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Jan 13, 2015, 9:25 pm

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sethb

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Originally Posted by sr1n1

Thanks for the feedback. Here is my calculation. on an average, it takes 60,000 a night at a decent hilton property per night. If I had to pay, it wouldnt be less than $120 a night. that equates to 180K for $360 if i used the points for redeeming at a hilton property. approximately the same value for about 16-20 K points more. So i thought it wasnt bad. But very happy with the headphones tho'. sad to let go of some points.
Having said that, this year I will accrue around 700K points, which will all be redeemed in Hawaii :-)

Cat 7 is 40,000/night (at discount rates), for hotels that are well over $200 (though I personally won't pay the cash rate). I figure about 1/3 cent/point, so 198,000 points is $666.

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