Thanks for the responses. Clearly no one right valuation.
Originally Posted by
craigthemif
The only "monetary value" of any night credit comes from:
- If you would otherwise pay for a club room, but could use the club upgrades instead
- If you would otherwise pay for breakfast out of your own pocket, but instead get it for free
- if you would otherwise pay for an upgraded room/suite/etc.
- If you would otherwise buy 15,000 points for a Cat. 4 stay or 30,000 points for a Cat. 7 stay
I don't travel for work, so for me breakfast/Club access has a monetary value since I can't expense it. While I wouldn't pay for the points for a free night, I would typically pay for the stay. So I put value on the free nights. I don't value it at the exact same as the amount I would have paid (since paid stays come with points accrual that have value to me), but close to the same value. I do agree; I wouldn't ever pay for an upgrade so don't value those much.
Originally Posted by
Tonyr4
I think that your underestimating the value per night when hitting 60 nights. The 4 suite upgrades that I applied this year alone saved me around 2k per stay.
I would never pay for a suite, so i don't see much of a monetary value in terms of saving me money. But for some, like you that would pay out of pocket, I am sure they do have a big value.
Originally Posted by
toomanybooks
Too individual an evaluation IMO for mathematical precision...
And night 60 on Dec 30 is REALLY worth a lot.
Absolutely agree. I'm trying to find out overall average for each stay credit. Qualifying Night credit #60 is worth a TON more than stay #1 for sure.