IHG Rewards Club has just released a preview list of new Point Breaks hotels for September 1 to December 10 October 31, 2013, period. There could be some last minute changes, as there was last time, but the list should be almost complete. Edit: I have corrected the ending date.
These hotels will become bookable at the 5,000 points per night level on Monday August 26, 2013. Do not try to book the 5,000 points night rate before it shows up on the award search.
You can eventually access the list of Point Breaks hotels that you can find also below by going here.
My tips booking Point Breaks hotels:
1. Book NOW if you see something that you can use. Hotels often drop off the list soon.
2. Make separate bookings for each night of your stay. If you later need to drop off dates, this will allow you to do that.
Here’s the complete list of Point Breaks hotels that is valid for stays between September 1 to December 10, 2013.
Africa & the Middle East
Jordan
InterContinental Amman (Jordan)
Israel
Asia
India
Indonesia
Thailand
Holiday Inn Bangkok Sukhumvit 22
People’s Republic of China
Holiday Inn Express Nantong Xinghu
Holiday Inn Express Shanghai Meilong
Crowne Plaza Chongqing Riverside
Holiday Inn Shijiazhuang Central
Crowne Plaza Hangzhou Grand Canal
Holiday Inn Express Shanghai Wujiaochang
Canada
Holiday Inn Express Grande Prairie
Holiday Inn Express Halifax-Bedford
Crowne Plaza Hamilton Hotel & Conf Center
Holiday Inn Oakville at Bronte
Holiday Inn Express Kincardine-Downtown
Holiday Inn Express Saint-Hyacinthe
Central & Souh America
Costa Rica
Crowne Plaza San Jose Corobici
Honduras
Dominican Republic
Crowne Plaza V Centenario Santo Domingo
Mexico
Europe
Austria
Cyprus
Germany
Holiday Inn Dusseldorf Airport-Ratingen
Greece
Holiday Inn Athens-Attica AV, Airport W
Italy
Holiday Inn Express Reggio Emilia
Lithuania
Netherlands (Holland)
Holiday Inn Ijmuiden-Seaport Beach
Slovakia
Spain
Holiday Inn Express Valencia-Ciudad de las Ciencia
Holiday Inn Express Madrid-Alcorcon
Turkey
Ukraine
United Kingdom
Holiday Inn Walsall M6, Jct. 10
Holiday Inn Express Birmingham-South A45
Holiday Inn Express Colchester
Holiday Inn Express Liverpool-Knowsley
Holiday Inn Express Rotherham-North
Holiday Inn Express Swindon City Centre
United States
Arizona
California
Holiday Inn Express & Suites Corning
Holiday Inn Express Union City (San Jose)
Colorado
Candlewood Suties Grand Junction NW
Connecticut
Holiday Inn Danbury-Bethel @ I-84
Delaware
Florida
Holiday Inn Express & Suites Jacksonville
Georgia
Candlewood Suties Warner Robins/Robins AFB
Iowa
Holiday Inn Express & Suites Sheldon
Illinois
Candlewood Suites Ofallon IL-St. Louis Area
Holiday Inn Express & Suites Pekin
Idaho
Candlewood Suites Boise- Meridian
Kansas
Holiday Inn Express Junction City
Indiana
Candlewood Suites South Bend Airport
Holiday Inn Express & Suites Wabash
Kentucky
Holiday Inn Express Campbellsville
Holiday Inn Express & Suites Frankfort
Louisiana
Maryland
Candlewood Suites Aberdeen-Edgewood Bel Air
Holiday Inn Cumberland-Downtown
Michigan
Candlewood Suites St. Joseph/Benton Harbor
Candlewood Suites Detroit-Troy
Staybridge Suites Detroit-Novi
Minnesota
Holiday Inn Express Hotel & Suites Albert Lea I-35
Missouri
Staybridge Suites Ofallon Chesterfield
Mississippi
Holiday Inn Express Southaven (Memphis International Airport)
Montana
Holiday Inn Express Hotel & Suites Bozeman West
North Carolina
Holiday Inn Express & Suites Murphy
North Dakota
Nebraska
Holiday Inn Express & Suites Scottsbluff-Gering
Holiday Inn Express & Suites Lincoln South
New Hampshire
Holiday Inn Express Hotel & Sites Merrimack
New Jersey
Holiday Inn Express Hotel & Suites TowerCenter New Brunswick
New Mexico
Holiday Inn Express Hotel & Suites Truth or Consequence
Nevada
New York
Ohio
Holiday Inn Express Toledo North
Holiday Inn Express & Suites Napoleon
Holiday Inn Dayton/Fairborn I-675
Oklahoma
Holiday Inn Express & Suites Okmulgee
Oregon
Holiday Inn Portland I-5 S (Wilsonville)
Pennsylvania
Holiday Inn Express Frazer-Malvern
Holiday Inn Express & Suites Lebanon
South Carolina
Candlewood Suties Columbia-Ft. Jackson
South Dakota
Holiday Inn Express & Suites Aberdeen
Texas
Candlewood Suites Houston IAH/Beltway 8
Holiday Inn Express & Suites Falfurrias
Holiday Inn Express & Suites Corpus Christi-Portland
Holiday Inn Expres & Suites Fort Worth Southwest
Holiday Inn Express & Suites Uvalde
Utah
Holiday Inn Express & Suites Vernal-Dinosaurland
Virginia
Candlewood Suites Alexandria-Fort Belvoir
Staybridge Suites Herndon-Dulles
Washington
Holiday Inn Express & Suites Chehalis-Centralia
Wisconsin
Candlewood Suites Wausau-Rib Mountain
Holiday Inn Express & Suites Antigo
Staybridge Suites Milwaukee Airport South
West Virginia
Holiday Inn Hotel & Suites Charleston West
Conclusion
This is not a very strong Point Breaks list compared to the previous one. Only two InterContinental Hotels on the list Amman and Kiev. The InterContinental Amman is an older hotel where I have stayed once few years ago.
The InterContinental Kiev is usually quite expensive, so this would be a good way to sample it cheaply.
The Holiday Inn Bangkok that is on the Sukhumvit 22 is an ok’ish property. I stayed there for a night last month to check it out and was not very impressed to say the least.
Let’s hope that then next Point Breaks list that is released in December is a better one.