I should have mentioned that the above point analysis was based on achieving Spire vs Platinum.

Also, I'm not concerned about her having a certain status level since she only travels a couple nights a year without me, and those are more likely to be cheap/sleep stopovers traveling to or from her hometown.

I did book +5,000 and +4,000 rates on her account for the coming weekend. The +4,000 because it was simply a better value than the +5,000 at that hotel. The average additional cost of these was less than .39 cp. This will give her Gold anyway. That may be of a small benefit for promotions next year. And having those points in her account may also be of benefit for Points Breaks at some point.