Originally Posted by
rylan
Those 50k points will cost $625. Opportunity cost is the $625 + the estimated 30k points in earning you mentioned so don't forget to factor that, since that is several nights worth of 'lost' points earn.
This.
Your choices are really:
1) Hampton Inn: $1,003 but get 37,400 HH points --> if we value HH points at $0.005 (YMMV), then it's $1,003 - (37,400 * $0.005) --> $1,003 - $187 --> $816
2a) Townplace: $625 to buy 50,000 Bonvoy points
2b) Townplace: $1,239 but get 30,000 --> if we value Bonvoy points at $0.008 (YMMV), then it's $1,239 - (30,000 * $0.008) --> $1,239 - $240 = $999
3) La Quinta: $__
The stay/night credits may have value to you if they help you earn status. And you may prefer one of these hotels over the other.
So would you rather pay $816, $625, $999, or $__ to stay at the Hampton, Townplace, or La Quinta?