Is it worth joining Point A Hotels ‘A List’ programme?

This is our review of Point A Hotels and the ‘A-List’ loyalty programme.

Head for Points tends to focus on the main global hotel brands  – Hilton, Marriott etc – and their respective loyalty schemes.  We like to look at smaller UK chains from time to time, and today I want to look at Point A Hotels.

The Point A Hotels website is here if you want to find out more.

Where are Point A Hotels?

Point A Hotels is a small chain of ten low-cost properties.  Seven are in London (Shoreditch, Kensington Olympia, Kings Cross, Liverpool Street, Canary Wharf, Westminster and Paddington) with one each in Glasgow, Edinburgh and Dublin.

The Shoreditch hotel – click here – gives you a good example of how the chain operates.  The two photos in this article are of Shoreditch.  The model is simple:

• Hotels are based in city centre locations, close to key attractions

• Rooms are small but very well equipped – Hypnos beds, power showers, 40 inch smart TV, hairdryers, mood lighting, safe, air conditioning

• Rooms are not fully cleaned during your stay – unless you stay 4+ days – but are ‘refreshed’ daily

• Continental breakfast is available for £9, except at Canary Wharf and Westminster where it isn’t offered at all (during promotions, free breakfast is occasionally offered when you book)

• ‘Grab and go’ snacks are available in the lobby 

• There is no full restaurant

This allows Point A to offer rooms from £40 per night off-peak in Scotland and £80-£90 per night off-peak in London, which is exceptional value.

What is the Point A Hotels ‘A-List’?

A-List is NOT a traditional hotel loyalty programme.  You don’t earn any points and you can’t earn a free room for doing lots of stays.

This is what you get from A-List, which is free to join:

• 10% off your bookings – including off sale rates
• Improved cancellation of up to 2pm of arrival day on flexible rates
• Exclusive offers and deals at local restaurants and attractions

(Note that the paid version of A-List, which offered bigger discounts and free breakfast in return for a £99 annual fee, has been withdrawn.)

To be honest, the real value here is in the 10% discount and – if you need it – the ability to book a room which can be cancelled without penalty.  I never put much value on ‘exclusive offers and deals’, although sometimes you can get lucky and find something that works for you.

Let’s be frank.  Points A Hotels ‘A-List’ doesn’t offer you much, but it is silly to turn down a 10% discount if you can get one.

You can sign up for A-List here.

Conclusion

Points A Hotels has a good reputation for offering low cost hotels with good quality amenities in core UK city centre locations.

You won’t get much by signing up for A-List – no free nights, no hotel points, no airline miles – but if you can get a few pounds off your room then it makes sense to join.

You can find out more on the Point A website here.

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Hotel offers update – April 2025:

Want to earn more hotel points?  Click here to see our complete list of promotions from the major hotel chains or use the ‘Hotel Offers’ link in the menu bar at the top of the page.

Want to buy hotel points?

• Hilton Honors is offering a 100% bonus when you buy points by 29th May 2025. The annual purchase limit is also increased to 240,000 points pre-bonus. Click here to buy.

• World of Hyatt is offering a 25% discount (equivalent to a 33% bonus) when you buy points by 14th April 2025. Click here to buy.