Being loyal to a major hotel chain allows you to gain preferred status, with the status comes unique benefits for the hotel’s frequent guests.

Starwood Preferred Guest Status Pays

What we received for being a Platinum Member

This year Starwood Preferred Guest Platinum members received a free night as a bonus to the standard benefits awarded.

Starwood Point Value at the Grand Mauritian

Along with the Free Platinum award night we used a 3 night award for total of 36,000 points. Since the rooms were going for around $430 we achieved a point value of $.035. Decent value as most value a SPG point at around $.025.

Bottom Line

It pays to carefully select a hotel reward program and then stay loyal enough to earn status and rewards.