Not exact matches
SPG has the best exchange ratio for Delta SkyMiles ®, but the exchange for
Marriott points can be improved to the same
level by utilizing
Marriott's «hotel + air packages», which we talk about here.
However, the 10,000
point difference in maximum free night redemption
level — at 35,000 for the
Marriott Rewards ® Premier Plus Credit Card and 25,000 for the
Marriott Rewards ® Premier Credit Card — is worth an estimated $ 80.
One benefit of your new
Marriott Rewards Premier Plus account is an Anniversary Free Night Award e-certificate every year after your account anniversary, valid for a one night hotel stay at a property with a redemption
level at or under 35,000
points, instead of the category 1 - 4 hotel e-certificate valued up to 20,000
points you received on your
Marriott Rewards account.
Since
Marriott and Ritz - Carlton
points are interchangeable, you could also use the sign - up bonus for a two - night stay at a Tier 4 Ritz - Carlton property like the Ritz - Carlton Half Moon Bay, at a rate of 50,000
points per night when booked at the PointSavers
level, versus paying north of $ 600 per night.
Marriott offers low -
level status for free, and one night stay after each $ 3,000 of spending, but earning only one
Marriott point per dollar spent on most purchases is a poor value.
In the interest of full - disclosure, we are Elite
level Marriott rewards members and make it a
point to snag club
level rooms anytime they are available.
Applied to this situation, this means that a purchase of 15,000 Starpoints could be converted to 45,000
Marriott Rewards
points which is enough for a top -
level Marriott redemption.
I don't know anyone who values
Marriott Rewards
Points at anything near that
level — Personally I value them somewhere between 0.6 and 0.8 cents each.
This means that a purchase of 15,000 Starpoints would net 45,000
Marriott Rewards
points which is enough for a top -
level Marriott redemption:
The new incentive scheme will see
Marriott Rewards members earn 10
points per dollar spent at F&B outlets at
Marriott properties in the Washington D.C and Baltimore areas between now and 21 June (which is the same as what base -
level Marriott Rewards members earn when they stay at
Marriott's full - service properties).
There's no news as to whether
Marriott's Elites will get extra
points based on their elite status
level.
Most of the major hotel rewards programs out there, such as
Marriott, Hilton, IGH... etc., involve placing their properties within certain categories or
levels which will determine the number of their rewards
points required for a stay.
For instance, here's the
Marriott hotel reward category
levels and number of
points required for each...
The bottom line: It's as easy to redeem
Marriott points as it is to earn them, and you can get a ton of value out of your
points by choosing properties in the lower category
levels.