Over here, there seems to be the opinion that *wood points are worth 3 to 5 times what Hilton points are worth. It got me thinking.

I got started in this game a couple of years ago - I was staying at a Crowne Plaza, so I signed up for Priority Club. At the time, I wanted the miles (2.5 miles/$) and never thought of points. Went to plat, and then faded away.

Later on, I joined HHonors and made it to Diamond. Spent my points at the Paris Hilton and it really drove home the value of hotel points.

Now, I'm in Marriott Rewards. I check out their award program on the web, and it seems that they have fewer properties than Hilton (in Europe), but the redemption cost is less.

I have an SPG card, but haven't been in a *wood hotel in about 3 years.

So ... what is everyone's feelings about the relative value of the different programs? It seems there is some sort of consensus that *wood is the "best" (whatever that means). Every forum has members who insist that "their" program is the best.

I wonder if we could get some sort of reasonable relative ordering of the different programs, along with why you think the way you do about your program, and some numerical value (pgm A = 2.5 X pgm B, etc.)

I hope this is the right forum for this - if not, please feel free to move it.