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The Chase Sapphire Reserve® comes with up to $500 in Edit credits each year, but most people never use them because the collection feels impossibly expensive. Plus, the two night minimum makes it all that harder to use the credit.
What if we told you that two nights at some hotels sometimes costs less than $250 total before your credit kicks in? The cheapest The Edit hotels cluster in specific cities where you can book stays that cost you almost nothing out of pocket while keeping breakfast, property credits, and room upgrades.
That said, if you want to make your life easy and just quickly see everything available, use the EditMaxxer to see real pricing data behind the Edit hotels.
TLDR:
The Edit by Chase Travel is a curated hotel collection available to <sapphire-reserve> and J.P. Morgan Reserve cardholders. You get access to around 1,000 properties worldwide with perks like complimentary breakfast, room upgrades when available, and late checkout. That said, many of these properties are expensive.
What's interesting for value-focused travelers? The collection includes a mix of price points. While many properties are luxury hotels, you'll find affordable options in major cities and vacation destinations. These lower-priced properties still come with the same Edit benefits, adding real value to your stay.
As of January 2026, eligible Chase cardholders receive up to $500 in annual Edit credits, split into two separate up to $250 statement credits per calendar year for qualifying 2-night prepaid bookings made through Chase Travel. Both credits can be used anytime throughout the year; even back to back stays will qualify for the credit.
Each credit requires booking at least two consecutive nights at any Edit property through Chase Travel with prepaid payment. After your stay posts, the credit appears within a few billing cycles. For example, a two-night stay at $150 per night costs $300 but nets you up to $250 back, reducing your effective cost to just $50.
The Edit collection spans a wide pricing range. Using our EditMaxxer tool, the average nightly rate across all 1,400 properties sits at $1,035, with a median of $978 per night. This is real pricing data we've aggregated across all the properties.
That sounds steep. But here's the good news: affordable options exist.
The Moire Hoi An in Vietnam comes in at just $185.15 per night on average, and you'll find dozens of other properties well below the $300 mark in popular destinations. From what we've seen, pricing can vary within properties as well.
Finding affordable Edit properties through Chase Travel takes time. You're scrolling through hundreds of hotels without knowing which ones fit your budget or where the best deals are located.
We built EditMaxxer to solve this. Our free tool maps all 1,400 Edit hotels with daily pricing data through 2026. You can filter properties by location and price range, then see exactly what each hotel costs and its Points Boost redemption rate.
Chase Travel doesn't display rates until you click into each individual hotel, making comparison shopping tedious. EditMaxxer puts everything on one interactive map so you can spot budget-friendly options in seconds.
This is the only tool out there with real pricing data, making it immensely powerful for finding high value Edit stays. Everything else (afaik) only has estimated pricing data.
Las Vegas tops the list for budget-friendly Edit properties. Several properties there can come in under $125 per night, keeping two-night bookings right near the $250 maximum credit application. You'll pay nothing while scoring complimentary breakfast (*at some Vegas properties) and room upgrades.
That said, there are several other cities with affordable rates.
| Hotel | City | Avg Nightly Rate | Est. 2-Night Cost | Cost After Up to $250 Edit Credit | Key Edit Perks |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Park MGM Las Vegas | Las Vegas, NV | $100 - $120 | $200 - $240 | $0 - $0 (fully covered) | Daily breakfast for 2, $100 property credit, room upgrade if available, 4pm late checkout |
| MGM Grand Hotel & Casino | Las Vegas, NV | Under $100 (slow periods) | $190 - $210 | $0 (fully covered during slow periods) | Daily breakfast for 2, $100 property credit, room upgrade if available |
| Yours Truly DC, Vignette Collection by IHG | Washington, DC | From $267 | ~$530 | ~$280 out of pocket | Daily breakfast for 2, $100 property credit, room upgrade if available; eligible for Select Hotel Brands credit stack |
| Viceroy Hotel Washington DC | Washington, DC | From $267 | ~$530 | ~$280 out of pocket | Daily breakfast for 2, $100 property credit, room upgrade if available |
| Andaz Condesa Mexico City | Mexico City, Mexico | From $296 | ~$592 | ~$342 out of pocket | Daily breakfast for 2, $100 property credit, room upgrade if available; Hyatt property (elite status may stack) |
| Moire Hoi An | Hoi An, Vietnam | ~$185 | ~$370 | ~$120 out of pocket | Daily breakfast for 2, $100 property credit, room upgrade if available |
| Select Edit Properties in Shanghai / Zhengzhou | China | From ~$150 | From ~$300 | ~$50+ out of pocket | Daily breakfast for 2, $100 property credit, room upgrade if available |
Washington DC offers several Edit properties where two nights stay under or near the $250 credit threshold. The Yours Truly DC, Vignette Collection by IHG and the Viceroy Hotel Washington DC price lowest starting at $267 per night.
A two-night stay at either property runs roughly $530 before the credit. After applying your Reserve's $250 statement credit, you're paying $280 out of pocket for accommodations that include daily breakfast, a $100 property credit, and room upgrades when available.
Mexico City delivers excellent value with Edit properties clustered in the trendy Condesa neighborhood. The Andaz Condesa Mexico City run at lowest $296 per night, putting a two-night weekend stay at $592 before credits.
After the up to $250 statement credit, you're looking at $342 out of pocket. This is also a Hyatt property, so if you have elite status, you'll potentially stack extra perks on top of Edit benefits.
Las Vegas is one of the strongest places for maximizing the Edit credit because two night stays can get very close to $250 total. Park MGM Las Vegas runs as low as $100-120 per night, putting a timely stay around $200-240 total. That's fully covered by one statement credit while you keep all Edit perks: daily breakfast for two, a $100 property credit, room upgrades subject to availability, and 4pm late checkout. Any leftover Edit credit would be lost, but it does help you get the majority of the value.
MGM Grand Hotel & Casino sometimes drops below $100 per night during slower periods, making a two-night stay cost $190-210 before credits apply.
Chase cardholders can combine two separate 2026 credits when booking qualifying properties. The $250 Select Hotel Brands credit applies to prepaid reservations at: IHG Hotels & Resorts, Montage, Pendry, Omni, Virgin Hotels, Minor Hotels, and Pan Pacific.
Some Edit properties belong to these chains, letting you stack both the $250 Edit credit and $250 Select Hotel Brands credit on one reservation for $500 total value.
You can use the EditMaxxer to find properties that are both Edit hotels and eligible for the "Select Hotel Brands" credit.
Chase Ultimate Rewards points become more valuable when booking Edit properties. Through Chase's Points Boost feature, you redeem your points for 1.65, 2.00, or 2.50 cents each. For example, let's say your Edit hotel qualifies for the 2 cents per point rate.
Here's a smart strategy: use points to cover most of your booking, but leave exactly $250 charged to the card.
A $600 two-night stay?
Redeem 17,500 points at 2 cents each ($350 value) and charge the remaining $250. You get the full up to $250 statement credit while stretching your points balance. This approach works well at mid-priced Edit properties where the math lines up cleanly.
There are 11 Edit hotels worldwide with this awesome rate:
Finding cheapest the Edit hotels gets easier once you understand the pricing patterns across different cities and seasons. Your annual credits work on any Edit property regardless of price, making budget options particularly valuable. Keep your benefits organized through your nextcard account so you're ready to book when deals appear. The breakfast and property credits alone often validate booking through Edit even before applying statement credits.
Book two midweek nights at Park MGM Las Vegas or MGM Grand for around $220-240 total, which gets fully covered by your up to $250 statement credit. You still get a $100 property credit and room upgrades when available (breakfast is not always offered as an Edit benefit at these properties).
No, you can’t stack Edit credits on the same booking; the Edit credit is subdivided into two $250 portions that can be used on qualifying 2 night minimum prepaid reservations.
However, if you book a qualifying property that's both in The Edit collection and part of Select Hotel Brands (like IHG, Montage, Pendry, Omni, or Virgin Hotels), you can stack both the up to $250 Edit credit and up to $250 Select Hotel Brands credit for up to $500 total value on one reservation.
Use nextcard's EditMaxxer to see all 1,400 Edit properties mapped with real pricing data, then filter by your budget to instantly spot which hotels keep two-night stays under the $250 credit threshold.
Use Chase Points via Points Boost for most of your booking, but leave exactly $250 charged to your card to trigger the full statement credit. For example, on a $600 stay, you could redeem points with a Points Boosted up to 2.5 cpp value and charge the remaining $250 to your card.
