FlyerTalk Evangelist & Ambassador: China
Join Date: Aug 2005
Location: DEN
Programs: DL DM/MM, UA 1K, AA Exp, HH Dia, WOH Glob, IHG Plat, Marriott Gold, NA EE, Hertz PC
Posts: 17,494
You take a risk of not earning points. You can always call the hotel once you've booked to confirm.
I'm facing a similar situation too. I want to book but no IHG.com it's really expensive. Found a much cheaper website but it stipulates no cancelling. So I'm not sure if it will earn points or not...