Originally Posted by
songsc
...One thing to note is that the rate you paid on Amex may not be what Amex/Expedia paid to the hotel, and points are based on the hotel rate, not Amex rate....
That's interesting. It's been a while since I booked with Amex, but I didn't pay Amex. They made the booking for me, and subsequently posted the $200 travel credit to my Amex account, but nothing was prepaid for the hotel. I paid the hotel bill upon checkout like any other stay.