IHG Premier vs Boundless
Hotel free-night math: IHG vs Marriott.
IHG One Rewards Premier Credit Card
Chase
- Our rating
- 8.2/10
- Welcome bonus
- 140,000 points
- Bonus value
- ≈$840
- Annual fee
- $99
- Credits, max/yr
- $100
- Foreign txn fee
- None
Top earning rates
- 10x IHG hotels and resorts
- 5x Travel, dining and gas stations
- 3x All other purchases
Marriott Bonvoy Boundless
Chase
- Our rating
- 7.9/10
- Welcome bonus
- 125,000 points
- Bonus value
- ≈$1,000
- Annual fee
- $95
- Credits, max/yr
- $0
- Foreign txn fee
- None
Top earning rates
- 6x Marriott purchases
- 3x Grocery, gas, dining (first $6k/yr)
- 2x All other purchases
The Compound Verdict
Our ratings give it to the IHG One Rewards Premier Credit Card (8.2 vs 7.9). On current welcome offers, the Boundless brings the bigger first-year haul at ≈$1,000. The fee gap is $4 a year, so make sure the extra credits and multipliers actually fit your spend.
Read the full reviews for the complete math: IHG Premier review and Boundless review, or put them side by side in the comparison tool.