). The list rotates every so often. This current list is good for hotel stays through January 31, 2014.

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You may not receive the points from the above card in time for this promo if you have your eyes on a particular property, but it is definitely a great card to get and hold for more Points Break hotels. The points from this offer will give you 16 nights at Point Break hotels! Not only that, but it also gives you a free night certificate at any IHG hotel annually (the annual fee is $49) and gives you IHG Platinum elite status (highest IHG status) as long as you hold the card. Great card that should be a keeper!

Points Break Hotel List

There are a couple of hundred hotels on the list so I will not listing them all here! However, if you are curious what hotels are available for booking this time around, head over here for the whole list. However, I did want to take this time to highlight some of the hotels that may work for the marathoners who have a race coming up before January 31, 2014. Even if you already have a hotel reserved, as long as it wasn’t a prepaid rate, you can still cancel that hotel and reserve one of these (which can also be cancelled).

Shanghai Marathon

Crowne Plaza Hotel Panama

This list may not be exhaustive but will list as many marathons and point break hotels as possible. If you know of others, please leave a comment below.

November 10

• Harrisburg Marathon – Candlewood Suites Harrisburg

November 17

• Philadelphia Marathon – Staybridge Suites (Montgomery) and Staybridge Suites (Valley Forge)
• San Antonio Marathon – Staybridge Suites (Sea World)
• Istanbul Marathon – Holiday Inn Express (Istanbul)

December 1

• Panama City International Marathon – Crowne Plaza Hotel (Panama)
• Shanghai Marathon – Crowne Plaza Hotel (Shanghai Xianyang Lake) and Crowne Plaza Hotel (Shanghai Pudong)

December 8

• California International Marathon – Holiday Inn Express and Suites (Elk Grove/Sacramento) and Holiday Inn Express and Suites (Sacramento)

December 14

• Rocket City Marathon – Candlewood Suites (Huntsville)

January 11

• Mississippi Blues Marathon – Holiday Inn Express and Suites (Jackson)

January 19

• Houston Marathon – Holiday Inn Express and Suites (Houston), Staybridge Suites (Houston), Candlewood Suites (Houston)

So, are you running any of these marathons? If so, I would definitely jump on some of these point break hotels! They are a phenomanel deal for a great experience! Even if none of these will work for you this time, I highly advise you get the IHG Visa card so you will be prepared when a city does work for you!