IHG Rewards Six Senses Participation Begins Today

IHG Hotels acquired Six Sense for $300M back in February 2019 (read more here), and it has taken two years to integrate the brand into IHG Rewards

There are six Six Sense hotels that are IHG Rewards participating today with select Ambassador, Royal Ambassador, and Kimpton Inner Circle benefits. You can redeem points for stays at these hotels from April 27.

You can access IHG’s page for Six Senses here.

Here are the participating hotels:

Six Senses Yao Noi, Thailand
Six Senses Laamu, Maldives
Six Senses Botanique, Brazil
Six Senses Ninh Van Bay, Vietnam
Six Senses Uluwatu, Bali, Indonesia
Six Senses Fiji, Fiji.

Award Availability

At least the Uluwatu property has reasonable availability.

Key Benefits

IHG Rewards is brought to life in a very special way at Six Senses, so some IHG Rewards benefits may differ or not apply at Six Senses. The size and service delivery at Six Senses means that alternatives which are tailored to reflect the brand’s focus on wellness or the particular hotel’s experience. For example, the Welcome Amenity for Elite members will be a Wellness Platter which will be placed in their guest room. Some other benefits, like the priority check-in, member-exclusive rate and the 72 hours room availability, will not be applicable.

IHG Reward Night redemption and pricing

IHG Rewards nights can be redeemed at Six Senses hotels based on availability, in the same manner as redemption across existing IHG hotels. This is tied to rooms availability, current rates and will utilize dynamic pricing, meaning the number of points required will change in the same manner as cash rates do. For a multi-night stay, you will now see an average point amount and daily point amounts just like cash bookings. Once a booking is made, that member will lock in the required point amount. While the hotel’s point requirement could go up or down post booking, this will not affect the member’s original booking.

Cancellation and refund policy

Due to their unique location, size and regional travel policies, each hotel has a specific cancellation policy and on new bookings for stays from April 1, 2021 to September 30, 2021, flexible cancellation policies may vary. We advise consulting their website for the latest before making any bookings or contacting our Reservations teams for advice. If a member cancels a Reward Night reservation at Six Senses after the cancellation window has passed or they are a no-show, none of the IHG Rewards Points redeemed for their booking will be returned to the member.

Ambassador, Royal Ambassador, or Kimpton Inner Circle members benefits at Six Senses

Complimentary Breakfast for two in the main restaurant each day.
Signature Amenity of either a complimentary 50-minute Six Senses Spa massage for two or local experience once per stay. The Signature Amenity varies by resort, is subject to availability and confirmed on arrival. Not applicable with corporate or negotiated rates.
If breakfast is included in the hotel Best Flex Rate (BFR), then it is included in Reward Night stays for Club, Gold and Platinum Elite members
Complimentary one category room upgrade (subject to availability, excluding residences and two bedroom or greater suites/villas) The complimentary one room upgrade is subject to availability for Ambassador, Royal and Inner Circle members.
Extended check-out of 4PM subject to availability. Guaranteed for Royal Ambassador & Kimpton Inner Circle members. The 2PM late check-out for Spire Elite and the 4PM late check-out for Ambassador members is subject to availability.
Early check-in of 10AM subject to availability for Ambassador members. Guaranteed for Royal Ambassador and Kimpton Inner Circle members and in circumstances where the room is not available at 10AM, the member may be checked into another available room until the original booked room becomes available.
All benefits are also applicable on Reward nights when booked directly through IHG channels
For more details around the Ambassador and Royal Ambassador benefits at Six Senses visit the InterContinental Ambassador T&Cs.

Conclusion

It is excellent that Six Senses is slowly becoming IHG Rewards participating that allows you to both earn and use points. Let’s hope that ALL Six Senses hotels become IHG Rewards participating in due course.

Royal Ambassador qualification becomes much easier when the spend at these qualifying Six Senses hotels is considered.