The Ultimate Guide to Redeem Choice Points

It’s relatively easy to Earn Points Choice Privileges through stays, promotions and transferable currency. However, once you have a stock Choice privileges points, you may be wondering how to redeem them.

As with most points and miles, the value you will receive when redeeming Choice points will vary. TPG . value Option Points are around 0.6 cents per point, so we generally recommend aiming for at least that value when you redeem Option points.

With that said, here’s everything you need to know about redeeming Choice Privileges.

You’ll usually get the most value out of Choice privileges points when redeeming them to stay at the hotel. There are three main ways to redeem Choice points while staying at a hotel: reward nights, points plus stay, and Preferred Hotels & Resorts stay.

It should be noted that Choice points can only be redeemed for stays that occur within the next 100 days. That can be limiting if you want to book your trip in advance.

bonus night

Choice Privileges reward nights can be booked at most Choice locations for between 6,000 points and 35,000 points. Here’s an example of a vacation you can book for as little as 6,000 points per night:

Best of all, you can book more than the basic room type at many hotels. For example, on selected dates, you can book a three-bedroom apartment at Quality Suites Huka Falls in New Zealand for as little as 20,000 points per night.

Choice Privileges bonus nights can be worth up to 75,000 points in some regions. Check the paid rate before booking to ensure a good conversion rate.

However, you can book more than Choice branded hotels with Choice points. For example, you can use Choice Privilege points to stay selected Bluegreen Holiday property. Check This for a list of eligible properties.

Most Bluegreen Vacations hotels cost between 20,000 and 30,000 points per night. Availability can be difficult to achieve at some properties, but last-minute bookings are often possible.

Choice Points can also be used to book select casino hotels and resorts. Most hotels and resorts with casinos cost 30,000 points per night or less. Check This for a current list of hotels and casino resorts that can be booked with Choice Points.

You can also book all-inclusive resorts with Choice Privilege points. When you search on the Choice Hotels website, you can view current options by selecting an all-inclusive resort as your hotel type.

As of this writing, Choice Points are redeemable at all-inclusive resorts in Mexico and the Dominican Republic. Nightly rates range from 25,000 to 50,000 points per night.

It can be difficult to find prizes at some resorts. However, I still see a lot of stock at Emotions All Inclusive Puerto Plata in the Dominican Republic, where i used to stay for a month. Bonus nights at this resort currently cost 30,000 points, but you can still book a variety of room types, including rooms with direct pool access and rooms with seating areas, balconies, and whirlpool tubs. .

The Choice Hotels website also lists an all-inclusive resort in Dominica. However, there is no reward rate listed for this resort and I cannot find any available rewards.

Finally, keep an eye out Select Sweet Spot Rewards Privileges. Regular Selection offers a discounted rate of prizes at top selected properties through this program.

Related: Hotels you can now book cheaper with Choice Hotels Sweet Spot rewards

Cash bonus

Choice also offers points plus cash rates if you have at least 6,000 Choice points in your account. Search for the bonus night and select the results that show the points plus cash rate.

After clicking “View Availability” of the property you want to book, you can compare reward nights, points plus cash and rates.

In the example above, you could pay 20,000 points, $286 cash, or 16,000 points plus $119 a night for a rate that lets you cancel until shortly before your stay. If you redeem 20,000 points, you will receive a redemption rate of 1.43 coins per point. If you redeem 16,000 points plus $119, you’ll use fewer points but only get a redemption rate of 1.04 cents per point.

Related: Sign up for your Choice Hotel Add-ons to earn gift cards and other perks on weekday stays

Preferred Hotels & Resorts

US Choice Privileges members can redeem Choice points for participating stays Preferred Hotels & Resorts property. For single or double rooms, you can expect to redeem 25,000 to 55,000 points per night, worth $150 to 330 based on Valuation of TPG.

You can view participating hotels and check availability online at this linkbut you must call 877-803-7701 to make a reservation.

Related: What I want to see in the updated Privilege of Choice program

Transfer Choice points to travel rewards partners

You can use the Online Choice Privilege Rewards Exchange to transfer points to the following partners:

• Air Canada plane: Proportional conversion of 5,000 Selection points to 1,000 Airplane points.
• Alaska Mileage Plan: Proportional conversion of 5,000 Choice points to 1,000 Alaska miles.
• Qantas Frequent Customers: Proportional conversion of 2,000 Choice points to 800 Qantas points.
• Americas Radisson Award: Proportional conversion of 1,000 Choice Points to 2,000 Radisson Rewards Americas points.
• Southwest Quick Reward: Convert 6,000 Selection points to 1,800 Southwest points.
• United MileagePlus: Proportional conversion of 5,000 Choice points to 1,000 miles.
• Regular customer speed: Convert 2,000 Choice points to 800 Virgin Australia points.

You can also call Choice Privileges to transfer points to several other programs, including Aeromexico Club Premier, Czech Airlines OK Plus and Spirit Airlines Free Spirit.

Related: Choice Privileges and Americas Transfer Radisson Rewards Active

You cannot convert Option points to cash via Bakkt moreover, as the consumer app was retired in early 2023. However, you can still get cash equivalents from Choice Points when you redeem them for gift cards.

The types of gift cards — and even whether or not you can redeem Choice points for them — vary depending on where you live. However, US residents have a wide selection of gift cards, most of which are $25 and cost 8,000 points.

You can also redeem 5,000 points for a one-year AARP member or 12,000 points for a three-year AARP membership.

You can redeem Choice points for up to four cards of the same amount per transaction, but you can only make one gift card transaction every 48 hours.

If you exchange 8,000 Option points for a $25 gift card, you will receive a redemption rate of 0.3125 coins per point. This redemption offers much less than TPG’s valuation of 0.6 cents per point, so we generally don’t recommend redeeming Choice points for gift cards.

Related: How to use points and miles to give gifts at an out-of-pocket cost of $0

US residents can redeem Choice points for magazines through MagsForPoints program.

The cost per point for most journals is reasonable, so you should consider current options before starting to subscribe through other means.

You can also redeem Choice points for cruise credits when booking over the phone with Cruises for choice privileges (provided by Cruise411) at 800-596-0451. You can redeem 85,000 points for $250 in cruise credits or 160,000 points for $500 in cruise credits.

If you exchange 16,0000 points for a $500 credit, you will receive a redemption rate of 0.3125 cents per point. This conversion rate is much lower than TPG’s Option point valuation (0.6 cents per point), so we do not recommend this option.

Related: How to book a journey using points and miles

Redeem Choice points for a college sports experience

In 2022, Choice Privileges introduced the ability to redeem points for select university sporting events and experiences. However, as I write this, I can’t find any events on Choice’s College Sports Experience Site.

We hope Choice can load up on some new experiences as the next college sports season approaches. For now, check out our guide to redeem Option points for a college sports experience to see some of the options available last winter.

You can redeem Choice points for tee time and merchandise through Golf by choice. While writing this, I checked out a few tee times at a nearby golf course.

I might pay $25 or 8,333 points for a 4:54 p.m. tee time for a golfer. A 5:12 p.m. tee time costs $13 or 4,333 points. So I’ll get about 0.3 cents per point redeeming Choices for tee time.

You can also exchange Choice points for merchandise. For example, I could buy a TaylorMade Spider GT Roll Back Single Bend putter for $199.99 or 66,663 points, giving me a 0.3 cents per point redemption.

Give Option Points

Finally, you can also donate Choice Points to select charities.

Choice will donate $5 for every 1,000 points redeemed to most charities. However, if you donate your points to Polaris, Choice will give away $10 for every 1,000 points.

Related: How you can donate your points and miles to charity

To get the best value from your points, we recommend calculate your redemption rate and ideally only redeem points when you can get at least 0.6 coins per point (TPG’s valuation Selection point).