Originally Posted by
chidi
Another way of looking at is how many nights you have to stay to get a free room, and its looking ugly:
it will take you 9 nights cash stays to get a free night at the same hotel. At some point, what's the point of brand 'loyalty'?
I agree with most of your post, but broadly speaking, how many paid nights do you think it should cost to get one free (after factoring in all discounts / rebates etc and looking at the net amount of money that actually leaves your bank account)?
Hotels.com stamp scheme is 10 paid for 1 free.