Originally Posted by
SPN Lifer
Even if one times it correctly so as to maximize the validity period, to earn an IHG Club Lounge membership still requires 40 Elite Nights at IHG properties. And there is absolutely no other way to earn those 40 nights except by sleeping in IHG rooms. Is that correct?
ElevatorEnthusiast is correct. I was sent a double night promo for two stays with IHG which I am using at two HIXs in Lisbon and KL to accelerate my qualification. At the Lisbon one now and it’s a newish hotel with modern clean rooms and I’ve slept well. No bathroom amenities. Free breakfast is rudimentary by my usual Asian standards but that’s not a fair comparison and the coffee is good. The fact you have to stay 40 nights to get lounge access (fewer with the promo) is only a downside to US guests. The rest of us largely have to stay in hotels anyway to prove loyalty.