Hotel Name: Suiran, a Luxury Collection Hotel, Kyoto
Arrival Date: November 2018, 2 nights
Number of Rooms: 1
Number of Guests: 2
Room Type: Superior Room
Starwood Brand Web Site Room Rate: 121 888 JPY
Competing Rate: 110 000 JPY (incl. breakfast and service charges + taxes)
Competing Web Site: Amoma
Comments: Approved after about 1-2 hours (with a happier 'congratulations for your valuable find' than usual).
I chose 25% instead of 2k Starpoints so final rate is 83 000 JPY (including taxes and service charges)