Originally Posted by
ElmhurstNick
Realistically, I'd have to bid no more than $33 to make PL work over the HGI, where since I'm Diamond I get $12 worth of points (valued at $0.006/point), free full breakfast (so let's value this at the $7 I'd spend at Waffle House), and guaranteed free wifi. The Hyatt often comes up, but at a bid of $54-$56, and I'd have to pay for wifi.
Excelent and important point - calculating the "REAL" costs (overall) is a very important thing to do (and I think that too often, people forget to do it).
I'm facing a somewhat different dilemma later this week. For a one-night stay, I can either use points at a hotel that will require a shuttle, cab ride or car rental to reach, or I can PL a room at the airport (free shuttle).
In my case, even with paying PL for my airport hotel room, I will come out at least $10 ahead, and will have my points intact to use in the future.