Originally Posted by
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100000 miles can be redeemed for a trip that would cost $5000 cash. 100000 hotel points in a program like Marriott or Hilton is more likely to get you just 2 or 3 nights at $300++ cash hotels.
That's not even taking into account the functional difference between a 5* and 2* hotel is way less than Y and F or even Y and J.