Originally Posted by bgriff

And now with peak pricing, your plan B of using it on a summer weekend in a major city is almost certain not to work -- those dates are probably now all going to be peak / 40K. (You could possibly find a 25K property that's on peak pricing for 30K, which may still cost more than $200 on a cash rate, but it would likely be a less nice property/brand so up to you how you feel about that tradeoff. Still, though, a bird in the hand.)