{"id":3812,"date":"2015-01-23T17:24:45","date_gmt":"2015-01-23T23:24:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/first2board.com\/giddyforpoints\/?p=3812"},"modified":"2019-04-23T14:40:58","modified_gmt":"2019-04-23T19:40:58","slug":"use-ihg-free-night-certificate","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/first2board.com\/giddyforpoints\/2015\/01\/use-ihg-free-night-certificate\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Use an IHG Free Night Certificate"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>These free night certificates are obtained either by having a Chase IHG credit card which gives you a free night certificate annually or from an IHG promotion. These are probably my favorite because you can use them at any IHG property in the world with no blackout dates as long as you find standard award availability. These certificates expire a year after they are issued.<\/p>\n<p>UPDATE:\u00a0Unfortunately Chase is changing the rules where you can only redeem free night certificates at properties that cost 40k points or less. This change will take affect for\u00a0free night certificates issued after May 1, 2019, so if you want to use your free night certificate at any IHG property, do so before then!<\/p>\n<p>To use these certificates, you must log into your account, go to the My Account page, and click the Free Night Status on the left hand side of the page. You will see your free night certificate(s) ready to use. If you don&#8217;t see this, you can always <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ihg.com\/rewardsclub\/us\/en\/account\/free-night-status\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">click here to get to the free night certificate page.<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/first2board.com\/giddyforpoints\/files\/2015\/01\/ihg-free-night.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-3813\" src=\"http:\/\/first2board.com\/giddyforpoints\/files\/2015\/01\/ihg-free-night.png\" alt=\"ihg free night\" width=\"559\" height=\"222\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Click the &#8216;Book Free Night&#8221; link and it will take you to the reservation page where you can select the place you want to go and the day(s) you want to stay depending on the number of certificates you have. After you choose the available hotel, you can choose the room type you want. Note the cancellation date and time.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/first2board.com\/giddyforpoints\/files\/2015\/01\/IHG-Aruba-NYE.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-3814\" src=\"http:\/\/first2board.com\/giddyforpoints\/files\/2015\/01\/IHG-Aruba-NYE.png\" alt=\"IHG Aruba NYE\" width=\"639\" height=\"195\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/first2board.com\/giddyforpoints\/files\/2015\/01\/IHG-bed-type.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-3815\" src=\"http:\/\/first2board.com\/giddyforpoints\/files\/2015\/01\/IHG-bed-type.png\" alt=\"IHG bed type\" width=\"632\" height=\"392\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>After you select your room, you will be taken to a page to enter all your contact and credit card details to reserve the room. Click the &#8220;I certify&#8221; box and confirm the reservation. You will receive an email with your reservation details.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/first2board.com\/giddyforpoints\/files\/2015\/01\/IHG-Reserve-Free-Night.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-3816\" src=\"http:\/\/first2board.com\/giddyforpoints\/files\/2015\/01\/IHG-Reserve-Free-Night.png\" alt=\"IHG Reserve Free Night\" width=\"543\" height=\"432\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>These free night certificates are obtained either by having a Chase IHG credit card which gives you a free night certificate annually or from an&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":13,"featured_media":1677,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mi_skip_tracking":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0},"categories":[193,192,107],"tags":[656,147],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v19.13 - 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