That's what I figured, thanks for the feedback folks. I've already got quite a reputation at the office for 'playing the hotels' and switching back and forth for the next couple of months (how long the deals are good for) will just elevate me to legend status

The reason I choose AA points is to get their lifetime status -- I've only flown AA about half a dozen times and already have 700k lifetime miles with them through other means, including SPG.

I use both my Hilton and Marriott points for hotel stays (still have balances of about 200k with each). For some reason I've never quite found a Starwood hotel that I think is a good value or that I want to stay at with SPG points. Odd, but that's how it works for me.