Originally Posted by socrates
Yes there were....they use a ratio of points earned at a hotel versus those redeemed at a hotel to determine a hotels category....the more points being redeemed the higher the category
Great bit of information! Thanks! Explains inconsistencies between rates and award categories at many Marriott properties. My guess is something similar is being used within HHonors because there are unexplainable inconsistencies between rates & award categories there too. Curious that SPG uses average room rate to assign their award categories.