Marriott Shares New Redemption Rates for 100 Top Hotels

Apr 23, 2018

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Update: Category 8 rates took effect on March 5, 2019. For details on Marriott redemption options, please visit How to Redeem Points With the Marriott Bonvoy Program.

Come August, the Marriott Rewards and Starwood Preferred Guest programs will essentially be combined, with unified elite status levels, points valuation and redemption rates. While we knew what to expect for the first two, individual property redemption rates have largely been a mystery — until now.

Monday morning, the chain released a list of 100 properties in five top destinations, including redemption rates for hotels in New York City, Paris, Mexico and the Caribbean, Bali and Dubai. While some rates are going up, most properties on this list are actually dropping in price.

Note that these new redemption values are based on the Marriott Rewards valuation — if your balance is currently with Starwood Preferred Guest, your points will be multiplied by three when this new chart goes into effect.

As a reminder, here’s the new chart:

Only the Standard rates will be used this year, and Category 8 rates won’t kick in until February 1, 2019, so hotels that will eventually fall under that umbrella will be priced as Category 7 properties until then.

Here’s Marriott’s preliminary pricing for those 100 top hotels:

New York City

Property Name	Current Points	New Points Required	Points Difference	New Category
Courtyard New York Manhattan/Central Park	40,000	35,000	-5,000	5
Element New York Times Square West	36,000	35,000	-1,000	5
Four Points by Sheraton Manhattan Midtown West	36,000	35,000	-1,000	5
Residence Inn New York Manhattan/Central Park	40,000	35,000	-5,000	5
New York Marriott East Side	45,000	50,000	5,000	6
New York Marriott Marquis	45,000	50,000	5,000	6
Renaissance New York Times Square Hotel	45,000	50,000	5,000	6
Sheraton New York Times Square Hotel	36,000	50,000	14,000	6
The Algonquin Hotel Times Square	45,000	50,000	5,000	6
The Westin New York at Times Square	60,000	50,000	-10,000	6
The Westin New York Grand Central	60,000	50,000	-10,000	6
Gramercy Park Hotel, New York	60,000	60,000	0	7
Hotel Americano, New York	60,000	60,000	0	7
The New York EDITION	60,000	60,000	0	7
W New York – Times Square	60,000	60,000	0	7
W New York – Union Square	60,000	60,000	0	7
11 Howard, New York	90,000	60,000* 85,000**	-30,000* -5,000**	8
The Chatwal	90,000	60,000* 85,000**	-30,000* -5,000**	8
The St. Regis New York	90,000	60,000* 85,000**	-30,000* -5,000**	8

*Effective August 2018
**Effective February 2019

Paris, France

Property Name	Current Points	New Points Required	Points Difference	New Category
Le Dokhan’s	36,000	35,000	-1,000	5
Le Méridien Etoile	36,000	35,000	-1,000	5
Paris Marriott Rive Gauche Hotel & Conference Center	35,000	35,000	0	5
Renaissance Paris Republique Hotel	40,000	35,000	-5,000	5
Sheraton Paris Airport Hotel & Conference Centre	36,000	35,000	-1,000	5
Le Metropolitan	36,000	50,000	14,000	6
Paris Marriott Opera Ambassador Hotel	40,000	50,000	10,000	6
Renaissance Paris Arc de Triomphe Hotel	45,000	50,000	5,000	6
Renaissance Paris Le Parc Trocadero Hotel	40,000	50,000	10,000	6
Renaissance Paris Vendome Hotel	45,000	50,000	5,000	6
Hotel Bel Ami	60,000	60,000	0	7
Hotel de NELL	60,000	60,000	0	7
Hotel Vernet	60,000	60,000	0	7
La Maison Champs Elysées	60,000	60,000	0	7
Le Roch Hotel and Spa	60,000	60,000	0	7
Les Bains	60,000	60,000	0	7
Paris Marriott Champs Elysees Hotel	45,000	60,000	15,000	7
The Westin Paris – Vendôme	60,000	60,000	0	7
W Paris – Opéra	60,000	60,000	0	7
Prince de Galles	90,000	60,000* 85,000**	-30,000* -5,000**	8

*Effective August 2018
**Effective February 2019

Caribbean and Mexico

Property Name	Current Points	New Points Required	Points Difference	New Category
JW Marriott Hotel Santo Domingo	30,000	25,000	-5,000	4
The Westin Resort & Spa, Puerto Vallarta	21,000	25,000	4,000	4
Hacienda Puerta Campeche	36,000	35,000	-1,000	5
Hacienda Santa Rosa	36,000	35,000	-1,000	5
Hacienda Temozon	36,000	35,000	-1,000	5
JW Marriott Hotel Mexico City	35,000	35,000	0	5
La Concha Renaissance San Juan Resort	40,000	35,000	-5,000	5
Marriott Cancun Resort	40,000	35,000	-5,000	5
Marriott Puerto Vallarta Resort & Spa	35,000	35,000	0	5
San Juan Marriott Resort & Stellaris Casino	40,000	35,000	-5,000	5
Sheraton Grand Los Cabos Hacienda del Mar	36,000	35,000	-1,000	5
The Westin Cozumel	36,000	35,000	-1,000	5
The Westin Puntacana Resort & Club	30,000	35,000	5,000	5
The Westin Resort & Spa, Cancun	21,000	35,000	14,000	5
W Mexico City	36,000	35,000	-1,000	5
Hacienda Uayamon	60,000	50,000	-10,000	6
JW Marriott Cancun Resort & Spa	45,000	50,000	5,000	6
The Ritz-Carlton, Cancun	50,000	50,000	0	6
The St. Regis Mexico City	60,000	50,000	-10,000	6
The Ritz-Carlton, Aruba	60,000	60,000	0	7
The Westin Grand Cayman Seven Mile Beach Resort & Spa	36,000	60,000	24,000	7
W Punta de Mita	60,000	60,000	0	7

Bali, Indonesia

Property Name	Current Points	New Points Required	Points Difference	New Category
Courtyard Bali Seminyak Resort	25,000	17,500	-7,500	3
Fairfield by Marriott Bali Legian	20,000	17,500	-2,500	3
Four Points by Sheraton Bali, Kuta	12,000	17,500	5,500	3
Four Points by Sheraton Bali, Seminyak	12,000	17,500	5,500	3
Courtyard Bali Nusa Dua Resort	30,000	25,000	-5,000	4
Le Méridien Bali Jimbaran	30,000	25,000	-5,000	4
Renaissance Bali Uluwatu Resort & Spa	30,000	25,000	-5,000	4
Sthala, a Tribute Portfolio Hotel, Ubud Bali	30,000	25,000	-5,000	4
The Stones Hotel – Legian Bali	30,000	25,000	-5,000	4
Sheraton Bali Kuta Resort	36,000	35,000	-1,000	5
The Westin Resort Nusa Dua, Bali	36,000	35,000	-1,000	5
The Laguna, Nusa Dua, Bali	36,000	50,000	14,000	6
The Ritz-Carlton, Bali	40,000	50,000	10,000	6
W Bali – Seminyak	90,000	60,000	-30,000	7
The St. Regis Bali Resort	90,000	60,000* 85,000**	-30,000* -5,000**	8

*Effective August 2018
**Effective February 2019

Dubai, UAE

Property Name	Current Points	New Points Required	Points Difference	New Category
Dubai Marriott Harbour Hotel & Suites	40,000	35,000	-5,000	5
Four Points by Sheraton Sheikh Zayed Road, Dubai	30,000	35,000	5,000	5
Grosvenor House	36,000	35,000	-1,000	5
JW Marriott Marquis Hotel Dubai	35,000	35,000	0	5
La Ville Hotel & Suites CITY WALK, Dubai	35,000	35,000	0	5
Lapita, Dubai Parks and Resorts	35,000	35,000	0	5
Le Méridien Dubai Hotel & Conference Centre	30,000	35,000	5,000	5
Renaissance Downtown Hotel, Dubai	35,000	35,000	0	5
Sheraton Dubai Creek Hotel & Towers	30,000	35,000	5,000	5
Sheraton Jumeirah Beach Resort	36,000	35,000	-1,000	5
Sheraton Mall of the Emirates Hotel, Dubai	36,000	35,000	-1,000	5
Le Méridien Mina Seyahi Beach Resort & Marina	36,000	50,000	14,000	6
Le Royal Méridien Beach Resort & Spa	36,000	50,000	14,000	6
The Ritz-Carlton, Dubai	70,000	60,000	-10,000	7
The Westin Dubai Mina Seyahi Beach Resort & Marina	60,000	60,000	0	7

Bottom Line

Naturally, properties that will eventually fall under Category 8 have seen the most significant drop, but that pricing will only be valid through January 2019, as outlined in the tables above. So, for the time being, you can book hotels like Prince de Galles in Paris or the St. Regis in Bali or New York for just 60,000 points — that rate will jump to 85,000 next year. If you’re looking to book a stay at one of those soon-to-be Category 8 hotels, be ready to book once the new chart kicks in this August.

Featured image is of the St. Regis Bali.

The Points Guy has comprehensive coverage of the new Marriott loyalty program — read all our stories at “The New Marriott.”

Zach Honig is Editor-at-Large at TPG, with contributions ranging from articles digging deep on loyalty programs and credit cards to delivery flight coverage to drone photography and much more.

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