Originally Posted by
mahasamatman
I believe this is unrealistic. No matter how you look at it, it's still an award, and the hotel doesn't get anywhere near the same revenue that they do for a standard revenue booking. In a similar vein, airlines don't give mileage credit for cash+miles awards either (or at least none that I know of).
No, not airlines. But HH gives stay credit for reward nights. It's about the only unmatched advantage HH has over SPG.