Originally Posted by
flyou10
The benefit of knowing this number would be the have a base for deciding if a room is a good value for a stay. Again, I know it depends on location, and other factors. However, by having this starting point you can figure out if the current point pricing is above or below par.
Again, just way, way too many variables. Would you feel comfortable paying $95 or 19,000 points? What about $250 or 50,000 points? In both cases, the point value is the same.
Do you have points you want to burn because you won't be staying at Hilton again for a while? Are you saving points for another trip? Do you have limits on how much you'll spend per night in case? Would you split it up with cash and points for a night?
If I'm going to a city and can get a room 2 or 3 blocks away for half the price of a room at another hotel, that to me is a better value for a stay rather than figuring out if I should spend cash or points in the more expensive hotel in the first place.
So, "40,000" points means absolutely nothing. Using an exaggerated example: 35,000 points at the Hampton Inn in Clarksville, Arkansas is definitely a worse value than 45,000 points on New Years Eve in the NYC Doubletree Times Square. But if you're trying to use 40,000 as a base, you'll seriously overconsider such an comparison.