I love hotels with kitchens. They are especially convenient for vegan travelers or those with dietary restrictions or allergies. Depending on the area, you may not have a lot of choice when it comes to restaurants. Even if you don't have any particular food aversions, eating out three times a day can be hard on even the most steel-stomach traveler, especially on the wallet. Buying groceries and cooking “at home” is a great way to eat more balanced meals and save money while traveling, especially when you have kids.
Hotels with full kitchens that you can book with points may seem like the unicorn of the travel world, but they're actually not uncommon. Most of the major points hotels have extended-stay or suites-only brands where each room has a full kitchen with an oven and stove, dishwasher, dishes, utensils, and refrigerator. These brands often offer additional amenities like laundry, high-speed Internet, and free breakfast, and many are pet-friendly. Though designed with the long-term traveler in mind, most hotels can also be booked for overnight or weekend getaways.
While some brands offer kitchenettes with only a mini-fridge and microwave — enough to heat up restaurant leftovers but not enough to cook for yourself — for this list, we'll focus on hotels with full kitchens that you can book using points.
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Marriott Bonvoy Hotels with Full Kitchens
Marriott Bonvoy offers great value when you redeem your points for Marriott stays, including a 5th night free, and Marriott's portfolio includes a number of domestic and international self-catering hotel brands.
TownePlace Suites by Marriott offers spacious suites and full kitchens, as well as a 24-hour In a Pinch Market and the front desk where you can borrow items like blenders, cookbooks, and board games. There are more than 400 properties across the U.S. and Canada, including TownePlace Suites San Diego Downtown, with rates starting at 29,000 Marriott Bonvoy points per night.
Residence Inn by Marriott has over 850 hotels worldwide. All of their hotels have kitchens, pools, fitness centers, and outdoor spaces with fire pits or grills, and some are pet-friendly. Instead of room service, you can get groceries delivered to your door for free. At the Residence Inn Big Sky, Montana (aka Wilson Hotel), rewards start at 45,000 points per night.
The wellness-focused Element by Westin brand offers health-conscious and sustainable amenities, including fitness centers, EV charging stations and a bike loaner program. Element has over 100 hotels worldwide, with the majority of its locations in North America. Reward nights at Element Bloomington Mall of America start at 25,500 Marriott Bonvoy points per night, while rooms at Element New York Times Square West start at 43,000 points per night.
Homes & Villas by Marriott Bonvoy includes more than 2,000 luxury homes around the world that you can book with points. The options are breathtaking, from an 18th-century French chateau to an eco-lodge in Costa Rica, but they're not cheap: Most cost more than 100,000 points per night.
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For those who prefer to cook their own meals in big cities like London, Dubai, and Bangkok, Marriott Executive Apartments offer full kitchens. However, while these properties earn Marriott Bonvoy points, they cannot be redeemed for reward nights.
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World of Hyatt hotels with full kitchens
Hyatt's loyalty program, World of Hyatt, is still known for using a points chart, allowing travelers to get great value from their points. Hyatt has two hotel brands that offer full kitchens.
Hyatt House is designed for extended-stay travelers and offers laundry facilities, pet-friendly rooms, outdoor grilling areas, a 24-hour grab-and-go market, and special items like yoga mats and blenders available to borrow at the front desk. However, not all rooms have full kitchens. For example, at Hyatt House Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport, you can book a room with a kitchenette for as little as 8,000 World of Hyatt points. To book a room with a full kitchen, you'll need to book a suite for as little as 13,000 points.
Hyatt Vacation Club properties offer more luxurious suites and villas, most of which have kitchens. The Lanahan, a cozy hideaway in Colorado's Rocky Mountains, is a great option, with suites starting at 21,000 points per night and villas starting at 36,000 points.
Some Destination by Hyatt properties, like Kaanapali Alii and Lahaina Shores Beach Resort on Maui, offer kitchens in every room, but this isn't a brand-wide feature, so be sure to check the amenities at each hotel.
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Hilton Honors Hotels with Full Kitchens
Like Marriott Bonvoy, the Hilton Honors program offers the fifth night free on award stays.Hilton's portfolio includes a variety of brands ranging from mid-range to ultra-luxury and even luxury camping, three of which have kitchens.
Homewood Suites and Home2 Suites are designed for longer stays and offer amenities like free breakfast, fitness centers, and outdoor social spaces, but most don't have minimum stays. Homewood Suites by Hilton Orlando Theme Parks offers reward nights starting at 38,000 Hilton Honors points per night, while Home2 by Hilton Denver Downtown Convention Center can be booked starting at 60,000 points per night.
Hilton Grand Vacations Club (not to be confused with Hilton Grand Vacations, Hilton's timeshare division) offers luxury hotels that you can book with points. Most are in popular US destinations like Las Vegas and the ski slopes of Colorado, but HGVC also has some international properties. A one-bedroom suite at the Hilton Grand Vacations Club on the Las Vegas Strip starts at 77,000 points per night. Or you can stay at the Hilton Grand Vacations Club Craigendarroch Suites Scotland, a self-catering hotel set in the Scottish wilderness with a castle-like facade. Prices start at 104,000 points per night.
Hilton recently announced the launch of its newest extended-stay hotel brand, LivSmart Studios, with the first properties set to open later this year.
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IHG One Rewards Hotels with Full Kitchens
IHG has two brands that offer full kitchens and other amenities: Candlewood Suites offers free 24-hour laundry service and specialty kitchen appliances available to rent at the front desk, while Staybridge Suites offers free breakfast every day as well as snacks and happy hours three days a week.
While these brands are geared towards longer stays, you can also book rooms for as little as one night: A night at the Candlewood Suites Asheville Downtown in North Carolina's Blue Ridge Mountains starts at 17,000 IHG One Rewards points, while a night at the Staybridge Suites London-Vauxhall is 65,000 points. Plus, if you have certain IHG co-branded credit cards, you can get your fourth night free when you book with points.
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Choice Privilege Hotel with full kitchen
For U.S. travel, Choice's portfolio includes four extended stay brands, but not all can be booked with points: WoodSpring Suites does not participate in the Choice Privileges program, so you can't earn or redeem points at WoodSpring properties.
If you'd like to use your Choice points at hotels with full kitchens in the company's portfolio, check out Everhome Suites, MainStay Suites, and Suburban Studios. For example, rooms at the MainStay Suites Chicago Hoffman Estates start at 8,000 Choice Privileges points per night.
These brands offer additional amenities like laundry, free breakfast, and pet-friendly rooms. Some hotels also have vending machines and self-service convenience stores where you can purchase groceries and snacks. However, keep in mind that these properties have a shorter booking window for reward nights, so you can use your points to book up to 100 days in advance.
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Conclusion
There are many benefits to staying at a hotel with a full kitchen, and your options aren't as limited as you might think. Every major points hotel chain has at least two brands that offer full kitchens. If you're like me and love having access to a kitchen while on vacation, booking one of these properties can help you get better value out of your points.
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