Originally Posted by
ExtonUS
I think you will be hard pressed to find a Category 4 hotel that is $200 a night. I would put the value closer to $100-125.
Outside of a very few redemption locations (generally Europe or NYC) or travel packages IF you value the miles on business class flights I wouldn't value a marriott point at more than $0.005.
You can buy a $1000 Marriott gift card for 190,000 points. This comes out to .005 a point and I think of that as a very poor spend for Marriott points.
Value packages, NYC, Europe, the Caribbean, San Francisco, San Diego, San Antonio, Chicago, Toronto, Vancouver, etc., etc., are what makes the points valuable to me.
Personally, I think .01 a point is a good starting point for the value of these points, but I always try for more value from them.
Just my opinion.