When it comes to free hotel nights, all hotel points are certainly not created equal. Being able to stay in a hotel for only 5,000 points per night is nothing unusual for most hotel chains – 5,000 points gets you 1 night at a category 1 Hyatt and 1 night at a category 2 Starwood, for example.
What makes this very special is the regular release of many hotels in several categories with IHG being “on sale” for only 5,000 points per night. Some of these hotels may regularly go for 50,000 points per night! Not only that, but IHG points are actually some of the cheapest hotel points to get so that you can literally buy points to stay at any of these hotels for only $35 per night!
IHG PointBreak Hotel List
The EVEN Hotel Rockville outside of DC for only 5K points per night!
The following list of hotels are available for only 5,000 points per night for reservations through May 31, 2015. Remember, you cannot make more than two reservations per hotel during this booking period (you can still book multiple reservations at various hotels, just not more than two at one property). These will be bookable beginning Wednesday, February 25th for stays from February 25 – May 31, 2015.
Getting the points
There are a variety of ways to get the points necessary for PointBreak hotels. The one thing that I would only do as a last resort is to use Ultimate Rewards. Yes, these hotels are a fantastic value, but 5,000 Ultimate Reward points can be worth, at the minimum, $62. For many of us, we can find common value closer to $75 – $85 for Ultimate Reward points when transferred to partners like Southwest, Hyatt, United, and Singapore. So, only transfer if you cannot obtain points through one of these other methods.
A great way to get a bundle of IHG points is through the ihg credit card which you can read about here. Another way is through purchasing ihg points which you can read about here. Finally, though they may not be useful to you during this round, check out your offer from the “Set Your Sights” promotion – read about it here.
Notable Hotels
I was really hoping for something in the Boston vicinity since this booking period covers the Boston Marathon, but of course there are no hotels in Boston on the list. When it comes to IHG’s high end Intercontinental brands, there are two on this list and both are in Asia – the InterContinental Lhasa Paradise in China and the InterContinental Phnom Penh in Cambodia.
IHG’s boutique brand, Indigo, has one on the list this time – Hotel Indigo San Jose Forum in Costa Rica. Other than that, if you are looking at escaping some of this cold weather, there are many US hotels on the list that are in warmer climates. The nice thing about a winter escape is that the hotel really does not have to be an Intercontinental to give you great value – you would most likely be spending a majority of the time out in the sun!
There is one of IHG’s newer EVEN brand hotels on this list – the Even Hotels Rockville outside of Washington DC. Having stayed in Rockville years ago with my relatives I know it is a beautiful area within easy reach of all that is in DC. It should make a nice place to start such a vacation, especially for the spring season! Not to mention, the EVEN difference of having wellness equipment in rooms to help you keep your fitness up without leaving the room.
PointBreaks Hotels Deals in the United States
Alabama
- Holiday Inn Express Dothan North
- Candlewood Suites Huntsville – Research Park
Arkansas
- Holiday Inn Little Rock-Airport-Conf Ctr
Arizona
- Holiday Inn Express Nogales
- Holiday Inn Express Page – Lake Powell Area
California
- Holiday Inn Express Beaumont – Oak Valley
- Holiday Inn Express Calexico
- Holiday Inn Express Moreno Valley (Lake Perris)
- Staybridge Suites Sacramento Airport Natomas
Colorado
- Holiday Inn Express Fraser – Winter Park Area
- Holiday Inn Express La Junta
Connecticut
- Holiday Inn Express Southington
Florida
- Holiday Inn Express Tampa-Anderson Rd/Veterans Exp
Georgia
- Holiday Inn Express Commerce-Tanger Outlets
- Holiday Inn Express Macon-West
- Holiday Inn Express Warner Robins North West
- Holiday Inn Express Waycross
Iowa
- Holiday Inn Express Clinton
- Holiday Inn Express Le Mars
Idaho
- Holiday Inn Express Boise-University Area
Illinois
- Holiday Inn Express Bloomington West
- Candlewood Suites Elgin NW-Chicago
- Holiday Inn Express Rochelle
- Staybridge Suites Rockford
Indiana
- Holiday Inn Express Auburn-Touring Dr
- Candlewood Suites Bloomington
- Candlewood Suites Indianapolis Airport
- Holiday Inn Express Scottsburg
Kentucky
- Holiday Inn Express Murray
- Holiday Inn Express Pikeville
Louisiana
- Holiday Inn Covington
- Holiday Inn Morgan City
- Holiday Inn Express Scott-Lafayette West
Massachusetts
- Candlewood Suites West Springfield
Maryland
- Holiday Inn Express North East
- Even Hotels Rockville – Washington DC Area
- Holiday Inn Express Waldorf
Michigan
- Holiday Inn Express Grand Blanc
Minnesota
- Holiday Inn Express Mankato East
Missouri
- Holiday Inn Express Kirksville
- Holiday Inn Express Lebanon
- Holiday Inn Express St Louis – Central West End
Mississippi
- Holiday Inn Express Greenville
- Holiday Inn Express Meridian
- Candlewood Suites Tupelo North
- Holiday Inn Vicksburg
North Carolina
- Holiday Inn Express Conover (Hickory Area)
- Holiday Inn Express Laurinburg
- Holiday Inn Lumberton North – I-95
Nebraska
- Holiday Inn Express Lincoln South
New Hampshire
- Crowne Plaza Nashua
New Jersey
- Holiday Inn Express Vineland Millville
New Mexico
- Holiday Inn Express Silver City
Nevada
- Holiday Inn Express Fallon
New York
- Holiday Inn Middletown-Goshen
- Holiday Inn Express East Greenbush(Albany-Skyline)
Ohio
- Holiday Inn Express Bryan-Montpelier
- Holiday Inn Express Toledo North
Oklahoma
- Holiday Inn Express Bartlesville
- Holiday Inn Express McAlester
- Candlewood Suites Woodward
Pennsylvania
- Holiday Inn Express Drums-Hazleton (I-80)
- Holiday Inn Express Frazer-Malvern
- Candlewood Suites Harrisburg
- Holiday Inn Lansdale
- Holiday Inn Express Irwin (Pa Tpk Exit 67)
South Carolina
- Candlewood Suites Columbia-Ft. Jackson
- Holiday Inn Express Greenwood
- Holiday Inn Express Lexington-Hwy 378
South Dakota
- Holiday Inn Express Vermillion
- Holiday Inn Express Watertown
Tennessee
- Holiday Inn Express Athens
Texas
- Candlewood Suites Abilene
- Holiday Inn Express Carthage
- Holiday Inn Express Center
- Holiday Inn Express Cleveland
- Candlewood Suites Decatur Medical Center
- Holiday Inn Express Ennis
- Holiday Inn Express Falfurrias
- Staybridge Suites Laredo International Airport
- Holiday Inn Express Levelland
- Holiday Inn Express Lufkin South
- Candlewood Suites Mount Pleasant
- Holiday Inn Express Fort Worth North – Northlake
- Holiday Inn Express San Antonio SE by AT&T Center
- Staybridge Suites San Antonio – Stone Oak
- Holiday Inn Express Wharton
Utah
- Holiday Inn Express Salt Lake City South – Murray
Virginia
- Holiday Inn Express Christiansburg
- Holiday Inn Petersburg North- Fort Lee
- Candlewood Suites Richmond North-Glen Allen
- Holiday Inn Norton
- Holiday Inn Express Rocky Mount/Smith Mtn Lake
- Staybridge Suites Quantico-Stafford
Washington
- Holiday Inn Downtown-Everett
- Holiday Inn Express Tacoma South – Lakewood
Wisconsin
- Holiday Inn Conference Ctr Marshfield
- Holiday Inn Wausau-Rothschild
West Virginia
- Holiday Inn Express Newell-Chester WV
Wyoming
- Candlewood Suites Sheridan
PointBreak hotels in Asia, Middle East, and Africa
- InterContinental Phnom Penh (Cambodia)
- Crowne Plaza Chongqing New North Zone (China)
- Crowne Plaza Jinan City Center (China)
- Crowne Plaza Tianjin Jinnan (China)
- Crowne Plaza Xiangyang (China)
- Crowne Plaza Zhongshan Wing On City (China)
- Holiday Inn Express Nantong Xinghu (China)
- Holiday Inn Hangzhou Xiaoshan (China)
- InterContinental Lhasa Paradise (China)
- Holiday Inn New Delhi Int’l Airport (India)
- Crowne Plaza Ube (Japan)
- Holiday Inn Bulawayo (Zimbabwe)
PointBreak hotel deals in Europe
- Holiday Inn Tampere (Finland)
- Holiday Inn Express Saint – Nazaire (France)
- Holiday Inn Express Marseille – Provence Airport (France)
- Holiday Inn Fulda (Germany)
- Holiday Inn Express Guetersloh (Germany)
- Holiday Inn Budapest – Budaörs (Hungary)
- Holiday Inn Genoa City (Italy)
- Crowne Plaza Vilnius (Lithuania)
- Holiday Inn Express Arnhem (Netherlands)
- Crowne Plaza Bucharest (Romania)
- Holiday Inn Elche (Spain)
- Holiday Inn Express Campo de Gibraltar – Barrios (Spain)
- Holiday Inn Express Braintree (United Kingdom)
- Holiday Inn Cardiff – North M4, Jct.32 (United Kingdom)
- Holiday Inn Darlington – A1 Scotch Corner (United Kingdom)
- Holiday Inn Express Hamilton (United Kingdom)
PointBreak Hotel Deals in Central and South America
- Holiday Inn Buenos Aires Ezeiza Airport (Argentina)
- Holiday Inn Express Belém Ananindeua (Brazil)
- Holiday Inn Fortaleza (Brazil)
- Crowne Plaza Suites Tequendama Bogota (Columbia)
- Holiday Inn Express Medellin (Columbia)
- Crowne Plaza San Jose Corobici (Costa Rica)
- Hotel Indigo San Jose Forum Costa Rica
- Holiday Inn Guatemala (Ciudad De Guatemala, Guatemala)
- Holiday Inn Express Tegucigalpa (Honduras)
PointBreak Hotel Deals in Mexico
- Crowne Plaza Tuxtla Gutierrez
- Holiday Inn MEXICO COYOACAN
- Holiday Inn Express TOLUCA GALERIAS METEPEC
- Holiday Inn Express TOLUCA ZONA AEROPUERTO
- Staybridge Suites Guadalajara Expo
- Holiday Inn Monterrey Norte
- Holiday Inn Express Queretaro
- Holiday Inn Express GUAYMAS
- Holiday Inn Reynosa Zona Dorada
- Holiday Inn ORIZABA
PointBreaks Hotels in Canada
- Staybridge Suites West Edmonton (Alberta, Canada)
- Holiday Inn Express Milton (Ontario, Canada)
