Originally Posted by
Yellowjj
It may have been the hotel adjusting the suite category. I've seen quite a few Homewood Suites classify either the full king suite or the 2 bed suites as "premium rewards", while just the studio suite is labelled standard. This has been happening for years, so can't really blame the new system for that. While it's only a small percentage doing it; it does make you wonder if all will follow soon enough.
In this case, the award was a standard award in February; premium award now. This was a March 1st change for sure.
Originally Posted by
prushing
I'm getting .0077 next week, but its because the rates are +$300 at Hampton Inn because of NCAA basketball tournament.
That's about where I am as well...mainly because this Homewood (even a studio) is $380/nt with taxes. (48k points/night) Comparable properties across all brands are similar, and with 4 people I can't exactly gamble on Priceline. Still a good spot for points, although the future will probably have fewer and fewer sweet spots as hotels raise their maximum points rates to cover their high-season rates at 0.5 cpp or so.
Then, the entire HH value prop will be hitting big promos and using the CC just enough to lock up Diamond. This program will eventually be like IHG with its inflation and promos-upon-promos to keep people coming back. Well, minus the IHG pointstretchers, which are often exceptional value.
