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laurac260
We just joined Marriott Rewards about a month ago. We don't get rewards points thru ownership (as we bought resale), but we use the card for all our purchases to earn points that way. We have 34,000 points now. We are planning our trip to Ft Lauderdale in Dec, and are renting a week at BeachPlace towers.
We need a one night stopover on the way down, and again on the way back. I checked into using reward points for our stays and decided it was not worth it to burn 30,000 on two nights (one down and one back), at courtyards, when all we are going to do is sleep, then pack up and leave.
I had already booked overnights about 5 months ago, one for 76$, and one for 80$ at a Sleep Inn, and at a Hyatt Place. I am checking into Marriott properties right now and find them to be 30-40$ higher per night(courtyards). So my question is, is it worth it to pay $30-40 more per night for a stopover, just to earn a few points?
Just FYI, we rarely fly anywhere, DH would rather get a root canal then deal with airports and airlines, he prefers to drive, so at this time in our lives any points we earn would be used for overnights anyway.
We need a one night stopover on the way down, and again on the way back. I checked into using reward points for our stays and decided it was not worth it to burn 30,000 on two nights (one down and one back), at courtyards, when all we are going to do is sleep, then pack up and leave.
I had already booked overnights about 5 months ago, one for 76$, and one for 80$ at a Sleep Inn, and at a Hyatt Place. I am checking into Marriott properties right now and find them to be 30-40$ higher per night(courtyards). So my question is, is it worth it to pay $30-40 more per night for a stopover, just to earn a few points?
Just FYI, we rarely fly anywhere, DH would rather get a root canal then deal with airports and airlines, he prefers to drive, so at this time in our lives any points we earn would be used for overnights anyway.