(EXPIRED) Kimpton Annual Sale: Save Up To 40% Off (Legit Savings On Offer)

Kimpton has launched its annual sale which gives 40% off the Best Flexible Rate. While the true savings aren’t necessarily as high as that depending on which rate you would’ve otherwise picked, there are some legit savings on offer here that could save you a substantial amount on a Kimpton stay in the next six months.

You’ll have to be quick though as there’s only a couple more days to book.

The Deal

• Save 40% off the Best Flexible Rate when booking Kimpton stays.
• Direct link to offer.

Key Terms

• This member exclusive offer is subject to availability and valid for stays October 15, 2022 through April 30, 2023 at participating Kimpton hotels.
• Offer must be booked by October 13, 2022.
• There are a limited number of discounted rooms available each night at participating hotels.
• Minimum length of stay and advance purchase requirements vary by hotel.
• Cancellation within three days of arrival results in charge of the one night stay.
• The world being the way it is, additional taxes and fees may apply.
• Not valid in conjunction with any other promotions or offers.
• Not valid for discounted or negotiated rates, groups or existing reservations.
• Finally, Kimpton Hotels & Restaurants reserves the right to cancel reservations booked with erroneous room rates.

Quick Thoughts

I’m usually skeptical about these types of sales on paid stays because the headline savings percentage is rarely as good as it seems and doesn’t tend to result in particularly good savings versus other rates available.

That only partially applies to this Kimpton 40% off sale. The 40% discount is calculated based on the Best Flexible Rate which is indeed higher than other rates available. Having said that, the discount even when taking into account other less-flexible rate types is hefty and can save you a good chunk of change.

For example, lets take the two Kimpton properties in Chicago – the Kimpton Hotel Monaco and Kimpton Gray Hotel. When doing a regular search on IHG’s website for a long weekend stay next March, this was the pricing:

When using the Kimpton Annual Sale rate type, the price of both of those properties dropped quite significantly.

The $181 Annual Sale rate for the Kimpton Hotel Monaco is 23.63% lower than the $237 Best Available Rate otherwise available on IHG’s website. If you want/need flexibility though, the Annual Sale rate becomes even more appealing. That’s because most of the other rates are non-refundable in one way or another, ranging from completely non-refundable to having a one night non-refundable deposit.

That latter one night non-refundable deposit rate is the one costing $237 per night, whereas the Kimpton Annual Sale rate offers free cancellation one day prior to your stay. Ordinarily, if you wanted the same level of flexibility that the Annual Sale is providing you’d be looking at paying $286 per night. That means the sale rate is giving you 36.7% off – not quite the same as the 40% headline rate, but pretty darn close.

Not all Kimpton properties are eligible for their Annual Sale, but you can view a full list of them on the sale landing page linked to above. Note that even though the sale is valid on stays through the end of April next year, you have to book your stay(s) by Thursday October 13.

I’m not sure what the rate code is for this sale, so it’s best to start your search from that landing page as it has the Kimpton Annual Sale preselected as the rate type. However, before visiting that page it’s best to click through to IHG’s website from a shopping portal  first and then copy and paste that landing page URL into your browser’s address bar. That should help ensure you earn cashback through a portal on top of the savings on offer from this sale. Here are the current portal rates.

Depending on when your stay would be, make sure you’re registered for IHG’s latest promotion offering 2,000 bonus points for every two nights you stay or 10,000 bonus points for every four nights you stay.

h/t Loyalty Lobby

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