Originally Posted by
MemphisQueen
To clarify I've never found a Hampton Inn for less than 35K a night and I've never paid mroe than 10K a night at a Courtyard - and I cash out MR way more than HH rewards. The only ones I've seen for MR lower end hotels that are higher are in Puerto Rico, Chicago, LA, NYC, etc or other high end locations (I saw a Hampton inn in Johnson city, TN for 35K - ridiculous!).
And I'm also talking plain ole points based off the basis of the program itself as Im required to use my corporate Amex so no bonus points from either credit card program. Marriott gets me farther.
For example, Let's take Waikiki Beach as both have resort properties near each other:
-For this Sunday 13Apr - 18Apr, the following shows up
-Marriott Waikiki Beach Resort - 150K
-Embaassy Suites Waikiki Beach - 240K
-Hilton Waikiki (in town not on the beach) - 240K
Similarly hotels in Dublin, Ireland for the same trip
-Shelbourne (Renaissance) - 150K (and this hotel is on tourist maps it's so swank!)
-Conrad (HH) Dublin - 240K
-Hilton Dublin - 210K
Call me crazy but I'm still confident that my MR points go WAY farther than HH points.
I don't understand the reference to 240K. Six nights at a level 6 property is 175K if you are Gold/Diamond. I would never use 240K points any more than I would spend 35K points at a Hampton for one night!
Gold is practically given away at Hilton....not exactly sure how because I've been Diamond for quite a few years (so I never pay attention), but I see the postings about it all the time.
So even on my actual certificates, I see the reference to 240K points, but if you use a GLONP for the category 6 hotel, you only spend 175K.
I sure hope our office NEVER makes us use the gov't AMEX. That would be absolutely awful. I wonder why they do that. You are the one that has to pay regardless...so why would they care?
Regardless...just trying to clarify the 240K point reference.
Dawn