The Complete Guide to Booking Vacasa Rental Properties With Wyndham Rewards Points

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Vacasa’s partnership with the Wyndham hotel chain allows Wyndham Rewards members to redeem their loyalty points at more than 15,000 vacation rental properties in North and Central America. This strategic move has added value to the Wyndham Rewards program and gives members who’d prefer not to stay in a hotel room an attractive option for redeeming their points. 

Vacasa was founded back in 2009 when its founder set out to provide professional care as well as strong financial returns for vacation rental properties. Since then, the company has grown its portfolio to include more than 35,000 properties in the U.S., Canada, Mexico, Belize and Costa Rica. Vacasa serves more than 3 million guests per year, catering the experience to the needs of each and every one. 

For Wyndham Rewards members, redeeming points for vacation rentals through Vacasa may be one of the most valuable redemptions in the entire Wyndham Rewards program. However, there are a few caveats to consider. 

Let’s take a look at the partnership between Wyndham and Vacasa, when it makes sense to use your Wyndham points for Vacasa vacation rentals and the unfortunate issue of blackout dates. 

Wyndham-Vacasa Partnership Overview

Wyndham Rewards points aren’t the most valuable hotel rewards currency. However, the Wyndham Rewards program does have the advantage of being simple and easy to understand. For instance, if you want to redeem your points at a Wyndham property, you’re going to redeem either 7,500, 15,000 or 30,000 points per bedroom per night.

Luckily, Wyndham has applied this same structure when pricing vacation rental awards from Vacasa. If you want to book one of Vacasa’s vacation properties with Wyndham points, it’s going to cost you 15,000 points per bedroom per night. This means that a studio or one-bedroom apartment would cost you 15,000 points per night while a three-bedroom home would cost you 45,000 points per night. 

According to Wyndham, every property in Vacasa’s portfolio of more than 15,000 properties is bookable with Wyndham Rewards points. However, every property has its own unique blackout dates that aren’t published anywhere public. Instead, a Wyndham agent will inform you of the specific blackout dates during the booking process. (We’ll discuss it in more detail later.) 

How to Book Vacasa Properties With Wyndham Points

If you want to book a stay at a Vacasa property with Wyndham points, you should first scan the Vacasa website and find the property you want to book. You’ll need to write down the listing number for the property to tell the agent when you call. You can find this number above the property’s title on the listing page. 

Then, call Wyndham Rewards at 1-800-441-1034. First, the agent will ask you for your Wyndham Rewards membership number, so make sure you have that handy. The agent will confirm whether the property is available on your requested dates and, if it’s available, will book your stay. Unfortunately, it’s not possible to book a Vacasa stay with Wyndham Rewards points online. 

Alternatively, some Wyndham Rewards members have reported that you can email triprewards.fulfillment@wyndham.com with your Vacasa booking request and receive a reply within a few hours. This can save you a ton of time sitting on hold during busy call times. 

As previously mentioned, the rate for any rental available through Vacasa is 15,000 Wyndham points per bedroom per night. All taxes and fees are included. If you cancel your booking 30 days or more before your arrival date, your points will be refunded in full. If you cancel fewer than 30 days before your arrival date, your points won’t be refunded.

Because Wyndham prices Vacasa properties at a fixed per-bedroom rate, redemptions for Vacasa vacation rentals can potentially provide a ton of value. To find how much value you’ll get for your Wyndham points, you can take the cash rate for the rental and divide it by the points rate to get the value per point. 

For example, here’s a four-bedroom rental property on Vacasa’s website in La Jolla, California, that was renting for an average of $959 per night. 

Since this property had four bedrooms, its nightly rate in Wyndham points would be 60,000 points (15,000 points per bedroom). That means that this redemption provides a value of about 1.6 cents per point. With a bit of searching, you can definitely find some redemptions that provide even higher value per point. 

With that being said, not every vacation rental through Vacasa offers a lot of value. For instance, we found a two-bedroom cottage in Guerneville, California, for an average of $170 per night. Since this rental would cost 30,000 points per night through Wyndham Rewards, this redemption provides a value of about 0.6 cent per point. In this case, you may want to weigh using points versus paying cash.

So, before you call Wyndham and book a stay at a Vacasa property, it’s worth taking the time to peruse their website and see what kind of value you can get for your points. 

In general, you’ll find the best value with large studio or one-bedroom properties that can be booked for 15,000 points per night. Large properties with multiple bedrooms often aren’t worth the additional cost if the bedrooms are small. If you need multiple beds, you may be able to find great deals on properties that are technically one-bedroom but have two beds in the bedroom or have a pull-out couch. 

Blackout Dates

The biggest issue with booking Vacasa vacation rentals with Wyndham Rewards points is blackout dates. It’s impossible to find which dates are blacked out online, so you’ll need to speak to a Wyndham Rewards agent to find out if a certain property is available for the nights you want. On top of that, blackout dates vary by property. So, just because a certain property is available on a certain date doesn’t mean that other properties aren’t blacked out on that date. 

Blackout dates can make the process of booking Vacasa properties with Wyndham points frustrating at times. There could be a scenario where you fall in love with a Vacasa property and envision yourself swimming in the pool or lounging on the deck only to find out that that property is blacked out during your vacation days. So, be prepared to deal with a little disappointment. 

We recommend finding a few backup options before you call Wyndham to book your stay. That way, if your No. 1 choice is blacked out, you can just move on to your second option without hanging up the phone. 

Some of the most common blackout dates (across all hotel rewards programs) are Memorial Day weekend, Father’s Day weekend, Fourth of July, Labor Day weekend, Thanksgiving Day weekend and Christmas week. If you’re looking to book a Vacasa property with Wyndham points during any of these times, you can expect that your desired property might be blacked out. 

Can You Earn Wyndham Points on Vacasa Stays?

Unfortunately, at this time, you can’t earn Wyndham Rewards points on stays with Vacasa. However, it’s possible that they may add this feature in the future. 

Marriott Bonvoy has a similar program called Homes & Villas by Marriott Bonvoy that allows members to both earn and redeem points on vacation home rentals. So, if Wyndham wants to stay competitive with Marriott, it might add the option to earn points through Vacasa in the future. 

Does the Wyndham Credit Card Discount Apply to Vacasa Rentals?

If you have one of Wyndham’s co-branded credit cards, you’re entitled to receive a 10% rebate when redeeming Wyndham points for award nights. This discount also applies when you use your Wyndham point to book Vacasa vacation rentals, which means you can get even more value out of your points when booking with Vacasa if you have a Wyndham credit card. 

Since you’ll be getting a 10% rebate off the per-bedroom-per-night rate of 15,000 points, you’ll effectively be paying 13,500 points per bedroom per night if you have a Wyndham credit card. That can make a huge difference, especially if you’re booking properties with multiple bedrooms for multiple nights. 

How to Earn Wyndham Points

Before you book a Vacasa vacation rental award, you’ll need to save up at least 15,000 Wyndham Rewards points. So, to help you get there, we’re going to cover some of the ways that you can earn Wyndham Rewards points. 

Stay at Wyndham Hotels

The most obvious way to earn Wyndham Rewards points is by booking paid stays at Wyndham hotels. Once you enroll in the Wyndham Rewards program, you’ll start earning 10 Wyndham points per dollar spent on qualifying stays or 1,000 points per stay, whichever is greater. 

For instance, if your stay costs $60, you’d earn 1,000 points (because $60 x 10 points per dollar equals 600 points, which is less than 1,000 points). However, if your stay costs $120, you’d earn 1,200 points (because $120 x 10 points per dollar equals 1,200 points, which is more than 1,000 points). 

If you have elite status with Wyndham Rewards, you can earn even more points per dollar spent. Here are the points earnings bonuses that come with each elite status tier: 

• Gold – 10%
• Platinum – 15%
• Diamond – 20%

As a final note, you can earn points on stays booked through WyndhamRewards.com only. Stays booked through third-party websites, such as Expedia or Booking.com, aren’t eligible to earn points. 

Earn at Caesars Casinos

If you’re planning a trip to Las Vegas, you should know that Wyndham has a partnership with Caesars that allows you to earn Wyndham points for spending money at Caesars casinos. Just like at Wyndham properties, you’ll earn 10 Wyndham points per dollar spent on qualified stays at Caesars properties. This applies to the base room rate only and not to other incidental charges (such as gambling). 

Rent a Car with Avis

If you need to rent a car while you’re traveling, you may be able to pick up some Wyndham points while doing so. Avis allows you to earn 1,000 Wyndham points when booking rentals for three days or more. You can also stack those points on top of any points you’d earn with the Avis Preferred program. 

Additionally, Wyndham members may be eligible for discounts of up to 35% on qualifying rentals. 

Sign Up for a Wyndham Credit Card

Like most other major hotel chains, Wyndham offers its own co-branded credit cards that allow you to earn Wyndham points for everyday spending. The chain currently offers three different credit cards (two consumer cards and one business card), all of which are issued by Barclays. 

All three cards offer new member bonuses that can help you rack up a lot of points quickly. In fact, you can probably afford a Vacasa vacation rental night as soon as you earn the sign-up bonus on any of these three cards. 

Here’s a quick breakdown of the three Wyndham co-branded credit cards:

	Wyndham Rewards Earner® Card	Wyndham Rewards Earner® Plus Card	Wyndham Rewards Earner® Business Card
Annual fee	$0	$75	$95
Automatic elite status	Gold	Platinum	Diamond
Spending bonuses	• 5X points at Wyndham properties and gas stations • 2X points on grocery stores (excluding Target and Walmart) and dining purchases • 1X on all other purchases	• 6X points at Wyndham properties and gas stations • 4X points on grocery stores (excluding Target and Walmart) and dining purchases • 1X on all other purchases	• 8X points at Wyndham properties and gas stations • 5X points on eligible marketing, advertising and utility purchases • 1X on all other purchases
Annual bonus	• 7,500 bonus points each anniversary if you spend $15,000 on eligible purchases in a cardmember year	• 7,500 bonus points each anniversary with no spending requirement	• 15,000 bonus points each anniversary with no spending requirement

As previously mentioned, if you have a co-branded Wyndham credit card, you’ll get a 10% rebate anytime you redeem your Wyndham points for free stays. 

All three cards are great for earning Wyndham points quickly. However, unless you frequently stay at Wyndham properties, you’ll probably want to go with the no-annual-fee Wyndham Rewards Earner Card. This card comes with little risk since it doesn’t charge an annual fee. Additionally, it offers a welcome bonus that could earn you enough points for a Vacasa stay immediately. 

If you’re a Wyndham loyalist and a business owner, then you’ll probably want to look into the Wyndham Rewards Earner Business Card. Charging a modest annual fee of just $95, this card comes with valuable perks such as automatic top-tier Diamond elite status, a 15,000-point anniversary bonus with no spending requirement and 10% off award redemptions. Plus, earning 8X points at gas stations and 5X points at grocery stores and on dining will help you rack up enough Wyndham points for an award stay quickly. 

Wyndham Rewards Shopping

Like most other hotel loyalty programs, Wyndham Rewards has its own shopping portal that allows you to earn Wyndham points for making purchases online with participating merchants. Wyndham Rewards Shopping has partnerships with hundreds of brands, including Apple, Macy’s, Walgreens, Kohl’s, Dell, Staples, Bose, Zappos, Columbia and many more. 

The number of Wyndham points you’ll earn varies depending on the specific merchant. But, if you’re going to make online purchases with these merchants anyway, you might as well earn some Wyndham points while you’re at it. 

The Bottom Line

Regardless of how you earn your Wyndham Rewards points, one of the best ways to redeem them is by booking vacation rentals with Vacasa. However, you should be aware that not all redemptions through Vacasa offer the same value per point. 

Although every Vacasa rental goes for 15,000 points per bedroom per night, you should always compare that rate to the cash price to determine how much value you’re getting for your points. While some Vacasa redemptions offer a ton of value, others offer little value. 

There’s also the issue of blackout dates, which aren’t known to the public and don’t seem to follow any identifiable pattern. Unfortunately, this means that you may find out that a certain property is blacked out during your vacation dates when you go to book it. 

If you want to use your Wyndham points to book a vacation rental with Vacasa, the only ways to do so at this time are by calling or emailing Wyndham with your desired property’s listing number. 

Overall, despite the fact that you can’t book online and that you might be disappointed by blackout dates, the addition of Vacasa vacation rentals to Wyndham’s list of redemption options has added major value to the Wyndham Rewards program, especially for those who’d rather rent an entire home instead of a hotel room.

Note: It’s been reported that Wyndham has a limit on the cash value of Vacasa redemptions. While it used to be that 15,000 points could be redeemed for $500 in value for a 1-bedroom, it is now $350 per bedroom including taxes and fees.