Originally Posted by
Boraxo
Was worried that all the former SPG Cat 7 hotel award nights would get snapped up at the new 20k-SPG/60k-MR rates (formerly 30k/90k). But I had no trouble booking my 5 night ski season award and now working on a couple of others. The space seems to be there if you can work through the glitchy IT. Anybody else?
I booked the St Regis Punta Mita with points. I read Marriott's terms and conditions, which state that if a standard room is available for purchase using cash then we can use points for that room. This is different from the old policy, which basically allowed hotels to set aside a small percentage of standard rooms for awards. This new policy is probably the reason that we're seeing good availability!