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Had we been using points for airline miles and paid for the hotel, the trip would have broken down as such:

4 domestic tickets 100,000 points (25,000 X 4) if they're available
3 nights at Disneyworld Swan Hotel $289 x 3 = $867

Instead, we purchased the airline tickets and used SPG points for the hotel.
4 domestic tickets approx. $900
3 nights in hotel 30,000 points (10,000 X 3)

The total cost worked out almost to the penny in terms of cash outlay, but we saved 70,000 points by using SPG points for the hotel.

I should point out that Starwood's no blackout dates policy is huge as well. We do a lot of family vacations during the kid's spring break in March each year. The fact that you can use points as long as there's a room available is a big benefit.
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From your example and 1 Starwood point = 3 MR points, then your 30,000 SW points would have equaled 90,000 MR point. You still saved 10,000 eqivalent MR points but not the 70,000 points.