Bilt’s monthly Rent Day deals have been revealed, and this month they have an offer on Virgin cruises; a Blade helicopter party; fine dining access at a discount; along with the usual double points on their credit card, SoulCycle offers and a game show to win cash for rent.

I really like the dining deals. I prefer when they have 100%+ transfer bonuses to airlines and status deals. But you don’t get those every month!

Bilt Member Deal On Virgin Cruises

Virgin Voyages is offering Bilt members a free guest ((100% off a second guest in your stateroom); premium wifi; 2 specialty coffees daily; a $100 bar tab credit; complimentary laundry; unlimited group workouts; essential drinks; entertainment and events onboard; access to an exclusive cocktail event; priority boarding at the start of the trip; and dedicated support.

Book July 26, 2024 at 9:00 am Eastern through August 1, 2024 11:59 pm Pacific then request benefits in the Bilt app by entering your name, email, and booking reference number in the Virgin Voyages Travel Experience tab.

Blade Helicopter Party

I still haven’t used my Platinum benefits of a free helicopter ride or drinks in Blade lounges. Here’s another Bilt-Blade collaboration: August 1st cocktail at the BLADE Lounge West, helicopter flight over Manhattan to BLADE Lounge East, followed by a Bilt member party with DJ on the helipad, small plates by Tao Group, and unlimited cocktails.

• Lounge Party Tickets are $50 or 2,500 points apiece, for access starting 8 p.m. Eastern.
  
• Early Access tickets for Platinum and Gold members are $50 or 2,500 points apiece, for access starting 7 p.m. Eastern.
  
• Lounge Party + Helicopter Tickets are $200 or 10,000 points (total of 30 are available)

@blade Fly with me to the airport through the new BLADE Lounge West – Departures #flyblade ♬ sidewalks and skeletons goth – FYP

Bookings open July 29:

• 12 Noon Eastern for Platinum members
  
• 12:10 p.m. Eastern for Gold members
  
• 12:20 p.m. for Silver members
  
• 12:30 p.m. for General members

Great Monthly Dining Deals

Last month Bilt launched their ‘Neighborhood Dining Series’ where each month they have all-inclusive reservations at top restaurants, with a tasting menu and cocktail selection at a fixed price. They have 27 restaurants in 12 cities this month:

• Atlanta: La Semilla, St. Cecilia
  
• Austin: Sushi Bar ATX, Loro
  
• Boston: La Padrona
  
• Chicago: Girl and the Goat, Cabro, Sushi Bar Chi
  
• Denver: Uchi Den
  
• Dallas: Komodo, Sushi Bar Dallas
  
• Houston: Uchiko Hou, Toca Madera
  
• Miami: Mila, Casadonna, Casa Neos, Pastis
  
• Nashville: Sushi Bar Nash, The Optimist
  
• New York: Meduza Mediterrania, Saint Theos, K’Far, Tucci
  
• Los Angeles: Cabra LA, DiDi
  
• Washington D.C.: Imperfecto, The Saga

Sushi | Bar, already well-known in dining circles, took on a national profile in May after the New York Times tagged it an archetype of ‘bromakase’ dining.

Bilt dining series reservations are offered starting at $75 or 6,000 points per person. Personally I value the points to highly and would spend the cash – but I like that they’re offering a decent value per point on these as well.

The killer app by the way, aside from a genuine deal at Sushi Bar, is actually getting in. Here in Austin you probably aren’t going to get into Tsuke Edomae which is better (though several readers have scored reservations following my pointers), but this is a pretty great way to do a still very good sushi dining experience.

Chef Michael Che, Tsuke Edomae

Bookings open July 29:

• 12 Noon Eastern for Platinum members
  
• 12:10 p.m. Eastern for Gold members
  
• 12:20 p.m. for Silver members
  
• 12:30 p.m. for General members

Double Points on the First

Each Rent Day, Bilt offers double points on spending charged to their co-brand Bilt Mastercard, up to 10,000 additional points.

• 6x on dining
  
• 4x on travel
  
• 2x on other non-rent spend

Naturally, cardholders must still use their card 5 times each statement period to earn points.

I save up bills for the first of the month to charge and earn double points – because the spending also counts towards earning Bilt status, which I value for things like Alaska Airlines status, bonuses on transfers, and early access to sushi deals.

SoulCycle And Free Rent Are Back

Bilt members can book a complimentary bike at a themed SoulCycle class booked through the app starting Tuesday, July 30th at Noon Eastern. One participating rider will win a month’s rent up to $2,500.

They also give away rent via their Family Feud-style gameshow “Rent Free” and their guest this month is comedian Jared Freid. The top 10 scoring Bilt members win rent for the month, and the next 600 earn Bilt points. Sadly, free points for trivia questions has been sunset.