Originally Posted by
hockeyinsider
Because I suspect they think they can get it. I think 45,000 points a night (let alone some of the paid rates) for the Marriott County Hall or these are category 8 properties is insane. But the reality is people pay because of location. It's like the Marriott and Ritz-Carlton properties on St. Thomas that were destroyed by the hurricanes in September 2017. From what I understand, they had the most award redemptions of any Marriott or Ritz-Carlton property.
If they thought they could get 60K+/night, they'd already be charging it.
If they put the top JWs and full-service Marriotts into the same categories as the St. Regis / Ritz Carlton / Luxury Collection / Design / etc., the number of redemptions there will drop precipitously, because, all things being equal, most travelers will elect the upscale properties. Why would Marriott want to do that?
If they can get 60K for Marriott Category 7 hotels, they can probably get 150-200K for SPG Category 7... and yet there's no such redemption level on the chart.