Originally Posted by
Kacee
"Not that hard" doesn't mean any particular percentage of rates. It means if you look around, you can find redemptions at that level without too much difficulty. I believe that to be an accurate statement. Particularly with the current 60k per night cap.
I think this is a very accurate statement, especially if you take advantage of the 5th night free. I recently booked a room at a beach resort during high season for 5 nights. ~$470/night, or with the 5th night free, it worked out to 28,000 points per night. I've also found that rate to be accurate in the more expensive European cities.
I'm sure it's much less accurate if you're booking the Courtyard in Omaha. Personally, I don't know that it's a good value ever to use points on a $160 room, but certainly there can be other circumstances that require someone to.