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Old Mar 21, 2006 | 4:51 pm
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Originally Posted by DCBob
And how much do you think the Motel 6 in Phoenix would cost? Next weekend it's $63.99 plus tax. Three nights would cost you $215. That is still $40 more than the cost of the SGP points to get a free room at the Sheraton. I think I would rather stay at the Sheraton for $40 less.

I do agree, though, that if you don't mind staying in a concrete block room the size of a jail cell (my last and only experience at a Motel 6), you aren't an SPG person and shouldn't bother staying there.
Wow. I didn't realize that Starwood room were so cheap in terms of points. Yes, I agree that conversion of points to a room might be a better use of those points than conversion of them to miles in some situations. I looked at Category 2 rooms in Europe, Asia, and South America. There are some very useful deals there, and surprisingly lots of them.

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