As of August 3, 2026, the cheapest reward night we price here costs 17,000 IHG points or about $100 in cash for the same night. Its typical point value is 0.58¢ per point, roughly 1% below the IHG program median of 0.58¢. Among the 7 IHG hotels we track in Knoxville, it ranks 6th for point value. Five nearby IHG hotels give you more per point. Program-wide it ranks 3573rd of 6,622 IHG hotels.
This hotel ranks 6th of 7 IHG hotels we track in Knoxville. Ranked by cents per point, across every IHG brand.
| Check-in | Points | Cash | ¢/pt |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 2026 | 16,000 | $109 | 0.68 |
| Sep 2026 | 18,000 | $100 | 0.56 |
| Nov 2026 | 17,000 | $97 | 0.57 |
| Dec 2026 | 17,000 | $100 | 0.59 |
Holiday Inn Knoxville N - Merchant Drive is the 6th point value among the 7 Knoxville hotels we price daily. The strongest value there right now is Holiday Inn Express Knoxville-Strawberry Plains at 0.74¢ per point. Points required have ranged from 16,000 to 17,000 per night across the dates we price. Within Holiday Inn it ranks 615th of 1102 on point value. At 0.58¢ per point it beats 45% of the IHG hotels we track, a fair use of points.
From 17,000 IHG points as of August 3, 2026. Across the dates we price it has ranged from 16,000 to 17,000 points. Prices move daily.
A free reward night here starts at 16,000 points in August 2026, the cheapest month we have priced. That is a straight points redemption, not a free night certificate.
It is a fair use. At 0.58¢ per point it sits below the IHG median of 0.58¢ and beats 45% of hotels we track.
Holiday Inn Express Knoxville-Strawberry Plains at 0.74¢ per point is the best IHG point value we track in Knoxville right now.
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