While there are tons of ways to use SPG points for flights, Starwood Preferred Guest is still a hotel rewards program that provides plenty of hotel
award stay options.
Let's take a look at some of the best Hyatt
award stay options around the world and other great ways to use your World of Hyatt points.
While there are tons of ways to use SPG points for flights, Starwood Preferred Guest is still a hotel rewards program that provides plenty of hotel
award stay options.
Not exact matches
However, every Starpoint you earn is very valuable, and the program provides tons of
options to book
award flights and hotel
stays.
Members with
stays on or before April 1st, 2018, were
awarded Points or Points and Miles in accordance with their Earning Style
Options.
Though you have a number of different
options available, we recommend only redeeming Gold Points towards
award night
stays.
Other times, reward card users will quickly redeem their points or miles for merchandise or gift cards rather than much more valuable
options such as an
award flight or a free night's
stay.
Now, a few IHG hotels have an
option to reduce the cost of an
award stay by 15,000 IHG points for $ 90.
A Category 4 property, an
award stay would typically cost either 15,000 points or 7,500 points + $ 100 with the cash + points
option.
The Starwood and Marriott relationship and their many airline transfer partners provide seemingly limitless
options for
award stays and
award flights.
We've covered a lot here, considering the
award chart possibilities for a multitude of carriers and in this feature spent time looking at some of the best hotel
stay redemption
options, as well.
Many travel hackers disparage SPG Flights redemptions since more nominal value can be extracted through
award stays, but I appreciate the additional flexibility this
option gives for redeeming Starpoints.
In addition to having a great all - points
award chart, Hyatt also gives you the
option to redeem points and cash for a
stay.
«Home2 Suites by Hilton Savannah Airport introduces a new extended -
stay option to this fast growing area in Greater Savannah offering convenience in a variety of way with vast shopping
options,
award - winning restaurants and entertainment within walking distance of the hotel.»
Best price guaranteed with special deals from packages & promotions, bed and breakfast inclusive
option (not available for online agents and other channels), free roundtrip scheduled shared transfer to Downtown Pattaya per person per booking, spa credit - THB 500 per room or suite, late check out upon request (subject to availability), 10 % discount on Food and Beverage in one of our 11
award - winning restaurants (excluding buffets), priority for room upgrade to next room category (subject to availability), be part of special monthly lucky draw to win exciting prizes and have the
option to personalize your
stay with unique optional extras
This earning
option may work better for some people, especially less frequent guests who won't earn the larger bonus point
awards or those who often
stay at less expensive hotels.
The Lexyl Travel Technologies
award is under 599 3 Lodging Negotiations and Management Services category which provides agencies
options for a full suite of lodging negotiation and management services for transient, extended
stay and corporate housing.
One of the new benefits is the
option to use a combination of cash and points for an
award stay.
The flexibility of a stopover (
staying at a destination more than 24 hours after landing en route to another destination) on a one - way international
award (2 total for round - trip flights), 2 open - jaws (departing from a different city than the one you landed in), and Starwood Preferred Guest and Alaska credit cards to generate points and miles would be the first
option I would consider.
However, every Starpoint you earn is very valuable, and the program provides tons of
options to book
award flights and hotel
stays.
Even
award stays sometimes have a buy - up
option if you ask the hotel before (or when) you arrive.
Another good value
option are the «fifth night free
awards» — so you can redeem a 5 - night
stay at a category 1 hotel for only 20,000 points (4 × 5,000), making long
stays more valuable!
You can check on a hotel that you have in mind with the Hilton Honors Calculator But because Hilton is eliminating
award charts and categories, it will also make it much easier to adjust the points needed (aka devaluate them) until they also reflect a value of 04 - 0.5 ct / pt, eliminating great value
options at the lower end of the Hilton brands, like the Hilton Garden Inn on Bali where I
stayed for 5,000 points per night when the rate was $ 87 / night a 1.7 ct / pt value or the Doubletree Kuala Lumpur where I paid 10,000 pt / night instead of $ 127 / night, a 1.27 ct / pt value.
Choose among our AAA Three and Four Diamond
Award - winning restaurants or our numerous in - room dining
options, it may be difficult to choose between going out or
staying in.
Members of Aegean's Loyalty Program, Miles & Bonus, have the
option to earn
Award Miles from each
stay at Yes!
The flip side of this is that you should never use this
option on
stays of exactly five nights, nor should you use it on longer
stays in a way that brings your overall
award nights down to four.
SPG points are valuable and having 25k of them means you'll have a number of
options for redeeming those points for
award stays or with their airline transfer partners.
One of the most lucrative
options is Starwood's Crossover Rewards, which
awards SPG elites perks when traveling on Delta and Delta elites benefits for
staying at its properties.