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Old Mar 4, 2013 | 1:08 pm
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rajin
 
Join Date: Dec 2012
Posts: 114
Originally Posted by yerffej201
But you're overpaying for the room. If you had purchased Hilton points outright, and used the points for the exact same AXON award, the cost would be much less.
Good point. Hilton Points are purchaseable at 10k for 100$, so 145k points would cost $1450. That's the upper bound on what the 4 nights in the room would cost. It's just like you wouldn't compare it to a full price room if there was a 50% off coupon that you would have used if paying cash.
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