Originally Posted by
cfischer
Much harder to get value from IHG points vs. Marriot or Hilton in my experience.
Not true. It is always YMMV.
I have found many HI / HIX in Europe are far better value than Marriott, let alone Hilton. Used 55K for 4 nights at an HI in Munich a week ago, thanks to the 4th night free, plus will get 10% rebate back.