Hi,
I'm curious on other peoples' thoughts here. Traditionally, I have used my MR points at higher end properties which seemed like a decent use of points. On a recent trip, I thought it would be a good idea to use some points but was shocked at some of the discrepancies.

Lets consider Madrid, where I saw this:
- 1 night for 30,000 points or 96 EUD
- 1 night for 30,000 points or 220 EUD
- 1 night for 10,000 points or 100 EUD
- 1 night for 10,000 points or 46 EUD

30,000 points or 96 EUD? One property is 100 EUD or 10,000 points yet the property that is 96 EUD is 30,000 points!? These just don't seem to add up and it seems more like a craps shoot hoping the hotel you want to stay at happens to have better value.

Screen shots below:
https://secure.flickr.com/photos/118...6773/lightbox/
https://secure.flickr.com/photos/118...0634/lightbox/

Is there a rhyme or reason to this? I guess it is just based on however they categorize these properties?