For quite a while I had a very difficult time redeeming points for the stays I wanted and had pretty much given up on HHonors. But I still had some points left over from all those 50K promos several years ago, and the last three times I tried for an award stay I was successful on all three - a weekend at Torrey Pines Hilton, a weekend at DT Modesto, and a midweek stay at DT in San Jose.

So now I'm wondering if it's worth reconsidering HHonors and accumulating points again, if I really am able to redeem them. What is the general feeling these days about the ability to redeem points when and where you want them? Thanks.