Analysis SPG 35% off Starpoints $22.75 per 1,000 points to June 30.

Starwood Preferred Guest offers 35% off points purchases when you buy 5,000 to 30,000 points for a rate drop from $35 to $22.75 per 1,000 points. This offer ends 11:59pm June 30, 2017.

SPG rules allow a member to purchase 30,000 Starpoints in a calendar year.

Why It Matters

SPG regularly posts limited time offers for 20% off Starpoints. This 35% off purchase rate has not been common in the past

How You Can Use Starpoints

SPG Standard Rewards and Cash & Points tend to be the best redemption value for category 1, 2 and 3 hotels.

The nightly rates shown below include the cost to buy points at $22.75 per 1,000 points for standard rewards and Cash & Points rewards.

My SPG reward night cost chart only goes to category 3.

For Starwood Hotels at category 4 to 7 hotel reward levels, I assume I can find a better deal in another hotel chain.

• $45.50 Category 1 Standard Reward Friday and Saturday
• $64.13 Category 1 Cash & Points Sunday – Thursday
• $68.25 Category 1 Standard Reward Friday and Saturday
• $80.50 Category 2 Cash & Points Reward Sunday – Thursday
• $134.63 Category 3 Cash & Points all days
• $159.25 Category 3 Standard Reward all days

Le Meridien Ile Maurice, Mauritius

Nov 15 – Nov 20, 2017

28,000 points ($637.00 USD) 5th Night Free Category 3 Reward – 5th Night Free

or

17,500 points + $275 Cash & Points Category 3 reward = ($398.13 USD + $275.00 = $673.13 USD).

or

950.90 EUR Prepaid rate including breakfast = $1071.81 USD.

Is breakfast worth paying an extra $80 per day, even if it will earn Starpoints?

Standard Reward is the better value, but Cash & Points has the advantage of conserving Starpoints for more reward nights.

Aloft San Jose, Costa Rica

Fri July 7 – Sat July 8 one night

• $80 USD prepaid/$90.51 after tax
• $89 USD AAA/$100.68 after tax
• 2,000 points Standard Reward night = $45.50 (buying points).

Upgraded rooms and Suites are another way to potentially get higher redemption value from points.

Suites

Room Rate Calculations

Category 1 standard reward = 2,000 points Fri/Sat ($45.50); 3,000 points Sun-Thu ($68.25).

Category 1 Cash & Points = 1,500 points + $30 cash ($34.13 + $30 = $64.13) reward night.

Category 2 standard reward = 3,000 points Fri/Sat ($68.25); 4,000 points Sun-Thu ($91.00).

Category 2 Cash & Points = 2,000 points + $35 cash ($45.50 + $35.00 = $80.50 reward night).

Category 3 standard reward = 7,000 points ($159.25).

Category 3 Cash & Points = 3,500 points + $55 cash ($79.63 + $55 = $134.63).

Category 4 Cash & Points = 5,000 points + $75 cash ($113.75 + $75 = $188.75).