{"id":14610,"date":"2023-01-26T10:07:30","date_gmt":"2023-01-26T10:07:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.verylvke.com\/en\/?p=14610"},"modified":"2023-01-26T10:07:30","modified_gmt":"2023-01-26T10:07:30","slug":"hotel-redemption-guide-on-london-new-years-eve","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.verylvke.com\/en\/2023\/01\/26\/hotel-redemption-guide-on-london-new-years-eve\/","title":{"rendered":"Hotel redemption guide on London New Year’s Eve"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

London New Year’s Eve, thanks to the famous fireworks show, attracts hundreds of thousands of tourists every year. If you are looking for a hotel on that night, you should act as soon as possible, especially if you want to burn some points.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

[Marriott]<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Marriott London County Hall<\/a> is the best<\/strong> hotel for watching the fireworks show, and redeemable with points. The redemption price has gone up a little bit this year, from 100K to 106K, but it’s still great value compared to the \u00a31,500 NYE package rate.<\/p>\n\n\n

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Award availability is temporarily blocked right now, but my friend did manage to grab a room a few days ago. I believe more availability will be released in the future – in fact last year it was even bookable on the day.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Marriott London County Hall is inside the Fireworks Zone. The hotel will send you the wristbands a couple of days ahead by courier, which you’ll need to travel in and out of the zone freely. You can chill in your hotel room until the firework starts, and then walk to the White Zone<\/strong>, which is one minute away, to enjoy the show. Fireworks can be seen from rooms with London Eye view too, but don’t expect any upgrade on that day.<\/p>\n\n\n

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I have a couple of friends who stayed here on the 2023 NYE. To be honest the viewing angle from the White Zone is far from ideal, but it is an experience nonetheless. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

[Hyatt]<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Hyatt “poached” two Crowne Plazas last year, which happens to be the only two London IHG hotels that I liked. The former Crowne Plaza Albert Embankment, to be re-opened as Hyatt Regency London Albert Embankment, is already bookable for NYE.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It costs 20,000 points which isn’t cheap, but acceptable for a special occasion. Interestingly, Twin Room with River View (priced at \u00a3500+) is available for the same amount of points, although I don’t think you can see any fireworks from the room.<\/p>\n\n\n

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Hyatt Regency London Blackfriars has a better location, but it’s not bookable yet and we don’t know its redemption category. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

[Hilton and IHG]<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Somehow most Hilton hotels in central London have already sold out. The only sensible redemption right now is the Westminster<\/a>, a Curio hotel. It’s a newly-renovated hotel, converted from a Doubletree, but at 60,000 points it feels a bit steep.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In terms of IHG, the only economical option left in central London is Holiday Inn Oxford Circus<\/a> at 32,000 points. There were many more better options when I checked last week:<\/p>\n\n\n\n