Originally Posted by
ThreeA4Me
Two nights using BRG would be $698ai and I could use 22,000 points for the third night so I wouldn't have to switch hotels.
So the Q becomes:
45,000 points for Hotel 48 Lex
v
$700 for Andaz Wall Street plus 22,000 points (and the points earned for $700 plus better amenities)
Andaz is probably the better hotel, so all things equal it is probably the better choice. Paying for all three nights might be an even better deal if you have an alternate use for the points that will yield better value.
On the other hand spending approximately 23k points (less the points you would earn on the $700 at andaz) to save an incremental $700 would also be a good value.
It really depends on your personal valuation of the points and your alternate uses for them.