Best Hotels in Asia on Points 2026: 10 Redemptions Ranked by Real Travellers

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Over 100 days across eight countries in Asia, we slept in twelve different hotels redeemed entirely or substantially on points — Marriott Bonvoy, IHG One Rewards, World of Hyatt, and Hilton Honors — and saved over $20,000 CAD in the process.

Not one of those hotels was chosen by settling. Every redemption was deliberate — researched, timed, and selected because the combination of points value, property quality, and location delivered something we couldn’t have justified at cash rates. Some were once-in-a-lifetime luxury properties. Others were workhorses — reliable, well-located, and extracting maximum value from mid-tier points balances. All of them worked.

This is the complete ranked list — every hotel from best to most modest, with exactly what we paid, what the cash equivalent was, and what made each one worth doing. Consider it the definitive guide to where to point your Asia points redemptions.

For the full strategy behind how we accumulated the points to fund all of this, read our how we saved $20,000 guide and our ultimate Canadian travel credit cards guide.

#1 — InterContinental Da Nang Sun Peninsula, Vietnam

Program: IHG One Rewards What we paid: IHG points redemption Cash rate equivalent: $500–$800+ USD per night Why it tops the list: The InterContinental Da Nang Sun Peninsula is not just the best hotel redemption of our Asia trip — it is one of the best hotel experiences either of us has ever had, full stop. Perched on a clifftop above the South China Sea on the Son Tra Peninsula, the property is a series of villas and pavilions cascading down the hillside to a private beach, designed by Bill Bensley with an architectural ambition that makes arriving feel like entering a film set rather than checking into a hotel.

The setting is irreplaceable — the South China Sea from every vantage point, jungle on three sides, a private beach accessible by funicular from the main pavilion, and the specific quality of light over water at this latitude that makes every hour of the day visually extraordinary. The service matches the setting — attentive, warm, and personalised in the way that genuinely exceptional resorts deliver and most merely promise.

Redeeming IHG points here — at a property where cash rates regularly exceed $500 USD per night — represents some of the highest cents-per-point value available in the IHG program. If you have IHG points and you are anywhere near Da Nang, this is where they belong.

Read the full review: InterContinental Da Nang Sun Peninsula Review

#2 — Vinpearl Landmark 81 Saigon, Vietnam

Program: Marriott Bonvoy What we paid: 35,000 Marriott Bonvoy points per night (35k certificate) Cash rate equivalent: $250–$400 USD per night Why it ranks #2: The Vinpearl Landmark 81 sits inside the Landmark 81 tower — the tallest building in Vietnam at 461 metres — and the views it delivers from that height are among the most spectacular urban panoramas we encountered on the entire trip. Waking up above the Ho Chi Minh City skyline, watching the city’s extraordinary density spread to the horizon in every direction, is an experience that the 35,000 Marriott points it cost made feel almost implausibly good value.

The property itself is polished and contemporary — large rooms, excellent facilities, strong Marriott Platinum Elite breakfast service — but the altitude is the irreplaceable element. No other hotel in Saigon puts you this high above the city, and the specific pleasure of being able to see Ho Chi Minh City’s full scale from above, understanding it spatially for the first time, made every morning at this property memorable.

The 35k certificate redemption — part of Marriott’s periodic certificate offers — delivered outstanding value against the cash rate. Watch for these certificates and deploy them here without hesitation.

Read the full review: Vinpearl Landmark 81 Saigon Review

#3 — St. Regis Beijing, China

Program: Marriott Bonvoy What we paid: Marriott Bonvoy free night certificate Cash rate equivalent: $300–$400+ USD per night Why it ranks #3: The St. Regis Beijing is one of the great classic luxury hotels in China — grand historic rooms with beautiful traditional Chinese design elements, a legendary breakfast spread, an outstanding gym and spa that Ange used extensively, and evening lounge hors d’oeuvres that ranked among the best of the entire trip. The property carries the specific atmosphere of a hotel that has been hosting dignitaries and discerning travellers for decades and knows exactly how to do it.

Using a Marriott Bonvoy free night certificate here — saving $300+ USD on a single night — is the exact use case the certificate was designed for. The St. Regis represents the certificate’s highest and best use in Beijing: a property where the cash rate is significant, the experience is exceptional, and the points value is maximised.

The one honest caveat: the embassy district location is formal and lacks neighbourhood character for wandering. We supplemented our St. Regis nights with the Hilton Wangfujing as our primary Beijing base — the combination gave us both luxury and location across the Beijing stay.

Read the full review: St. Regis Beijing Review

#4 — The Plaza Seoul Autograph Collection, South Korea

Program: Marriott Bonvoy What we paid: Marriott Bonvoy points, 5 nights Cash rate equivalent: $150–$200 USD per night Why it ranks #4: The Plaza Seoul was our final hotel of the 100-day trip — the property that received us for the last five nights before the flight home to Vancouver — and it delivered the bittersweet, grateful, quietly triumphant ending that a journey like ours deserved. Beautiful classic Korean design throughout, spacious and comfortable rooms, genuinely excellent English-speaking staff, and a Myeongdong location that put Seoul’s best street food, Korean BBQ, and department store food halls within walking distance in every direction.

The points value here is strong — five nights at a well-located Autograph Collection property in one of Asia’s most exciting cities, redeemed on Marriott points at a cash rate that would have added meaningfully to the trip budget. The executive lounge was functional and the Platinum breakfast served there was the one slight limitation — we’d have preferred the main restaurant — but the overall experience was a fitting close to an extraordinary trip.

Read the full review: The Plaza Seoul Autograph Collection Review

#5 — JW Marriott Hong Kong

Program: Marriott Bonvoy What we paid: 85,000 Marriott Bonvoy points Cash rate equivalent: $350–$500 USD per night Why it ranks #5: The JW Marriott Hong Kong delivered the best single-night lounge experience of the entire trip — evening hors d’oeuvres of such quality and abundance that we honestly didn’t need dinner afterwards, followed by an impeccable breakfast the following morning. For one deliberate night of luxury in the heart of Hong Kong’s Causeway Bay, 85,000 Marriott points accessed a property and an experience that would have cost $400+ USD in cash.

The rooms showed their age — the JW Marriott Hong Kong is an older property and the physical space reflects that — but the service, the lounge, and the Causeway Bay location compensated fully. For a single splurge night in Hong Kong, this is where Marriott points belong.

Read the full review: JW Marriott Hong Kong Review

#6 — Renaissance Saigon, Vietnam

Program: Marriott Bonvoy What we paid: Marriott Bonvoy points Cash rate equivalent: $150–$250 USD per night Why it ranks #6: The Renaissance Saigon was our primary Saigon base for an extended stay — a property that delivered consistently excellent Marriott Platinum Elite service throughout, with a strong executive lounge that became a daily ritual across multiple weeks. The location in District 1 put us within reach of Saigon’s best neighbourhoods, the breakfast service was reliable and generous, and the points value across multiple nights represented some of the most efficient Marriott redemptions of the trip.

The Renaissance doesn’t have the drama of the Vinpearl Landmark 81’s altitude or the St. Regis Beijing’s grand historic character — it is an excellent city hotel delivering exactly what an excellent city hotel should, consistently and without fuss. For a long Saigon stay on Marriott points, it is the right choice.

Read the full review: Renaissance Saigon Review

#7 — Hyatt Regency Wangjing Beijing, China

Program: World of Hyatt What we paid: World of Hyatt free night certificate Cash rate equivalent: $200–$300 USD per night Why it ranks #7: The Hyatt Regency Wangjing was Zee’s first return to Beijing in over 20 years — an emotionally significant stay that the property handled with the outstanding English-speaking service and modern, spacious rooms that made the visit feel properly marked. The Wangjing neighbourhood location is quieter than central Beijing and further from the main attractions, which is the property’s primary limitation, but the room quality and service throughout were genuinely excellent.

The World of Hyatt free night certificate — one of the most valuable certificates in the hotel loyalty space — delivers strong value here against a cash rate that makes a paid stay harder to justify. For Beijing stays where the Hyatt certificate is available, Wangjing is a solid deployment.

Read the full review: Hyatt Regency Wangjing Beijing Review

#8 — Hilton Beijing Wangfujing, China

Program: Hilton Honors What we paid: Hilton Honors points, 5 nights (5th night free benefit) Cash rate equivalent: $150–$200 USD per night Why it ranks #8: The Hilton Beijing Wangfujing was our primary Beijing base across five nights — chosen specifically for its outstanding location adjacent to Wangfujing Walking Street, Wang Fu Jing Snack Street, and the hutong alleyways that make central Beijing walkable in a way the embassy district isn’t. Clean modern rooms with city views, comfortable beds, a good Diamond lounge, and the Hilton 5th night free benefit that made five nights cost four in points.

The breakfast was good but repetitive by the fourth and fifth mornings — a limitation of extended stays at properties with fixed buffet rotations. The location, however, was the best of any Beijing property we stayed at, putting the Forbidden City and Tiananmen Square within walking distance and making spontaneous hutong exploration a daily option rather than a planned excursion.

Read the full review: Hilton Beijing Wangfujing Review

#9 — Hyatt Regency Sha Tin, Hong Kong

Program: World of Hyatt What we paid: World of Hyatt free night certificate Cash rate equivalent: $250–$350 USD per night Why it ranks #9: The Hyatt Regency Sha Tin delivered one outstanding night on a World of Hyatt free night certificate — modern, spacious rooms, excellent service, and the genuine comfort of a well-run Hyatt property. The Sha Tin location requires a short ride from the MTR and sits away from the main restaurant concentration of the neighbourhood, which limits its convenience for exploring central Hong Kong. For a free night certificate deployment, however, the value against the $300 USD cash rate is excellent.

Read the full review: Hyatt Regency Sha Tin Review

#10 — Fairfield by Marriott Taichung, Taiwan

Program: Marriott Bonvoy What we paid: 68,000 Marriott Bonvoy points for 5 nights Cash rate equivalent: $80–$120 USD per night Why it ranks #10: The Fairfield Taichung is the workhorse of this list — a midscale Marriott property that delivered exactly what a great midscale hotel should: clean comfortable rooms, reliable service, complimentary breakfast through Platinum Elite status, and a location walking distance from Fengjia Night Market that made it the right base for the Taichung portion of the trip. At 68,000 points for five nights — including a complimentary breakfast gesture from the property — the pure points efficiency here is outstanding even if the experience doesn’t approach the luxury properties above it.

The lesson the Fairfield Taichung illustrates: Marriott Platinum Elite status elevates midscale properties meaningfully. Complimentary breakfast at a Fairfield is still complimentary breakfast — the saving is real regardless of the hotel’s position in the portfolio.

Read the full review: Fairfield Taichung Review

The Programs Behind the Redemptions

Across 12 hotels and 60+ nights in Asia, four loyalty programs did the heavy lifting:

Marriott Bonvoy — the workhorse of the entire trip. Seven of the twelve properties on this list were Marriott redemptions, covering everything from the St. Regis Beijing to the Fairfield Taichung. The combination of Marriott’s global footprint in Asia, the annual free night certificate from the Marriott Bonvoy Amex card, and the Platinum Elite status benefits that accompanied every stay made Marriott the most valuable single program for Asian hotel travel. The American Express Marriott Bonvoy card is where to start for anyone building toward a similar trip.

IHG One Rewards — one redemption on this list, but what a redemption. The InterContinental Da Nang Sun Peninsula is the single highest-value points stay of the entire trip by any measure. IHG’s Asian luxury portfolio — InterContinental, Kimpton, Regent — contains some of the most spectacular resort properties available to points redeemers anywhere in the world.

World of Hyatt — two free night certificate deployments, both delivering strong value against meaningful cash rates. Hyatt’s program is smaller than Marriott’s in Asia but the certificate value at mid-tier properties is consistently excellent. The World of Hyatt free night certificate from the Hyatt credit card is one of the most reliably valuable certificates in the hotel loyalty space.

Hilton Honors — two properties, both enhanced significantly by Hilton Diamond status through the Amex Platinum card’s complimentary status benefit. The Hilton 5th night free benefit at the Beijing Wangfujing added a full free night to a five-night stay — a structural advantage that makes longer Hilton stays particularly efficient.

What This List Teaches About Asia Points Strategy

Several consistent lessons emerge from ranking and reviewing all twelve redemptions:

IHG’s Asian luxury properties represent the program’s best value. The InterContinental Da Nang is not an outlier — IHG’s Asian resort portfolio consistently delivers cash rates that make points redemptions spectacularly efficient. Build IHG points specifically for Asian resort stays.

Marriott free night certificates belong at $300+ USD per night properties. The St. Regis Beijing and Hyatt Wangjing free night deployments extracted maximum certificate value by targeting properties where the cash rate was genuinely significant. Using certificates at $150 USD per night properties halves their effective value.

Platinum Elite status transforms the economics of every stay. Complimentary breakfast for two at every qualifying Marriott property added $2,000+ USD in food value across the trip. This benefit applies at the Fairfield as much as the St. Regis — the status travels with you regardless of which tier of Marriott property you’re in.

Both partners should have status. Two people carrying Marriott Platinum Elite means breakfast for two guaranteed, lounge access for both, and upgrade requests based on the reservation rather than a single cardholder. The couple strategy — one partner with the Brilliant Amex for automatic Platinum, the other with the dual card shortcut — is the optimal structure.

Diversify across programs. Our twelve hotels spanned four programs — if any single program had devalued or if properties had left a network, the impact on the trip would have been limited. Concentration in a single program creates risk that diversification eliminates.

For the complete guide to earning the points that fund redemptions like these, read our ultimate Canadian travel credit cards guide and our Marriott Platinum Elite status guide.

The Full Hotel Review Library

Every hotel on this list has a dedicated review on the blog:

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the best hotel program for Asia travel? Marriott Bonvoy for breadth — it has the most properties across Asia at every tier. IHG One Rewards for luxury resort value — the InterContinental properties in Asia represent some of the best points redemptions available anywhere. Hilton Honors for city hotels in major Asian hubs. A diversified approach using all three outperforms any single program.

How many points do you need for a free hotel night in Asia? It varies enormously by property and program. IHG luxury resort redemptions can run 60,000–100,000 points per night at properties where cash rates exceed $500 USD. Marriott mid-tier city hotels in Asia often run 25,000–40,000 points at properties with $150–$200 USD cash rates. Hilton properties across Asia average 40,000–70,000 points at mid-range properties.

Is it worth using points for budget hotels in Asia? Generally no — the cash rates at budget and midscale hotels in Vietnam, Taiwan, and elsewhere in Southeast Asia are low enough that points are better conserved for higher-category properties where the cash rate makes redemption value obvious. The exception is when Marriott Platinum Elite status is in play — then midscale Marriott properties deliver breakfast and lounge benefits that add meaningful value above the base points cost.

What is the best hotel points redemption in Asia? In our experience: the InterContinental Da Nang Sun Peninsula on IHG points — a $500–$800 USD per night resort redeemed on points at a property that genuinely warrants the cash rate. If you have IHG points and you’re visiting Vietnam, this is the answer.

How do Canadians earn enough points for luxury hotel stays in Asia? Through a multi-card, multi-program strategy built over one to three years of everyday spending. The Marriott Bonvoy Amex, Hilton Honors Amex, and IHG earning pathways combined with welcome bonuses create the balances that fund trips like ours. Read our how we saved $20,000 guide for the complete breakdown.

Final Thoughts

Twelve hotels. Four loyalty programs. Over $20,000 CAD in accommodation value extracted from points accumulated through everyday Canadian spending over two to three years.

The InterContinental Da Nang taught us what a genuinely exceptional resort feels like when the cash rate barrier is removed. The St. Regis Beijing taught us what a free night certificate is really worth when deployed correctly. The Fairfield Taichung taught us that Marriott Platinum Elite breakfast tastes the same whether you’re 61 floors above Saigon or walking distance from a night market in Taiwan.

The points made all of it possible. The strategy behind the points is in our Canadian travel credit cards guide. The complete 100-day trip that generated all of this is documented across 42 articles on this blog.

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