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(Almost) Every Low Category Hotel I Stayed at Has Devaluated
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<p>[QUOTE="italdesign, post: 838896, member: 1720"]</p><p><img src="https://i0.wp.com/saverocity.com/pointsadventure/wp-content/uploads/sites/26/2019/06/venice-1.jpg?fit=1077%2C808&ssl=1" data-url="https://i0.wp.com/saverocity.com/pointsadventure/wp-content/uploads/sites/26/2019/06/venice-1.jpg?fit=1077%2C808&ssl=1" class="bbImage " style="" alt="" title="" /></p><p></p><p>Given the latest no-notice <a href="https://www.doctorofcredit.com/has-hilton-devalued-points-again/">Hilton devaluation</a> (the <a href="https://saverocity.com/pointsadventure/thanks-quietly-killing-sweet-spots-hilton/">predecessors</a> of which I <a href="https://saverocity.com/pointsadventure/more-no-notice-hilton-devaluations-burn-your-points-soon/">covered</a>), I just went through every low category hotel I ever stayed at on points, and <em>all but 3</em> have either increased in points requirement or is otherwise no longer available at my redeemed rate. Below is the list, with the original rate, increased rate, and current rate (if different). I’ve <strong>bolded</strong> the biggest increases. One hotel, Courtyard Sha Tin, increased then decreased to lower than original; I consider this one of the biggest sweet spots currently.</p><p></p><p><span style="font-size: 18px"><strong>Marriott / SPG</strong></span></p><p></p><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Fairfield Inn & Suites Mobile Daphne/Eastern Shore … 10k, 15k, 12.5k</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Courtyard Bangkok … 15k, 20k, 17.5k</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Courtyard HK Sha Tin … 15k, 20k, <span style="color: #33cccc"><strong>12.5k</strong></span></li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Towneplace Suites Detroit Novi … 7.5k, 15k, 12.5k</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Towneplace Suites Detroit Commerce … 7.5k, 17.5k</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Courtyard Hangzhou Wulin … 10k, 12.5k</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Courtyard Vienna Prater/Messe … 15k, 20k, 17.5k</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Fairfield Inn Evansville East … 7.5k, 12.5k … great base for Solar Eclipse of 2017!</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Fairfield Inn Twentynine Palms … 15k, 20k, 17.5k</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://saverocity.com/pointsadventure/jw-marriott-chengdu-low-category-city-luxury/">JW Marriott Chengdu</a> … 15k, 20k, 17.5k</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Le Meridien Chiang Mai … 10.5k, <strong>35k</strong></li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://saverocity.com/pointsadventure/le-meridien-chiang-rai-resort-ultimate-low-category-luxury/">Le Meridien Chiang Rai</a> … 10.5k, 17.5k</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Sheraton Dubrovnik Riviera … 10.5k, <strong>25k</strong></li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Four Points Mexico City Colonia Roma … 6k, 12.5k</li> </ul><p><a href="https://i0.wp.com/saverocity.com/pointsadventure/wp-content/uploads/sites/26/2019/06/LM-CM.jpg?ssl=1"><img src="https://i0.wp.com/saverocity.com/pointsadventure/wp-content/uploads/sites/26/2019/06/LM-CM.jpg?resize=500%2C190&ssl=1" data-url="https://i0.wp.com/saverocity.com/pointsadventure/wp-content/uploads/sites/26/2019/06/LM-CM.jpg?resize=500%2C190&ssl=1" class="bbImage " style="" alt="" title="" /></a></p><p></p><p>Le Meridien Chiang Mai costs 3x since 2016. <a href="http://www.chiangmai.bangkok.com/lemeridien-chiangmai/">Credit</a></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p><a href="https://i1.wp.com/saverocity.com/pointsadventure/wp-content/uploads/sites/26/2019/06/colonia-roma.jpg?ssl=1"><img src="https://i1.wp.com/saverocity.com/pointsadventure/wp-content/uploads/sites/26/2019/06/colonia-roma.jpg?resize=500%2C280&ssl=1" data-url="https://i1.wp.com/saverocity.com/pointsadventure/wp-content/uploads/sites/26/2019/06/colonia-roma.jpg?resize=500%2C280&ssl=1" class="bbImage " style="" alt="" title="" /></a></p><p></p><p>Four Points Colonia Roma has one of the best locations in CDMX. At 6k on weekend, it was a steal. <a href="https://theculturetrip.com/north-america/mexico/articles/top-13-things-see-do-colonia-roma/">Credit</a></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p><span style="font-size: 18px"><strong>IHG</strong></span></p><p></p><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Most 5k Point Breaks I stayed at (now 10-15k)</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://saverocity.com/pointsadventure/ihg-radisson-wont-honor-award-booking-hotel-leaves-chain/">The Lodge at Eagle Crest</a> … <a href="https://saverocity.com/pointsadventure/3-ihg-hotels-book-devaluation/">10k</a>, <strong>25k</strong></li> </ul><p><a href="https://i2.wp.com/saverocity.com/pointsadventure/wp-content/uploads/sites/26/2019/06/mt-hood-from-lodge.jpg?ssl=1"><img src="https://i2.wp.com/saverocity.com/pointsadventure/wp-content/uploads/sites/26/2019/06/mt-hood-from-lodge.jpg?resize=500%2C248&ssl=1" data-url="https://i2.wp.com/saverocity.com/pointsadventure/wp-content/uploads/sites/26/2019/06/mt-hood-from-lodge.jpg?resize=500%2C248&ssl=1" class="bbImage " style="" alt="" title="" /></a></p><p></p><p>View of Mount Hood from the grounds of Lodge at Eagle Crest</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p><span style="font-size: 18px"><strong>Hyatt</strong></span></p><p></p><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Grand Hyatt Santiago … 8k, 12k</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Hyatt Place Asheville … 5k, <strong>12k</strong></li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Hyatt Regency Bali … 5k, 8k</li> </ul><p><a href="https://i0.wp.com/saverocity.com/pointsadventure/wp-content/uploads/sites/26/2019/06/hyatt-bali-balcony-1.jpg?ssl=1"><img src="https://i0.wp.com/saverocity.com/pointsadventure/wp-content/uploads/sites/26/2019/06/hyatt-bali-balcony-1.jpg?resize=500%2C375&ssl=1" data-url="https://i0.wp.com/saverocity.com/pointsadventure/wp-content/uploads/sites/26/2019/06/hyatt-bali-balcony-1.jpg?resize=500%2C375&ssl=1" class="bbImage " style="" alt="" title="" /></a></p><p></p><p>My oversized balcony at Hyatt Regency Bali, a most excellent reopened property</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p><span style="font-size: 18px"><strong>Choice</strong></span></p><p></p><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Comfort Hotel Diana (Venice) … 10k, left chain</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Clarion Hotel Sign (Stockholm) … 10k, ? (can’t search w/o pts)</li> </ul><p><a href="https://i0.wp.com/saverocity.com/pointsadventure/wp-content/uploads/sites/26/2019/06/venice-1.jpg?ssl=1"><img src="https://i0.wp.com/saverocity.com/pointsadventure/wp-content/uploads/sites/26/2019/06/venice-1.jpg?resize=500%2C375&ssl=1" data-url="https://i0.wp.com/saverocity.com/pointsadventure/wp-content/uploads/sites/26/2019/06/venice-1.jpg?resize=500%2C375&ssl=1" class="bbImage " style="" alt="" title="" /></a></p><p></p><p>Comfort Hotel Diana is my fav location of all time for exploring a city, merely 2 minutes walk to the absolute center of Venice or a quaint hideaway like this</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p><span style="font-size: 18px"><strong>Hilton</strong></span></p><p></p><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">DoubleTree Surin Beach … 20k, left chain</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">DoubleTree Kuala Lumpur … 10k, 20k</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Hampton Inn Fall River MA … 10k, <strong>30k</strong></li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">DoubleTree Chicago Wood Dale – Elk Grove … 10k, <strong>24k</strong></li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Hampton Inn Farmington NM … 10k, 20k</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://saverocity.com/pointsadventure/hilton-sibiu-sweet-redemption-rip-generous-upgrade/">Hilton Sibiu</a> … 10k, 20k</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Hampton Inn Cluj Napoca … 10k, 20k</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">DoubleTree Sighisoara … 5k, 10k</li> </ul><p><a href="https://i2.wp.com/saverocity.com/pointsadventure/wp-content/uploads/sites/26/2019/06/sighi-2.jpg?ssl=1"><img src="https://i2.wp.com/saverocity.com/pointsadventure/wp-content/uploads/sites/26/2019/06/sighi-2.jpg?resize=500%2C281&ssl=1" data-url="https://i2.wp.com/saverocity.com/pointsadventure/wp-content/uploads/sites/26/2019/06/sighi-2.jpg?resize=500%2C281&ssl=1" class="bbImage " style="" alt="" title="" /></a></p><p></p><p>DoubleTree Sighisoara – located at the foothill of the oldest inhabited medieval citadel of Europe, a steal at 5k HH</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p><span style="font-size: 18px"><strong>Other</strong></span></p><p></p><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Random Club Carlson near ORD … 15k, 28k?</li> </ul><p><span style="font-size: 18px"><strong>In a Nutshell</strong></span></p><p></p><p></p><p>This shows a few things. 1) Points devaluate a lot, especially the sweet spots. All of the above were redeemed from 2015 on, with the majority 2017 and later. In a matter of 3-4 years, the points value for the above probably got cut by close to half on average. 2) I prioritize the sweet spots in locations of interest, they probably got hit among the hardest, hence the devaluation also shows I picked the right places at the right time. Now is especially the time to burn your Hilton points – they are truly shameless in no-transparency devaluations.</p><p></p><p>I’ll follow up with my favorite properties from this list.</p><p></p><p></p><p>The post <a href="https://saverocity.com/pointsadventure/almost-every-low-category-hotel-i-stayed-at-has-devaluated/">(Almost) Every Low Category Hotel I Stayed at Has Devaluated</a> appeared first on <a href="https://saverocity.com/pointsadventure">Points Adventure</a>.</p><p></p><p><a href="https://saverocity.com/pointsadventure/almost-every-low-category-hotel-i-stayed-at-has-devaluated/">Continue reading...</a></p><p>[/QUOTE]</p>
[QUOTE="italdesign, post: 838896, member: 1720"] [IMG]https://i0.wp.com/saverocity.com/pointsadventure/wp-content/uploads/sites/26/2019/06/venice-1.jpg?fit=1077%2C808&ssl=1[/IMG] Given the latest no-notice [URL='https://www.doctorofcredit.com/has-hilton-devalued-points-again/']Hilton devaluation[/URL] (the [URL='https://saverocity.com/pointsadventure/thanks-quietly-killing-sweet-spots-hilton/']predecessors[/URL] of which I [URL='https://saverocity.com/pointsadventure/more-no-notice-hilton-devaluations-burn-your-points-soon/']covered[/URL]), I just went through every low category hotel I ever stayed at on points, and [I]all but 3[/I] have either increased in points requirement or is otherwise no longer available at my redeemed rate. Below is the list, with the original rate, increased rate, and current rate (if different). I’ve [B]bolded[/B] the biggest increases. One hotel, Courtyard Sha Tin, increased then decreased to lower than original; I consider this one of the biggest sweet spots currently. [SIZE=5][B]Marriott / SPG[/B][/SIZE] [LIST] [*]Fairfield Inn & Suites Mobile Daphne/Eastern Shore … 10k, 15k, 12.5k [*]Courtyard Bangkok … 15k, 20k, 17.5k [*]Courtyard HK Sha Tin … 15k, 20k, [COLOR=#33cccc][B]12.5k[/B][/COLOR] [*]Towneplace Suites Detroit Novi … 7.5k, 15k, 12.5k [*]Towneplace Suites Detroit Commerce … 7.5k, 17.5k [*]Courtyard Hangzhou Wulin … 10k, 12.5k [*]Courtyard Vienna Prater/Messe … 15k, 20k, 17.5k [*]Fairfield Inn Evansville East … 7.5k, 12.5k … great base for Solar Eclipse of 2017! [*]Fairfield Inn Twentynine Palms … 15k, 20k, 17.5k [*][URL='https://saverocity.com/pointsadventure/jw-marriott-chengdu-low-category-city-luxury/']JW Marriott Chengdu[/URL] … 15k, 20k, 17.5k [*]Le Meridien Chiang Mai … 10.5k, [B]35k[/B] [*][URL='https://saverocity.com/pointsadventure/le-meridien-chiang-rai-resort-ultimate-low-category-luxury/']Le Meridien Chiang Rai[/URL] … 10.5k, 17.5k [*]Sheraton Dubrovnik Riviera … 10.5k, [B]25k[/B] [*]Four Points Mexico City Colonia Roma … 6k, 12.5k [/LIST] [URL='https://i0.wp.com/saverocity.com/pointsadventure/wp-content/uploads/sites/26/2019/06/LM-CM.jpg?ssl=1'][IMG]https://i0.wp.com/saverocity.com/pointsadventure/wp-content/uploads/sites/26/2019/06/LM-CM.jpg?resize=500%2C190&ssl=1[/IMG][/URL] Le Meridien Chiang Mai costs 3x since 2016. [URL='http://www.chiangmai.bangkok.com/lemeridien-chiangmai/']Credit[/URL] [URL='https://i1.wp.com/saverocity.com/pointsadventure/wp-content/uploads/sites/26/2019/06/colonia-roma.jpg?ssl=1'][IMG]https://i1.wp.com/saverocity.com/pointsadventure/wp-content/uploads/sites/26/2019/06/colonia-roma.jpg?resize=500%2C280&ssl=1[/IMG][/URL] Four Points Colonia Roma has one of the best locations in CDMX. At 6k on weekend, it was a steal. [URL='https://theculturetrip.com/north-america/mexico/articles/top-13-things-see-do-colonia-roma/']Credit[/URL] [SIZE=5][B]IHG[/B][/SIZE] [LIST] [*]Most 5k Point Breaks I stayed at (now 10-15k) [*][URL='https://saverocity.com/pointsadventure/ihg-radisson-wont-honor-award-booking-hotel-leaves-chain/']The Lodge at Eagle Crest[/URL] … [URL='https://saverocity.com/pointsadventure/3-ihg-hotels-book-devaluation/']10k[/URL], [B]25k[/B] [/LIST] [URL='https://i2.wp.com/saverocity.com/pointsadventure/wp-content/uploads/sites/26/2019/06/mt-hood-from-lodge.jpg?ssl=1'][IMG]https://i2.wp.com/saverocity.com/pointsadventure/wp-content/uploads/sites/26/2019/06/mt-hood-from-lodge.jpg?resize=500%2C248&ssl=1[/IMG][/URL] View of Mount Hood from the grounds of Lodge at Eagle Crest [SIZE=5][B]Hyatt[/B][/SIZE] [LIST] [*]Grand Hyatt Santiago … 8k, 12k [*]Hyatt Place Asheville … 5k, [B]12k[/B] [*]Hyatt Regency Bali … 5k, 8k [/LIST] [URL='https://i0.wp.com/saverocity.com/pointsadventure/wp-content/uploads/sites/26/2019/06/hyatt-bali-balcony-1.jpg?ssl=1'][IMG]https://i0.wp.com/saverocity.com/pointsadventure/wp-content/uploads/sites/26/2019/06/hyatt-bali-balcony-1.jpg?resize=500%2C375&ssl=1[/IMG][/URL] My oversized balcony at Hyatt Regency Bali, a most excellent reopened property [SIZE=5][B]Choice[/B][/SIZE] [LIST] [*]Comfort Hotel Diana (Venice) … 10k, left chain [*]Clarion Hotel Sign (Stockholm) … 10k, ? (can’t search w/o pts) [/LIST] [URL='https://i0.wp.com/saverocity.com/pointsadventure/wp-content/uploads/sites/26/2019/06/venice-1.jpg?ssl=1'][IMG]https://i0.wp.com/saverocity.com/pointsadventure/wp-content/uploads/sites/26/2019/06/venice-1.jpg?resize=500%2C375&ssl=1[/IMG][/URL] Comfort Hotel Diana is my fav location of all time for exploring a city, merely 2 minutes walk to the absolute center of Venice or a quaint hideaway like this [SIZE=5][B]Hilton[/B][/SIZE] [LIST] [*]DoubleTree Surin Beach … 20k, left chain [*]DoubleTree Kuala Lumpur … 10k, 20k [*]Hampton Inn Fall River MA … 10k, [B]30k[/B] [*]DoubleTree Chicago Wood Dale – Elk Grove … 10k, [B]24k[/B] [*]Hampton Inn Farmington NM … 10k, 20k [*][URL='https://saverocity.com/pointsadventure/hilton-sibiu-sweet-redemption-rip-generous-upgrade/']Hilton Sibiu[/URL] … 10k, 20k [*]Hampton Inn Cluj Napoca … 10k, 20k [*]DoubleTree Sighisoara … 5k, 10k [/LIST] [URL='https://i2.wp.com/saverocity.com/pointsadventure/wp-content/uploads/sites/26/2019/06/sighi-2.jpg?ssl=1'][IMG]https://i2.wp.com/saverocity.com/pointsadventure/wp-content/uploads/sites/26/2019/06/sighi-2.jpg?resize=500%2C281&ssl=1[/IMG][/URL] DoubleTree Sighisoara – located at the foothill of the oldest inhabited medieval citadel of Europe, a steal at 5k HH [SIZE=5][B]Other[/B][/SIZE] [LIST] [*]Random Club Carlson near ORD … 15k, 28k? [/LIST] [SIZE=5][B]In a Nutshell[/B][/SIZE] This shows a few things. 1) Points devaluate a lot, especially the sweet spots. All of the above were redeemed from 2015 on, with the majority 2017 and later. In a matter of 3-4 years, the points value for the above probably got cut by close to half on average. 2) I prioritize the sweet spots in locations of interest, they probably got hit among the hardest, hence the devaluation also shows I picked the right places at the right time. Now is especially the time to burn your Hilton points – they are truly shameless in no-transparency devaluations. I’ll follow up with my favorite properties from this list. The post [URL='https://saverocity.com/pointsadventure/almost-every-low-category-hotel-i-stayed-at-has-devaluated/'](Almost) Every Low Category Hotel I Stayed at Has Devaluated[/URL] appeared first on [URL='https://saverocity.com/pointsadventure']Points Adventure[/URL]. [url="https://saverocity.com/pointsadventure/almost-every-low-category-hotel-i-stayed-at-has-devaluated/"]Continue reading...[/url] [/QUOTE]
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