Originally Posted by
krazykanuck
Even with a 50% transfer bonus for MR to Hilton, Chase UR -> Hyatt is still probably a better value in many cases assuming there is a Hyatt where you are going, especially if you're not booking their top category hotels. I mean most Hyatt properties are 15k pts/nt or less, which is 1:1 with UR. Hilton's program is now mostly revenue based, but still maintains category caps, so unless you're in some high demand situation where the cash price is high yet there are still standard award rooms available, you're kinda stuck in the 0.5-0.7 cpp range. I've never transferred MR to Hilton and don't imagine why I would (much like xfering to Delta) but just my thoughts.
Yes, but $0.005-$0.007 on Hilton gives you $0.013 - $0.021 per MR. Hyatt generally is in that $0.015 - $0.02 range already. In addition, you get 5th night free with Hilton on awards which Hyatt does not help.
For example I was just looking at stays in Aruba at the Hyatt and at the Hilton. The particular dates I was looking at had 7 nights at the Hyatt for 25k, 175,000 total or 7 nights at the Hilton for 432,000 Hilton points (72k/night 5th night free). 432,000/2.6 current MR transfer ratio = 166,153 MR points.
Cash rate for the Hyatt was $2454 and cash rate for the Hilton $2647