10 brands · 4 loyalty programs

Hotel brand award guides

The brand-by-brand redemption math. Iconic properties, saver pricing, transfer partners, and the watch-outs that protect your points.

Hilton Honors · 2 brands

luxury

Conrad

Hilton's luxury brand, the best premium use case for Hilton points outside the Waldorf.

Saver from 70,000 pts

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luxury

Waldorf Astoria

Hilton's flagship luxury, when it works, it's the highest-CPP redemption in the entire Hilton program.

Saver from 95,000 pts

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IHG One Rewards · 1 brand

upper-upscale

InterContinental

IHG's flagship, the best use case for IHG points, especially internationally.

Saver from 50,000 pts

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Marriott Bonvoy · 4 brands

luxury

Ritz-Carlton

Marriott's luxury anchor, but Bonvoy's dynamic pricing makes points value a roulette wheel.

Saver from 70,000 pts

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luxury

St. Regis

Service-focused luxury, butler-on-call is the brand calling card. Top-end Bonvoy points use case.

Saver from 75,000 pts

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upper-upscale

JW Marriott

Marriott's upper-upscale brand, solid points value, especially internationally.

Saver from 35,000 pts

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lifestyle

W Hotels

Marriott's lifestyle brand, once-aspirational, now uneven. Property quality is a coin-flip.

Saver from 35,000 pts

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World of Hyatt · 3 brands

luxury

Park Hyatt

Hyatt's flagship luxury brand. Some of the best value at the top end of points-and-miles.

Saver from 25,000 pts

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lifestyle

Andaz

Hyatt's lifestyle brand, design-forward, more flexible than Park Hyatt at half the points.

Saver from 15,000 pts

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upper-upscale

Grand Hyatt

Hyatt's reliable upper-upscale brand, where the points usually price below cash but rarely transcendent.

Saver from 12,000 pts

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