Originally Posted by ehlfg
I suspect that Family Flyer meant $800/night. $800 in total for six nights at a St. Regis would be quite a deal.
If the room charge really was $800/night, that would work out to 8 cents per point.
You are correct - it was per
night at the St. Regis Aspen. The standard rate is about $850, $931 with tax. Prepaid rate is $650, $712 with tax.
Obviously, you aren't normally going to get an 8 cents/point return. But a SPG point - as opposed to an airline mile - can easily be valued at more than 1.2 cents.