Taken from Point Chaser:
A lot of people are wondering whether it’s even worth keeping a Club Carlson Visa open now that the Bonus Award Night benefit is being replaced with a free annual night at any U.S. Club Carlson hotel (after $10,000 spent per calendar year). I personally would have been happier with a category restricted free night certificate good at any Club Carlson hotel worldwide, but that’s why I’m not in charge of their rewards program.
If you recall, I once wrote a Club Carlson redemption series, outlining the best hotels in each category. It was always a real chore trying to pick the best hotel in the U.S. – there really aren’t more than a handful that I would want to stay at even if I did have a free night certificate.
It also doesn’t help that Club Carlson has a strange way of categorizing their hotels. For example, following the June 1 program devaluation, the Radisson Hotel Bloomington By Mall of America will move from a mid-tier Category 5 to a top-tier Category 7 hotel. They’re putting a suburban hotel next to a shopping mall with rates as low as $139 per night in the same category as an acclaimed London hotel with rates topping $700 per night. I don’t care how big the Mall of America is – it doesn’t warrant a top-tier ranking.
Anyway, I’ve managed to scrounge together a list of 10 hotels where you might want to redeem your free night certificate from the Club Carlson Visa. Some of these hotels don’t belong on any list unless it has the word “mediocre” in the title, but we’re talking U.S. Club Carlson hotels, so we have to adjust our standards….
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