Case study · City break
Rome, April 2024
1 night in 1 hotel, 2 days.
Italy
Italy
Short answerRome in April 2024: 1 hotel night for $110 paid, against a documented comparison value of $169. We used 16,000 points and miles, 0.4¢ per point on average. Anything paid in cash appears without a comparison value. The comparison value is not money paid out.
Key figures
$110 paid, $169 documented comparison value. The 35% difference came from 16,000 points and miles.
Paid
$110
flights, hotels and transfers
Comparison value
$169
documented cash value
Difference
35%
$59 documented
Points and miles
16,000
0.4¢ per point
At a glance
- Hotels
- Hotel Principessa Isabella, Rome (1 night)
Day by day
22 April 2024
Hotel Principessa Isabella
- Paid
- $110
- Value
- $169
- points
- 16,000
- per point
- 0.4¢
The whole trip
| Category | Paid | Comparison value | Difference | Points and miles |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hotels (1 stay, 1 night) | $110 | $169 | $59 35% | 16,000 |
| Total (1 booking) | $110 | $169 | $59 35% | 16,000 |
Editorial noteThis case study is our own trip analysis and not tax, legal or financial advice. Award prices, availability and cash prices change all the time.
Terms in this trip
- Cents per point: Cents per point is the measure of a redemption's value: the cash price avoided, minus any co-payment, divided by the number of points spent.
- Hotel award category: A hotel award category is the price tier a loyalty programme assigns to a property, from which the points price per night follows.
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