A few months ago Club Carlson announced a brand-specific credit card which will allow you to earn points towards future free Club Carlson hotel stays (Radisson, Radisson Blu, Country Inn & Suites, Park Plaza, Park Inn). I was really excited about this announcement (and still am!) as they are offering an awesome sign up bonus (up to 85,000 bonus points depending on the card you apply for) and amazing perks just by having the card.
I actually applied for this card myself two months ago primarily due to the last night free on ANY AWARD benefit – this is a HUGE perk in my opinion! I’ll explain more about the perks and the benefits below, but there are actually four versions of this card having different annual fees, bonus points, and perks. I personally applied for the Club Carlson Business Rewards Visa since the bonus points and perks were exactly the same as the personal version of the card, but the annual fee is $60 instead of $75. While the annual fee is not waived the first year unlike many other points and miles earning credit cards, the fee-based cards (three of them) will give you between 25,000 and 40,000 points upon your account renewal which makes up for the fee (if not more!) – there is also a no-fee card, but you won’t receive any bous points upon account renewal.
To learn more about the four different cards and the benefits/perks you can take a look at this prior post (I’ve also included an analysis on which card you should get if interested). However, I’m going to recap  the Premier Rewards Visa Signature Card for you since it is probably the most popular (keep in mind that the perks for the business version of this card are very similar).
- Bonus Award Nights – when Gold Points® are redeemed for two or more consecutive award nights, the last night is free – exclusively for cardmembers!
- 10 points per dollar on eligible purchases at participating Carlson Rezidor hotels worldwide and five points per dollar everywhere else Visa is accepted
- Up to 85,000 Bonus Gold Points to start. Receive 50,000 Gold Points after your first purchase, plus 35,000 points after you spend $2,500 on your card within the first 90 days
- 40,000 bonus points each year after you renew your card and pay the low annual fee
- Automatic Gold Elite Status once the card is used. Existing Gold Elite members receive 15 qualifying nights toward Concierge Elite StatusÂ
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Hands down, I like the bonus night awards!
The free redemption night with one booked night is my favorite feature. It’s like 2 for 1. The happy hour of hotel deals!
Definitely the free night award. Too bad that this card is available only for American residents and not for Europeans. We have tons of less possibilities than u guys 🙂
2X1 is great and icing on the cake are the 40K points upon renewal. This is an awesome deal
2,000 points for an online booking as a Gold is a nice extra. But, who am I kidding? We all love the free redention nights. They are the bomb!
The free extra night has my vote as the best part!
Both the gold status and the last night free.
Club Carlson is the best!
I love the free night when redeeming for two or more nights.
2 for 1 is always good!
Its a tough one but I like 40,000 bonus points each year after you renew your card
Automatic good status is clutch!
Bonus award night….love that perk!!!
The Bonus award night !
Gold status given with card or conceirge level if you already have gold status before the card.
The free night award on booked awards is the best…2x the fun.
3rd night free on the redemption..
it’s like an extra 50,000 bonus points from the beginning..
I really like the 40,000 points bonus each year at renewal!
I love the Bonus Award Nights feature. What a great way to stretch the value of points.
The bonus night award is my favorite perk; a truly powerful tool to leverage
My favorite feature is the free redemption night with one booked night!!
It is definitely the free night on each stay!
The free night on 2 or more redeemed nights!~
Bonus award nights
Bonus Award Nights. Can’t beat such an awesome benefit nor can I think of any other hotel chain reward that is as cool as this!
The 5x per dollar is the most UNDER-rated benefit. In conjunction with the Bonus Award Night feature & 40k anniversary bonus, make this the best hotel card on the market!
Bonus nights and 40K anniversary bonus.
Definitely Bonus Night Award!
2 for 1 almost like BOGO!
The bonus award night
LOVE the bonus award nights! Used them at the gorgeous Radisson St. Martin a few weeks ago, and had an incredible time. Thanks!
Bonus Award Nights absolutely!
Bonus award night is a great benefit.
Gotta love 2 for 1!
Hands down, the bonus night award is the best value for me. I used it for the first time earlier this month at the Park Inn in Vancouver, BC.
Bonus nights
The bonus award night for any award stay of 2 nights or more is the most amazing benefit.
It is hard to say which is my favorite because there are a number of tremendous features, but I think I’ll go with the free night on award bookings.
Bonus Award Nights is a huge benefit and by far the best value if you can utilize them.
I love the Bonus Award Nights!
Bonus award nights does it for me.
Bonus award night!
I like the 40k annual points upon renewal
I like the 40,000 bonus points each year combined with the bonus award night free. It definitely makes the card worth the annual fee.
The bonus night is the best feature. Especially for 3 day weekends!
Bonus Award Nights!
My favorite is the Gold Status. I don’t travel enough to maintain much status and this makes it worth it for me to stay at Club Carlson properties.
Bonus award night !!!
the 40k annual bonus.
The bonus night awards