Originally Posted by
arlflyer
Not really sure if this is germane to this thread, but what the heck...I noticed recently that at least one upside, if you will, of all the fooling around with hhonors points valuations is that at least some point redemption prices have come down in low seasons. Was poking around D.C. redemptions for early December (absolute dead zone for paid stays) and was pleased to see a lot of reasonable points rates (Capital Hilton at 29k, etc.). Gotta look for the silver lining, I suppose.
This is exactly what I am finding as well. Also some great redemptions at airport hotels (20K points for DoubleTree Newark Airport, 20K HGI near IAH). Those are both well over a penny a point when you add the steep taxes that you don't have to pay on top of premium airport area rates. Some properties have gone up, some are deals. Points are easy to get.