Ideas to use 40K AMEX SPG Points?

[Anonymous]

I have 40K SPG Points and I want to use them. Open to ideas for the best bang for the buck vacation on the east coast or carribean (for myself and partner, in our mid 20s). Located near CLT, NC and want some vacation ideas for Christmas time or March/April. Any guidance is greatly appreciated.

[K-in-Boston]

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@Anonymous wrote:

I have 40K SPG Points and I want to use them. Open to ideas for the best bang for the buck vacation on the east coast or carribean (for myself and partner, in our mid 20s). Located near CLT, NC and want some vacation ideas for Christmas time or March/April. Any guidance is greatly appreciated.

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Unless you have a significant number of points in another rewards program, the best bang for your buck would likely be to convert 1:3 to 120,000 Marriott points and stay 5 nights in a Category 6 hotel (30k points per night, 5th night free).  Alternately, 20 nights in a Category 1 would be interesting.  Rewards chart here:

https://www.marriott.com/rewards/pointsGridPopUp.mi?awardType=Standard

[Loquat]

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@K-in-Boston wrote:

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@Anonymous wrote:

I have 40K SPG Points and I want to use them. Open to ideas for the best bang for the buck vacation on the east coast or carribean (for myself and partner, in our mid 20s). Located near CLT, NC and want some vacation ideas for Christmas time or March/April. Any guidance is greatly appreciated.

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Unless you have a significant number of points in another rewards program, the best bang for your buck would likely be to convert 1:3 to 120,000 Marriott points and stay 5 nights in a Category 6 hotel (30k points per night, 5th night free).  Alternately, 20 nights in a Category 1 would be interesting.  Rewards chart here:

https://www.marriott.com/rewards/pointsGridPopUp.mi?awardType=Standard

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Solid advice right here...

[mkhan1093]

Might be a silly question but why is the 5th night free? Is that just a feature of Marriott redemptions?

[simplynoir]

With points redemptions towards the night stays yes.

[K-in-Boston]

Indeed. Combine that free 5th night with a category 9 hotel during peak times and you easily get 7+ cents per point with Starpoints. Please don’t end this gravy train, Marriott!

[Anonymous]

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@K-in-Boston wrote:
Indeed. Combine that free 5th night with a category 9 hotel during peak times and you easily get 7+ cents per point with Starpoints. Please don’t end this gravy train, Marriott!

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Hope so as well. Sitting on 200K SPs and waiting for the right opportunity to use them.  Maybe they'll bring back the special offer of an overwater room in Bora Bora for 30K/nnight

[simplynoir]

200k SPG pts?!?!?

[Anonymous]

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@simplynoir wrote:
200k SPG pts?!?!?

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208,331

[simplynoir]

How long have you been saving up to get that total?