How I Saved 80,000 Hilton HHonors Points for $136 (IHG Christmas Promo)

(Hat Tip to Loyalty Lobby’s post)

Merry Christmas everyone! Happy Thanksgiving everyone!  IHG is having a 48 hour Christmas promo that is scheduled to end tomorrow night (Tuesday, November 26).  If you have any plans to be in Europe from December 16, 2013 through January 26, 2014, take a look at this promo.

Here are the prices (Euros or Pounds):

• Holiday Inn Express® £25 per room or €25 in Europe
• Holiday Inn® £35 per room or €35 in Europe
• Crowne Plaza® £45 per room or €45 in Europe
• Hotel Indigo® £65 per room or €65 in Europe
• InterContinental® Hotels and Resorts £125 per room or €125 in Europe

I am in Europe the last 2 weeks in January and took a look at the properties to see if there were any good deals.  I had originally booked a 4 night stay at the Hampton Inn Berlin for 20,000 Hilton HHonor Points per night (80,000 HH points total), but found a better deal – 25 Euro per night at the Holiday Inn Express Berlin City Centre (100 Euros total = $136 total).  I am staying in the hotel with my friend, so our cost is $17 per night.  Parking is only 6 Euros cheaper than spending the night inside the hotel :)

The Trip Advisor reviews seem pretty good and comes with free breakfast and wifi.  Normal price of the room is $91 per night, so I got a 63% discount per night.

Since IHG is a member of the Chase Ultimate Rewards Mall, I decided to go through the shopping portal and see if I earn any Ultimate Reward Points for my reservation.  Currently IHG pays 3 extra UR Points per dollar along with the 2x from my Ink Bold on hotel purchases.  Too bad my Chase IHG credit card has not arrived in the mail yet :(

This is a really good deal, so if you are going to Europe between December 16 through January 26, take a look at this promo before it is too late.  If you have any questions, please leave a comment below.