Originally Posted by
moondog
I'm in complete agreement with you, but you should stop by Flair (at the RC) for a drink if the weather is nice.
Also, if anyone really wants to stay at the RC, their gold card includes 1 or 2 nights, and a ton of other coupons. I'm not sure of the current price, but it's almost certainly south of $400.
Marriott recently dropped RC Pudong reward rate from 70,000 to 60,000. But since it is RC, Marriott members do not get any benefits like free breakfast or lounge access. With GH at 15,000 and PH at 20,000, you also get all the WOH benefits. So value-wise, there is no comparison. Maybe you can get lucky to get good rate at RC some days....
Ritz Carlton card get an annual free night up to 50,000 points. Not enough to stay at RC Pudong. This is sad. IMO, RC Pudong is not worth 60,000 points. The rack price would have to be about $580 to be worth the points.