Secret Perk: How to Get $200 Worth of “Room Service” With This Card
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Scott: Room service. It’s one of life’s decadent and overpriced luxuries. I’m a Big Travel with Small Money type of guy, but I’m also a guy who appreciates and is willing to pay for great food wherever I travel. The solution is something you’ve heard of but may have not yet considered.
It’s UberEats.
Staring out at the clock tower atop the Palace of Culture and Science from my deluxe room at the Intercontinental Warsaw, I could’ve ordered room service. But why do that in a city teeming with tempting tastes from around the world?
So I looked over the UberEats 0ptions and scrolled past McDonald’s to choose the highly-rated Asian fusion restaurant Pełną Parą.
Within a half-hour, UberEats delivered my meal out in front of the hotel. I had amazing steamed dumplings with turkey and herbs, while my lovely travel partner enjoyed soft gluten-free dumplings with shrimp and crunchy bamboo sprouts. We shared the fresh chicken mango salad livened up with mint and cashews. We also split Vietnamese shrimp summer rolls in rice wraps with greens.
Here’s how to get $200 worth of this kind “room service” each year…
It comes with The Platinum Card® from American Express!
Add your Platinum Card to UberEats and you can receive $15 Uber credits for US rides or UberEats every month. Plus, you’ll get a bonus $20 in December for a total of $35. That’s up to $200 in credits for Uber rides or UberEats annually.
Keep in mind, you’re not supposed to get this credit outside the US. I paid for my Warsaw “room service” with my Chase Sapphire Preferred Card to earn 2X Chase Ultimate Rewards points per $1 on this travel (Uber) purchase, with no foreign transaction fee!
But when you’re traveling within the US, consider using your AMEX Platinum for food that might be tastier and delivered quicker than traditional room service. The drawback, of course, is that you’ll have to step outside the hotel for a moment. But if that’s not a deal breaker, you’ll have a discount on food delivery each month!
This perk helps offset the card’s annual fee.
And if you have a friend or loved one who is active in our armed forces, make sure they know how to get the AMEX Platinum card’s annual fee waived! (See Rates & Fees) We explain how in our post about the best travel credit cards for military.
Sure, pizza delivery to hotels has been around for years. But UberEats has connected so many restaurants that didn’t previously deliver. I think it’s a great option and a nice substitute for hotel room service.
For rates and fees of the Amex Platinum card, please click here.
The Platinum Card® from American Express
Earn 80,000 Membership Rewards® Points after you spend $6,000 on purchases on the Card in your first 6 months of Card Membership.
Earn 5X Membership Rewards® Points for flights booked directly with airlines or with American Express Travel up to $500,000 on these purchases per calendar year and earn 5X Membership Rewards® Points on prepaid hotels booked with American Express Travel.
$200 Hotel Credit: Get up to $200 back in statement credits each year on prepaid Fine Hotels + Resorts® or The Hotel Collection bookings with American Express Travel when you pay with your Platinum Card®.
$240 Digital Entertainment Credit: Get up to $20 in statement credits each month when you pay for eligible purchases with the Platinum Card® at your choice of one or more of the following providers: Disney+, ESPN+, Hulu, The New York Times, Peacock, SiriusXM, and The Wall Street Journal. Enrollment required.
$155 Walmart+ Credit: Walmart+ members enjoy shopping perks – both online and in-store – at Walmart. Use your Platinum Card® to pay for a monthly Walmart+ membership (subject to auto-renewal) and receive a statement credit that covers the full cost each month. $12.95 plus applicable taxes. Plus Up Benefits not eligible.
$200 Airline Fee Credit: Select one qualifying airline and then receive up to $200 in statement credits per calendar year when incidental fees are charged by the airline to your Card.
$200 Uber Cash: Enjoy Uber VIP status and up to $200 in Uber savings on rides or eats orders in the US annually. Uber Cash and Uber VIP status is available to Basic Card Member only. Benefit renews annually.
$300 Equinox Credit: Get up to $300 back per calendar year on an Equinox+ subscription, or any Equinox club memberships when you pay with your Platinum Card®. Enrollment required. Learn more.
$189 CLEAR® Plus Credit: Breeze through security with CLEAR® Plus at 45+ airports nationwide and get up to $189 back per year on your membership (subject to auto-renewal) when you use your Platinum Card®.
$100 Global Entry Credit: Receive either a $100 statement credit every 4 years for a Global Entry application fee or a statement credit up to $85 every 4.5 years for a TSA PreCheck® (through a TSA official enrollment provider) application fee, when charged to your Platinum Card®. Card Members approved for Global Entry will also receive access to TSA PreCheck at no additional cost.
Shop Saks with Platinum: Get up to $50 in statement credits semi-annually for purchases at Saks Fifth Avenue on your Platinum Card®. Enrollment required.
$300 SoulCycle At-Home Bike Credit: Get a $300 statement credit for the purchase of a SoulCycle at-home bike with your Platinum Card®. Must charge full price of bike in one transaction, and an Equinox+ subscription is required.
Add your Platinum Card® to your Resy profile on the Resy app or website and unlock Global Dining Access by Resy to exclusive tables and events.
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