MaxMyPoint Review [Hotel Award Availability, Alerts, Pricing]

Over the past few years, several hotel award search tools have entered the scene, but the one I keep coming back to is MaxMyPoint. It may not have the sleekest design, but it’s been around longer than most and delivers unmatched power when it comes to uncovering hotel award availability.

Here’s a closer look at how it works, the features it offers, and what you’ll pay to access it.

What Is MaxMyPoint?

MaxMyPoint is a hotel award search tool that lets you check availability across Marriott, Hilton, IHG, and Hyatt. You can scan up to a year of award space in a single shot, making it easy to spot open rooms at dream destinations like the Maldives or Bora Bora.

It’s also useful for quickly seeing which chains actually have availability in the city you’re heading to — regardless of when you plan to go.

When it comes to searching for hotel award nights, MaxMyPoint has become my go-to resource. It’s reliable, easy to use, and saves an incredible amount of time compared to manually checking each chain’s site. Without it, if you wanted to stay at a hotel using your points, you’d have to navigate individually to each chain’s website, put in your dates of stay (or hope they had a rate calendar), and see what was available.

Instead, MaxMyPoint takes much of the frustration out of hunting for hotel award space. Instead of bouncing between multiple loyalty program websites and testing different dates, you can see availability in one streamlined search. For aspirational properties like the Park Hyatt Paris-Vendôme or the St. Regis Bora Bora, this makes finding that perfect redemption feel far less like guesswork and much more like a straightforward plan.

MaxMyPoint Pricing

What I really like about MaxMyPoint is that you don’t have to pay to get started. The free version has some limits, but it’s still useful enough to see how the tool works. If you want the full set of features, though, that’s where the paid membership comes in.

You get notable benefits for being a paid member:

Some features can feel a bit tricky to navigate, particularly the various alerts, but it’s great that even those on the free plan can create alerts.

Keep in mind, regardless of your membership level, there’s a daily cap on how many detailed hotel views you can access. This refers to the ability to click into a hotel and explore its full calendar for award availability.

While it makes sense — since these searches likely put a lot of strain on the system — it can be frustrating compared with other platforms, like PointsYeah, that don’t impose this kind of restriction.

MaxMyPoint: Your Shortcut to Hotel Award Space

MaxMyPoint makes tracking down hotel award nights surprisingly simple. Popular properties are featured right on the homepage, giving you quick ideas for where to maximize your points. But if you have a specific hotel in mind, just type its name into the search box at the top of the page. The then site shows you its full award availability — no guesswork required.

What’s nice about the search function is that there are quite a few filters, including:

• Location
• Hotel chain
• Hotel brand
• Hyatt award chart category
• Points range
• Hilton Aspire Credit
• Hilton Best Free Night
• IHG Best 40K Free Night

These make it easy to tailor your search so you’re only seeing the hotels that truly fit your needs.

Let’s pretend we’re doing a search for a property in the Maldives, one of the best places to redeem points:

The result? MaxMyPoint pops up with 28 hits from Hyatt, IHG, Hilton, and Marriott, with details like:

• The percentage of award rooms available throughout the year
• The dollar value of your points used at this hotel
• The exact location of the property

Clicking into a detailed view of a property brings up a calendar and more information:

The calendar displays key details at a glance, including the number of available rooms in parentheses, dates with award availability, the nightly cash rate, and the value you’re getting per point.

You can switch to a list view for room availability, which is handy if you want to scan the entire year at a glance. Unlike the calendar, the list also lets you see the specific room types that are available.

Click on the date that works for you. The site redirects you to the hotel’s booking page.

Less popular hotels don’t get their availability updated as often, so sometimes the information you see on MaxMyPoint can be a little behind. But if you’ve got your eye on a specific property that doesn’t usually get much attention, setting an alert is a game changer. The site keeps checking for you and ping you as soon as award rooms pop up — no need to keep refreshing the page yourself.

Setting MaxMyPoint Alerts

With MaxMyPoint, you can create alerts to notify you when award rooms open up at the hotels you’re targeting. What sets it apart from other sites is its more granular alert system, which also comes with a few standout features you won’t see elsewhere:

• Any day alert: Tells you when an award room on any day of your specified time period becomes available (or when pricing changes)
• Daily change alert: Notifies you when any day in the calendar gains new award availability
• Holiday alert: Tells you when holiday dates become available for your specified hotel
• Standard alert: Alerts you when the full stay for your property becomes available

Although MaxMyPoint technically limits the number of hot hotel alerts, this restriction doesn’t have much impact because it aligns with the maximum alerts you can set overall.

MaxMyPoint Deals

MaxMyPoint isn’t only useful for spotting hotel award availability — it’s also a handy tool for getting the most value out of your points. That’s where the Deals page really shines.

This page shows live award availability for the most costly hotels at their most expensive periods. It’s useful if you have flexibility when traveling and want to be sure you’re getting the best redemption value for your points.

MaxFHR

MaxMyPoint’s new feature, MaxFHR, lets you easily search for hotels where you can use the up to $600 Amex Fine Hotels + Resorts credit offered by the Platinum Card^® from American Express.

This credit, available once you enroll, gives you up to $300 twice a year (January to June and July to December) toward prepaid hotel stays booked with the Fine Hotels + Resorts program. The challenge, however, is that these properties can be pricey, making it tricky to get full value from the credit.

MaxFHR solves this by combing through all participating hotels and helping you find options that make the most of your credit.

You can filter by the type of credit you receive, as well as any special offers available, such as a third night free.

Once you’ve clicked on a property, you’re taken to a calendar page. This shows the cash rate for each night at your selected hotel:

Click on the calendar to be redirected to Amex’s booking page.

Keep in mind, though, that MaxFHR is still in development, and rates aren’t updated in real time, so you may encounter phantom rates or availability.

Final Thoughts

MaxMyPoint is a powerful tool for anyone looking to make the most of their hotel points. It’s free to use and provides detailed property information along with up to a year of award availability. On top of that, it offers an award alert system that outshines the competition, plus a handy feature to help you redeem your $300 Amex Fine Hotels + Resorts credit.