My best Starwood hotel redemption ever is non-aspirational!

By: Ben Schlappig

Updated: October 30, 2018
Published: October 4, 2012

27 comments

Last night I redeemed my Starpoints efficiently and non-aspirationally!

4,000 Starpoints vs. $343.65. One of the few hotel redemptions I’ve made lately that was a complete no brainer. Not factoring in promotions, that’s ~8.5 cents per Starpoint (or 2.83 cents per Marriott point), which I think is the highest value (at least on paper) that I’ve gotten on my Starpoints.

For the bonus round, can anyone guess the hotel? It’s downright shocking this hotel can get away with charging $300+ per night (or $150+ per night, for that matter).

Yes, I’m ashamed to admit that my best Starwood redemption ever isn’t even for an “aspirational” property.

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julian Guest

October 5, 2012, 4:16 pm

@lucky for better or worse I thought of you during my shower thinking you would hate how low the shower head is...

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Dan Guest

October 5, 2012, 5:20 am

lucky, Best redemption I have ever done was Sheraton Krabi during Xmas 2010. Hotel was charging RACK, but was allowing C&P bookings. Rack was around $450 USD.

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lucky OMAAT

October 4, 2012, 7:49 pm

@ matt -- It would generally, though I was booking within 24 hours so it was non-refundable regardless. @ julian -- Agreed, though unfortunately the shower heads are at most four feet tall!

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xavier Guest

October 4, 2012, 6:05 pm

I can't wait for a four points hotel review !!!

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Simon Gold

October 4, 2012, 5:07 pm

SFO Four Points - my wife and I did the same redemption in June (after HKG-SFO in SQ F!). +1 @Julian on the water pressure!

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