(EXPIRED) IHG PointBreaks Fall 2019 full list

IHG’s Fall 2019 PointBreaks list is now live for bookings through October 31, 2019. Included this time are a few options in larger cities and several Intercontinental hotels. While these are not the bargains we once knew IHG PointBreaks to be, they can still represent good value if they match your travel plans.

The Deal

• The latest IHG PointBreaks list is now live for bookings through October 31, 2019
• Direct link to PointBreaks page

Key Details

• Each member can make two bookings per hotel (i.e. you can book a reservation for four nights and a separate reservation for thirty nights, but you can’t make 34 single-night reservations at the same hotel). You can book as many different PointBreak hotels as you like.
• Each hotel has a limited number of rooms available for PointBreaks (the best sell out right away)

Quick Thoughts

IHG PointBreaks hotels certainly aren’t the value that they used to be when all properties were available for 5K points per night (now there are three levels: 5K, 10K, or 15K per night). Still, since you can often buy IHG poitns for half a cent each (and sometimes even cheaper), these hotels cost an effective $25 / $50 / $75 in points if you’ve purchased at half a cent each. When you consider that points reservations do not incur most taxes (and in most cases IHG properties do not charge destination / resort fees on award stays), these can be a good enough compared against the cash rate. Of course, you’ll want to check the cash rate to be sure — but in a lot of cases, this can save you some money.

Also keep in mind that those with the newer IHG Rewards Club Premier card can get the 4th night free on award stays. Those who have the old IHG Rewards Club Select credit card (with the $49 annual fee, no longer available for new applicants) get 10% back on award stays. Both benefits can stack with PointBreaks for even cheaper deals.

In my opinion, without looking at cash rates, the standout value here is the Holiday Inn San Francisco Fisherman’s Wharf. Unfortunately, most of the weekends are already gone for award stays, but if you need a mid-week stay and can find availability, getting it for 15K per night versus cash rates that often exceed $300 a night, I’d say that’s a steal.

There are also more Intercontinental properties on the list than usual — though, like all of the other properties, I think in most cases you would be unlikely to plan a spontaneous fall road trip around any of them. But if they line up with your travel plans, you can certainly get a comfortable stay for a relative bargain.

Here’s the full list (again, bookable for stays through 10/31/19):

5K points per night

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