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Best IHG hotels for your 40K Premier Free Night

Updated Jun 4, 2026

Ranked from live IHG award rates. The IHG One Rewards Premier card’s annual 40,000-point free night books any standard award night — and unlike most certs it has unlimited top-off, so you add your own points for anything over 40K. We rank by the cash value it unlocks, net of only those top-off points.

How we score it

The 40K free night is worth the night’s cash minus the points you add above 40K (valued at ~0.5¢ each) — never the cert’s own 40K, since that’s a sunk annual benefit. On a 50K night you top off 10K (≈ $50) and pocket the rest of the room rate; on a night at/under 40K you top off nothing. We rank every IHG hotel by the best such night across our ~1-year scan, cap each night at 2.5× the hotel’s median so one freak-expensive date can’t game the rank, and keep only net-positive picks at a TripAdvisor rating of 4.0+.

Not to be confused with IHG’s 4th-night-free — that’s a reward-stay discount; this is the Premier card’s annual free-night certificate.

Top 100 for the 40K free night (81 trophy · 19 great)

#1🏆 Trophy
Kimpton Seafire Resort + Spa
Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands
best night Dec 3 · +30k top-off
Cash/night
$2,301
save $1,951 net
Std pts
70k
Rating
4.8
#2🏆 Trophy
ANA InterContinental Appi Kogen Resort
Hachimantai, Japan
best night Nov 15 · +20k top-off
Cash/night
$1,117
save $817 net
Std pts
60k
Rating
4.1
#3🏆 Trophy
Tiara Miramar Beach Resort
Théoule-sur-Mer, France
best night Jun 24 · +80k top-off
Cash/night
$1,358
save $758 net
Std pts
120k
Rating
4.4
#4🏆 Trophy
Regent Santa Monica Beach
Santa Monica, United States
best night Feb 10 · +460k top-off
Cash/night
$3,250
save $750 net
Std pts
500k
Rating
4.4
#5🏆 Trophy
InterContinental Amstel Amsterdam
best night May 15 · +80k top-off
Cash/night
$1,306
save $706 net
Std pts
120k
Rating
4.6
#6🏆 Trophy
Regent Carlton Cannes
Cannes, France
best night Jul 10 · +210k top-off
Cash/night
$1,938
save $688 net
Std pts
250k
Rating
4.7
#7🏆 Trophy
InterContinental Rome Ambasciatori Palace
Rome, Italy
best night Jun 16 · +144k top-off
Cash/night
$1,549
save $629 net
Std pts
184k
Rating
4.8
#8🏆 Trophy
Hotel Indigo Grand Cayman
Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands
best night Dec 25 · +30k top-off
Cash/night
$949
save $599 net
Std pts
70k
Rating
4.9
#9🏆 Trophy
Regent Shanghai on the Bund
Shanghai, Mainland China
best night Sep 23 · +33k top-off
Cash/night
$948
save $583 net
Std pts
73k
Rating
4.4
#10🏆 Trophy
InterContinental Danang Sun Peninsula Resort
Danang, Vietnam
best night May 15 · +80k top-off
Cash/night
$1,158
save $558 net
Std pts
120k
Rating
4.9
#11🏆 Trophy
Hotel Indigo NYC Financial District
New York, United States
best night Jan 29 · no top-off
Cash/night
$745
save $545 net
Std pts
29k
Rating
4.1
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#12🏆 Trophy
Kimpton Era Midtown New York
New York, United States
best night Jan 6 · +4k top-off
Cash/night
$732
save $512 net
Std pts
44k
Rating
4.0

More IHG hotels worth the cert

#HotelStd ptsCash/nightRating
13Kimpton Mas Olas Resort and Spa
El Pescadero, Mexico
120k
$1,071
save $471 net
4.8
14ANA InterContinental Beppu Resort & Spa
Beppu, Japan
120k
$1,063
save $463 net
4.2
15Kimpton Mirador Pacific Grove Monterey
Pacific Grove, United States
102k
$968
save $458 net
5.0
16Kimpton St Honoré Paris
Paris, France
191k
$1,408
save $453 net
4.4
17Kimpton Ashbel New York Park Avenue
New York, United States
86k
$874
save $445 net
4.2
18InterContinental London - The O2
London, United Kingdom
100k
$933
save $433 net
4.6
19InterContinental Bordeaux - Le Grand Hotel
Bordeaux, France
114k
$1,000
save $430 net
4.2
20InterContinental Sapporo
Sapporo, Japan
120k
$1,025
save $425 net
4.4
21InterContinental Dublin
Dublin, Ireland
120k
$1,024
save $424 net
4.6
22InterContinental Bora Bora Le Moana Resort
Bora Bora, French Polynesia/Tahiti
167k
$1,257
save $422 net
4.6
23Kimpton Vero Beach Hotel and Spa
Vero Beach, United States
120k
$1,014
save $414 net
4.5
24Kimpton Canary Hotel
Santa Barbara, United States
120k
$1,006
save $406 net
4.5
25Kimpton Los Monteros Marbella
Marbella, Spain
120k
$991
save $391 net
4.7
26InterContinental Geneve
Geneva, Switzerland
120k
$990
save $390 net
4.3
27InterContinental Lyon - Hotel Dieu
Lyon, France
120k
$990
save $390 net
4.4
28InterContinental Table Bay Cape Town
Cape Town, South Africa
250k
$1,640
save $390 net
4.5
29InterContinental Buenos Aires
Buenos Aires, Argentina
40k
$589
save $389 net
4.3
30Kimpton Armory Hotel Bozeman
Bozeman, United States
120k
$988
save $388 net
4.4
31Kimpton Grand Roatan Resort and Spa
Roatan, Bay Islands, Honduras
80k
$783
save $383 net
4.7
32InterContinental Presidente Mexico City
Ciudad de Mexico, Mexico
80k
$767
save $367 net
4.2
33InterContinental Fiji Golf Resort & Spa
Natadola, Fiji Islands
75k
$731
save $356 net
4.5
34InterContinental Edinburgh The George
120k
$955
save $355 net
4.4
35Kimpton Virgilio Polanco
Ciudad de Mexico, Mexico
71k
$702
save $347 net
4.8
36InterContinental Hayman Great Barrier Reef
Hayman Island, Australia
120k
$940
save $340 net
4.0
37InterContinental Resort Tahiti
Faa'a, French Polynesia/Tahiti
120k
$938
save $338 net
4.1
38InterContinental Sydney Double Bay
Sydney, Australia
95k
$811
save $336 net
4.3
39Kimpton EPIC Hotel
Miami, United States
120k
$934
save $334 net
4.4
40Kimpton Hotel Palomar South Beach
Miami Beach, United States
66k
$660
save $330 net
4.8
41InterContinental Residences Abu Dhabi
Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
120k
$927
save $327 net
5.0
42Kimpton Aysla Mallorca
Mallorca, Spain
120k
$922
save $322 net
4.8
43InterContinental Washington D.C. - The Wharf
Washington, United States
120k
$917
save $317 net
4.5
44Kimpton Margot Sydney
Sydney, Australia
68k
$653
save $313 net
4.6
45InterContinental Grand Seoul Parnas
Seoul, Korea, Republic of
120k
$907
save $307 net
4.5
46Kimpton KAFD Riyadh
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
120k
$907
save $307 net
4.8
47InterContinental Maldives Maamunagau Resort
Raa Atoll, Maldives
250k
$1,556
save $306 net
5.0
48InterContinental New York Times Square
New York, United States
120k
$895
save $295 net
4.2
49Crowne Plaza HY36 Midtown Manhattan
New York, United States
120k
$888
save $288 net
4.7
50Crowne Plaza Riyadh RDC Hotel & Convention
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
55k
$559
save $284 net
4.8
51InterContinental The Clement Monterey
Monterey, United States
120k
$884
save $284 net
4.5
52Kimpton Blythswood Square Hotel & Spa
120k
$884
save $284 net
4.5
53Hotel Indigo Edinburgh - Princes Street
Edinburgh, United Kingdom
120k
$880
save $280 net
4.2
54InterContinental Lusaka
Lusaka, Zambia
36k
$480
save $280 net
4.0
55Kimpton Kitalay Samui
Koh Samui, Thailand
120k
$878
save $278 net
4.8
56InterContinental Barcelona
Barcelona, Spain
120k
$877
save $277 net
4.5
57Hotel Indigo Rome - St. George
Rome, Italy
120k
$876
save $276 net
4.7
58InterContinental Sydney Coogee Beach
Coogee, Australia
78k
$663
save $273 net
4.0
59InterContinental Dar Al Iman Madinah
Madinah, Saudi Arabia
120k
$871
save $271 net
4.7
60InterContinental New York Barclay
New York, United States
120k
$871
save $271 net
4.2
61Kimpton Gray Hotel
Chicago, United States
65k
$595
save $270 net
4.6
62InterContinental Paris - Champs-Elysées Etoile
Paris, France
120k
$866
save $266 net
4.5
63Kimpton Shorebreak Resort
Huntington Beach, United States
90k
$712
save $262 net
4.6
64Hotel Indigo Los Angeles Downtown
Los Angeles, United States
53k
$525
save $260 net
4.4
65Kimpton Surfcomber Hotel
Miami Beach, United States
106k
$788
save $258 net
4.5
66InterContinental Los Angeles Downtown
Los Angeles, United States
120k
$854
save $254 net
4.2
67InterContinental Tokyo Bay
Tokyo, Japan
120k
$852
save $252 net
4.2
68InterContinental Miami
Miami, United States
66k
$578
save $248 net
4.5
69InterContinental Presidente Cozumel Resort Spa
COZUMEL, Mexico
94k
$717
save $247 net
4.6
70InterContinental David Tel Aviv
Tel Aviv, Israel
89k
$684
save $239 net
4.2
71InterContinental Wellington
Wellington, New Zealand
60k
$539
save $239 net
4.3
72InterContinental Toronto Centre
Toronto, Canada
120k
$837
save $237 net
4.3
73Hotel Indigo Flushing - LaGuardia
Flushing, United States
64k
$556
save $236 net
4.1
74InterContinental San Diego
San Diego, United States
120k
$836
save $236 net
4.5
75InterContinental Chantilly Chateau Mont Royal
La Chapelle en Serval, France
98k
$720
save $230 net
4.5
76Kimpton Rowan Palm Springs
Palm Springs, United States
120k
$830
save $230 net
4.4
77Hotel Indigo London Clerkenwell
London, United Kingdom
61k
$532
save $227 net
4.8
78EVEN Hotel New York - Times Square South
New York, United States
120k
$826
save $226 net
4.7
79InterContinental Cascais-Estoril
Estoril, Portugal
53k
$491
save $226 net
4.7
80InterContinental Auckland
Auckland, New Zealand
120k
$825
save $225 net
4.5
81InterContinental Chicago Magnificent Mile
Chicago, United States
82k
$635
save $225 net
4.2
82InterContinental Shenzhen
Shenzhen, Mainland China
39k
$422
save $222 net
5.0
83Crowne Plaza Jeddah Al Salam
Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
39k
$419
save $219 net
4.9
84voco Madrid - Retiro
Madrid, Spain
51k
$471
save $216 net
4.0
85Hotel Indigo Long Island - East End
Riverhead, United States
77k
$600
save $215 net
4.0
86InterContinental Vienna
Vienna, Austria
53k
$480
save $215 net
4.2
87Crowne Plaza London Docklands
London, United Kingdom
97k
$699
save $214 net
4.1
88Hotel Indigo Paris - Opera
Paris, France
120k
$811
save $211 net
4.6
89InterContinental The Strings Tokyo
Tokyo, Japan
120k
$809
save $209 net
4.5
90Kimpton Miralina Resort and Villas
Scottsdale, United States
57k
$493
save $208 net
4.3
91InterContinental Malta
St. Julian's, Malta
79k
$600
save $205 net
4.4
92InterContinental The Willard Washington D.C.
Washington, United States
146k
$935
save $205 net
4.6
93Hotel Indigo Naperville Riverwalk
Naperville, United States
62k
$514
save $204 net
4.5
94InterContinental Bali Resort
Bali, Indonesia
42k
$412
save $202 net
4.6
95InterContinental Marseille - Hotel Dieu
Marseille, France
120k
$801
save $201 net
4.3
96InterContinental Sydney
Sydney, Australia
120k
$800
save $200 net
4.3
97Vignette Collection The Windsor Hotel TOYA
Toyako Abuta, Japan
87k
$634
save $199 net
4.2
98Kimpton Charlotte Square
Edinburgh, United Kingdom
120k
$798
save $198 net
4.5
99InterContinental Indianapolis
Indianapolis, United States
53k
$460
save $195 net
4.5
100ANA InterContinental Tokyo
Tokyo, Japan
120k
$794
save $194 net
4.1

Good to know

  • The Premier free night caps at 40,000 points but tops off without limit — you can add your own points for a pricier night, so a hotel above 40K still earns its place if the cash it saves beats the top-off cost.
  • Redeeming commits the whole cert even on a cheap night, so a sub-40K redemption forfeits value — these picks all clear 40K-worth of cash or better.
  • Values are the best night in our ~1-year scan; your dates may differ. Confirm on ihg.com before booking.
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