<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by Stephen loves Starwood:
Stay with Starwood.

The more loyal you are with them, the better chance they'll take of you in the future.

And it's not all that black and white when we think of the free night promos via Marriott and Hyatt. Because basically, you are earning 1 free night at SPG for every night stayed for the duration of the Free Wknd Loyalty Promo and as a Plat you continue to earn the equivalent of 2 free nights at Category 1 hotels for every 3 stays. Sure less valuable in that the categories are not as great as the MAR & HYATT promos but still a money saver.

In any case, at least make sure you reach the 20K maximum limit with SPG because each stay equals to one free night.

i.e., 100$ night = 300 pts + 500 Web booking bonus + 500 Plat bonus + 1000 Free Wknd Loyalty promo (5K for 5 nights) = 2300 SPG pts of which 2K equals 1 free Category 1 night, and is often a savings of at least 100$.

There really are no better choices at this time.

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