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Old Mar 8, 2021 | 11:16 am
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Well, are these incredibly cheap nights and are you using some other credit card to pay besides a Bonvoy card?

At $150/nt and using a Bonvoy card, you'd be at 122k points without any promo or amenity points.

I value my Marriott points at a little under a penny each. Sometimes that's 12,500 for a basic Spring Hill Suites. Other times that's a Travel Package for a higher-end hotel. Hilton has occasional opportunities to earn a LOT per stay, but Marriott has greater utility across their category/price spectrum - some decent redemptions in many different scenarios. Hilton's value on a single night at a mid-tier hotel is usually terrible. 5 nights in the Maldives, they're great... Just depends on what you're after.
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