Priority Club PointBreaks are probably the best hotel loyalty program reward night value available at 5,000 points for a free night. Some of these hotels will run over $200 per night on some dates. PointBreaks rewards reduce the reward cost for a 30,000 points per night InterContinental Hotel to just 5,000 points. That can be quite a points break for an extended stay.
You can buy 10,000 points from Priority Club for $125 or as low as $230 for 20,000 points. There is a 40,000 points purchase limit per 12 months. You can often earn 5,000 points on a single IHG hotel stay if you sign up for the myriad of promotions available for stay bonuses.
The current list favors the USA with 77 hotels and only 49 hotels for the rest of the world.
This list was just posted in the past 48 hours. As allocated rooms are booked, hotels are removed from the list.
I took a look at the previous PointBreaks list last week which had 79 U.S. hotels when it came out August 2, 2010 and there were fewer than ten hotels left in the U.S. for reward nights through October 30. That list has been replaced with the new hotels available for 5,000 point reward nights through December 30. This is an 80% discount from the normal 25,000 points per night for a Crowne Plaza, Hotel Indigo, or high tier Holiday Inn and Holiday Inn Express.
Here is the complete PointBreaks list from October 4, 2010 for hotel stays through December 30, 2010.
United States (77 hotels)
ARKANSAS
HOLIDAY INN SPRINGDALE/FAYETTEVILLE AREA
ARIZONA
CALIFORNIA
CROWNE PLAZA FOSTER CITY-SAN MATEO
HOLIDAY INN HOTEL AND SUITES SANTA MARIA
STAYBRIDGE SUITES IRVINE EAST/LAKE FOREST
STAYBRIDGE SUITES ROCKLIN – ROSEVILLE AREA
COLORADO
HOLIDAY INN HOTEL AND SUITES CRAIG
STAYBRIDGE SUITESDENVER SOUTH-PARK MEADOWS
FLORIDA
CROWNE PLAZA SAWGRASS MILLS SUNRISE
HOLIDAY INN SELECT PANAMA CITY
STAYBRIDGE SUITES JACKSONVILLE
GEORGIA
STAYBRIDGE SUITES ATLANTA PERIMETER CTR EAST
ILLINOIS
CANDLEWOOD SUITES BLOOMINGTON-NORMAL
CANDLEWOOD SUITES CHICAGO-WHEELING
HOLIDAY INN EXPRESS CHICAGO NW-VERNON HILLS
HOLIDAY INN HOTEL AND SUITES CHICAGO-CAROL STREAM (WHEATON)
HOTEL INDIGO CHICAGO-VERNON HILLS
MASSACHUSETTS
CANDLEWOOD SUITES BOSTON-BURLINGTON
HOTEL INDIGO BOSTON-NEWTON RIVERSIDE
STAYBRIDGE SUITES BOSTON-ANDOVER
MARYLAND
CROWNE PLAZA BALTIMORE NORTH – HUNT VALLEY
MAINE
HOLIDAY INN EXPRESS AND SUITES SOUTH PORTLAND
MICHIGAN
CANDLEWOOD SUITES DETROIT-WARREN
HOLIDAY INN HOTEL AND SUITES FARMINGTON HILLS – NOVI
MINNESOTA
CANDLEWOOD SUITES MINNEAPOLIS-RICHFIELD
CROWNE PLAZA MINNEAPOLIS NORTH
HOLIDAY INN EXPRESS AND SUITES EAGAN (MALL OF AMERICA AREA)
HOLIDAY INN ST. PAUL-I-94-EAST (3M AREA)
NORTH CAROLINA
HOLIDAY INN EXPRESS BLOWING ROCK SOUTH
STAYBRIDGE SUITES CHARLOTTE-ARROWOOD
NEW HAMPSHIRE
NEW JERSEY
CROWNE PLAZA MONROE SOUTH BRUNSWICK
NEW MEXICO
NEW YORK
HOLIDAY INN ONEONTA-COOPERSTOWN AREA
HOLIDAY INN EXPRESS POUGHKEEPSIE
OHIO
STAYBRIDGE SUITES COLUMBUS-DUBLIN
PENNSYLVANIA
HOLIDAY INN ALLENTOWN-I-78 (LEHIGH VALLEY)
HOLIDAY INN EXPRESS AND SUITES CONCORDVILLE-BRANDYWINE
RHODE ISLAND
HOLIDAY INN EXPRESS AND SUITES WARWICK-PROVIDENCE (AIRPORT)
SOUTH CAROLINA
HOLIDAY INN HOTEL AND SUITES COLUMBIA-AIRPORT
TENNESSEE
HOLIDAY INN MORRISTOWN-CONF CTR-I-81 EX 8
TEXAS
CANDLEWOOD SUITES AT CITYCENTRE-ENERGY CORRIDOR
CANDLEWOOD SUITES DALLAS PARK CENTRAL
CANDLEWOOD SUITES DALLAS-PLANO
CROWNE PLAZA HOTEL HOUSTON NORTH – GREENSPOINT
CROWNE PLAZA SUITES DALLAS-PARK CENTRAL
HOLIDAY INN ARLINGTON NE-RANGERS BALLPARK
HOLIDAY INN HOUSTON NORTHWEST WILLOWBROOK
HOLIDAY INN HOUSTON-HOBBY AIRPORT
HOLIDAY INN EXPRESS AND SUITES IRVING CONV CTR – LAS COLINAS
INTERCONTINENTAL HOUSTON NEAR THE GALLERIA
STAYBRIDGE SUITES HOUSTON WILLOWBROOK
UTAH
HOLIDAY INN HOTEL AND SUITES PRICE
VIRGINIA
CROWNE PLAZA RICHMOND DOWNTOWN
CROWNE PLAZA TYSONS CORNER-MCLEAN
HOLIDAY INN ALEXANDRIA SW-EISENHOWER AVE
HOLIDAY INN PETERSBURG NORTH- FORT LEE
HOLIDAY INN HOTEL AND SUITES NEWPORT NEWS
WASHINGTON
Canada (3 hotels)
ONTARIO
HOLIDAY INN HOTEL AND SUITES LONDON
QUEBEC
HOLIDAY INN EXPRESS AND SUITES MONTREAL CENTRE-VILLE DOWNTOWN
Mexico (6 hotels)
HOLIDAY INN EXPRESS AND SUITES MONTERREY AEROPUERTO
HOLIDAY INN SELECT GUADALAJARA
Central & South America (4 hotels)
COSTA RICA
CROWNE PLAZA SAN JOSE COROBICI
GUATEMALA
HONDURAS
INTERCONTINENTAL REAL TEGUCIGALPA
NICARAGUA
Europe (12 hotels)
FRANCE
HOLIDAY INN GARDEN COURTPARIS-PORTE DE SAINT-OUEN
GERMANY
HOLIDAY INN EXPRESS FRANKFURT AIRPORT
HUNGARY
ITALY
PORTUGAL
HOLIDAY INN EXPRESS PORTO-EXPONOR
ROMANIA
SPAIN
INTERCONTINENTAL LA TORRE GOLF RESORT MURCIA
TURKEY
UNITED KINGDOM
EXPRESS BY HOLIDAY INN BIRMINGHAM-CASTLE BROMWICH M6,
HOLIDAY INN EXPRESS DARTFORD BRIDGE
HOLIDAY INN EXPRESS HEMEL HEMPSTEAD
HOLIDAY INN EXPRESS NEWCASTLE-METRO CENTRE
Africa (1 hotel)
KENYA
Middle East (2 hotels)
EGYPT
CROWNE PLAZA RESORT SAHARA SANDS PORT GHALIB RESORT
JORDAN
Asia (13 hotels)
CHINA-PEOPLES REPUBLIC
CROWNE PLAZA BEIJING SUN PALACE
CROWNE PLAZA GUANGZHOU SCIENCE CITY
HOLIDAY INN EXPRESS SOUTH HEFEI
INDIA
INTERCONTINENTAL THE LALIT MUMBAI
KOREA-REPUBLIC OF
HOLIDAY INN SUITES ALPENSIA PYEONGCHANG SUITES
MALDIVES
TAIWAN
VIETNAM
INTERCONTINENTAL ASIANA SAIGON
Oceania (2)
AUSTRALIA
NEW ZEALAND
