Originally Posted by colerc

SPG is pretty generous on walks for elites -- you get both the points you originally would have earned on the stay plus the number of points you would have needed to get a free night at the property, i.e. 12K points for a Cat5, in addition to having your first night comped. Make sure you take advantage!
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