New: Capital One Travel Premier Collection Hotels

Cardmembers of Capital One Travel will be offered additional perks for stays at select luxury properties around the world.

What is Capital One’s Premier Collection?

This program offers extra perks at select luxury hotels for those with the Capital One Venture X rewards credit card

As it’s described, Capital One Premier Collection “offers a selection of one-of-a-kind luxury hotels and resorts, each packed with personality and hand-picked for exceptional quality.” Hundreds of properties have been picked from a variety of brands, including Small Luxury Hotels, Leading Hotels of the World, Six Senses, 1 Hotels, Proper Hotels, and more.

Some of the hotels that will be part of this collection are listed below.

• The Ned NoMad in New York City
• Montage Laguna Beach in California 
• 1 Hotels South Beach in Florida
• La Réserve Paris Hotel and Spa in Paris
• COMO Castello Del Nero in Italy
• Sugar Beach, a Viceroy Resort in St. Lucia 
• Euphoria Retreat in Greece
• Hotel Cafe Royal in London
• Majestic Hotel in Barcelona
• The Carlin Hotel in New Zealand
• The Plettenberg in South Africa

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What are the perks for booking through Capital One’s Premier Collection?

Capital One Venture X members will be able to take advantage of the perks when booking through the premier collection

• A $100 USD experience credit (or the local equivalent) to use on dining, spa, and other activities during their stay
• Daily breakfast for two
• Complimentary Wi-Fi
• Additional premium benefits when available, including early check-in, late check-out, a room upgrade, and more

Those with the Capital One Venture X can earn 10x Venture miles if they book through the premier collection. When you are eligible, you can earn hotel loyalty points and take advantage of status perks. The Venture X has a $300 annual travel credit that can be used to make these bookings.

My take on Capital One Premier Collection

There are a lot of programs at hotels. Some are run by credit card companies, some are independent networks for travel agencies, and some are run directly by hotels.

Capital One Travel has a new collection called the premier collection.

• I wouldn’t read too much into the list of hotels being heavily curated, etc., as I imagine the hotels will almost entirely overlap with what’s available through other programs; it sounds like the collection will initially be a bit smaller than with some other programs, though
• The ability to earn 10x Venture miles with the the Capital One Venture X on these hotel bookings is great, as that’s a significant return, and that’s the main reason I’d consider using this program
• The catch is that if you’re staying at a hotel belonging to the major hotel groups, we’ve increasingly seen hotel groups set up their own programs for luxury travel agencies, and these generally offer better or prioritized perks; hotels will generally prioritize upgrades for those guests, rates and promotions are often more combinable than through these credit card programs, etc.

If you are going to stay at a luxury property, you should be aware of the Capital One premier collection. There are a lot of similar programs, and others may offer better perks, a bigger hotel selection, or both.

Bottom line

Capital One is launching a new luxury hotel collection for those with the Capital One Venture X. In addition to earning 10x Venture points, you can receive perks such as a hotel credit, breakfast, and more.

There may be better value through other programs that earn more points.

What do you think of the new collection?