Originally Posted by iflyjetz

^ Correct. Points only can't use DSU. I think you can use the 6K point/night upgrade to a suite with a points only stay but I've never used points for a suite upgrade.

And since points only doesn't count for stay credits, I try to only book P+C or paid stays since I tend to just barely hit the Diamond minimums of 25 stays/yr (all stays are paid for out of my pocket, no stays paid for by my employer).

Originally Posted by iflyjetz

Very true. And for lifetime status, it's strictly base points that count.

If you want a suite on a points stay, it's an additional 6K pts/night.

I've only got 4 more stays for this year to requal for Diamond so once I reach 25 stays, I'll first burn my anniversary night and then burn points (I've got a ton of HGP points) for Hyatt stays. But of course I've still got a few more SPG stays to requal for Plat so I'm favoring SPG at the moment. I've got 2 DSUs remaining and doubt that I'll burn more than 1 of those this year. That being the case, I'll likely burn the last 1 or 2 in Jan/Feb 2016.