Joe McConnell
Six Senses hotels and resorts offer a unique style of friendly, wellness-focused luxury. The two Six Senses resorts I’ve stayed at, Six Senses Laamu in the Maldives and Six Senses Yao Noi in Thailand, easily rank in my top five all-time stays thanks to their rustic, accessible luxury in beautiful, remote locations. However, as Six Senses opens more urban properties, those accustomed to city living may also appreciate the brand.
Stays at top Six Senses resorts typically run upwards of $600 a night. But you can earn IHG points at select Six Senses properties. And even if a paid stay is out of your budget, you can redeem IHG points to stay at select Six Senses hotels and resorts. After all, InterContinental Hotels Group acquired Six Senses Hotels Resorts Spas in 2019 and added the first Six Senses properties to its IHG One Rewards program in March 2021.
Unfortunately, IHG has not yet integrated every Six Senses property into IHG One Rewards. Here’s what you need to know about Six Senses hotels and resorts that participate in IHG One Rewards.
How to Determine Participating Six Senses Hotels and Resorts
IHG does not publish a list of Six Senses properties that participate in IHG One Rewards. However, you can find a list of all hotels and resorts on the Six Senses website.
To determine if a specific Six Senses property participates in IHG One Rewards, you will need to enter the dates and search for rates on the Six Senses landing page for that property. Only then will you see if the property participates.
For example, when I search for a stay at Six Senses Krabey Island, in a box on the right side of the screen I see “IHG® One Rewards is not currently eligible for this Six Senses hotel.”
But when I search for a stay at Six Senses Laamu, I see the option to register and redeem IHG points for certain room types.
Related: How to Maximize Redemptions with IHG One Rewards
20 Six Senses Properties Participating in IHG One Rewards
I checked out each of the 26 properties listed on the Six Senses website when I wrote this story. Here are the Six Senses hotels and resorts that participate in IHG One Rewards:
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- Six Senses Bhutan (Bhutan)
- Six Senses With Dao (Vietnam)
- Six Senses Crans-Montana (Switzerland)
- Six Senses Fiji (Fiji)
- Six Senses Fort Barwara (India)
- Six Senses Ibiza (Spain)
- Six Senses Kanuhura (Maldives)
- Six Senses Kaplankaya (Türkiye)
- Six Senses Kyoto (Japan)
- Six Senses Laamu (Maldives)
- The Wisdom of the Six Senses (Grenada)
- Six Senses Ninh Van Bay (Vietnam)
- Six Senses Rome (Italy)
- Shaharut of the Six Senses (Israel)
- Six Senses Southern Dunes, Red Sea (Saudi Arabia)
- Six Senses Uluwatu, Bali (Indonesia)
- Six Senses Vana (India)
- Six Senses Yao Noi (Thailand)
- Six Senses Zil Pasyon (Seychelles)
- Six Senses Residences Courchevel (France)
Because these hotels and resorts participate in IHG One Rewards, you can earn and redeem IHG points for stays at these properties. You’ll also enjoy some benefits if you have IHG Elite status or select other memberships, which I’ll discuss in a later section.
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6 Six Senses Properties That Don’t Participate in IHG One Rewards
Unfortunately, the following Six Senses hotels and resorts do not participate in the IHG One Rewards program:
- Six Senses Douro Valley (Portugal)
- Six Senses Kocatas Mansions, Istanbul (Türkiye)
- Six Senses Krabey Island (Cambodia)
- Six Senses Qing Cheng Mountain (China)
- Six Senses Samui (Thailand)
- Six Senses Zighy Bay (Oman)
You cannot book these properties with IHG points, you will not earn IHG points or Elite Night credit on stays, and you will not receive any IHG member benefits at these Six Senses hotels and resorts.
Related: IHG’s New CEO on Next Chapter for Six Senses, InterContinental, All-Inclusive Resorts and Beyond
What to Know About Redeeming IHG Points for Six Senses Stays
As discussed above, you can redeem IHG points for stays at participating Six Senses properties. As with other IHG One Rewards properties, award nights at these participating Six Senses hotels and resorts utilize dynamic pricing.
Some Six Senses properties have minimum stay requirements on select dates. However, members with select IHG One Rewards credit cards can earn every fourth free award night at Six Senses properties when they redeem IHG points for stays of four nights or more. This fourth free award night benefit can help you get more value from your IHG points.
Note that many Six Senses hotels and resorts offer special packages that can provide much more value than redeeming IHG points. For example, for a four-night stay at Six Senses Laamu next month, I could redeem 570,000 points after getting the fourth free award night as a benefit of my IHG One Rewards Premier credit card. But, alternatively, I could book an extended-stay half-board rate for $3,528, which includes daily breakfast and dinner for two and 25 percent off round-trip seaplane flights. Redeeming points would give me a redemption value of 0.62 cents per point, but the extended-stay half-board rate provides additional value via daily dinner and 25 percent off seaplane transfers.
So before you assume that redeeming IHG points offers the best value, check the paid rates.
Related: Why You Should Get (and Keep) the IHG One Rewards Premier Card
IHG Benefits at Six Senses Properties
Six Senses properties are often relatively small. And many offer non-traditional service delivery methods. As a result, some IHG One Rewards benefits may differ or not be available even at participating Six Senses properties. For example, member rates are not available at Six Senses hotels and resorts.
InterContinental Ambassador, InterContinental Royal Ambassador and Kimpton Inner Circle members receive additional benefits when staying at participating Six Senses properties. Specifically, these members can expect:
- Complimentary daily breakfast for two in the main restaurant (not available at Six Senses Residences)
- An exclusive 50-minute Six Senses Spa massage service for two or a local experience once per stay (varies by resort; subject to availability and confirmed upon arrival; not applicable with corporate or negotiated rates)
- Complimentary one-category room upgrade (subject to availability; excludes residences and suites and villas with two or more bedrooms)
- Extended check-out time to 4:00 PM (subject to availability for Ambassador members and all Six Senses Residences members)
- Early check-in at 10:00 am (subject to availability for Ambassador members and all Six Senses Residences members)
- Free Internet access
- Wellness Welcome Tray (subject to availability at Six Senses Residences)
However, these benefits are only available to eligible members who book directly or through an authorized travel agency.
Related: How much value does IHG One Rewards status offer when booking direct?
In conclusion
I love that IHG has added most of the Six Senses properties to their program. However, despite the program starting to add more hotels over three years ago, six Six Senses are still not participating in IHG One Rewards. It is unclear if these Six Senses properties will ever join IHG One Rewards.
Getting a fourth free award night can be a compelling reason to redeem IHG points for your stay. But if you have the travel budget to pay for a Six Senses stay, double-check your paid rates to see if there are packages that offer a better value than redeeming points.
