$250 Hotel Credit Giveaway Ending Today!


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This is a reminder that you have until end of day today (11:59pm ET October 17, 2016) to enter my $250 giveaway in hotel credits! As of now only 70 have entered, so your odds of winning are pretty decent!

The $250 giveaway is with the 3rd party booking site Club1Hotels. They allow you to book discounted wholesale rates at luxurious hotels around the world. This is a membership only site where you’ll have to pay a $675 annual fee to have access to these rates, BUT… Deals We Like readers are currently able to get a 1 year free membership. You do not need to enter a credit card number, so do not worry, you will not be automatically billed in a year for a membership that you might not want. You can sign up here. Additionally, the site is currently running two promotions where you can receive a Restaurant.com gift card and a free Priority Pass membership if you book a certain number of hotel rooms with the site by October 31st. More on those two promotions here. 

And as mentioned above, on top of the free membership, this site will give one lucky Deals We Like reader a $250 credit to apply to any desired hotel stay (more on the giveaway below)!

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While I am typically skeptical of sites that offer discounted hotel rates, I searched the site myself to do some price comparison. I plugged in a random date in December for the Westin Copley in Boston. It is one of my preferred hotels in Boston since it is so centrally located and attached to Copley/Prudential. For the exact same room and cancellation policy, I did find the the Club1Hotels rate was significantly cheaper than booking directly with Starwood. However, if you are okay with a pre-paid rate that you cannot cancel, the booking through Starwood directly was slightly cheaper (Club1 Hotels did not have a fully prepaid rate to compare against for this particular hotel). 

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The Club1Hotels rate came out to a total of $430.63. Keep in mind that when you book with this site they add a booking fee in the “Tax Recovery/Booking Fee” line to cover credit card processing fees and costs related to processing members’ bookings.

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Booking through Starwood directly comes out to $497.97. This is about $67 more than booking with Club1Hotels. The only benefit you have with booking directly with Starwood (or another major hotel chain) is that you’ll earn points/stays towards status and your status will be honored. When you book with most 3rd party hotel sites (this one included), you most likely will not earn points for your stay, receive nights/stays towards status, and any status you have with the chain will not be honored. Although sometimes those things do slip through the cracks and you get them anyways. So you have to determine whether or not saving money is worth not getting the perks.

I did check a few other hotels and for the most part found Club1Hotels to be less expensive. Although there were a few boutique hotels where I found booking through the hotel directly was less expensive as they were running some special offers. Of course, with any hotel stay, make sure to check all options to ensure you are getting the lowest rate possible.

Enter to Win $250 Hotel Credit

Club1Hotels is giving sway a $250 credit to a Deals We Like reader. This credit can be applied to any hotel on the Club1Hotels website. This can easily give you 1 night free (if not more) at a nice hotel! To win:

  • Register for a 1 year membership with Club1Hotels
  • In the comments section of this blog post, let me know which hotels you’d use the $250 credit (there is no right or wrong answer!)
  • All entires will be accepted until 11:59pm ET Monday October 17, 2016.

Let me know if you find any savings at any desired hotels!

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Michele adams
Michele adams
7 years ago

Marriott Philadelphia if I won

Ekrem
Ekrem
7 years ago

I would love to use it at the Park Hyatt Dubai next year!

Ekrem
Ekrem
7 years ago

I would love to use it at the Park Hyatt Dubai next year! 🙂

Randy
Randy
7 years ago

I want to stay at the Fairmont in San Francisco. I have for a long time!

Ron
Ron
7 years ago

The Westin Boston sounds nice.

harsha k
harsha k
7 years ago

Fairmont- Banff Springs

Lauren
Lauren
7 years ago

W Boston Hotel!

Glenn
Glenn
7 years ago

Would use it at Park Hyatt Vienna next month. Thanks. Hope I win!

David
7 years ago

Paresa Resprt in Phuket Thailand is the goal I’ve been working towards for a long time…thanks for the help!

Tyler
Tyler
7 years ago

The Four Seasons Mexico City

Yannick
Yannick
7 years ago

eden roc capa cana

kawai
kawai
7 years ago

Grand Hyatt Macau

licle
licle
7 years ago

Grand Hyatt Hong kong

Lucilla
Lucilla
7 years ago

hyatt place waikiki

GetToThePoints
GetToThePoints
7 years ago

Anywhere in the Carribbean. You may want to inform this “green” site that it is not working properly with Firefox. Thus how can members search for location in their program.

Jennifer
Jennifer
7 years ago

I would love to stay at the Roosevelt in New Orleans.

Lauren E.
Lauren E.
7 years ago

I’m traveling to Sorrento and the Amalfi Coast next year and would use the credit there!

Christopher Matz
Christopher Matz
7 years ago

The new Kimpton in Grand Cayman!

Larry
Larry
7 years ago

Marriott Niagara Falls Ontario before it gets too cold…

Zymm
Zymm
7 years ago

I would stay at the W Fort Lauderdale on a January trip I have there

Yuanbin
Yuanbin
7 years ago

Park Hyatt Sydney

Chelle V
Chelle V
7 years ago

Hyatt in New York City

Claire Daria
Claire Daria
7 years ago

Prince Park Tower at Tokyo, Japan, will have a trip there soon!

Alex Benton
Alex Benton
7 years ago

The Ace Hotel on SW Stark St in Portland.

Jackie
Jackie
7 years ago

Westin Boston please!

Reinier
Reinier
7 years ago

Krasnapolsky Amsterdam

Harriette Friedlander
Harriette Friedlander
7 years ago

I would stay at the intercontinental in ny

Teva
Teva
7 years ago

I would use it in Venice.

A. Lawless
A. Lawless
7 years ago

Would love to use it on Kauai at the HIlton!

Elle F.
Elle F.
7 years ago

Waldorf Astoria in Chicago.

Tim
Tim
7 years ago

Ritz Carlton NY Central Park

Kate Williamson
Kate Williamson
7 years ago

Someplace in San Francisco!

Lenny
Lenny
7 years ago

I’ll love to use it at park Hyatt New York!

VH
VH
7 years ago

Hotel Sorella in Kansas City Plaza area during Christmas season

mariap
mariap
7 years ago

Boston or London would be my first choices.

diana
diana
7 years ago

California, here I go!

Robin
Robin
7 years ago

Club1Hotels website is really easy to use, so it was easy to find a number of hotels to be interested in. I think the hotel at the top of my list is the “Golden Tulip Amsterdam West”. I’m looking to take my family during spring break next year. It will be the first overseas it for my two sons and hotel credit would help a lot! Thanks for having this giveaway!

Matthew V.
Matthew V.
7 years ago

I would stay at the Westin Lake Mary Orlando North if I won!

Andrew Gray
Andrew Gray
7 years ago

I would stay at the Marriott in downtown San Diego if I won.

DJ
DJ
7 years ago

Park Hyatt HK!

Tom
Tom
7 years ago

The Loden in Vancouver!

Tyson
Tyson
7 years ago

Park Hyatt Maldives

Julia
Julia
7 years ago

I’d stay at the Marylebone Hotel in London, to visit my sister!

Karsten Th
Karsten Th
7 years ago

London would be my choice

Sophia
Sophia
7 years ago

Would love to use it for a Phoenix trip next month, I’d stay @ the Westin Kierland Resort!

Gail
Gail
7 years ago

I might use at Molino Stucky or some other Venic hotel

NORBERTO LEMCOFF
NORBERTO LEMCOFF
7 years ago
Reply to  Gail

I would use in London

David
David
7 years ago

A Washington DC hotel

Rodrigo tonello
Rodrigo tonello
7 years ago

Hilton Hawaiian Village Waikiki Beach resort or Moana Surfrider, a Westin Resort!

Martin
Martin
7 years ago

I would love to stay at almost any of their European Options this Spring!

Karen
Karen
7 years ago

Any place along the East Coast!

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