What are the best credit card offers for free hotel nights???

[busy mom]

I have an IGH card, which I love, but we are planning a trip to NYC in 2019 and would love to leverage some free hotels to make our trip budget friendly.

Opinions and insight welcome!!! Thank you!!!

 

[kydisneyfans]

We have the Hilton Amex but honestly would not be worthwhile in NYC. The points redemptions are too high. We've used it to redeem points in many places(most recently Scotland/Ireland/Great Britain).

Maybe one of the Chase Sapphire products where you get the 25% bonus using their travel portal would be the best bet.

 

[seasheller]

We have had the Country Inn & Suites (now Radisson) for years and loved it. The points add up fast, we were always getting free nights plus a welcome bag when you arrived that usually had water bottles and snacks. Last year decided to try Hilton Amex and this year IHG Rewards cards. The points take forever to add up, our welcome in Hawaii yesterday was a glass of juice for each, the welcome at HI was a choice of 500 points or you could choose one snack from a box they brought out (chips, soda, no water). The Radisson hotels can be cancelled up to 6 pm on the day of arrival. The Hiltons and Holiday Inn need to be cancelled the day before the reservation. This is difficult to do when driving to your destination due to weather, car problems, etc. Since we drive to Florida and back to Minnesota every year as snowbirds we have to be flexible regarding cancellations. Not many Radisson options out west or in Hawaii though. For us, we will go back to using our Radisson card.

 

[adamak]

Chase Sapphire or Reserve. Their ultimate reward points are awesome. You're not tied to one hotel chain and their reward portals have smaller, less known hotels. BTW, Manhattan hotels will cost you an arm and leg. Consider staying in Brooklyn or anywhere near subway to stretch out the points.