(EXPIRED) Earn 25%-30% or 25x-35x back on Hotels.com stays via Capital One Shopping & Capital One Offers (10/21 only; not targeted)

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Update: Several readers have commented to highlight that Capital One Offers – the shopping portal available for Capital One cardholders – is also offering a similar, but better, deal.

The rates are targeted, but it seems like you can earn 25x-35x Capital One miles for Hotels.com for today only too. That’s even better than earning 25%-30% back because with Capital One Shopping you’re limited to redeeming for a selection of merchant gift cards, whereas with Capital One Offers you’re earning transferable miles (provided you have a card that earns miles rather than cashback).

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Capital One Shopping frequently offers very generous returns for some retailers on a targeted basis based on your browsing history. They’re currently offering 25% or 30% back on Hotels.com bookings, but what makes this much less common is that it’s a public offer that’s not targeted.

It is an opportunity you’ll need to jump on if interested though because you only have today (October 21) to book.

Capital One Shopping Hotelsdotcom

The Deal

Key Terms

  • Expires October 21, 2025.
  • Limit $250 back.

Quick Thoughts

25% or 30% back at Hotels.com is an excellent deal, but as noted above these rates are only available on Tuesday October 21.

The 25% rate is listed on the home page of Capital One Shopping, but in an email from Capital One Shopping today it’s listing the rate at 30%. I’d therefore double check both options (provided you get an email from Capital One Shopping today); I don’t think either rate is targeted per se; I think it’s just the location from which you click through that’s offering a different rate.

With a limit of $250 back, you’ll max this out when spending $833.33 if you use the 30% offer or $1,000 if you have the 25% offer.

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Ed w

did this track for anyone on c1offers? I’m still seeing it as “waiting”

Karthik

I booked using 25x points on hotels dot com using cap one offers on our VX. hotel total is $11700. I tried to find info on whether capone will max out the total point rewards for this booking but couldn’t find any info. Any info on this offer? getting almost 300k points sounds too good to be true.

Thomas Hurd

NOTE: I was looking at booking a large group accommodation in Gulf Shores with this that was several thousand dollars so I reviewed it closely. When I read through the “Full Terms and Conditions” posted on Capital One Offers I interpreted them to impose a limit of $1,000 cash or points equivalent every 3 billing cycles. They appear to value points at 1c per point for this, so this would limit the points you could earn to 100,000 in any three months billing cycle. I am unsure if this is combined with Capital One Shopping rebates or is its own thing (I didn’t read it that closely) but if you are looking to book a dream vacation, many individual reservations, or have been particularly good at jumping on Capital One Offers I could see a person possibly hitting this threshold and then being disappointed if they think there is no limit on this type of offer. I would have gotten less than 35X on my group booking so I am glad I read them.

That was my interpretation of the terms and I could be wrong or they could not apply them strictly, I would just be cautious, especially with expensive bookings!

Last edited 24 days ago by Thomas Hurd
Karthik

I booked using 25x points on hotels dot com using cap one offers on our VX. hotel total is $11700. I tried to find info on whether capone will max out the total point rewards for this booking but couldn’t find any info. Any info on this offer? getting almost 300k points sounds too good to be true.

Thomas Hurd

I found the language I was referring to by clicking on the offer and then clicking “view terms and conditions.” With that menu, there is a part to “View full capital one offers terms and conditions.” That redirect you to a page where I found the language I am concerned about in subsection 5F limiting payouts to $1000 cash or equivalent every three months. After reading it again in response to your question, I am fairly confident you will not be receiving 300,000 Capital One Points. I suspect you will be receiving 100,000 Capital One points, if that is a dealbreaker, you may want to consider canceling within the cancellation window.

Thomas Hurd

I found that language by clicking on the offer and then clicking on view terms and conditions and then clicking on view full capital one offers terms and conditions. From there, I reviewed subsection five, which provides evaluation for capital one points and subsection 5F which sets a limit of $1000 cash or points equivalent per eligible account every three months. I read it again in response to your question. After reading again today more closely I am fairly confident you will be receiving 100,000 points not 300,000 points. If that is a dealbreaker, hopefully you can still cancel within the cancellation window. I would read that very carefully.

Thomas Hurd

I think you can view the identical language in the current offer for AllBirds by following the same process

Karthik

cancellation window is available but I tried to book the hotel in chase the edit and also amex platinum travel. I can get 5x points in amex with no FHR benefits. chase edit is overpriced by about $1500 and i get only 3x points. If I truly get 100k points in Cap one, thats still a good outcome I feel. price is about the same as booking direct in Ritz website.

Thomas Hurd

I also know that Stephen Pepper above noted that the limit for the Capital One Shopping Offer was $250. I didn’t ever see that the capital one offers through my Venture X card, but I did see the limit language I had described in other posts.

Thomas Hurd

I called them and they did confirm the terms limit this to no more than 400,000 points per year and no more than 100,000 points in any three month cycle. The agent I spoke with looked it up and seemed careful to be sure before telling me that. Unfortunately, I think that means you are getting capped at 100,000 points for this booking.

Karthik

Thank you. This is still better deal than booking in Chase or Amex travel or direct booking. I might ride along with 100k offer

MalMel

I’m new to CapOne. I am seeing an Offer of 25X on my Venture card (not Venture X). Will I be able to use the 25X points I earn as payment towards the charge on my card? Can they be used like a travel credit towards travel purchases on the card?

MidleChild

does this work with gift cards bought on hotels.com

TorpedoJo

Can you stack this with $300 annual travel credit?

Jimmy

I don’t see how because you have to click through to Hotels.com for either the Capital One Shopping or the Capital One card offer, and the $300 Venture X credit has to be booked through Capital One Shopping. I think it should stack with the $300 credit on the Chase Sapphire Reserve.

PATRICK

I only see 25x on Venture X, but 35x on Capital one shopping.

Jimmy

I’m also seeing 30x in Capital One offers linked to my Venture X card.

Moh

I’m seeing 35x on my Venture X

Mike

Also seeing 35x on Venture X

Jimmy

Nice! I have 30% for P1 and 35% for P2 on Capital One Shopping, and 30x miles for P1 and 25x miles for P2 on Capital One card offers. Of those I think 30x miles is best.

Shaz

I had 35x this AM on C1 Offers, and now its 25x. They are playing games!

Shaz

just one card–Venture X. And I know I wasn’t imagining it because I took a screenshot of the 35x to show my husband in the morning

Jimmy

Yeah mine offers are jumping around in both shopping and card offers. I was going to rush to book a couple of things today to take advantage of the offer but am now less inclined to rush.

Moh

I’m having the same issue. It was 35x a few hours ago, but now it’s showing 25x. My guess is that they have a limited number of redemptions available at each return multiplier.