{"id":15919,"date":"2025-05-30T01:28:28","date_gmt":"2025-05-30T01:28:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/finderica.com\/?p=15919"},"modified":"2025-05-30T01:28:28","modified_gmt":"2025-05-30T01:28:28","slug":"best-hotel-credit-cards-for-free-nights","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/finderica.com\/?p=15919","title":{"rendered":"Best hotel credit cards for free nights"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"my-16\">\n<div class=\"ProductCard\">\n<div class=\"ProductCard-container\">\n<div class=\"ProductCard-headerContent\">\n                            <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"ProductCard-image\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.prodstatic.com\/shared\/images\/cards\/a92e1e30-6c41-11ee-b301-f7e0aaa2628c.png?auto=webp&amp;width=200\" alt=\"Choice Privileges\u00ae Select Mastercard\u00ae image\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"ProductCard-infoContainer\">\n<div class=\"ProductCard-headerContainer\">\n                                            <span class=\"ProductCard-superlative\">Best for anniversary points<\/span><br \/>\n                                        <!-- htmlmin:ignore --><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"ProductCard-header\">\n    Choice Privileges\u00ae Select Mastercard\u00ae<br \/>\n    <\/h3>\n<p>    <!-- htmlmin:ignore -->\n                <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"ProductCard-ctaContainer\">\n<p>        <span class=\"flex items-center justify-center gap-x-2\"><br \/>\n                            Learn More<br \/>\n                        <\/span><\/p>\n<p>                                    <span class=\"ProductCard-ctaSubcopy\">in our Bankrate review<\/span>\n                            <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"ProductCard-body\">\n<ul class=\"Accordion w-full\">\n<li x-id=\"['panel-bankrates-view', 'heading-bankrates-view']\" x-data=\"{ expanded: 0 }\" class=\"Accordion-item\">\n        <button class=\"Accordion-titleContainer py-4 px-3 sm:px-6 group sm:py-6\" type=\"button\" :id=\"$id('heading-bankrates-view')\" :aria-controls=\"$id('panel-bankrates-view')\" :aria-expanded=\"expanded ? true : false\" x-on:click=\"expanded = !expanded\" :data-outcome=\"expanded ? 'open_accordion' : 'close_accordion'\"><\/p>\n<p>        <!-- htmlmin:ignore --><\/p>\n<h6 class=\"Accordion-title my-0 mr-2 md:flex-1\">\n    Bankrate\u2019s view<br \/>\n    <\/h6>\n<p>    <!-- htmlmin:ignore --><\/p>\n<p>        <span class=\"Accordion-icon Icon mb-0 block leading-none Icon--xs icon-base-gray-900\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><br \/>\n            <svg class=\"Icon-glyph\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"currentColor\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" focusable=\"false\"><title>Caret Down Icon<\/title>\n<path d=\"M12 17.152c-.33 0-.675-.131-.94-.378L3.384 9.09a1.32 1.32 0 0 1 0-1.86c.51-.51 1.351-.51 1.862 0L12 13.977l6.755-6.747c.51-.51 1.351-.51 1.862 0 .51.51.51 1.35 0 1.86l-7.694 7.684a1.295 1.295 0 0 1-.94.378H12Z\" class=\"icon-base\"><\/path><\/svg>        <\/span><br \/>\n    <\/button><\/p>\n<div class=\"Accordion-contentWrapper\" :id=\"$id('panel-bankrates-view')\" :aria-labelledby=\"$id('heading-bankrates-view')\" x-show=\"expanded\" x-collapse role=\"region\" style=\"height: 0; overflow: hidden; display: none;\">\n<div class=\"Accordion-content text-gray-700\">\n<div class=\"wysiwyg wysiwyg--flush has-links text-gray-700\">\n<p>While the Choice Privileges Select Mastercard doesn\u2019t earn a free night award, you get the flexibility of earning 30,000 bonus points each year on your account anniversary. With point rates starting at 8,000 points, this can be worth up to three free nights. You also won\u2019t have to deal with an expiration date like other free night certificates. The card also gives you automatic Platinum elite status and a statement credit for\u00a0Global Entry or TSA PreCheck\u00a0of up to $120 every four years.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li x-id=\"['panel-pros-cons', 'heading-pros-cons']\" x-data=\"{ expanded: 0 }\" class=\"Accordion-item\">\n        <button class=\"Accordion-titleContainer py-4 px-3 sm:px-6 group sm:py-6\" type=\"button\" :id=\"$id('heading-pros-cons')\" :aria-controls=\"$id('panel-pros-cons')\" :aria-expanded=\"expanded ? true : false\" x-on:click=\"expanded = !expanded\" :data-outcome=\"expanded ? 'open_accordion' : 'close_accordion'\"><\/p>\n<p>        <!-- htmlmin:ignore --><\/p>\n<h6 class=\"Accordion-title my-0 mr-2 md:flex-1\">\n    Pros &amp; cons<br \/>\n    <\/h6>\n<p>    <!-- htmlmin:ignore --><\/p>\n<p>        <span class=\"Accordion-icon Icon mb-0 block leading-none Icon--xs icon-base-gray-900\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><br \/>\n            <svg class=\"Icon-glyph\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"currentColor\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" focusable=\"false\"><title>Caret Down Icon<\/title>\n<path d=\"M12 17.152c-.33 0-.675-.131-.94-.378L3.384 9.09a1.32 1.32 0 0 1 0-1.86c.51-.51 1.351-.51 1.862 0L12 13.977l6.755-6.747c.51-.51 1.351-.51 1.862 0 .51.51.51 1.35 0 1.86l-7.694 7.684a1.295 1.295 0 0 1-.94.378H12Z\" class=\"icon-base\"><\/path><\/svg>        <\/span><br \/>\n    <\/button><\/p>\n<div class=\"Accordion-contentWrapper\" :id=\"$id('panel-pros-cons')\" :aria-labelledby=\"$id('heading-pros-cons')\" x-show=\"expanded\" x-collapse role=\"region\" style=\"height: 0; overflow: hidden; display: none;\">\n<div class=\"Accordion-content text-gray-700\">\n<div class=\"ProsAndConsTable\">\n<div class=\"ProsAndConsItem\">\n<div class=\"ProsAndConsItem-headerContainer\">\n<div>\n                <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/live-bankrate-press.pantheonsite.io\/app\/themes\/bankrate-article-2023\/public\/site\/images\/svg\/circle-check.4f37d5.svg\" alt=\"Green circle with a checkmark inside\">\n            <\/div>\n<p>            <!-- htmlmin:ignore --><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"ProsAndConsItem-header\">\n    Pros<br \/>\n    <\/h3>\n<p>    <!-- htmlmin:ignore -->\n        <\/div>\n<ul class=\"ProsAndConsItem-list\">\n<li>The anniversary bonus points can easily offset the card\u2019s annual fee.<\/li>\n<li>Getting points instead of a free night certificate offers more flexibility.<\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n<div class=\"ProsAndConsItem\">\n<div class=\"ProsAndConsItem-headerContainer\">\n<div>\n                <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/live-bankrate-press.pantheonsite.io\/app\/themes\/bankrate-article-2023\/public\/site\/images\/svg\/remove-circle.2b2637.svg\" alt=\"Red circle with an X inside\">\n            <\/div>\n<p>            <!-- htmlmin:ignore --><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"ProsAndConsItem-header\">\n    Cons<br \/>\n    <\/h3>\n<p>    <!-- htmlmin:ignore -->\n        <\/div>\n<ul class=\"ProsAndConsItem-list\">\n<li>Choice properties don\u2019t offer as many top-tier brands.<\/li>\n<li>Additional benefits on this card are lacking compared to other hotel cards.<\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bankrate.com\/credit-cards\/travel\/hotel-credit-cards-for-free-nights\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Best for anniversary points Choice Privileges\u00ae Select Mastercard\u00ae Learn More in our Bankrate review Bankrate\u2019s view Caret Down Icon While the Choice Privileges Select Mastercard doesn\u2019t earn a free night award, you get the flexibility of earning 30,000 bonus points each year on your account anniversary. With point rates starting at 8,000 points, this can<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":15920,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"rank_math_lock_modified_date":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[220],"tags":[420,238,363,819,6511],"class_list":{"0":"post-15919","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-credit-cards","8":"tag-cards","9":"tag-credit","10":"tag-free","11":"tag-hotel","12":"tag-nights"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/finderica.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15919","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/finderica.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/finderica.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/finderica.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/finderica.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=15919"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/finderica.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15919\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/finderica.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/15920"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/finderica.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=15919"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/finderica.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=15919"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/finderica.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=15919"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}