Hilton HHonors - Pay or award for Embassy Suites Atlanta Perimeter?

I will be going to Atlanta for a week over Thanksgiving and have made a total of seven pointstretcher award-reservations alternating between wife and myself for the Embassy Suites Perimeter (at 15K points a night). Total comes to 105K points for all nights.

After doing so I just found our I can buy these nights at the hotel at 80.10$ non-refundable or 89$ fully refundable. Based on the fully-refundable rate I get about .65ct per point out of it - probably not the best ratio.

So I am open to suggestions - would you rather pay the rates mentioned, or use the award as I have currently booked...or even a combination of both?

Greetings - Dirk

It works out somewhat better when you tack on a 12% room tax. ^ The other beautiful thing about points is that they are substituted for after-tax dollars. ^ Of course, you have to net all of this against the points that you won't receive by staying free. :( Then again, a point balance doesn't earn interest... :confused:

Dirk,

if you want Hilton, stay put with the ES, but the area is famous for cheap hotels.I used to stay at the Hyatt Perimeter Suites at $ 65, now it goes for $ 69.50 from Thursday til Sunday.

I actually stayed twice at the Hawthorn Suites around the corner.They have a coupon in the Roomsaver book for $ 79 on weekdays and $ 52 on weekends and have a free nights promo going on right now.Per stay you get a free night !! Cheapest rate on the web should be $ 59.

We are talking about the equivalent of a Homewood Suites, but with a full kitchen.
Hot breakfast and evening reception, beautiful location with balconies facing a creek at one side of the hotel.