Many HGIs implement the myway thing weirdly and I don't really understand why. At this hotel I know that if I set my profile to points, they will give me the breakfast anyway, so I always get both. Haven't heard about this no points on redemption thing since I've never asked for points - but I wonder if you could get 1500 points on a paid stay...
Yes, some HGIs are pretty decent giving both points and breakfast - Glasgow set my MyWay to points as they said they gave me breakfast anyway, which was very good.