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.