Short answer: Of the six IHG luxury brands we ranked on October 30, 2026, Kimpton had the highest median value: $61.6 per 10,000 points across 545 priced nights at the 42 Kimpton hotels we can rank in 62 featured cities. The top three were Kimpton Nine Trees Shanghai ($84.9), Kimpton Everly Hotel in Los Angeles ($78.5) and Kimpton Hotel Monaco Seattle ($72.2), while Kimpton Charlotte Square in Edinburgh was the weakest at $44.7.
The median Kimpton night cost 60,000 points against $359.10 in cash. 27 of the 42 hotels had a median of $60 or more. The US West Coast and Washington dominate the top of the list, while the Kimptons in Edinburgh, Manchester, Tokyo, Sydney and Paris sit at the bottom.
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Kimpton at a glance
| Measure | Kimpton |
|---|---|
| Hotels tracked in the 62 featured cities | 43 |
| Hotels ranked (3 or more priced nights) | 42 in 26 cities |
| Priced nights analysed | 545 |
| Median points per night | 60,000 |
| Median cash per night | $359.10 |
| Median value per 10k points (all nights) | $61.6 |
| Fri and Sat nights / other nights | $61.4 / $61.8 |
| December nights | $63.0 |
| Hotels with a median of $55.70 or more | 30 of 42 |
| Hotels with a median under $50 | 2 of 42 |
How to read the value: IHG Points Finder flags anything under $44.50 per 10k as a night to pay cash for, $44.50 to $55.70 as normal and $55.70 to $66.80 as high. $50 per 10k is also the break-even if you buy points at 0.5 cents each.
The 20 best Kimpton hotels for points
| Rank | Hotel | City | Typical points per night | Typical cash per night | Median value per 10k points | Best night seen | Priced nights | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kimpton Nine Trees Shanghai | Shanghai (32 km out) | 19,550 | $165.62 | $84.9 | $94.0 on Tue Nov 3, 2026 | 11 | Better on weeknights ($87.3 vs $67.5 on Fri/Sat); strongest in December ($88.3) |
| 2 | Kimpton Everly Hotel | Los Angeles (Hollywood) | 39,500 | $306.82 | $78.5 | $91.6 on Fri Dec 18, 2026 | 12 | Never below $62.7 on any date we saw |
| 3 | Kimpton Hotel Monaco Seattle | Seattle | 33,500 | $236.42 | $72.2 | $79.3 on Sat May 15, 2027 | 10 | Never below $63.0 on any date we saw |
| 4 | Kimpton Hotel Vintage Seattle | Seattle | 30,000 | $206.26 | $71.8 | $75.2 on Wed Jan 20, 2027 | 12 | Steady across dates |
| 5 | Kimpton Banneker Hotel | Washington | 40,500 | $284.28 | $71.4 | $84.1 on Wed Nov 18, 2026 | 12 | Points swung from 30,000 to 111,000 |
| 6 | Kimpton Ashbel New York Park Avenue | New York | 100,000 | $669.11 | $70.6 | $103.9 on Wed Dec 9, 2026 | 23 | Dipped to $31.3 on Sat Nov 7, 2026, check the date; points swung from 37,000 to 334,900 |
| 7 | Kimpton Era Midtown New York | New York | 68,000 | $492.82 | $70.4 | $86.8 on Wed Dec 2, 2026 | 20 | Better on weeknights ($73.4 vs $69.1 on Fri/Sat); strongest in December ($86.4) |
| 8 | Kimpton Surfcomber Hotel | Miami Beach | 61,000 | $447.52 | $69.9 | $82.9 on Thu Nov 19, 2026 | 11 | Better on weeknights ($71.8 vs $67.3 on Fri/Sat); never below $56.9 on any date we saw |
| 9 | Kimpton Shorebreak Fort Lauderdale | Fort Lauderdale (Miami area) | 41,000 | $286.34 | $69.3 | $77.8 on Wed Nov 18, 2026 | 7 | Never below $63.6 on any date we saw |
| 10 | Kimpton Gray Hotel | Chicago | 54,500 | $382.17 | $68.5 | $95.0 on Fri Dec 18, 2026 | 14 | Strongest in December ($88.2); points swung from 29,000 to 120,000 |
| 11 | Kimpton Hotel Wilshire | Los Angeles | 45,000 | $291.12 | $67.4 | $84.0 on Fri Dec 18, 2026 | 11 | Better on Fri/Sat nights ($70.4 vs $61.1 on weeknights); weaker in December ($59.8) |
| 12 | Kimpton Hotel Palomar Beverly Hills | Beverly Hills (LA area) | 50,000 | $344.11 | $66.9 | $76.2 on Fri Dec 18, 2026 | 12 | Better on Fri/Sat nights ($67.5 vs $60.8 on weeknights); weaker in December ($57.5) |
| 13 | Kimpton George Hotel | Washington | 47,000 | $284.13 | $66.3 | $76.2 on Fri Dec 18, 2026 | 11 | Better on Fri/Sat nights ($71.9 vs $60.8 on weeknights); weaker in December ($61.1) |
| 14 | Kimpton Palladian Hotel | Seattle | 38,000 | $244.35 | $66.0 | $77.7 on Wed Nov 18, 2026 | 11 | Better on weeknights ($69.8 vs $65.3 on Fri/Sat); weaker in December ($62.7) |
| 15 | Kimpton Hotel Monaco Washington DC | Washington | 66,000 | $416.32 | $65.7 | $85.4 on Tue Dec 8, 2026 | 11 | Better on weeknights ($70.3 vs $61.9 on Fri/Sat); strongest in December ($71.6) |
| 16 | Kimpton El Castelar Polanco | Mexico City | 90,300 | $617.17 | $65.6 | $84.1 on Wed Nov 18, 2026 | 10 | Better on weeknights ($77.7 vs $61.8 on Fri/Sat); strongest in December ($73.6) |
| 17 | Kimpton Alton Fisherman's Wharf | San Francisco | 45,000 | $302.90 | $65.1 | $81.3 on Fri Dec 18, 2026 | 11 | Never below $58.3 on any date we saw; points swung from 22,000 to 91,000 |
| 18 | Kimpton Quinta da Marinha | Cascais (Lisbon area) | 34,850 | $228.93 | $65.1 | $89.3 on Sun Nov 8, 2026 | 11 | Steady across dates |
| 19 | Kimpton Hotel Eventi | New York | 98,000 | $567.30 | $64.4 | $81.7 on Sat Dec 5, 2026 | 20 | Better on weeknights ($68.0 vs $60.5 on Fri/Sat); weaker in December ($59.0) |
| 20 | Kimpton Virgilio Polanco | Mexico City | 96,000 | $571.47 | $64.2 | $68.6 on Sat Nov 7, 2026 | 13 | Steady across dates |
Weakest value: think about paying cash
These five had the lowest median value of the 42 Kimptons we ranked. None fell below the $44.50 pay-cash line, though Kimpton Charlotte Square came closest at $44.7; the other four sit close to the $50 break-even for bought points. Pay cash, or check several dates before spending points.
| Hotel | City | Typical points per night | Typical cash per night | Median value per 10k points | Worst night seen | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kimpton Charlotte Square | Edinburgh | 85,500 | $364.92 | $44.7 | $40.6 on Tue Apr 13, 2027 | Dipped to $40.6 on Tue Apr 13, 2027, check the date; points swung from 47,000 to 217,000 |
| Kimpton Clocktower Hotel | Manchester | 67,000 | $320.03 | $49.9 | $41.0 on Wed Nov 18, 2026 | Strongest in December ($60.0); dipped to $41.0 on Wed Nov 18, 2026, check the date |
| Kimpton Shinjuku Tokyo | Tokyo | 96,000 | $539.82 | $50.1 | $38.2 on Sat Jan 16, 2027 | Strongest in December ($61.5); dipped to $38.2 on Sat Jan 16, 2027, check the date |
| Kimpton Margot Sydney | Sydney | 61,000 | $287.66 | $50.7 | $43.6 on Wed Jan 13, 2027 | Strongest in December ($55.3); dipped to $43.6 on Wed Jan 13, 2027, check the date |
| Kimpton St Honoré Paris | Paris | 122,000 | $587.31 | $50.8 | $42.3 on Thu Jan 14, 2027 | Dipped to $42.3 on Thu Jan 14, 2027, check the date; points swung from 97,000 to 203,000 |
Method and dates
How we ranked: value per 10k points is the cash price of the night divided by the points price, times 10,000. For each hotel we took the median of that number across every date where both a cash and a points price were shown, and a hotel needed at least 3 priced nights to be ranked. Typical points and typical cash are the medians across the same nights, so they will not always multiply out to the median value. Points prices are as shown on the date we checked, including any points discount IHG was running. Cash prices are in US dollars as converted by the site. For Dubai and Doha the site returned local-currency cash prices, so we converted them at the fixed pegs of 3.6725 AED and 3.64 QAR per US dollar. Taipei prices came back in Taiwan dollars only, so Taipei hotels are listed as tracked but not ranked. Hotels are matched to the featured city search they appeared in, so a few sit outside the city itself; the City column says so. We do not rate rooms, service or location, only what your points are worth on these dates.
Dates checked (one-night stays, USD): Tue Nov 3, Sat Nov 7, Sun Nov 8, Tue Nov 10, Fri Nov 13, Sat Nov 14, Wed Nov 18, Thu Nov 19, Sat Nov 21, Sat Nov 28, Tue Dec 1, Wed Dec 2, Sat Dec 5, Tue Dec 8, Wed Dec 9, Sat Dec 12, Fri Dec 18 2026, and Sat Jan 9, Tue Jan 12, Wed Jan 13, Thu Jan 14, Fri Jan 15, Sat Jan 16, Wed Jan 20, Tue Mar 16, Sat Mar 20, Tue Apr 13, Sat May 15, Tue Jun 15, Sat Jun 19 2027. Not every city was checked on every date: 20 large cities (including London, Paris, New York, Tokyo, Shanghai, Bangkok, Singapore and Sydney) have up to 23 dates, and the other featured cities have 12 (Nov 8, 18, 19, 21, 28, Dec 8, 9, 18 2026 and Jan 9, Jan 20, Apr 13, May 15 2027). All prices were pulled from IHG Points Finder's live search on Friday October 30, 2026 between 12:29 and 15:33 Europe/Dublin (GMT), in four batches.
Tracked but not ranked: Kimpton Da An Hotel (prices only in Taiwan dollars).
Quick answers
What is the best Kimpton hotel for points?
In our October 30, 2026 data it was Kimpton Nine Trees Shanghai, at a median $84.9 per 10k (typically 19,550 points against $165.62). It is 32 km from central Shanghai. Next came Kimpton Everly Hotel in Los Angeles ($78.5) and Kimpton Hotel Monaco Seattle ($72.2 at a typical 33,500 points).
What are Kimpton points worth?
Across 545 priced nights the median was $61.6 per 10,000 points, about 0.62 cents a point. That compares with $57.0 at InterContinental and $55.9 at Hotel Indigo in the same data.
Is Kimpton St Honore Paris worth the points?
Usually not for value. Over 19 priced nights it typically cost 122,000 points against $587.31, a median $50.8 per 10k. Its best night was Tue Nov 3, 2026 at $68.4.
Is Kimpton Fitzroy London good value for points?
It is middling, at a median $53.1 per 10k over 20 nights (typically 100,000 points against $530.90). Weeknights were better than Fridays and Saturdays: $59.0 against $50.9.
Are Kimpton weekends better value?
Not across the brand: Friday and Saturday nights had a median $61.4 per 10k against $61.8 on other nights. It matters hotel by hotel. Kimpton George Hotel in Washington was $71.9 on weekends and $60.8 on weeknights, while Kimpton Hotel Monaco Washington DC was the reverse.
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Data note: figures come from IHG Points Finder's live search on Friday October 30, 2026. You can check any of the 62 featured cities for your own dates at https://www.ihgpointsfinder.com/. IHG Points Finder is independent and not affiliated with IHG. Points prices and availability change daily; always confirm on IHG before booking.