500 points for reusing towels and bedding.
Jun 19, 2016, 12:46 pm
#1
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500 points for reusing towels and bedding.
Hi
I stayed at Washington, Tyne and Wear, UK HI for a weekend Accelerate stay.
They were offering 500 extra points for not requesting a housekeeping service for the second and subsequent nights of a multi night stay.
They're not elite qualifying points.
Also the Crowne Plaza in Newcastle, UK offers 1000 points for a full price lunch or dinner purchase at their restaurant.
For info.
I stayed at Washington, Tyne and Wear, UK HI for a weekend Accelerate stay.
They were offering 500 extra points for not requesting a housekeeping service for the second and subsequent nights of a multi night stay.
They're not elite qualifying points.
Also the Crowne Plaza in Newcastle, UK offers 1000 points for a full price lunch or dinner purchase at their restaurant.
For info.
Jun 19, 2016, 2:25 pm
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There seems be a jojo-ing value of each brand (IC/CP/HI/HIX etc) and hotel owner to IHGpoints: Indigo EDinburgh welcomes me with 600pts but CP Maastricht welcomes me with 400pts. Beats me what their logic is.
Jun 19, 2016, 11:30 pm
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In the Marriott forum where it's been noticed and discussed for some time:
it seems to be (a) up to the hotel whether to do it, and (b) up to the hotel how many points (or something else) it gives and in what cases it gives it.
I presume it's thus up to the individual hotel at IHG as well, if there's been no announcement from IHG central about it.
it seems to be (a) up to the hotel whether to do it, and (b) up to the hotel how many points (or something else) it gives and in what cases it gives it.
I presume it's thus up to the individual hotel at IHG as well, if there's been no announcement from IHG central about it.
Jun 20, 2016, 12:40 am
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I think it was Starwood that first started this "green" choice programme. However Starwood makes it far more worthwhile. In my view the 500 SPG points you receive per night a full service SPG properties is worth over 3k IHG Points. This may reflect the fact that many IHG properties make it rather difficult to get a daily linen change.
Jun 20, 2016, 4:31 am
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Yes SPG started this quite a while ago, but properties modified it from what I noticed.
Take the Sheraton KUL where it used to be 500 points and was clearly advertised in room and one hang a sign onto the door - done and points posted fine. Nowadays it is 250 points, there is no info in the room and you have to call down or inform them / decline the house keeping service which they may or not pass along and then later you have to argue with them about getting the points.
I haven't gotten such an offer at an IHG hotel yet. The welcome bonus is different altogether, but yes points offered vary a fair bit.
Take the Sheraton KUL where it used to be 500 points and was clearly advertised in room and one hang a sign onto the door - done and points posted fine. Nowadays it is 250 points, there is no info in the room and you have to call down or inform them / decline the house keeping service which they may or not pass along and then later you have to argue with them about getting the points.
I haven't gotten such an offer at an IHG hotel yet. The welcome bonus is different altogether, but yes points offered vary a fair bit.
Jun 21, 2016, 8:00 am
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I had a 2-night stay at HI Orchard this year. I participated in the "No House-keeping" Service and was supposed to receive 500 points. Points did not post and I did not really bother to write in to chase them.
Jun 21, 2016, 8:56 am
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I did this last year already at the HIX in Allen, TX and it worked, but when I went there again this year, points did not post for two different stays. Did then try to get them via the "missing points form", but after some back and forth they told me to write the hotel directly to get them. Really not worth the hassle...
Jun 21, 2016, 11:45 pm
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I just got back from a two-night stay at CP Copenhagen Towers, and while it somehow escaped me until checkout, they actually were offering a 75DKK (roughly $11) bill credit for passing on housekeeping once during a 2-night minimum stay. I totally would have done it if I'd know ahead of time.
Jun 22, 2016, 8:43 am
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Staying at the HIE Burlington IA, noticed this for the first time (500 points). I never allow housekeeping in my room during stays (who wants a stranger touching your toothbrush?), so I'll take the free points for doing what I've always done 
Makes sense though, if IHG can save on labor and call it a green initiative, it's win win for them. I don't have a new towel daily at home, I don't need one in a hotel.
Makes sense though, if IHG can save on labor and call it a green initiative, it's win win for them. I don't have a new towel daily at home, I don't need one in a hotel.
Jun 26, 2016, 7:46 am
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I just got back from a two-night stay at CP Copenhagen Towers, and while it somehow escaped me until checkout, they actually were offering a 75DKK (roughly $11) bill credit for passing on housekeeping once during a 2-night minimum stay. I totally would have done it if I'd know ahead of time.
Jun 26, 2016, 8:18 am
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Got 2x1000 points for declining maid service on 2 nights of a 4 night reward stay at HIX- Sequim, Washington state. They posted promptly- within a day or so of check out- good front desk team there.
Jun 26, 2016, 11:16 pm
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Yes SPG started this quite a while ago, but properties modified it from what I noticed.
Take the Sheraton KUL where it used to be 500 points and was clearly advertised in room and one hang a sign onto the door - done and points posted fine. Nowadays it is 250 points, there is no info in the room and you have to call down or inform them / decline the house keeping service which they may or not pass along and then later you have to argue with them about getting the points.
I haven't gotten such an offer at an IHG hotel yet. The welcome bonus is different altogether, but yes points offered vary a fair bit.
Take the Sheraton KUL where it used to be 500 points and was clearly advertised in room and one hang a sign onto the door - done and points posted fine. Nowadays it is 250 points, there is no info in the room and you have to call down or inform them / decline the house keeping service which they may or not pass along and then later you have to argue with them about getting the points.
I haven't gotten such an offer at an IHG hotel yet. The welcome bonus is different altogether, but yes points offered vary a fair bit.
Jun 26, 2016, 11:17 pm
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Jun 30, 2016, 12:54 pm
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Seems to be at the option of the individual hotel- the Sequim HIX advertises its 'greenness' and the good bonus point offer likely ties into that.