What's The Value of Choice Hotels Points?
Quick Overview
- Choice points can be redeemed for free nights, gift cards, and charitable donations.
- The highest Choice points value comes from free night redemptions at Choice hotels, averaging 0.7 cents per point.
- Choice points convert to airline miles at a 5:1 rate with most partners—5,000 Choice points for 1,000 miles.
- Other redemption options provide lower value for your points.
Use our Choice Hotels points to dollars calculator to determine the value of your points based on redemption.
Choice Hotels points value
How much are Choice Hotels Points worth? The answer: 0.7 cents each when redeemed for free nights at Choice brand hotels. This means that 10,000 points are roughly equal to CA$70.
Here's the breakdown of our valuations for Choice Hotels points based on redemption:
| Redemption option | Redemption value in cents |
|---|---|
| Free nights at Choice brand hotels | 0.7 |
| Charitable donations | 0.5 |
| Gift cards | 0.31 |
Redeeming Choice points for free nights
The best value from redeeming your Choice Hotel Points will come from using them for free nights at Choice brand hotels. This gives you around an average value of 0.7 cents per point, but you can get more or less in value depending on the property.
Points can be used at the following Choice brand hotels:
- Ascend Hotel Collection
- Cambria Hotels
- Comfort
- Sleep Inn
- Clarion Hotels
- MainStay Suites
- Suburban Extended Stay Hotel
- WoodSpring Suites
- Econo Lodge
- Rodeway Inn
- Quality Inn
Like most rewards programs now-a-days, Choice does not have an award chart. This means you will not know how much your points are worth until you start looking at hotels and running the numbers.
For example, the Hotel Royal William, Ascend Hotel Collection can cost as much as $130 per night after sales tax is factored in. This hotel normally costs 16,000 points on most days which means you'll get about 0.8 cents in value which is pretty good for Choice Points.
It's not too hard to find a redemption that gives you around 0.7 cents per point, but you'll want to run the calculations as some hotels can give you low value. Generally, you'll want to compare the cash price versus the point prices for all properties in a given area if you're really looking to maximize your rewards with Choice.
Gift cards
Choice Hotel points can be redeemed for gift cards starting at 8,000 points for a CA$25 gift card. This will give your points a value of 0.31 cents each.
| Gift card amount | Redemption cost |
|---|---|
| $25 | 8,000 points |
| $50 | 16,000 points |
| $100 | 32,000 points |
Charitable donations
Choice Hotel points can be redeemed for charitable donations starting at 1,000 points for a $5 donation. This gives your points a value of 0.5 cents each.
Choice point transfers to partners
Choice Hotel Points earned with Choice Rewards Canada can be transferred to a handful of partners. This can be done through the Rewards Exchange option after you've linked a partner to your Choice Privileges account.
The transfer ratio will vary depending on the partner, but more than half of the partners transfer at a 5:1 ratio meaning 5,000 Choice Points will give you 1,000 miles/points with partner programs.
If you need to top off a frequent flyer account or you're trying to empty your Choice Privileges Points balance, this is solid option.
Calculator: Convert Choice points to dollars
Use the Choice Points Value Calculator to determine the value of points earned with Choice Rewards Canada. This will give you an idea of how much your points are worth on average.
Choice Points Value Calculator
Enter any amount of points to calculate the dollar value.| Redemption option | Average dollar value |
|---|---|
| Redeeming points for free nights | $0 |
| Charitable donations | $0 |
| Gift cards | $0 |
Average redemption value
The table below lists the value of Choice Hotels points in CAD for several denominations when valued at an average of 0.7 cents per point.
| Choice Hotels Points | Cash Value |
|---|---|
| 1 Point | $0.007 |
| 1,000 Points | $7 |
| 5,000 Points | $35 |
| 10,000 Points | $70 |
| 25,000 Points | $175 |
| 50,000 Points | $350 |
| 75,000 Points | $525 |
| 100,000 Points | $700 |
Calculator: Use Choice Hotels points or pay cash?
Use our Choice Hotels points or cash calculator to determine the cash value of a redemption based on the cost in cash versus the cost in points. This tool is useful when trying to decide whether to use cash or points towards a redemption.
How does Choice Hotels points value compare?
Here's how the value of Choice Hotels points compare against rewards earned with other hotel brands:
We've run the calculations and checked them twice — here are the credit cards that consistently provide outstanding value to our users:
- Best Overall Travel Card in Canada: American Express Cobalt® Card
- Best Overall for Cash Back: Rogers Red World Elite® Mastercard®
- Best for Gas: CIBC Dividend® Visa Infinite Card
- Best for Recurring Bills: Scotia Momentum® Visa Infinite* Card
