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To use SPG points, TY Points or Cash…..

by Ben Schlappig Guest January 3, 2016, 2:05 pm

To use SPG points, TY Points or Cash…..

Anonymous Guest
January 3, 2016, 2:05 pm

We are going to Salzburg this fall and have decided on staying at the Hotel Goldener Hirsch. Looking at rates SPG is offering the room for 20,000 points a night or 10,000 + $180. I can book a cash stay for $240 a night so it’s only 1.2 cpp for a SPG point or 0.6 cpp for C+P (yuck). I booked a refundable cash rate but I’d rather not shell out the $700+ for 3 nights. We have a stash of Thank You points from my Premiere card and I can redeem those at 1.25 cpp (paying a little more than the discounted rate from SPG site) which would cost us 24,000 points a night. I’m really close to booking it with Thank You but has anyone used points for hotel stays before?
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January 4, 2016, 12:34 pm

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joeheg New Member
January 4, 2016, 10:17 pm

Sorry, this one took forever to show up so I registered and reposted. I already got an answer. Thanks