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Old Dec 28, 2008 | 4:33 pm
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goldarm
 
Join Date: Jun 2003
Programs: Marriott LT Plat, AA Lifetime Gold, United Premier Gold, Hilton Gold
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Originally Posted by phatrabbitzz
I am considering a stay at Courtyard Venice Airport in Venice, Italy on 2/7-2/8 which is 30K points or 115 Euro. This means it's about 0.0054 $c/per point (assuming 1.4 exchange rate) which is a pretty poor ratio.

Question is how much would my final bill be for this one night stay after taxes etc.?

Thanks!
It all depends on your vital stats....are you flush with points? are you plat? might you need the night to qualify for gold or plat next year? Will there be another megabonus during this time?

The rate you see should be inclusive of tax and service...so typically no hidden costs above room rate.

All things equal, I would pay for this one and save the points for a larger kill (i.e longer stay/package)

Anything less than .015/point for me is a pay point.

YMMV
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