@NRB525 wrote:
@Anonymous wrote:
@kdm31091 wrote:Like any hotel card it really only makes sense if you frequent Wyndham properties, and some of them are not exactly widespread. So it depends where you live and where you go. I think a lot of people have hotel cards unnecessarily, when the amount they go there doesn't really justify the card (AF or not, it's still an extra account to deal with). Also some reviews I've seen have said that this card is really only average when it comes to value (i.e. putting general spend on it is not competitive in terms of return, and the return on their properties is good but only if you are going frequently, otherwise a cash back card at 2% is probably better in the overall long run).
Keep in mind also that the actual Wyndham Rewards program is free to join without even having the credit card, so that's an option too, for those who stay there occasionally but not enough to warrant having the actual credit card.
Make sure you are reading reviews of the program after its March 2015 revamp. The program before that point was very lackluster, but after an extensive ramp-up of the program in March, Wyndham rewards is arguably one of the most competitive hotel rewards programs out right now according to "The Points Guy".
OP you are spot on with this thread. Those of you commenting negatively? You, respectfully, have not done adequate research about Wyndham. With this card and the Cash & Points, you can get at least 1 cent per point value, and in the higher cost properties, 6+ cents per point.
Here's an example:
Travelodge Seattle by the Space Needle. Daily cash rate: $263.46. That would cost you 15,000 points (all properties are 15,000 points if only points are being used. This is NOT the best use of the points). At this expensive property, it works out to 1.7 cents per point, if you used the 15,000 points. Not bad, right?
If you use Cash + Points, however, you pay 3,000 points plus $75. That means you save $188.46 for giving up those 3,000 points, and each of those 3,000 points is 6.2 cents per point in value.
And with both Wyndham credit cards, you get two points per dollar on general spend.
If you go to a web site after searching for something called Hotel Hustle, you are able to get to a map of the area you want to visit, and you will be able to see how many Hyatts (hardly any) Marriotts (more) and Wyndham (many more) properties there are, ranked by the cash and cash+ points options for each of those hotels. It's an eye opener how many Wyndhams show up, and the value of those 3,000 points items.
I'm terribly sorry, but I don't see where anyone responded negatively prior to your post. The points could abstractly be worth 10 cents each and it wouldn't change the fact that if someone doesn't stay there, then the value is essentially 0 cents per point to them. Personally, I researched what I wanted to see, and I reached the conclusion that the card isn't what I need at this moment. I'd like to believe that most people don't apply for a credit card just because it works well for others.
