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Old Jun 15, 2009 | 8:42 pm
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Originally Posted by djohannw
with rates of $179 and up for a weeknight in a Fairfield Inn I'd rather use those 20K points instead. This compares to:

- Hilton Garden Inn JFK 25K
- Hampton Inn JFK 30K
- Doubletree JFK 30K
- Courtyard JFK 25K
HH points and MR points are not equal. HH is more generous in giving them out, for example through the "Points & Points" double-dip option and higher multipliers on the HH Amex card. That means the points are effectively worth less. Without getting too technical about it right now, I estimate 1 MR point is worth about 0.67 HH point. Amongst the choices you outlined above, I would pick the DT at 30k or the HGI at 25k as the best bargains, especially if I had HH status that got me benefits like free breakfast.
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