I know this topic has been well covered but really struck me this morning as I went to book a property for a Miami cruise. We had stayed at Conrad Miami and JW Marriott which are blocks apart and fully comparable properties. Pretty dismayed that I could book standard room Marriott at 25,000 points and Conrad was 70,000 (think it used to be 50,000).
I am a Marriott Platinum and Hilton Diamond and probably can't keep both up in a year but I am really thinking of focusing on Marriott as the reward program just seems more valuable. I was a Hilton defender against my Marriott colleagues and prefer their mid line props (Garden Inn, Embassy) but earning points with decreasing value is too frustrating.