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Blew 120k points on a hotel (30k/night + 5th night free). Thought was a score as the room was selling for almost $300/night as there was an event in the area.
Realized after check-in that the PwC rate was something like $130/night (some special negotiated rate) and still had availability.
TLDR: Always compare with lowest available rate not just published rates lol.
I haven’t yet. My lowest value redemption is usually $0.01 per point. I don’t regret it because I love the flexibility with booking with points. I have a crazy schedule isn’t consistent. It’s nice to be able to book the flights with points/miles and cancel them last minute without any penalty.
This literal exact thing has happened to me so I guess that's the redemption I regret to. Only difference I used up 80K points and not 50K.
I suspect most of us, especially earlier on in our points gathering days, didn't bother to look at the redemption rate and were just happy with s feee flight or hotel room
I did this a few months ago. The points price for a $400 ticket had like $150 in taxes so I figured it made more sense to just spend the cash