Point Breaks
Every couple of months IHG releases a list of hotels that can be booked for 5,000 points per night called Point Breaks. In the past this list has included some of their higher end properties including several really nice Intercontinentals. The last list had a dearth of great properties, so I was hopeful this newest list would be an improvement.
As you can see from the title, I was wrong. Today IHG released their latest list which is available for bookings through July 31, 2014. Absent from the list are any Intercontinental brand hotels and outside of a few Crowne Plaza & Indigo locations, it is mostly Staybridge Suites, Holiday Inn & Holiday Inn Express branded hotels.
Analysis
This list is especially disappointing when it comes to international hotels. For example, there are only three hotels in all of Asia. Most of the hotels are lower end properties located in the United States & Canada. There are a few Hotel Indigos & Crowne Plazas, but they are few and far between. Additionally, as is usually the case with U.S. Point Break hotels, most of the properties are in more secluded areas.
There certainly isn’t anything on this list to plan a vacation around. With that said, if any of the properties line up with your current travel plans, then I highly suggest giving the list a look since 5,000 points really is a bargain. I will most likely be in Chicago next month, so I am looking at one of the properties there for example.
You can book the hotels here and I have included the full list of Point Breaks properties below. As a note, IHG now limits members to two bookings per hotel during the Point Breaks period.
Point Breaks List for Stays Through July 31, 2014
United States
ALABAMA
HOLIDAY INN EXPRESS CLANTON
HOLIDAY INN BIRMINGHAM – HOOVER
HOLIDAY INN EXPRESS AND SUITES MOBILE/SARALAND
ARKANSAS
HOLIDAY INN EXPRESS AND SUITES HARRISON
HOLIDAY INN EXPRESS AND SUITES SEARCY
ARIZONA
HOLIDAY INN EXPRESS PINETOP
CALIFORNIA
HOLIDAY INN EXPRESS AND SUITES CORNING
HOLIDAY INN EXPRESS AND SUITES GOLD MINERS INN – GRASS VALLEY
STAYBRIDGE SUITES PALMDALE
CROWNE PLAZA SILICON VALLEY N – UNION CITY
COLORADO
STAYBRIDGE SUITES DENVER TECH CENTER
CANDLEWOOD SUITES GRAND JUNCTION NW
DELAWARE
STAYBRIDGE SUITES WILMINGTON-NEWARK
FLORIDA
HOLIDAY INN JACKSONVILLE E 295 BAYMEADOWS
HOLIDAY INN SARASOTA-LAKEWOOD RANCH
GEORGIA
HOLIDAY INN EXPRESS AND SUITES ATLANTA NW
– POWDER SPRINGS
HOLIDAY INN EXPRESS AND SUITES ROME
IOWA
HOLIDAY INN EXPRESS PELLA
HOLIDAY INN HOTEL AND SUITES DES MOINES-NORTHWEST
IDAHO
CANDLEWOOD SUITES BOISE – TOWNE SQUARE
ILLINOIS
HOLIDAY INN HOTEL AND SUITES BOLINGBROOK
HOLIDAY INN EXPRESS HIGHLAND
CANDLEWOOD SUITES BLOOMINGTON-NORMAL
HOLIDAY INN EXPRESS AND SUITES JACKSONVILLE
HOTEL INDIGO CHICAGO-VERNON HILLS
INDIANA
HOLIDAY INN EXPRESS AND SUITES ELKHART-SOUTH
CANDLEWOOD SUITES INDIANAPOLIS – SOUTH
CANDLEWOOD SUITES MERRILLVILLE
KANSAS
CANDLEWOOD SUITES KANSAS CITY
KENTUCKY
HOLIDAY INN EXPRESS CARROLLTON
HOLIDAY INN EXPRESS AND SUITES SHELBYVILLE
LOUISIANA
HOLIDAY INN HOUMA
HOLIDAY INN EXPRESS LEESVILLE-FT. POLK
MASSACHUSETTS
HOLIDAY INN BERKSHIRES
HOLIDAY INN EXPRESS AND SUITES SWANSEA
MARYLAND
HOLIDAY INN EXPRESS AND SUITES SALISBURY – DELMAR
HOLIDAY INN SOLOMONS-CONF CENTER & MARINA
MAINE
HOLIDAY INN EXPRESS AND SUITES FREEPORT – BRUNSWICK AREA
MICHIGAN
HOLIDAY INN BIG RAPIDS
MINNESOTA
STAYBRIDGE SUITES EAGAN ARPT SOUTH – MALL AREA
MISSOURI
HOLIDAY INN EXPRESS FULTON
HOLIDAY INN EXPRESS AND SUITES HANNIBAL
MISSISSIPPI
HOLIDAY INN EXPRESS AND SUITES CLEVELAND
HOLIDAY INN EXPRESS AND SUITES PHILADELPHIA-CHOCTAW
MONTANA
STAYBRIDGE SUITES GREAT FALLS
NORTH CAROLINA
HOLIDAY INN HOTEL AND SUITES RALEIGH-CARY (I-40 @WALNUT ST)
HOLIDAY INN EXPRESS AND SUITES FAYETTEVILLE NW-SPRING LAKE
NEBRASKA
HOLIDAY INN EXPRESS AND SUITES BELLEVUE (OMAHA AREA)
HOLIDAY INN EXPRESS AND SUITES NORFOLK
NEW HAMPSHIRE
HOLIDAY INN EXPRESS DURHAM – UNH
NEW JERSEY
CANDLEWOOD SUITES BORDENTOWN-TRENTON
HOLIDAY INN EAST WINDSOR
HOLIDAY INN EXPRESS AND SUITES MOUNT ARLINGTON
– ROCKAWAY AREA
HOLIDAY INN EXPRESS AND SUITES VINELAND MILLVILLE
NEW MEXICO
STAYBRIDGE SUITES ALBUQUERQUE NORTH
HOLIDAY INN EXPRESS AND SUITES CLOVIS
NEVADA
HOLIDAY INN EXPRESS FALLON
STAYBRIDGE SUITES RENO
NEW YORK
CANDLEWOOD SUITES BUFFALO AMHERST
HOLIDAY INN AUBURN-FINGER LAKES REGION
CANDLEWOOD SUITES WATERTOWN-FORT DRUM
HOLIDAY INN JOHNSTOWN-GLOVERSVILLE
HOLIDAY INN UTICA
HOLIDAY INN EXPRESS ROCHESTER – GREECE
OHIO
HOLIDAY INN EXPRESS CELINA
HOLIDAY INN CLEVELAND-AIRPORT
HOLIDAY INN EXPRESS COLUMBUS – DUBLIN
HOLIDAY INN EXPRESS MIDDLETOWN
HOLIDAY INN EXPRESS AND SUITES NAPOLEON
HOLIDAY INN EXPRESS AND SUITES CLEVELAND
– STREETSBORO
HOLIDAY INN EXPRESS AND SUITES WAUSEON
OKLAHOMA
HOLIDAY INN EXPRESS AND SUITES OKMULGEE
HOLIDAY INN EXPRESS AND SUITES VINITA
OREGON
HOLIDAY INN EXPRESS AND SUITES MEDFORD
– CENTRAL POINT
HOLIDAY INN PORTLAND-GRESHAM
HOLIDAY INN EXPRESS AND SUITES ONTARIO
PENNSYLVANIA
HOLIDAY INN ALLENTOWN CENTER CITY
HOLIDAY INN EXPRESS AND SUITES CHAMBERSBURG
HOLIDAY INN JOHNSTOWN-DOWNTOWN
HOLIDAY INN EXPRESS MT PLEASANT- SCOTTDALE
HOLIDAY INN WARREN (KINZUA DAM-ALLEGHENY)
RHODE ISLAND
HOLIDAY INN EXPRESS AND SUITES SMITHFIELD
– PROVIDENCE
SOUTH CAROLINA
HOLIDAY INN EXPRESS AND SUITES CAMDEN-I20 (HWY 521)
CANDLEWOOD SUITES COLUMBIA-FT. JACKSON
SOUTH DAKOTA
HOLIDAY INN EXPRESS AND SUITES ABERDEEN
HOLIDAY INN EXPRESS AND SUITES STURGIS
TENNESSEE
HOLIDAY INN EXPRESS HURRICANE MILLS (WAVERLY)
HOLIDAY INN EXPRESS AND SUITES MEMPHIS SOUTHWIND
STAYBRIDGE SUITES KNOXVILLE OAK RIDGE
TEXAS
HOLIDAY INN AMARILLO WEST MEDICAL CENTER
STAYBRIDGE SUITES BROWNSVILLE
HOLIDAY INN EXPRESS AND SUITES ENNIS
HOLIDAY INN EXPRESS AND SUITES HEARNE
HOLIDAY INN EXPRESS AND SUITES HOUSTON NW
BELTWAY 8-WEST ROAD
CROWNE PLAZA SAN ANTONIO AIRPORT
HOLIDAY INN EXPRESS AND SUITES AUSTIN SW
– SUNSET VALLEY
HOLIDAY INN EXPRESS AND SUITES VIDOR SOUTH
UTAH
HOLIDAY INN EXPRESS HEBER CITY
HOLIDAY INN EXPRESS AND SUITES TOOELE
VIRGINIA
STAYBRIDGE SUITES CHESAPEAKE – VIRGINIA BEACH
CROWNE PLAZA HAMPTON-MARINA
STAYBRIDGE SUITES QUANTICO-STAFFORD
HOLIDAY INN PATRIOT-WILLIAMSBURG
WASHINGTON
HOLIDAY INN EXPRESS AND SUITES CHENEY
HOLIDAY INN YAKIMA
WISCONSIN
HOLIDAY INN EXPRESS AND SUITES ANTIGO
STAYBRIDGE SUITES MILWAUKEE AIRPORT SOUTH
CANDLEWOOD SUITES MADISON – FITCHBURG
CROWNE PLAZA MILWAUKEE AIRPORT
HOLIDAY INN EXPRESS AND SUITES STEVENS POINT
WEST VIRGINIA
HOLIDAY INN EXPRESS NEWELL-CHESTER WV
HOLIDAY INN WEIRTON
WYOMING
HOLIDAY INN EXPRESS AND SUITES TORRINGTON
Europe
BELGIUM
HOLIDAY INN EXPRESS ANTWERP CITY – NORTH
FINLAND
HOLIDAY INN TURKU
FRANCE
HOLIDAY INN EXPRESS ARRAS
HOLIDAY INN TOULON – CITY CENTRE
GERMANY
HOLIDAY INN FRANKFURT AIRPORT – NORTH
HOLIDAY INN EXPRESS SINGEN
ITALY
HOLIDAY INN GENOA CITY
HOLIDAY INN EXPRESS MILAN – MALPENSA AIRPORT
LITHUANIA
CROWNE PLAZA VILNIUS
ROMANIA
CROWNE PLAZA BUCHAREST
SPAIN
HOLIDAY INN EXPRESS BARCELONA – MONTMELO
HOLIDAY INN EXPRESS VITORIA
TURKEY
HOLIDAY INN BURSA
UNITED KINGDOM
HOLIDAY INN EXPRESS BRADFORD CITY CENTRE
HOLIDAY INN EXPRESS CANTERBURY
HOLIDAY INN EXPRESS DONCASTER
HOLIDAY INN EXPRESS GLENROTHES
HOLIDAY INN EXPRESS KETTERING
HOLIDAY INN EXPRESS LICHFIELD
HOLIDAY INN EXPRESS PETERBOROUGH
HOLIDAY INN EXPRESS RAMSGATE – MINSTER
HOLIDAY INN EXPRESS STEVENAGE
Asia
INDIA
HOLIDAY INN RESORT GOA
JAPAN
CROWNE PLAZA ANA UBE
THAILAND
CROWNE PLAZA BANGKOK LUMPINI PARK
Middle East & Africa
EGYPT
HOLIDAY INN CAIRO – CITYSTARS
OMAN
CROWNE PLAZA RESORT SALALAH
SOUTH AFRICA
CROWNE PLAZA JOHANNESBURG – THE ROSEBANK
Central & South America
ARGENTINA
HOLIDAY INN EXPRESS ROSARIO
COSTA RICA
CROWNE PLAZA SAN JOSE COROBICI
HOTEL INDIGO SAN JOSE FORUM COSTA RICA
PANAMA
HOLIDAY INN PANAMA CANAL
Mexico
MEXICO
CROWNE PLAZA TUXTLA GUTIERREZ
CROWNE PLAZA MEXICO CITY NORTH-TLALNEPANTLA
STAYBRIDGE SUITES GUADALAJARA EXPO
HOLIDAY INN HERMOSILLO
Canada
ALBERTA
HOLIDAY INN EXPRESS GRANDE PRAIRIE
NEW BRUNSWICK
HOLIDAY INN EXPRESS AND SUITES MONCTON
ONTARIO
HOLIDAY INN EXPRESS AND SUITES BRAMPTON
CROWNE PLAZA HAMILTON HOTEL & CONF CENTER
STAYBRIDGE SUITES OAKVILLE-BURLINGTON
QUEBEC
HOLIDAY INN LAVAL – MONTREAL
HOLIDAY INN EXPRESS AND SUITES CENTRE-VILLE DOWNTOWN
Oceania
AUSTRALIA
HOLIDAY INN TOWNSVILLE
FIJI
HOLIDAY INN SUVA
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