As we all know, most credit card offers good sign up bonus points plus $0 introductory annual fee for new card members. So I thought it would be good to generate a list of hotel credit cards that have an annual fee and the benefits of paying for that fee to remain as the card member. 


Credit Cards
Card Type
Annual Fee
Renewal Benefits
Club Carlson
Personal Rewards by US Bank
$50
  • Automatic Silver Status.
  • 25,000 bonus points each year.
  • Bonus Award Night when you redeem Points for 2 or more consecutive Award Nights.

Personal Premier Rewards by US Bank
$75
  • Automatic Gold Status.
  • 40,000 bonus points each year.
  • Bonus Award Night when you redeem Points for 2 or more consecutive Award Nights.

Business Rewards by US Bank
$60
  • Automatic Gold Status.
  • 40,000 bonus points each year.
  • Bonus Award Night when you redeem Points for 2 or more consecutive Award Nights.
IHG Priority Club 
Personal Select by Chase
$49
  • Automatic Platinum Status.
  • 1 Free night at any category.
  • 10% on points redemption
Marriott
Personal Premier by Chase
$85
  • Guaranteed  Elite Status.
  • 1 Free night certificate at category 1-5. The certificate must be redeemed within 6 months from date of issue.

Business Premier by Chase
$99
  • Guaranteed Elite Status. 
  • 1 Free night certificate at category 1-5. The certificate must be redeemed within 6 months from date of issue.
Hyatt
Personal by Chase
$75
  • Automatic Platinum Status.
  • One free night at any category 1-4. 
Fairmont
Personal by Chase
$95
  • Automatic Premier Status.
  • 1 Free night after $12,000 annual spend.
Hilton 
Personal Reserve by Citi
$95
  • Automatic Gold Status.
  • 1 Free weekend night (standard room, double occupancy) at select hotels and resorts within the Hilton Portfolio after $10,000 annual spend. 

Personal Surpass by American Express
$75
  • Automatic Gold Status. 
  • Priority Pass Membership. With this complimentary membership, all airport lounge visits are subject to a fee of U.S. $27 per person per visit.
Starwood
Personal Preferred Guest by American Express
$65
  • Transfer Starpoints to nearly 30 airline frequent flyer programs, mostly on a one-to-one basis.
Wyndham
Personal Rewards by Barclay
$69
  • 5,500 Bonus Points each year.
Am I missing anything else? Hope this helps you make your decision on selecting which hotel credit card to sign up for and to keep in your wallet. 

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