Case study · City break
Rome, April 2024
1 night in 1 hotel, 2 days.
Italy

Short answerRome in April 2024: 1 hotel night for $82 paid, against a documented comparison value of $279. We used 12,000 points and miles, 1.6¢ per point on average. Anything paid in cash appears without a comparison value. The comparison value is not money paid out.
Key figures
$82 paid, $279 documented comparison value. The 71% difference came from 12,000 points and miles.
Paid
$82
flights, hotels and transfers
Comparison value
$279
documented cash value
Difference
71%
$197 documented
Points and miles
12,000
1.6¢ per point
At a glance
- Hotels
- Quality Hotel Nova Domus, Rome (1 night)
Day by day
18 April 2024
Quality Hotel Nova Domus
- Paid
- $82
- Value
- $279
- points
- 12,000
- per point
- 1.6¢
The whole trip
| Category | Paid | Comparison value | Difference | Points and miles |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hotels (1 stay, 1 night) | $82 | $279 | $197 71% | 12,000 |
| Total (1 booking) | $82 | $279 | $197 71% | 12,000 |
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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