New and Record-High US Bank Radisson Rewards 100000 Points Bonus and How Much Hotel It Buys You

View from my balcony at Radisson Blu Barbados

Per View From the Wing, there is a new and improved US Bank Radisson 100,000 points sign up bonus. The previous bonus ws 85,000 points.

The US Bank Radisson Rewards 100,000 Points Bonus Premier Visa Signature Card

This is not a huge increase over the regular (and still available) Radisson Rewards 85,000 points offer. But an extra 15,000 points is fine. If you have considered applying for the Radisson Rewards card anyway, this can help nudge you a little in the right direction.

You still get 50,000 points after the first purchase. From what I can see, no other US Bank Radisson Rewards card terms have changed including the spending requirement of $2,500. The only difference is that instead of 35,000 points you will get 50,000.

Otherwise, you’re getting the same Gold status, a free night after spending $10,000 (up to 3 a year), and 40,000 points upon renewal, which nicely justify the $75 annual fee.

Radisson Rewards used to be (arguably) the best hotel loyalty program in the world, but since then, Radisson has devalued its program to the point of pure ridiculousness. It’s now worth no more than around $0.25 IMHO.

Having said that, you can still find some outsized values in the Radisson Rewards program if your travel takes you to places where you can find one of their properties. Radisson doesn’t really have a huge footprint worldwide.

I used Radisson Rewards points (called Club Carlson back then) to stay in Reykjavik, Stockholm, Hamburg, Paris, Biarritz, Barbados, and Bangkok — and had a great time every time (less so in Biarritz), but I never used them after Radisson killed its awesome 2-for-1 nights perk. Back then, you could derive an amazing, almost unreal value from Club Carlson points.

Of all the hotel programs, I’ve found Radisson the most consistent in terms of my Gold upgrades. Radisson Suites in Bangkok gave me a free breakfast, just for the asking (the Gold benefit doesn’t normally include breakfast). They almost never failed to upgrade me to a better room, and once gave me a Presidential Suite at Radisson Blu Saga in Reykjavik. This hotel gets a lot of flaky reviews, but it worked for me just fine. 🙂

My Presidential Suite at Radisson Blu Saga — Incredible!

My Radisson Blu Saga bedroom

Why, yes, this is my own endless wraparound balcony. Feels a little empty, right? 🙂

How much hotel can the Radisson Rewards 100,000 points bonus buy you?

One horrible feature of the Radisson Rewards (already inflated) award chart is that Radisson can and will charge more points than stated in the chart whenever they feel like it. Having said that, when you book well in advance and avoid major holidays you won’t usually get any surprises.

Here are the hotels that, for one reason, or another, have caught my eye. I’ve tried to pick the most interesting options based on 2 criteria: the location and the quality of the hotel. What it means is that I would be reluctant to list a Country Inn that costs 50,000, unless it’s in a notoriously expensive locale. So, you will find mostly Radisson brands for 50,000 and 44,000 points, that get more diluted with other, “lesser” brands when we getting to lower prices. By the same token, I avoid listing expensive hotels in less than stellar locales.

However, while I don’t know all these places in Norway and Sweden, I do know that hotel rooms in Scandinavia can get extremely pricey. So I’m leaving them intact.

On the other hand, I know that India and China are relatively cheap, so I won’t list Category 5 or 6 hotels in those countries, because I wouldn’t personally spend that many points on them.

This is my methodology, and it’s not perfect. I’m sure I might’ve missed some fantastic properties and listed some average ones. Please feel free to enlighten me about what I’ve gotten wrong.

Radisson Rewards Award Chart

Which Radisson Rewards Category 6 hotels?

100,000 Radisson Rewards points will normally buy you 2 nights at those Category 6 hotels. Note: if the revenue cost of your hotel room (with all taxes and fees) is less than $125 — you’re wasting your points, IMHO.

Hotel Name	City	Country	Points
Radisson Hotel Paulista Sao Paulo	Jardins	Brazil	50000
Radisson Blu Sao Paulo	Sao Paulo	Brazil	50000

EUROPE, MIDDLE EAST & AFRICA

Hotel Name	City	Country	Points
Radisson Blu Hotel Altstadt, Salzburg	Salzburg	Austria	50000
Radisson Blu Royal Hotel, Brussels	Brussels	Belgium	50000
Radisson RED, Brussels	Brussels	Belgium	50000
Radisson Blu Alcron Hotel, Prague	Prague	Czech Rep.	50000
Radisson Blu Plaza Hotel, Helsinki	Helsinki	Finland	50000
Radisson Blu Hotel, Biarritz	Biarritz	France	50000
Radisson Blu Hotel, Paris-Boulogne	Paris	France	50000
Radisson Blu Hotel, Berlin	Berlin	Germany	50000
Radisson Blu Media Harbour Hotel Dusseldorf	Dusseldorf	Germany	50000
Radisson Blu Scandinavia Hotel, Dusseldorf	Dusseldorf	Germany	50000
Radisson Blu St. Helen’s Hotel, Dublin	Dublin	Ireland	50000
Radisson Blu Royal Hotel, Dublin	Dublin	Ireland	50000
Radisson Blu es. Hotel, Rome	Rome	Italy	50000
Park Inn By Radisson Oslo	Oslo	Norway	50000
Radisson Blu Atlantic Hotel, Stavanger	Stavanger	Norway	50000
Radisson Blu Royal Hotel, Stavanger	Stavanger	Norway	50000
Hormuz Grand, Muscat A Radisson Collection Hotel	Muscat	Oman	50000
Radisson Blu Scandinavia Hotel, Goteborg	Gothenburg	Sweden	50000
Radisson Blu Royal Park Hotel, Stockholm, Solna	Solna	Sweden	50000
Radisson Blu Hotel, St. Gallen	St Gallen	Switzerland	50000
Radisson Blu Edwardian Vanderbilt Hotel	London	United Kingdom	50000
Park Plaza London Riverbank	London	United Kingdom	50000
Park Plaza London Waterloo	London	United Kingdom	50000

While the view from my Biarritz Radisson Blu room was lovely, the room itself was small and had a bad smell, but Biarritz is pricey, and the cash rate in the midst of summer was $300+.

ASIA & THE PACIFIC

Hotel Name	City	Country	Points
Radisson Hotel and Suites Sydney	Sydney	Australia	50000
Radisson Blu Resort Fiji Denarau Island	Denarau Island	Fiji Islands	50000

Which Radisson Rewards Category 5 hotels?

There are quite a few category 5 hotels at 44,000 points which are also worth considering for a 2-day stay due to their locations. Note if the revenue cost of your hotel room (with all taxes and fees) is less than $110 — you’re wasting your points, IMHO.

North America

Hotel Name	City	State \| Province	Points
Radisson Hotel Los Angeles Midtown at USC	Los Angeles	California	44000

Hotel Name	City	Country	Points
Radisson Blu Park Royal Palace Hotel, Vienna	Vienna	Austria	44000
Radisson Blu Astrid Hotel, Antwerp	Antwerp	Belgium	44000
Radisson Blu Hotel, Bruges	Bruges	Belgium	44000
Radisson Blu Scandinavia Hotel, Copenhagen	Copenhagen	Denmark	44000
Radisson Blu Royal Hotel, Helsinki	Helsinki	Finland	44000
Radisson Blu Aleksanteri Hotel, Helsinki	Helsinki	Finland	44000
Radisson Blu Hotel, Lyon	Lyon	France	44000
Radisson Blu Badischer Hof Hotel, Baden-Baden	Baden-Baden	Germany	44000
Radisson Blu Hotel, Bremen	Bremen	Germany	44000
Radisson Blu Hotel, Frankfurt	Frankfurt	Germany	44000
Radisson Blu Hotel, Hamburg	Hamburg	Germany	44000
Radisson Blu Hotel, Leipzig	Leipzig	Germany	44000
Radisson Blu Saga Hotel, Reykjavik	Reykjavik	Iceland	44000
Radisson Blu Hotel Milan	Milano	Italy	44000
Park Inn by Radisson Luxembourg City	Luxembourg	Luxembourg	44000
Radisson Blu Resort & Spa, Malta Golden Sands	Mellieha	Malta	44000
Radisson Blu Resort, Malta St. Julians	St Julians	Malta	44000
Radisson Blu Poste Lafayette Resort & Spa, Mauritius	Post Lafayette	Mauritius	44000
Radisson Blu Hotel, Marrakech Carre Eden	Marrakech	Morocco	44000
Park Plaza Vondelpark, Amsterdam	Amsterdam	Netherlands	44000
Radisson Blu Mountain Resort, Beitostolen	Beitostolen	Norway	44000
Radisson Blu Hotel, Bodo	Bodo	Norway	44000
Park Inn By Radisson Oslo Airport	Gardermoen	Norway	44000
Radisson Blu Caledonien Hotel, Kristiansand	Kristiansand	Norway	44000
Radisson Blu Park Hotel, Oslo	Lysaker	Norway	44000
Radisson Blu Hotel Nydalen, Oslo	Nydalen, Oslo	Norway	44000
Radisson Blu Hotel & Conference Center, Oslo Alna	Oslo	Norway	44000
Radisson Blu Hotel, Tromso	Tromso	Norway	44000
Radisson Blu Royal Garden Hotel, Trondheim	Trondheim	Norway	44000
Radisson Blu Hotel, Muscat	Muscat	Oman	44000
Radisson Blu Hotel, Krakow	Krakow	Poland	44000
Radisson Blu Belorusskaya Hotel, Moscow	Moscow	Russian Federation	44000
Radisson Blu Olympiyskiy Hotel, Moscow	Moscow	Russian Federation	44000
Radisson Slavyanskaya Hotel and Business Centre, Moscow	Moscow	Russian Federation	44000
Radisson RED Hotel, V&A Waterfront, Cape Town	Cape Town	South Africa	44000
Radisson Blu Hotel & Residence, Cape Town	Cape Town	South Africa	44000
Radisson Blu Gautrain Hotel, Sandton Johannesburg	Johannesburg	South Africa	44000
Radisson Blu Hotel Sandton, Johannesburg	Johannesburg	South Africa	44000
Radisson Blu Riverside Hotel, Gothenburg	Gothenburg	Sweden	44000
Radisson Blu Hotel, Malmo	Malmo	Sweden	44000
Park Inn By Radisson Stockholm Solna	Solna	Sweden	44000
Park Inn By Radisson Stockholm Hammarby Sjostad	Stockholm	Sweden	44000
Park Plaza London Park Royal	London	United Kingdom	44000

My room at Radisson Inn Hamburg was small but adequate…

… with a cool view

Hotel Name	City	Country	Points
Radisson on Flagstaff Gardens Melbourne	Melbourne	Australia	44000

Which Radisson Rewards Category 4 hotels?

There are also a few worthy Category 4 hotels at 38,000 points which will almost buy you a 3-day stay (remember you’ll need to spend $2,500 to get the bonus, so your total will be at least 12,500 points. Even if you don’t have any leftover Radisson Rewards points, you will end up with 112,500 points, so buy 2,000 Radisson Rewards points at $7 per 1,000 to get there. Note if the revenue cost of your hotel room (with all taxes and fees) is less than $95 — you’re wasting your points (IMHO).

Hotel Name	City	State \| Province	Points
Park Inn & Suites by Radisson Vancouver, BC	Vancouver	British Columbia	38000
Radisson Hotel Denver Central	Denver	Colorado	38000
Radisson Resort at the Port	Cape Canaveral	Florida	38000
Country Inn & Suites by Radisson, Miami (Kendall), FL	Miami	Florida	38000
Radisson Hotel Orlando – Lake Buena Vista	Orlando	Florida	38000
Radisson Hotel & Suites Fallsview, ON	Niagara Falls	Ontario	38000
Radisson Hotel Ottawa Parliament Hill	Ottawa	Ontario	38000

SOUTH, CENTRAL AMERICA, THE CARIBBEAN & MEXICO

Hotel Name	City	Country	Points
Radisson Fort George Hotel and Marina	Belize City	Belize	38000
Radisson Ciudad Empresarial Santiago	Santiago	Chile	38000
Radisson Hotel Decapolis Miraflores	Miraflores	Peru	38000
Radisson Hotel San Isidro	San Isidro Lima 27	Peru	38000
Radisson Montevideo Victoria Plaza Hotel	Montevideo	Uruguay	38000