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Westin is offering 500 SPG points if you decline housekeeping
by Captain G on Jun.16, 2009, under Hotels
Westin is offering 500 SPG points in exchange for you to make your own bed (or reuse your towels). Another way to phrase it is: “500 SPG points in exchange for saving them costs in labor and laundry.” A third way to put it (as Starwood Corp. would like to tell its customers): “Help the earth and enjoy a gift from us!”
Instead of the 500 SPG points, you can choose to get a $5 gift card to be used at the Westin restaurant, lounge or gift shop. I was recently at a Westin in Pasadena, CA and the Westin in San Francisco, and saw the card with the following message upon arrival:
You tidy, we treat
You may choose to decline housekeeping service for the following day by hanging this card on your door before 2am. In return for going green, we will deliver a $5 gift card that you may use towards any Restaurant, Lounge, or Room Service purchase within the hotel. If you prefer, you may exchange unused gift card at the front desk for 500 SPG points.
The catch here is you will need to put the tag out by the door before 2AM. I guess the Westin staff need to determine which room will not be serviced the following day and issue your card on time. You will not qualify for this offer if you are only staying for one night.
Hilton’s 1000 bonus point promotion is not better than SPG’s 500 bonus
by Captain G on Apr.11, 2009, under Hotels
Hilton’s latest promotion is aweak attempt to match Starwood’s (SPG) 500 points per night bonus promotion. SPG was offering 500 extra points per night for stays from January 7 to April 30, 2009 – here’s the link in case you haven’t registered. Hilton’s latest offer of 1,000 points per night will go from April 13 to June 30, 2009 – here’s the link to the Hilton offer.
Why is the Hilton 1,000 night bonus offer weak? Here are the reasons:
1. Point for Point value – Assuming you do not have status at either chain, SPG’s offer is much sweeter. You get one point for every dollar spent at a Starwood Hotel. The 500 bonus points can be viewed as $500 of your total spent. Hilton gives you 10 points for every dollar spent at a Hilton property. Hilton’s 1,000 bonus points are only worth $100 compared to SPG’s $500 value per night.
2. Length of Promotion – SPG’s 500 bonus points per night went on for 3+ months vs. Hilton’s 2.5 month promotion.
I am going to be staying with SPG for the rest of the month to finish out the 500 bonus nights. The added bonus is I will make SPG Platinum for 2010!
