CokeandTaco

Thanks for all of your time and effort.^

Miami Beach, FL-
CP: South Beach - Z Ocean Hotel is currently @ 45k

Tampa, FL-
SS: Tampa East- Brandon is currently @ 20k

Wan1dap

^Good to see the two ICs at Hua Hin and Samui have dropped. Overall for me a positive outcome, either steady or down.

honu

Yup, most (roughly 75%) Australian hotels have gone up by 5 or 10K; six have stayed at the previous point level, and AFAIK only three went down by 5K (CBR, OOL, ASP). In Sydney, the airport hotel remains at 25K and IC was already 50K; everything else went up 5-10K. In MEL, CP and HI CBD went up 10K; Kakadu up 5K, CNS up 10K (to 35K and often rooms could be had for <$150!), DRW both HIs up 5K, PER HI up 10K etc. etc. Nice.

I agree with those who think that this will become a secondary (or tertiary) program for many of us, kind of like Choice Privileges but with Point Breaks instead of the seasonal promotions that make CP a tolerable, even nice program. Most "aspirational" properties have become too expensive now. Oh well, it was fun while it lasted, time to move on...

alrvd83

Unbelieveable!!! Last yr I did half IHG and half MArriott. I have been unloading pts like crazy because I was gradually switching to Marriott...70k ihg pts in Nov in key west and 140k ihg pts last month in London.

Now after reading the full list, including my fav crowne plaza z ocean where I have redeemed MANY pts there...I remember when the Z ocean was 30k. now its 45k lol

Off to Marriott I go full time...anyone want 175k IHG pts? f this

Happy

Turin before last year's devaluation was 15K only. At 15K it was a bargain. At 25K it was just OK. 20K is about right. Great location. basic hotel.

HIX San Giovanni is very convenient if you only need an overnight stay for pre or post cruise as the train station nearby has direct lines to either cruise port or airport and is a super quiet station unlike the craziness at termini. Agree it has a very good breakfast. I am glad it went down to 20K though last 2 times we paid, 93 euro and 112 euro respectively.

Montreal

Candlewood Suites Times Sq. has a 75% INCREASE - goes up from 20,000 to 35,000 points. All Holiday Inns go up from 25,000 to 35,000 points.

All San Francisco Holiday Inns also go up from 25,000 to 35,000 points. Surprisingly when I check random rates at these hotels they are at least 20-25% less than what they were set at last year The Message is use $$ to stay as we are making it "cheaper" to stay and we are making it more "expensive" to use points.

tobegold

HIX Windsor UK was 15k now 10k (not on the chart)
HIX Harlow UK was 15k now 20k (not on the chart)
HIX Amsterdam South was 15k now 20k (chart overstates both by 10k)

Rebooked 2nights in Windsor, 10k is a sweet a deal.

honu

That's one message. The other is "start looking elsewhere". Carlson Club is definitely on the move and Choice Privileges can offer great values with properties that are often equivalent to non-ICs (especially for people who travel to Europe). When you combine the stricter elite qualification rules and poor elite bennies, the second serious devaluation in a year, the uneven quality of its products, and the appalling lack of CS, what does PC have left to make you choose their hotels instead of others? Well, mainly that they're everywhere and PB can still be an occasionally attractive proposition (given a decent list, which may or may not be available again).

Happy

Now I can cancel the existing booking at Dijon and replace it with the 10K lower rate.

Also have booked 2 nights at Nice a couple weeks ago and now save 10K each night. All other properties at Nice are not available for our dates in April very strange. (not even pay nights but I have checked no event in town.)

Currently holding Hilton HHonor at Lyon because HI seems have very mixed review... Yet at 10K may be worth to reconsider.

aussielori

I am getting the we can only accommodate 3 nights as a one time exception crap.
anyone else.

from the promo


The Reward Night chart above is effective January 18, 2013. If the hotel that you originally planned to book now requires more points, simply call the Priority Club Service Center to reserve your Reward Night and ask for the original point price. This offer is valid through March 18, 2013.

drspear

its par for the course with the line that if you phone up and get someone else, you get a different answer.

If you insist on getting through to the US, you are almost granteed satisfaction

This isnt the call centre operator's fault, there are stories of them losing their job for not reading an answer out of a book, and they have no authority to do anything really, where USA does.

Boraxo

As LoyaltyTraveler pointed out, California got hammered pretty much across the board. SF properties are up (hello priceline) and the motel quality HIX in San Luis Obispo and Avila Beach that routinely get an absurd $200 for weekend nights go from 25k -> 30k. I guess I will book my summer weekends now and enjoy seeing the owners face drop when I checkin on a sold out weekend. In the rare case I decide to stay at an nice IC I can simply use my free Chase nights and 2-for-1 certs (assuming I retain ambassador).

mnredfox

I missed it too.

Nice, those worked good for you.

But bad at the HKG side.

^

Overall I'm seeing these changes as a big devaluation. Why? Yes same # went down as went up per PC, BUT the increases seem to be 10-15K when the decreases were 5K.

mnredfox

Bummer, HIX South Lake Tahoe up 5K.

21H21J

At 25k the was one of the best value hotels on points, at 35k was okay, now at 45k I'm not so sure.

Still I'm glad that my week long stay next month was booked at 25k