Bumping this thread to ask what are the lowest point-based rates people are seeing in the US? I used to be able to find some rates around 6k/night in sleepy suburban Fairfield Inns not far from home. But now everything seems to be 10k+ per night. Is that the best I am likely to find or should I look harder?

It looks like I will fall a few nights short of 100 for Ambassador and considering a cheap points-stay to bridge the gap. But given Ambassador's limited utility these days, it has to be a cheap stay for it to be worth it.