I paid for all my accommodation on a quite extensive solo US tour (21 nights I think) with Holiday Inn points earned on a long project where we stayed in the HI Express Aberdeen for weeks on end, 5 nights a week.
I'd attained the highest earning rate (Platinum status?) which tripled my earnings and gave extra benefits when you checked in to spend points - like automatic rooms upgrades. The few times I used them in the UK that simply didn't work but in the US I was usually treated like royalty, given a huge suite, free breakfast, generous welcome packs etc. I think the best value one I used them in was three or four nights in the Crown Plaza, Key West, on a different trip.
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