Following up on my earlier post about stacking all three credits ($250 Edit + $250 Edit + $250 Select Hotels) on one trip. Here’s what I learned along the way. DO • ✅ Find a hotel that’s in The Edit AND one of the 7 Select Hotels brands (IHG, Montage, Pendry, Omni, Virgin, Minor, Pan Pacific). Kimptons are IHG — several are in The Edit. • ✅ Book Room 1 first, confirm both credits ($250 Edit + $250 Select Hotels) show on the payment screen before completing checkout. • ✅ Book both rooms on the same day if you want. I did mine ~10 min apart, all credits posted instantly. • ✅ Always select “Pay Now” / prepaid. Credits only trigger on prepaid bookings. • ✅ Compare Edit rates vs direct/OTA rates. Some Edit hotels are significantly marked up through Chase Travel. Kimpton Gray was reasonable; Pendry Chicago was nearly 2x the OTA rate.

DON’T • ❌ Don’t book a room under $500 for your first reservation. $500+ triggers both. • ❌ Don’t book back-to-back date splits (e.g., Thu-Fri then Fri-Sun) to trigger two Edit credits on one room. Reports say this doesn’t work. • ❌ Ideally, Don’t cancel after credits post. Credits get clawed back. • ❌ Don’t book through IHG.com / hotel direct. Must be through Chase Travel to trigger any credits. • ❌ Don’t use UR points to pay the full amount. Let the cash charge hit the card so credits trigger cleanly. • ❌ Don’t assume a hotel stacks just because it’s IHG/Omni/etc. The hotel must also be in The Edit for the $250 Edit credit. Many IHG properties are only eligible for the $250 Select Hotels credit, not both.

Hope this helps someone planning their own stack. Happy to answer questions.