If you stayed at the Hilton Athens, you were there on a pointstretcher - it normally costs more points than that. Cat 6 always requires the same number of points, unless they are offering pointstretcher stays. (A few years ago, the Hilton Athens was perhaps a Cat 3 or 4 - but that has been a while longer than "last year".)
If you have an American Express card, try booking four nights for an AXON award - there is a definitive AXON thread.
Originally Posted by
sard
Just made a reservation for 2 nights at the Hilton Sedona in August.
Its costing 50k a night.
I was shocked that it is costing so many points.
Last year I went to Greece, and it was only 25k a night.
And it was a cat 6 also.
Is there such a big difference between those hotels?