Best Western Rewards Status Match

If you are a status member of another hotel program such as Hilton, IHG, Marriott Bonvoy etc., you can officially match your status to Best Western Rewards Platinum or Diamond level.

How To

To apply for the status match you will have to fill out a status match form on Best Western’s website. At this point you do not even have to provide proof of your other status but you may be asked later on.

Confirmed Matches

• Club Carlson Gold → Diamond
• Le Club Gold → Diamond
• Le Club Platinum → Diamond
• Priority Club → Diamond
• Hilton HHonors Gold → Diamond
• Hilton HHonors Diamond → Diamond
• Scandic Friends 3rd Floor → Diamond Platinum
• Accor Le Club Silver → Diamond
• IHG One Rewards Platinum → Diamond

If you proceed with a status match, please let us know in the comments what status you have applied with and what status you have been matched to.

Status Levels

Best Western Rewards offers four different tier levels. The highest used to include an upgrade upon check-in. Sadly, it was solemnly honored at the reception and has since been abolished altogether. Even at Diamond Plus, the boni are reduced to additional earnings and a free bottle of water.

Gold

After 5 nights within a calendar year, you reach Best Western Rewards Gold. Perks include:

• 10% more reward points
• Welcome gift: Bottle of water and bonus points

Platinum

Best Western Rewards Platinum is a little more interesting and requires only 2 nights more than Gold level. These are the perks:

• 15% more reward points
• Welcome gift: Bottle of water and bonus points
• Early check-in (upon availability)
• Late check-out (upon availability)

Diamond

Best Western Rewards Diamonds only earns more bonus points than Platinum, but requires almost double the nights (15).

• 30% more reward points
• Welcome gift: Bottle of water and bonus points
• Early check-in (upon availability)
• Late check-out (upon availability)

Diamond Select

Diamond Select requires 25 nights per year, earns more bonus points than Diamond and nothing more.

• 50% more reward points
• Welcome gift: Bottle of water and bonus points
• Early check-in (upon availability)
• Late check-out (upon availability)

Validity

Your matched status is valid for 18 months. Example: If you match your status in September 2023, your status will be valid until March 31, 2025.

Points & Benefits

If you have a status with another program, you will know about this: You can only collect points, stays and nights with stays that were directly booked via Best Western. Additionally all status benefits will only be granted if you book that way.

To be more precise: Bookings via Expedia, eBookers, booking.com etc., will not give you any status benefits nor any points or eligible stays and nights.

Here is a part of Best Western Reward’s terms and conditions that makes it very clear:

EARNING POINTS FOR STAYS
All stays are eligible to earn points (“Eligible Stays”) with the exception of the following (Non-Eligible Stays”):
Stays booked through online travel agencies (“OTAs”), such as priceline.com, expedia.com, travelocity.com, booking.com, kayak.com (i.e., channels other than Best Western branded booking channels);
Stays booked through tour operators; and
Stays booked at special discounted rates, such as employee rates, FIT/wholesale/net rates, motorcoach/bus rates, crew rates, BWR free night awards rates (FX rates), or discounted rates for stays longer than thirty (30) nights.

Summary

While the status levels of Best Western do not come with amazingly huge benefits, it is still a “nice to have” status match that you should consider if you stay at Best Western properties even once in a while.

More Status Matches

Status match – Overview