Originally Posted by
vl_k
The thing I really do not understand is their price policy: the room rates are on par with Mercure/Novotel, yet you get points like for Ibis.
I noticed the same. For my last trip to Rome, I wanted to try eventually Mama there but it was in the 350 EUR range and less points than most brands. For Lisbon, I paid everything with points, so I didn't care about earning rate.