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Old Aug 28, 2014 | 10:02 pm
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Originally Posted by IsleOfMan
I tend to use Cash + Points most frequently for Cat 3 - 5 properties at times when their cash rates are abnormally high... i.e. a Cat 3 asking $125/night or 20,000/night ($100 value) but $40+8000 ($80 value) on C+P.
Me too, but the value proposition is sometimes terrible. I'm looking at the Doubletree London Islington for late October. It's GBP103, 70k points/night, or GBP82 + 28k points. That offer values 28k points at GBP21 -- less than $40. Most sensible to just pay the GBP103.
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