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Old Mar 3, 2017 | 12:24 pm
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craz
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Originally Posted by Delectatio
It annoys me that the amount of points required per night constantly changes while the cash rate per night hasn't changed a bit over the last few days (at least not for the properties I am looking at).

Property 1:
Wednesday morning 22k
Wednesday afternoon 19k
Thursday morning 20k
Thursday evening 30k
This morning 28k

Property 2:
Wednesday morning 30k
Wednesday evening 28k
Thursday morning 30k
Thursday evening 25k
This morning 37k

I am looking at dates in Oktober, am I supposed to check the rates every day until my dates are there, canceling and re-booking constantly to get the best deal...??
In short , yes. Its no different then a car rental which rates goes up an down all day long. Now that Hilton has put a value on each pt that results in the amount needed for a stay going up or down every time the rate does, which in most cases is more then 1 time a day

You can always simply book at the prevailing amount and never check again, if the amount being asked is OK by you. I constantly recheck my car rentals up until the time I cant change it any longer. On recent trip to MIA I checked upon arrival and it was $20 less so I CXed the old and rebooked. I didnt have to recheck and many times it doesnt result in asavings
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