escapefromphl

Yeah this make's no sense. I've received 100K points from my spouses account this year so does that mean I can not buy any points with this promo? Has anyone who has transferred 100K tried to buy?

Or should I just buy points from another family members account and transfer from there?

theOtherHolmes

So I have purchased 50K no problem previously— to top up an award. Can’t purchase again apparently. In between my husband did transfer me 100K points

escapefromphl

How did you find this out?

est-gratuite

50,000 points costs 437.50 US Dollars on this special offer.
Is that really a good deal ?

50,000 points gets you 1 night in a category 6 hotel at standard redemption rates.
I'm pretty sure I can find many category 6 hotels at less than 437.50 USD per night.

escapefromphl

You can also find many category 5 hotels more than $437.5 per night. If you can reach the 5th night free threshold it can approach half the prevailing rate. Many properties in Europe for next summer can be booked at a significant discount using this promotion.

yuel

Im lookin into vegas in January, cheapest room near the strip is $569 almost $600 with tax or 30K points for Ri

eponymous_coward

Sure, but you could also use those points at lower category properties and get more nights out of them. In some cases a LOT more with fifth night free during off-peak times.

theOtherHolmes

Yup I’m redeeming 50K at a Courtyard in Asia what would have been $600 USD if paying cash.

margarita girl

Even though you are limited to 100K pt transfer from any one person, you can receive up to 500K pts/yr in your account. So I don’t think you would be barred from buying. Why don’t you try it and report back?

escapefromphl

^ My points posted within 24 hours. There is no restriction for people who have received 100k points gifts.

yyzflyer

I've seen several comments about how using this offer to buy 50K points for $437.50, then redeeming them for a single night at a 50K/night hotel is not a very good deal. Here is a different perspective - multiple nights at a lower rate hotel. I attend an event in Florida every year and save my Marriott points for basic Category 3 hotels in the area that price out at $300+ a night that time of year. 70K points gets you 5 nights, which is a relative bargain. The math makes a lot more sense from that perspective if you need extra points.

theOtherHolmes

Same, Courtyard Shenzhen Bay is about $200 USD per night after tax, and it’s a cat 2. Best use of points ever especially when there’s a conference in town (and it’s not for work).

writetorich

Does this math presuppose a 60';000 purchase for 25,000 miles? i.e. 40,000 would only get 20,000 miles. If the math is correct it a offer with nominal downside and just tying up your capital with Marriott.
This is the problem I see, 100K points is not a needle mover. What about two relatives each buying 100K and then consolidating the 300k? FLAG? ALLOWED?h

regarding the comment that wait for an AA promotion, that is penny foolish and dollar foolish.
1-name of the game buying on Spec is Flexibility and protection from "arbitrary enhancements".
2- Assuming miles can go into airline of choice in future , not a horrible deal.
3=sometimes airlines have bonuses on incoming hotel points.!!
4 And you have the option of storing in Marrriott and a situation may appear where using the purchase points yields a good or great vale.-- Hay anything is possible.

My problem is that this is 100K cap if all goes according to hoyle.
so the old Starwood 33K ( Yawn) --- you need at least 300K Marriott points via this promotion to have full options,
It's hardly a steal or an insider price, but I don't see a lot of downside worse case scenario.

Boraxo

Not sure this is a good idea with most bloggers valuing MR points at .007 cent per point prior to major deval in March (and now peak pricing). But maybe useful to top off a 5th night free award.

Concur that 100k is not likely to move the needle for top properties that may now require 100k+ per night for peak periods.

Unfortunately I never require rooms at properties below Category 5, which generally requires 35k per night. So 100k doesn't even get me 3 nights. These nights typically go for $150-200 per night - so it would not make sense to pay $875 for 3 nights (and no earn)





I would never buy points to transfer to AA as you cannot predict when AA will have a sale. Most bloggers now value AA points at <.015 cents per mile so not worth paying more unless you won the lottery on a TATL or TPAC business class saver award.

escapefromphl

Should be allowed. FWIW, you should be able to have 4 relatives buy and transfer as well as yourself.