Best Cards For Hotels In Europe

If you’re staying at a Hyatt property, you’re guaranteed luxury and excellent service. Why not use your points to take advantage of top-tier Hyatt hotels throughout Europe? Hyatt points come directly through Chase World of Hyatt card -- or you can transfer Ultimate Rewards right to your Hyatt account. If you have the World of Hyatt card, you also will get an annual free night certificate extending your European vacation just that much longer. There are so many Hyatt hotels to choose from in Europe, with a handful of them being new or coming soon, you can almost find a gorgeous choice in whatever city you’re visiting.

Something uniquely special about this particular card when it comes to traveling Europe is the Relais & Chateaux Club 5C. Relais & Chateaux is comprised of more than 450 hotels with restaurants, more than 200 of those in Europe, with each hotel being high-end in every imaginable way. When you use this card and book your stay through the Visa Infinite Concierge, after 2 stays within 12 months, you’ll qualify for Club 5C status, opening the door for complimentary breakfast, room upgrades, VIP welcomes, event invitations and so much more. You can also book hotels through the Luxury Hotel & Resort Collection program and take advantage of the free membership included with this card for complimentary breakfast, wi-fi, room upgrades and so on. Whether you decide to transfer your points, book through one of the luxury options, book through the Chase portal or pay outright and get your $300 annual travel reimbursement, this is an overall excellent card to have for travelers going to Europe.

We love these hotels because they’re clean, usually include breakfast and/or a small kitchen and can be found everywhere. With IHG’s family of different brands like Staybridge Suites, Candlewood, Crowne Plaza, Regent, etc. you can go almost anywhere throughout Europe. They have PointBreak lists for hotels starting at 5,000 points per night and sign-up specials where you can earn 140,000 points with just one card. You can get all of your stays taken care of using just the points from this particular card. Plus, there is an annual free night and the customer service is great.

This is one of those sneaky cards that offers a hidden hotel perk that you’ll want to know about. The annual fee can be a little intimidating, but you may want to confront those fears with this particular card because the payback is so nice. Earn points fast with the welcome bonus and redeem points by simply using them toward purchases on your card. Here is where your European hotel stay pays off: with the Platinum card you will automatically get elite status with Hilton and Marriott. With both hotel chains you get some solid benefits like room upgrades, free premium internet, late check out and for Hilton properties, free breakfast and 5th night free. So whether you want to find your own hotel and just use the points to erase the charges or want to seek out Marriott or Hilton hotels, you’ll be happy you used your Platinum Amex card.