Free hotel night - which loyalty membership program is the best ?
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Best hotel membership loyalty rewards program to get free nights

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You might wonder which hotel is the best rewards program for your loyalty – meaning, which program will give you free nights the fastest.
Most hotel rewards work the same way : basic membership, silver, gold, black (also called concierge, diamond, …).
As a “black” member of three different programs, Wyndham rewards, Club Carlson, and LeClub Accor Hotels, and traveling often, the question always remains : which program is best to use, and which hotel will bring the most points ?

In short, here is the answer : Club Carlson is the best choice, with on average 1 night free every 13 nights as basic member, and 1 night free even 8 nights as highest membership level. See below the detail.

Second best choices are Wyndham gardens as basic member, Le Club Accor / IHG / Marriott Rewards as highest membership level.

See below how many points you get per 1 $ / € spent in several hotel membership loyalty reward programs.

Points per 1X spent Basic Silver  Gold Black X
Club Carlson 20 23 27 35 $
LeClub Accor 2.5 3.1 3.7 4.4 €
LeClub Accor budget 1.25 1.55 1.85 2.2 €
IHG 10 11 15 20 $
HHonors 10 11.5 12.5 15 $
Wyndham rewards 10 10 10 10 $
Marriott rewards 10 12 12.5 15 $
SPG 2 3 3.5 $
Best Western 10 11 13 15 $

Adjusting all to Euros (1€ = 0.89$), and taking hotels participating in London and Paris, here is the average nights necessary to get a free night per program, with lowest (basic) and highest (black) membership level :

€ Points Basic Black
Points per 1X spent Avg cost Avg cost Avg. pt reward Nb. Nights for 1 free Avg. pt reward Nb. Nights for 1 free
Club Carlson 213 60917 4752 13 8316 8
LeClub Accor 154 7720 386 20 679 11
LeClub Accor budget 87 4327 108 40 190 23
IHG 174 37571 1943 21 3885 11
HHonors 195 57500 2183 26 3274 18
Wyndham rewards 95 15000 1058 15 1058 15
Marriott rewards 203 35405 2264 17 3397 11
SPG 292 18476 653 29 1143 16
Best Western 124 27623 1383 22 2074 15

Generally, with Club Carlson, you’ll get one free night every 13 nights as a basic member, against 40 with LeClub Accor budget as a basic member, and you’ll get one free night every 8 nights as a black member, against 23 with LeClub Accor budget.
These numbers being a maximum, as hotels generally offer points on most money you’ll spend there : restaurant, spa… and therefore reach quicker some free nights !

See below the whole data used (with 1£ = 1.14€) :

Loyalty program City Hotel Price Currency In EUR Night price in points
Club Carlson London The May Fair 295 GBP 335.59 70000
Club Carlson London Radisson Blu Edwardian Bloomsbury Street Hotel 215 GBP 244.58 70000
Club Carlson London Radisson Blu Edwardian Kenilworth Hotel 159 GBP 180.88 70000
Club Carlson London Radisson Blu Edwardian Sussex Hotel 159 GBP 180.88 70000
Club Carlson London Radisson Blu Edwardian Mercer Street Hotel 239 GBP 271.89 70000
Club Carlson London Radisson Blu Portman Hotel, London 215 GBP 244.58 70000
Club Carlson London Park Plaza County Hall London 189 GBP 215.01 70000
Club Carlson London Radisson Blu Edwardian Berkshire Hotel 194 GBP 220.69 70000
Club Carlson London Radisson Blu Edwardian Hampshire Hotel 244 GBP 277.57 70000
Club Carlson London Park Plaza Westminster Bridge London 209 GBP 237.76 70000
Club Carlson London Radisson Blu Edwardian Grafton Hotel 121 GBP 137.65 50000
Club Carlson London Park Plaza Sherlock Holmes London 239 GBP 271.89 70000
Club Carlson London Park Plaza Riverbank London 159 GBP 180.88 50000
Club Carlson London Plaza on the River, London 219 GBP 249.13 70000
Club Carlson London Radisson Blu Edwardian Vanderbilt Hotel 159 GBP 180.88 50000
Club Carlson London Park Plaza Victoria London 229 GBP 260.51 70000
Club Carlson London Radisson Blu Edwardian New Providence Wharf Hotel 169 GBP 192.25 70000
Club Carlson London Radisson Blu Edwardian Heathrow Hotel 126 GBP 143.34 44000
Club Carlson London Park Inn by Radisson Hotel & Conference Centre London Heathrow 99 GBP 112.62 28000
Club Carlson London Radisson Blu Hotel London Stansted Airport 129 GBP 146.75 38000
Club Carlson London Park Inn By Radisson Palace, Southend-on-Sea 89 GBP 101.25 38000
Club Carlson Paris Radisson Blu Hotel Champs Elysees, Paris 329 EUR 329.00 70000
Club Carlson Paris Radisson Blu Hotel, Paris-Boulogne 229 EUR 229.00 70000
Club Carlson Paris Radisson Blu Hotel at Disneyland Paris 159 EUR 159.00 44000
LeClub Accor London Novotel Londres Waterloo 113 GBP 128.55 6427
LeClub Accor London Sofitel Londres St James 300 GBP 341.28 17064
LeClub Accor London Novotel Londres Blackfriars 145 GBP 164.95 8248
LeClub Accor London Mercure London Bridge 89 GBP 101.25 5062
LeClub Accor London Novotel Londres Centre Sud 136 GBP 154.71 7736
LeClub Accor London Mercure Londres Bloomsbury 116 GBP 131.96 6598
LeClub Accor London Pullman Londres St Pancras 192 GBP 218.42 10921
LeClub Accor London Novotel Londres Tower Bridge 188 GBP 213.87 10693
LeClub Accor London Mercure London Hyde Park Hotel 158 GBP 179.74 8987
LeClub Accor London Mercure Londres Paddington 139 GBP 158.13 7906
LeClub Accor London Novotel Londres Paddington 152 GBP 172.92 8646
LeClub Accor London Mercure Londres Kensington 112 GBP 127.41 6371
LeClub Accor London Novotel London Brentford 79 GBP 89.87 4494
LeClub Accor London Mercure London Heathrow 52 GBP 59.16 2958
LeClub Accor London Novotel Londres Aéroport Heathrow 67 GBP 76.22 3811
LeClub Accor Paris Hotel Scribe Paris Opera by Sofitel 274 EUR 274.00 13700
LeClub Accor Paris Hotel Stendhal Place Vendôme Paris MGallery by Sofitel 171 EUR 171.00 8550
LeClub Accor Paris Hôtel Mercure Paris Opera Garnier 124 EUR 124.00 6200
LeClub Accor Paris Hôtel Mercure Paris Opéra Louvre 112 EUR 112.00 5600
LeClub Accor Paris Sofitel Paris le Faubourg 334 EUR 334.00 16700
LeClub Accor Paris Hôtel Mercure Paris Opéra Faubourg Montmartre 137 EUR 137.00 6850
LeClub Accor Paris Hôtel Mercure Paris Opéra Lafayette 200 EUR 200.00 10000
LeClub Accor Paris Mercure Paris Pigalle Sacre Coeur 90 EUR 90.00 4500
LeClub Accor Paris Hotel L’Echiquier Opéra Paris MGallery by Sofitel 133 EUR 133.00 6650
LeClub Accor Paris ibis Styles Paris Cadet Lafayette 80 EUR 80.00 4000
LeClub Accor Paris Hôtel Mercure Paris Opera Grands Boulevards 94 EUR 94.00 4700
LeClub Accor Paris Hôtel Mercure Paris Montmartre Sacre Coeur 113 EUR 113.00 5650
LeClub Accor Paris Hôtel Mercure Paris Saint Lazare Monceau 116 EUR 116.00 5800
LeClub Accor Paris Novotel Paris les Halles 181 EUR 181.00 9050
LeClub Accor budget London ibis Londres Blackfriars 94 GBP 106.93 5347
LeClub Accor budget London ibis Styles London Southwark – Borough Market 111 GBP 126.27 6314
LeClub Accor budget London ibis London Euston Station – St Pancras International 91 GBP 103.52 5176
LeClub Accor budget London ibis Londres City – Shoreditch 90 GBP 102.38 5119
LeClub Accor budget London ibis Styles London Kensington 75 GBP 85.32 4266
LeClub Accor budget London ibis Londres Earls Court 60 GBP 68.26 3413
LeClub Accor budget London ibis Styles Londres Excel 68 GBP 77.36 3868
LeClub Accor budget London ibis Styles Londres Croydon 42 GBP 47.78 2389
LeClub Accor budget London ibis Londres Elstree Borehamwood 47 GBP 53.47 2673
LeClub Accor budget London ibis Londres Aéroport Heathrow 47 GBP 53.47 2673
LeClub Accor budget London ibis Styles London Heathrow Airport 66 GBP 75.08 3754
LeClub Accor budget Paris ibis Paris Grands Boulevards Opera 9ème 74 EUR 74.00 3700
LeClub Accor budget Paris ibis Paris Opera la Fayette 86 EUR 86.00 4300
LeClub Accor budget Paris ibis Styles Paris Lafayette Opéra 171 EUR 171.00 8550
LeClub Accor budget Paris ibis Styles Paris Pigalle Montmartre 77 EUR 77.00 3850
LeClub Accor budget Paris ibis Paris Sacré Coeur 18ème 72 EUR 72.00 3600
LeClub Accor budget Paris ibis Paris Gare du Nord la Fayette 10ème 87 EUR 87.00 4350
LeClub Accor budget Paris ibis Paris Montmartre 18ème 91 EUR 91.00 4550
IHG London Holiday Inn : London – Mayfair 206.61 GBP 235.04 40000
IHG London Crowne Plaza : London – The City 175.57 GBP 199.73 50000
IHG London InterContinental : London Park Lane 272 GBP 309.43 60000
IHG London Holiday Inn Express : London – Southwark 159.08 GBP 180.97 35000
IHG London Holiday Inn Express : London – Victoria 176.7 GBP 201.01 40000
IHG London Holiday Inn : London – Bloomsbury 164.9 GBP 187.59 40000
IHG London Holiday Inn : London – Oxford Circus 171 GBP 194.53 35000
IHG London Holiday Inn : London – Regent’s Park 205.64 GBP 233.94 35000
IHG London Holiday Inn Express : London – Vauxhall Nine Elms 128.25 GBP 145.90 35000
IHG London Holiday Inn : London-Kings Cross Bloomsbury 147.84 GBP 168.18 35000
IHG London Holiday Inn : London – Camden Lock 189.15 GBP 215.18 40000
IHG London Holiday Inn Express : London – City 167.81 GBP 190.90 40000
IHG London Holiday Inn : London – Kensington Forum 108.64 GBP 123.59 40000
IHG London Crowne Plaza : London – Kensington 140.6 GBP 159.95 50000
IHG London Holiday Inn : London – Kensington 272.75 GBP 310.28 40000
IHG London Holiday Inn : London – Commercial Road 111.55 GBP 126.90 30000
HHonors London Hilton London Syon Park 142 GBP 161.54 60000
HHonors Paris Concorde Opéra Paris 270 EUR 270.00 80000
HHonors Paris Hilton Paris La Defense 231 EUR 231.00 60000
HHonors Paris Hilton Paris Orly Airport 119 EUR 119.00 30000
Wyndham Rewards London Days Hotel London- Waterloo 92.65 GBP 105.40 15000
Wyndham Rewards London Days Inn London Hyde Park 117.3 GBP 133.44 15000
Wyndham Rewards London Ramada London Finchley 59.5 GBP 67.69 15000
Wyndham Rewards London Ramada London North M1 71.4 GBP 81.22 15000
Wyndham Rewards London Ramada Hounslow – Heathrow East 84.15 GBP 95.73 15000
Wyndham Rewards London Ramada London South Ruislip 84.15 GBP 95.73 15000
Wyndham Rewards London Ramada South Mimms M25 63.75 GBP 72.52 15000
Wyndham Rewards London Days Inn Sevenoaks Clacket Lane 59.5 GBP 67.69 15000
Wyndham Rewards London Ramada Hatfield 75.65 GBP 86.06 15000
Wyndham Rewards London Days Inn Cobham M25 84 GBP 95.56 15000
Wyndham Rewards Paris Dolce Chantilly 141 EUR 141.00 15000
Marriott rewards London The London EDITION  271 GBP 308.29 50000
Marriott rewards London London Marriott Hotel Grosvenor Square  203 GBP 230.93 45000
Marriott rewards London London Marriott Hotel Park Lane  396 GBP 450.49 45000
Marriott rewards London Grosvenor House, A JW Marriott Hotel  281 GBP 319.67 45000
Marriott rewards London London Marriott Hotel Marble Arch  154 GBP 175.19 40000
Marriott rewards London St. Ermin’s Hotel, Autograph Collection  195 GBP 221.83 35000
Marriott rewards London St. Pancras Renaissance Hotel London  224 GBP 254.82 45000
Marriott rewards London London Marriott Hotel County Hall  223 GBP 253.68 45000
Marriott rewards London London Marriott Hotel Regents Park  140 GBP 159.26 35000
Marriott rewards London London Marriott Hotel Maida Vale  136 GBP 154.71 35000
Marriott rewards London Threadneedles, Autograph Collection  234 GBP 266.20 45000
Marriott rewards London London Marriott Hotel Kensington  131 GBP 149.03 40000
Marriott rewards London Hotel Xenia, Autograph Collection  208 GBP 236.62 40000
Marriott rewards London London Marriott Hotel West India Quay  175 GBP 199.08 35000
Marriott rewards London London Marriott Hotel Twickenham 124 GBP 141.06 35000
Marriott rewards London London Heathrow Marriott Hotel  149 GBP 169.50 35000
Marriott rewards London Renaissance London Heathrow Hotel  114 GBP 129.69 30000
Marriott rewards London Bexleyheath Marriott Hotel  80 GBP 91.01 25000
Marriott rewards London Waltham Abbey Marriott Hotel  87 GBP 98.97 25000
Marriott rewards London Cheshunt Marriott Hotel  87 GBP 98.97 25000
Marriott rewards London Heathrow/Windsor Marriott Hotel  123 GBP 139.92 30000
Marriott rewards London Courtyard London Gatwick Airport  74 GBP 84.18 20000
Marriott rewards Paris Renaissance Paris Republique Hotel  266 EUR 266.00 40000
Marriott rewards Paris Renaissance Paris Vendome Hotel  299 EUR 299.00 45000
Marriott rewards Paris Paris Marriott Opera Ambassador Hotel  282 EUR 282.00 40000
Marriott rewards Paris Paris Marriott Rive Gauche Hotel & Conference Center  180 EUR 180.00 35000
Marriott rewards Paris Paris Marriott Champs Elysees Hotel  374 EUR 374.00 45000
Marriott rewards Paris Renaissance Paris Arc de Triomphe Hotel  274 EUR 274.00 45000
Marriott rewards Paris Courtyard Paris Arcueil  140 EUR 140.00 25000
Marriott rewards Paris AC Hotel Paris Porte Maillot  179 EUR 179.00 35000
Marriott rewards Paris Courtyard Paris Saint Denis  117 EUR 117.00 25000
Marriott rewards Paris Courtyard Paris Boulogne  130 EUR 130.00 30000
Marriott rewards Paris Renaissance Paris La Defense Hotel  164 EUR 164.00 30000
Marriott rewards Paris Courtyard Paris La Defense West – Colombes  176 EUR 176.00 25000
Marriott rewards Paris Renaissance Paris Hippodrome de St. Cloud Hotel  309 EUR 309.00 30000
Marriott rewards Paris AC Hotel Paris Le Bourget Airport  109 EUR 109.00 20000
Marriott rewards Paris Paris Marriott Charles de Gaulle Airport Hotel  167 EUR 167.00 35000
SPG London W London – Leicester Square 235 GBP 267.34 20000
SPG London Le Méridien Piccadilly 303 GBP 344.69 20000
SPG London Sheraton Grand London Park Lane 279 GBP 317.39 20000
SPG London The Park Tower Knightsbridge, a Luxury Collection Hotel, London 303 GBP 344.69 20000
SPG London Great Northern Hotel, a Tribute Portfolio Hotel, London 175 GBP 199.08 20000
SPG London Boundary, London, a Member of Design Hotels™ 255 GBP 290.09 20000
SPG London Blakes Hotel London, a Member of Design Hotels™ 240 GBP 273.02 20000
SPG London Aloft London Excel 127 GBP 144.48 10000
SPG London Sheraton Skyline Hotel London Heathrow 128 GBP 145.61 7000
SPG London Sheraton Heathrow Hotel 146 GBP 166.09 7000
SPG Paris Les Bains, Paris, a Member of Design Hotels™ 392 EUR 392.00 30000
SPG Paris Le Roch Hotel and Spa, Paris, a Member of Design Hotels™ 405 EUR 405.00 20000
SPG Paris The Westin Paris – Vendôme 304 EUR 304.00 20000
SPG Paris W Paris – Opéra 397 EUR 397.00 20000
SPG Paris Hotel de NELL, Paris, a Member of Design Hotels™ 245 EUR 245.00 20000
SPG Paris La Maison Champs Elysées, Paris, a Member of Design Hotels™ 300 EUR 300.00 20000
SPG Paris Prince de Galles, a Luxury Collection Hotel, Paris 578 EUR 578.00 30000
SPG Paris Le Dokhan’s, a Tribute Portfolio Hotel, Paris 255 EUR 255.00 20000
SPG Paris Le Metropolitan, a Tribute Portfolio Hotel, Paris 255 EUR 255.00 20000
SPG Paris Le Méridien Etoile 215 EUR 215.00 12000
SPG Paris Sheraton Paris Airport Hotel & Conference Centre 299 EUR 299.00 12000
Best Western London Victoria Palace 109 GBP 124.00 32000
Best Western London Corona 112.5 GBP 127.98 28000
Best Western London Delmere Hotel 139 GBP 158.13 32000
Best Western London Maitrise Hotel Edgware Road 116.1 GBP 132.08 36000
Best Western London Mornington Hotel London Hyde Park 103.5 GBP 117.74 32000
Best Western London The Cromwell 162 GBP 184.29 28000
Best Western London Burns Hotel Kensington 71.2 GBP 81.00 24000
Best Western London Boltons Hotel London Kensington 94.5 GBP 107.50 28000
Best Western London Seraphine Kensington Olympia Hotel 129 GBP 146.75 28000
Best Western London Swiss Cottage Hotel 80.75 GBP 91.86 28000
Best Western London London Peckham Hotel 46.8 GBP 53.24 36000
Best Western London Maitrise Hotel 89 GBP 101.25 24000
Best Western London London Highbury 67.5 GBP 76.79 24000
Best Western London Seraphine Hammersmith Hotel 103.2 GBP 117.40 28000
Best Western London Palm Hotel 98.1 GBP 111.60 24000
Best Western London Chiswick Palace & Suites 69 GBP 78.49 24000
Best Western London Epping Forest 72.25 GBP 82.19 20000
Best Western London Greater London Hotel 49.5 GBP 56.31 16000
Best Western London London Ilford Hotel 75.6 GBP 86.00 16000
Best Western London Park Grand London Heathrow 90 GBP 102.38 20000
Best Western London Grim’s Dyke Hotel 72 GBP 81.91 24000
Best Western London Airlink Hotel London Heathrow 57.6 GBP 65.53 24000
Best Western Paris Ducs De Bourgogne 126.65 EUR 126.65 36000
Best Western Paris Jardin De Cluny 153 EUR 153.00 32000
Best Western Paris Louvre Saint Honore 143.1 EUR 143.10 36000
Best Western Paris Marais Grands Boulevards 98.1 EUR 98.10 28000
Best Western Paris Marais Bastille 113.05 EUR 113.05 36000
Best Western Paris Hotel Louvre Piemont 142.5 EUR 142.50 36000
Best Western Paris Quartier Latin Pantheon 126.65 EUR 126.65 28000
Best Western Paris Saint Martin Bastille 75.2 EUR 75.20 20000
Best Western Paris Paris Louvre Opera 143.65 EUR 143.65 32000
Best Western Paris Aurore 103.55 EUR 103.55 24000
Best Western Paris Aulivia Opera 90.1 EUR 90.10 20000
Best Western Paris Gaillon Opera 139 EUR 139.00 28000
Best Western Paris Hotel Ronceray Opera 126.65 EUR 126.65 28000
Best Western Paris Hotel Opera Drouot 125 EUR 125.00 20000
Best Western Paris Aramis Saint-Germain 119.2 EUR 119.20 28000
Best Western Paris Anjou Lafayette Opera 150 EUR 150.00 28000
Best Western Paris Villa Des Artistes 126.65 EUR 126.65 28000
Best Western Paris Opera Faubourg 98.1 EUR 98.10 28000
Best Western Paris Faubourg 88 98.1 EUR 98.10 24000
Best Western Paris Opera Opal 109.65 EUR 109.65 36000
Best Western Paris Hotel Le Montparnasse 101.15 EUR 101.15 20000
Best Western Paris Folkestone Opera 245.65 EUR 245.65 28000
Best Western Paris Hotel Sydney Opera 144 EUR 144.00 32000
Best Western Paris Paris Italie 161.5 EUR 161.50 20000
Best Western Paris Le Patio Saint Antoine 101.15 EUR 101.15 20000
Best Western Paris Opera Diamond 254.15 EUR 254.15 36000
Best Western Paris Tour Eiffel Invalides 152.1 EUR 152.10 32000
Best Western Paris Opera Liege 278.1 EUR 278.10 32000
Best Western Paris Hotel Le Montmartre Saint Pierre 80 EUR 80.00 36000
Best Western Paris Nouvel Orleans Montparnasse 109.65 EUR 109.65 28000
Best Western Paris Elysee Secret 239.2 EUR 239.20 28000
IHG Paris Holiday Inn : Paris Opera – Grands Blvds 119.04 EUR 119.04 35000
IHG Paris Crowne Plaza : Paris-Republique 121.6 EUR 121.60 45000
IHG Paris Holiday Inn : Paris – Gare de l’Est 111.15 EUR 111.15 40000
IHG Paris Holiday Inn : Paris – Gare de Lyon Bastille 111.15 EUR 111.15 40000
IHG Paris InterContinental : Paris – Le Grand 275.4 EUR 275.40 60000
IHG Paris Holiday Inn : Paris – St. Germain des Près 141.36 EUR 141.36 40000
IHG Paris Holiday Inn : Paris – Elysées 450 EUR 450.00 40000
IHG Paris Holiday Inn : Paris – Gare Montparnasse 133 EUR 133.00 40000
IHG Paris Holiday Inn : Paris – Montmartre 85.5 EUR 85.50 30000
IHG Paris Holiday Inn Express : Paris – Canal de la Villette 98.8 EUR 98.80 30000
IHG Paris InterContinental : Paris – Avenue Marceau 282.15 EUR 282.15 60000
IHG Paris Holiday Inn : Paris – Montparnasse Pasteur 128.25 EUR 128.25 35000
IHG Paris Holiday Inn : Paris – Porte de Clichy 131.92 EUR 131.92 25000
IHG Paris Holiday Inn : Paris – Auteuil 113.49 EUR 113.49 35000
IHG Paris Holiday Inn Express : Paris – Velizy 98.33 EUR 98.33 20000
IHG Paris Holiday Inn : Paris – Versailles – Bougival 128.25 EUR 128.25 15000
IHG Paris Holiday Inn : Paris – Marne La Vallee 85.5 EUR 85.50 20000
IHG Paris Holiday Inn : Paris – Ch. De Gaulle Airport 130.95 EUR 130.95 20000
IHG Paris Holiday Inn : Paris – Notre Dame 156.24 EUR 156.24 40000

 

 

 

 

 

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