If you've been following this forum, you've seen a number of threads regarding the wild swings in redemption levels in Europe. I, and a number of other FT'ers, were able to score some nice properties at the 8000 point rate.

That being said, 8000 points/night for anywhere in Europe has rarely if ever been seen before - it is indeed a rara avis. I had scored a number of nights in Dublin a couple of years ago at 10,000 points/night and I was ecstatic at the time. You can imagine how I felt about 12 nights in Paris for 8K/night.

With all the devaluation going on with Hilton and Marriott, I'm looking more and more at Choice as my main property, and hoping for 'miracles' again.