Originally Posted by
Roger Lococco
The hotel is unreasonably expensive this time of year, so I can see why you would use points. We did. In retrospect, I think it was a real mistake. The smarter move would have been to save the 40,000 points, spend the $325 and get a guaranteed view room. The even smarter move would probably have been to spend $220 at the Hilton a block away.
I took your advice and cancelled the award reservation. It was made only in hopes of getting upgraded to a falls view room. Since this wasn't going to happen, I paid for one instead. This was a one time shot due to business in the area so why take the chance.