Best use of Chase UR points for accommodations around the world
Feb 26, 2015, 1:26 pm
#1
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Best use of Chase UR points for accommodations around the world
My wife and I will be traveling around the world in a couple weeks. I have yet to book most of my hotels. Where would we maximize the value of the points?
Points:
Chase UR 206,495 points
Certificates:
Have received 1 of 2 Hilton Weekend nights certificates
Just recieved 2 Chase Hyatt cards with those we will get 4 nights at a hyatt
Itinerary
Arrive
ORD-SYD March 18
SYD-BNE March 21
BNE-DPS March 24 I have booked Bali
DPS-DMK March 28
DMK-NRT March 31 I have booked Tokyo
NRT-AUH April 7 I would like to spend 1 day in AUH and 1 day in Dubai
AUH-MAD April 8 I have to confirm this date, i was expecting to have 48hrs
After MAD we will travel by train to the following places
Madrid-Barcelona- Nice(maybe)-Paris-Brussels-Munich-Vienna
VIE-ORD April 30
Points:
Chase UR 206,495 points
Certificates:
Have received 1 of 2 Hilton Weekend nights certificates
Just recieved 2 Chase Hyatt cards with those we will get 4 nights at a hyatt
Itinerary
Arrive
ORD-SYD March 18
SYD-BNE March 21
BNE-DPS March 24 I have booked Bali
DPS-DMK March 28
DMK-NRT March 31 I have booked Tokyo
NRT-AUH April 7 I would like to spend 1 day in AUH and 1 day in Dubai
AUH-MAD April 8 I have to confirm this date, i was expecting to have 48hrs
After MAD we will travel by train to the following places
Madrid-Barcelona- Nice(maybe)-Paris-Brussels-Munich-Vienna
VIE-ORD April 30
Feb 26, 2015, 2:14 pm
#2
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Park Hyatt Sydney is a special property in a great location.
There are excellent Hyatts in Tokyo, but I think you have already booked a hotel there?
Paris has the exquisite Park Hyatt Vendome.
The new Park Hyatt Vienna is supposed to be very special in a superb location.
Munich City Hilton has a very convenient location over a subway station that you can reach on a straight line from the airport.
Perhaps you could list where you'll be on weekends?
There are excellent Hyatts in Tokyo, but I think you have already booked a hotel there?
Paris has the exquisite Park Hyatt Vendome.
The new Park Hyatt Vienna is supposed to be very special in a superb location.
Munich City Hilton has a very convenient location over a subway station that you can reach on a straight line from the airport.
Perhaps you could list where you'll be on weekends?
Last edited by SanDiego1K; Feb 26, 2015 at 2:24 pm
Feb 26, 2015, 3:34 pm
#3
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Sydney Weds. Mar. 18th - Thurs. 19th - Fri. 20th - Sat 21st
Brisbane Sat. 21st - Sun. 22nd - Mon. 23rd - Tues 24th
Bali Tues. 24th - Weds. 25th - Thurs. 26th - Fri. 27th - Sat. 28th
Bangkok Sat. 28th - Sun. 29th - Mon 30th - Tues 31st
Tokyo Tues. 31st - Weds. April 1st - Thurs. 2nd - Fri. 3rd - Sat. 4th - Sunday 5th - Monday 6th
Abu Dahbi Tues. 7th
Madrid Weds. 8th
I have not booked the train tickets yet so i am not sure for the rest of the cities.
My intention is to save the most amount of money for accomodations and maximize their value
Brisbane Sat. 21st - Sun. 22nd - Mon. 23rd - Tues 24th
Bali Tues. 24th - Weds. 25th - Thurs. 26th - Fri. 27th - Sat. 28th
Bangkok Sat. 28th - Sun. 29th - Mon 30th - Tues 31st
Tokyo Tues. 31st - Weds. April 1st - Thurs. 2nd - Fri. 3rd - Sat. 4th - Sunday 5th - Monday 6th
Abu Dahbi Tues. 7th
Madrid Weds. 8th
I have not booked the train tickets yet so i am not sure for the rest of the cities.
My intention is to save the most amount of money for accomodations and maximize their value
Feb 26, 2015, 3:36 pm
#4
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Conrad Bangkok is lovely, and two of your four nights there are on a weekend.
Lots of folks like Conrad Bali. (I prefer to stay in Ubud.)
Conrad Tokyo is a wonderful property.
Regarding your Chase points, in general I prefer to use Chase for airline points. But if you are set on using them for hotel points, you'd get more worth moving them to Hyatt than Marriott or Interconti. They all move 1:1, but in general, there are lower point redemption for Hyatt.
Lots of folks like Conrad Bali. (I prefer to stay in Ubud.)
Conrad Tokyo is a wonderful property.
Regarding your Chase points, in general I prefer to use Chase for airline points. But if you are set on using them for hotel points, you'd get more worth moving them to Hyatt than Marriott or Interconti. They all move 1:1, but in general, there are lower point redemption for Hyatt.
Feb 26, 2015, 3:45 pm
#5
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I booked The Amala in Seminyak (Bali)
Conrad Tokyo would have been nice too if it wouldnt have been fully booked
Would Conrad Bangkok be a good use for those certificates?
The Vienna Hyatt does look nice and i would only need 25k points per night ..
Conrad Tokyo would have been nice too if it wouldnt have been fully booked
Would Conrad Bangkok be a good use for those certificates?
The Vienna Hyatt does look nice and i would only need 25k points per night ..
Feb 27, 2015, 9:13 am
#6
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you cld always consider paying IHG $200 for Ambassador, and getting a free weekend night, plus all the benefits, pays for itself, there are also very reasonable trades going about, Coupon Connection, The Exchange, on MilePoint, and elsewhere for the standard 5K point code, which in $ terms equates to $35, if you book, and cancel, that's what the IHG points amount to, .007, so any Fri/Sat or Sat/Sun night stays, you halve your cost with the free night. Middle East weekends inc Thurs/Fri/Sat