Originally Posted by
mikelat
My Fiancé and I are headed to Chicago for the 4th of July weekend. I have no status with Carlson.
I'm debating between using 150k points for 2 nights in a "Premium Award-Business-King Room" or booking 2 nights at the Marriott Magnificent Mile and hoping my Marriott Plat status gets me a nice upgrade.
Seeing as the rooms are going for $269/night, I suspect the 150k points is a good value, but can anyone confirm? I had attained them through 2 total stays back in 2012 during a promo so this helps use them and not have to worry about expiration. I don't know anything about typical value for points though so wondering if ~$0.004/pt is a good value or not. Are there better redemptions out there?
Just wondering if anyone can compare this property to the Marriott.
With the Club Carlson card, you'd pay 1/3 of that points rate for a regular room. A friend of mine upgraded after he got there for lounge access for $40 for 2 nights. Well worth it if you have two people having the breakfast.