However, since SPG points transfer to Marriott at a 1:3 ratio, you can effectively book a Category 3 Marriott property for just 5,000
SPG points per night.
This means that even a high - end JW Marriott property, such as the JW Marriott Mexico City Santa Fe that sells for as much as $ 300 per night, can be yours for for just 5,000
SPG points per night.
To book a Category 3, you need 7k
SPG Points per night.
This is an interesting offer as all Wyndham properties can be booked with 15,000 Wyndham points, meaning you're paying only 3,750
SPG points per night for any Wyndham property.
Free nights normally cost 7,000
SPG points per night, but remember that you get the 5th night free on reward nights.
Our final stop on our month long honeymoon was a 5 night stay at the Sheraton Dubrovnik at a mere 3 - 4k
SPG points per night.
We stayed at the Westin Punta Cana for 5 nights at 10k
SPG points per night there and it was perfect for unwinding after all the festivities.
Our Southwest points and companion pass got us there for near nothing and we only spent 3 - 4k
SPG points per night.
We found availability at the Westin Puntacana Resort & Club for a mere 10,000
SPG points per night and jumped on that redemption.
This is good for up to 12 free nights at SPG hotels if you redeem for Category 1 properties at 2,000
SPG points per night.
This makes your per - night award cost as low as 9,600
SPG points per night using points that you can earn with your SPG American Express card.
The Four Points by Sheraton Kansas City Sports Complex hotel charges 3,000
SPG points per night on the weekends or 4,000 points during the week.
On average, the Aspen family of resorts is one of the most expensive in terms of lodging, but for as few as 12,000
SPG points per night, you can book a room at the on - mountain Westin Snowmass.
We skied as a family there over the winter break this year and paid 9,600
SPG points per night on a five - night stay while rooms were selling for $ 800 per night.
In the Dominican Republic, you can stay at the beachfront Westin Resort in Punta Cana for 10,000 Starwood points per night, or an average of 8,000
SPG points per night if you stay five nights.
For comparison's sake, a similar resort somewhere like Maui would likely cost 25,000
SPG points per night.
If you just need a place close to the airport to lay your head for a night or two while in the Dominican Republic, you can secure the Four Points Punta Cana Village starting at 3,000
SPG points per night — and that even includes breakfast!
If you crave a bit more city action while in Thailand, you can book the Aloft Bangkok starting at 3,000
SPG points per night and then take one of the hotel's free tuk tuk shuttles to the Skytrain station and be off to your next destination in a flash.
Not exact matches
The Sheraton Lake Buena Vista Resort is a category 2 hotel and at only 4,000
points per weekday
night and 3,000
points per weekend
night, you would have enough
points to book two rooms for five
nights at 28,000
SPG points.
Better yet, free hotel stays at
SPG properties start at just 2,000
per night — and even higher end Category 4 properties are just 10,000
points per night.
Current bonus: 25,000 bonus Starpoints after you use your new card to make $ 3,000 in purchases within the first three months Earning rates: 2
points per dollar spent at
SPG hotels; 1
point per dollar spent everywhere else Other benefits: No foreign transaction fees; 2 stays and 5
nights toward
SPG elite status every year; free in - room premium internet; Boingo Wi - Fi Annual fee: $ 95 (waived for the first year)
Tip # 2: You can redeem your
SPG Starpoints for hotel
nights at a pretty good value of over $ 0.02
per point for most stays.
After that we will move on to the Westin Seattle Downtown for two
nights at a cost of just 10,000 Starwood Preferred Guest (
SPG)
points per night (from Starwood AMEX card signing bonus).
When it comes to redeeming
points for free
nights, Marriott has nine categories of hotels (which cost between 7,500 and 45,000
points per night) whereas
SPG has seven, requiring 2,000 to 35,000
points per night.
On the higher end, Marriott's Ritz - Carlton properties require 70,000 Marriott Rewards
points per night versus
SPG's luxury brands (such as the St. Regis or Luxury Collection hotels), which require 30,000 to 35,000
SPG points (or 90,000 to 115,000 Marriott Rewards
points).
When I clicked to see Double Dip options for the W Seattle, I saw that the price dropped as low as $ 249
per night for a AAA rate that included 1,400 miles plus all the usual
SPG points and elite stay credit.
Marriott launched the new MegaBonus offering a free
night for two paid stays and
SPG launched two offers, one targeted and one offering 500 to 1,000 bonus
points per stay, plus 10,000 for 25
nights during the promo period.
While
SPG has 7 categories of hotels that go up to 35K
points per night, they also have a list of «special» hotels that they charge roughly double the price for.
On the other hand
SPG award
nights go from 2,000 — 35,000
points per night.
A stay in a place like St. Regis New York, a category 7 property, where an
SPG free
night will set you back 30,000
points for a hotel stay valued at USD $ 877
per night.
SPG's hotels start at just 2,000
points per night and can cost as many as 35,000
points per night.
I stayed at the Grosvenor House Hotel a few years ago and enjoyed its location near the Dubai Marina so, now that award
nights can be booked there for as little as 12,000
points per night, I can definitely see myself returning — that»; s pretty good value... especially if you have
SPG Platinum status.
As can be seen, the Flexible rate for an
SPG member was priced at $ 185
per night, whilc the rate earning
points was $ 205
per night.
The cost was 48,000
SPG points for 5
nights (12,000
nights per night, but the 5th
night is free).
Since you get the 5th
night free with
SPG and a standard room could go for $ 581 including taxes, it'd be possible to get 4.8 cents
per point in value.
ITC Kakatiya, Hyderabad is a category 2
SPG hotel, which requires only 4,000 Starpoints
per night on weekday and 3,000
points per night on weekends.
ITC Windsor, Bengaluru is a category 2 hotel in the
SPG portfolio, requiring only 3,000 — 4,000
points per night.
As a Platinum member, I'll earn 3
SPG points per dollar every
night.
Marriott launched the new MegaBonus offering a free
night for two paid stays and
SPG launched two offers, one targeted and one offering 500 to 1,000 bonus
points per stay, plus 10,000...
For example, at a Category 4 hotel that costs 10,00
points per night, the cost for 5 consecutive reward
nights would be only 40,000
SPG points instead of 50,000.
Free
nights at a Category 4 property are normally 10,000
points per night, but factoring in the free 5th
night means that it would cost 40,000
SPG points for those 5
nights.
Finally, if you want to use
points, this Four Points is an SPG Category 3 hotel, and thus 7,000 Starpoints per
points, this Four
Points is an SPG Category 3 hotel, and thus 7,000 Starpoints per
Points is an
SPG Category 3 hotel, and thus 7,000 Starpoints
per night.
Effective today, this property is now a Category 5
SPG property which means that it costs more Starwood
points per night.
Starpoints are valuable for
SPG stays (with Category 1 properties starting at just 2,000
points per night); Starpoints are valuable when transferred to a myriad of airline partners at 20,000 Starpoints to 25,000 airline miles; Starpoints are valuable when transferred to Marriott at a rate of 1 Starpoint = 3 Marriott Rewards
points — really, you almost can't go wrong with Starpoints.
If you were to book through Starwood (where the rate was also $ 440
per night), a normal
SPG Preferred member would earn 3,406 Starpoints; 5,109 for
SPG Gold (and remember, you get automatic
SPG Gold status just for having the Amex Platinum card) and 50 -
night Platinum members, and as a 75 -
night Platinum member, I'd earn 6,812
points myself.
With your reward
points, you can stay at a variety of
SPG properties for just 3,000
points per night.
A similar 3
night stay with
SPG property with similar $ 200 cost
per night would approximately earn, 200x3x2 = 1200 Star
Points..!
You will get 750
points per night, starting with the third
night of the promotion period but, as mentioned above, Marriott transfer to
SPG at a 3:1 ratio, so you're getting the same value.
Better yet, free hotel stays at
SPG properties start at just 2,000
per night — and even higher end Category 4 properties are just 10,000
points per night.
- The Westin Moana Surfrider is an
SPG category 6 property (20 - 25K Starpoints
per night or 16K - 20K
points per night on a 5
night redemption).