MpClaw... yes, maybe I got the math wrong.
Most of my stays in NYC have been around
200 dollars or less because I save all the
sale literature from the hotels and check
their websites for sales. (I won't give prices here.) I won't pay outrageous prices
for a hotel unless it's really special (the
Ritz in Paris for example.)

The Westin central Park has several special
weekend offers and a 30 points per dollar offer celebrating the changeover. I'm staying there this saturday nite and looking
forward to it.