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by milliesimitz New Member February 16, 2019, 4:58 pm

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milliesimitz New Member
February 16, 2019, 4:58 pm

Would you use 35,000 Marriott Reward points for a one night stay where the cost would be $159 (before taxes)? Seems high to me.
MidSouthSkier Community Ambassador
February 16, 2019, 10:10 pm

Welcome [USER=5018]@milliesimitz[/USER] – I agree that’s high. I’d pay with cash unless you just want to burn Marriott points.
rickyw Community Ambassador
February 17, 2019, 8:45 am

+1 to Mid-South advice. Save your points in that situation
David W Community Ambassador
February 18, 2019, 12:31 pm

Agreed – save your points. There are some great hotels that cost more but are only 35k points per night. I recently stayed at the Ritz Carlton Guangzhou where the nightly rate was ~$300 but only cost 35k points.
firstworldproblems New Member
February 20, 2019, 8:59 pm

$159/35,000= 0.4 cents ($0.004). I think Lucky values Marriott pts at 0.8 cents, or double your potential redemption rate in this case. Use cash.

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