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Old Feb 20, 2020, 8:42 pm
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smilee
 
Join Date: Jun 2001
Location: Victoria, B.C.
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I peg mine around 0.7 -1 cent, but HOPE to get more.

However, I take an honest look at what I would pay for. Just because a hotel might cost $700 a night and I can redeem 35K points for said hotel doesn't mean I am getting 2 cents, as I would probably not have paid the $700 a night in the first place.

Look at New York Manhattan for example. The lowest standard price will soon be about 50K+ a night for a hotel. The most I would pay in cash would probably be in the $200-$300 range, so even at 1 cent, it is STILL TO MUCH! There are some non-Marriott hotels that cash would be a much better value.

Anyhow, with how fast and frequently Marriott points are diminishing, I would hate to be sitting on a mountain of points because I had over valued them at above 0.7 cents, and didn't redeem unless I was getting 2 cents worth, especially as I could see in a very near future we will be debating if they are even worth 1/2 a cent.
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