Originally Posted by
peteropny
I generally pay around $100 a night at my local Hyatt - in return I get 1W, G2, plus the "regular" points and 1/2 FFNs as well as status requalification (although I usually end up way over on those). I figure the points are "worth" close to $80 - so the 1/2 FFN "costs" around $20 in my case.
Peter -- your logic here is what I have typically experienced. With the economic downturn, the room rate seems to have gone down here in So Cal by about 20%. I would say that these numbers are good for longer term (and more remote -- ie less Hyatt covered) redemption areas.