Originally Posted by tbatty
I think that Hamptons,Garden Inns, and Hiltons will win out with me just because of the points and the ability to "move up the chain". I appreciate everyone's help--I have learned so much! FT rocks.
Now, the HH AMEX also permits you to spend shorter consecutive periods of time on a reward stay at a discount vis a vis the per night reward rate.
Normally, you would need to stay 6 consecutive nights at a Category 5 or 6 hotel to get the best "point discount" per night for the specific property.
However, if you are a cardholder, you only need spend 4 consecutive nights at a Category 5 or 6 for you to get a very good point discount.
Although the Category 5 is 15,000 points over the 4 nights, the Category 6 discount is quite, quite good.
A six night stay yields a per night point cost of approx 29,167 point per night.
However, with the HH AMEX "AXON" 4 night code, the rate only rises to approx. 31,000 points per night.
Not only is this a significant savings, as most know, the problem with HHonors rewards is getting 6 consecutive award nights!! Therefore, this 4 night reward really helps!!