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Best credit card to use at Red Roof Inn.

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Red Roof Inn is a US economy lodging chain with hundreds of pet-friendly properties, popular for budget road-trip stays. Direct bookings and stays code as a hotel or travel purchase, which a card with a hotel or broad travel bonus rewards. Booking through a card issuer's travel portal can boost earnings further, though it may limit any loyalty credit from the Red Roof program.

  1. #1
    Chase
    4x points on hotels
    Hotels booked directly
    5.0%4x points
  2. #2
    Wells Fargo
    5x points on hotels
    5.0%5x points
  3. #3
    American Express
    3x points on hotels
    Direct hotel purchases
    3.6%3x points
  4. #4
    Lead Bank
    3x points on hotels
    Hotels (also earns 3x on private charters and luxury car rentals — luxury rentals are merchant-gated, see Atlas terms)
    3.0%3x points
  5. #5
    Citi
    3x points on hotels
    On hotels booked directly
    3.0%3x points
  6. #6
    Chase
    2x points on hotels
    2.4%2x points
  7. #7
    Chase
    2x points on hotels
    Hotels booked directly
    2.0%2x points
  8. #8
    Chase
    2x points on hotels
    Hotels booked directly
    2.0%2x points
  9. #9
    Chase
    2x points on hotels
    Hotels booked directly
    2.0%2x points
  10. #10
    Robinhood
    3% flat-rate cashback
    3%
  11. #11
    American Express
    2% flat-rate cashback
    2%
  12. #12
    Citi
    2% flat-rate cashback
    1% when you buy, 1% when you pay
    2%
  13. #13
    First Electronic Bank
    2% flat-rate cashback
    Up to 4% with higher crypto balances on Coinbase; requires Coinbase One membership
    2%
  14. #14
    Elan Financial Services
    2% flat-rate cashback
    When deposited into an eligible Fidelity account
    2%
  15. #15
    American Express
    2% flat-rate cashback
    Unlimited 2% cash back on eligible purchases
    2%
  16. #16
    Navy Federal
    2% flat-rate cashback
    Issued on the cashRewards application when approved for a credit limit of $5,000 or more; lower limits receive cashRewards at 1.5%
    2%
  17. #17
    PNC
    2% flat-rate cashback
    2%
  18. #18
    U.S. Bank
    2% flat-rate cashback
    2%
  19. #19
    Wells Fargo
    2% flat-rate cashback
    2%
  20. #20
    Wells Fargo
    2% flat-rate cashback
    2%

Last updated June 30, 2026