Starwood

Westin Zagreb for 3,000 - 4,000 a night

If you're familiar with the Starwood SPG program you know that category 1 & 2 hotels are insanely cheap. We're talking 2,000 to 4,000 points for a night.  SPG and Hilton seem to have the biggest gap between highest and lowest hotels.

Albeit nearly impossible to redeem only for category 1 weekends, but in theory, a night at a top tier hotel could be 17 nights at a category 1. Huge difference, and there are some even "off the chart" priced hotels in Santorini, Bora...

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Recently I was asked how to really maximize SPG points. I don't think I've written about this before, and heck, maximizing value is 100% what this blog is about. So I wrote out a step by step on how you can get the absolute most value out of your SPG points.

I have been satisfied to redeem for low level weekend stays - Cat 1's are 2,000 -  3,000 points, and Cat 2's are 3,000 - 4,000 points. But, there is a value that's even better than this. Let me show you.

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