Our first summer 2018 trip 15-hotel-nights itinerary across Europe started in Copenhagen with two nights at Nordic Choice Hotels, then six nights in Lithuania at Radisson Rewards hotels in Kaunas and the Baltic Sea port town of Klaipeda, followed by three nights in the Baltic coast beach resort of Sopot, Poland at Marriott and Sheraton hotels, then finished off at Best Western hotels for the final 4 nights in Krakow, Poland and Rome, Italy. All 15 nights were booked as hotel loyalty points reward nights.
Skt. Petri Copenhagen, Choice Privileges 20,000 points.
Published room rate at time of booking $802 USD.
Choice Privileges Redemption rate = $40.10 per 1,000 points. I purchased over 200,000 Choice Privileges April 2018 at $5.02 per 1,000 points.
Comfort Hotel Vesterbro, Copenhagen Nordic Choice Club 10,000 points.
Published rate at time of booking $297 USD.
Park Inn Kaunas, Lithuania Radisson Rewards 13,500 points junior suite upgrade x 3 nights 40,500 points.
Published rate at time of booking $173 USD x 3 nights = $519.
Redemption rate $12.81 per 1,000 points. Radisson Rewards regularly sells points at $4 per 1,000.
Radisson Blu Klaipeda, Lithuania Radisson Rewards 22,500 Business Class upgrade x 3 nights = 67,500 points.
Published rate at time of booking $206 USD x 3 nights = $618 USD.
Redemption rate $9.15 per 1,000 points. Radisson Rewards regularly sells points at $4 per 1,000.
Marriott Sopot, Poland Marriott Rewards MegaBonus free night certificate.
Published rate at time of booking $243 USD.
Redemption rate: I earned this Megabonus free night certificate with two stays during Fall 2017 MegaBonus promotion. December 2017 at Moxy Marriott $74 and AC Hotel by Marriott Bella Sky Copenhagen in Jan 2018 for $160. The free night in Sopot had a published room rate of $243, higher than the $234 cost for my two Marriott winter 2017-18 hotel stays.
Sheraton Sopot, Poland SPG Cash & Points $81+5,000 points.
Published rate at time of booking $226 USD. We also received Sheraton Club lounge access. I do not have SPG elite status.
Redemption rate $226 – $81 = $145/5,000 points = $29.00 per 1,000 points.
SPG points are currently selling for $22.75 per 1,000 points through July 20Â making room cost $194.75 when buying points.
Sheraton Sopot, Poland LOT Polish canceled flight hotel accommodation (Pray for flight delays in Gdansk flying LOT Polish. Sheraton Sopot has the passenger accommodation contract with LOT.)
This hotel stay included free breakfast at Wave Restaurant and about $20 in food credit I applied to lunch at Sheraton Bar 512.
Best Western Old Town Krakow, Poland Best Western Rewards 20,000 points.
Published rate at time of booking $180 USD.
Redemption rate $9.00 per 1,000 points.
Best Western Rewards points were sold during April 2018 Daily Getaways for $5.50 per 1,000 points making room cost $110.
Best Western Hotel Artdeco Rome, Italy Best Western Rewards 20,000 points x 2 nights = 40,000 points.
Published rate at time of booking $188 USD.
Redemption rate $9.40 per 1,000 points.
Best Western Rewards points were sold during April 2018 Daily Getaways for $5.50 per 1,000 points making room cost $110 per night.
Best Western Plus Rome FCO Airport, Fiumicino, Italy Best Western Rewards 20,000 points.
Published rate at time of booking $164 USD.
Redemption rate $8.20 per 1,000 points.
Best Western Rewards points were sold during April 2018 Daily Getaways for $5.50 per 1,000 points making room cost $110.
15 Hotel Reward Nights in June 2018
Copenhagen, Denmark; Kaunas, Lithuania; Klaipeda, Lithuania; Sopot, Poland; Krakow, Poland; Rome, Italy; Fiumicino, Italy.
- Best Western Rewards 80,000 points; 4 reward nights.
- Choice Privileges 20,000 points; 1 reward night. Skt. Petri, Ascend Collection is a great deal with Choice Privileges points. Nordic Choice Club charges 30,000 points for this hotel.
- Marriott Rewards one MegaBonus category 1-5 free night certificate reward night earned after 2 hotel stays ($240) during Fall 2017 MegaBonus. Sopot Marriott at 25,000 points in summer season is one of the best value category 5 hotels for a MegaBonus redemption. This hotel was my wife’s favorite hotel of the trip for pools and beach access. This property will remain at 25,000 points or Cash&Points for $105+12,000 points in 2018. In 2019 reward rates change to $90+10,000 points in low season and $120+13,500 points in peak season.
- Nordic Choice Club 10,000 points. Comfort Inn Vesterbro Copenhagen is one of the Nordic Choice Hotels with a better redemption rate through Nordic Choice Club at 10,000 points compared to Choice Privileges at 20,000 points.
- Radisson Rewards (Club Carlson) 108,000 points; 6 reward nights. These two Lithuania hotels were booked before March 1, 2018 when Club Carlson transformed into Radisson Rewards and the reward rate increased for both of these hotels. Park Inn Kaunas is now 22,500 points for Business Class junior suite upgrade and Radisson Blu Klaipeda is 42,000 points per night for Business Class upgrade. My 108,000 points stays now cost 193,500 points for Business Class upgrade rooms with breakfast.
- SPG Cash&Points $75 + 5,000 points. Sheraton Sopot is currently 10,000 Starpoints and rising to 35,000 Marriott Rewards points as of August 1, 2018. Cash&Points reward nights will cost $140+17,000 points. In 2019 reward rates change to $120+16,000 points in low season and $195+19,000 points in peak season. Chances are June 2019 will be peak season for Poland’s most popular beach resort city.
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