Best Western Rewards Hotel Loyalty Program
Best Western Hotels: Brand Overview
Best Western Hotels are a franchise operation organizing 4,200+ hotels in the USA and international make Best Western the largest single hotel brand in the world. (Hotel brand geography: USA 2,200 hotels, Canada 180 hotels, and nearly 2,000 hotels in 80 other countries).
More than 1000 Best Western hotels in the USA and Canada receive a 3-diamond rating. Over 90% of the Best Western properties in Europe receive a 3-star or 4-star rating.
All Best Western hotels in USA, Canada, and the Caribbean offer free high-speed internet access.
Best Western Rewards
Rewards is Best Western's hotel loyalty program and with hotels in about 80 countries, the Best Western program is strong in the USA, but actually has the advantage of having more international hotel members than the major large hotel chains of Hilton, Marriott, and InterContinental Hotels Group, and is truly international in scope.
Domestically, Best Western is a major player in the mid-level hotel market segment, particularly in smaller cities and towns.
For example, San Francisco has few Best Western hotels, and the major upscale hotel chains like Starwood, Marriott, and Hilton have numerous hotels in the city. In the small towns of the Monterey Peninsula there are Best Western hotels scattered all around the various communities. The number of Best Western hotels on the Peninsula probably exceeds the combined hotel members for Hilton, Marriott, Hyatt, and IHG.
Earning Points:
Earn 10 points/$1US spent on hotel charges (excluding taxes).
Points do not expire under current program rules.
Elite Status:
Gold Elite membership for 10+ nights in a calendar year
Benefits include:
10% point bonus on hotel stays
Purchase points for award redemption (1,000 points/$10)
Exclusive special offers
Platinum Elite for 15+ nights in a calendar year
Benefits include:
15% point bonus on hotel stays
Purchase points for award redemption (1,000 points/$10)
Exclusive special offers
Complimentary room upgrades and early check-in/late check-out privileges
Diamond Elite for 30+ nights in a calendar year
Benefits include:
30% point bonus on hotel stays
Purchase points for award redemption (1,000 points/$10)
Exclusive special offers
Complimentary room upgrades and early check-in/late check-out privileges
Hotel Points Redemption
Gold Crown Club points may be used for a variety of travel-related and travel-unrelated redemption choices.
Hotel Free Nights are available based on 8 categories of hotel redemption levels ranging from 8,000 points for one free night to 36,000 points for one free hotel night at a Best Western.
Best Western Rewards member must be signed in to account to see the option of "Search by Points" in the "Find a Hotel" tab. The search results will then show the points level for a free night for specific hotels.
Best Western Carmel Bay View Inn, Carmel, California is at the 36,000 points level for a free night. This is the highest category level in the program for any hotel in the Best Western world. Wow.