Case study · Longer tripWith proof
Kraków, July 2025
8 nights in 1 hotel, 9 days.
Poland
Poland
Short answerKraków in July 2025: 8 hotel nights for $0 paid, against a documented comparison value of $1,234. We used 15,000 points and miles, 8.2¢ per point on average. Anything paid in cash appears without a comparison value. The comparison value is not money paid out.
Key figures
$0 paid, $1,234 documented comparison value. The 100% difference came from 15,000 points and miles.
Paid
$0
flights, hotels and transfers
Comparison value
$1,234
documented cash value
Difference
100%
$1,234 documented
Points and miles
15,000
8.2¢ per point
At a glance
- Hotels
- Hyatt Place Krakow, Kraków (8 nights)
Day by day
31 July 2025
Hyatt Place Krakow
- Paid
- $0
- Value
- $1,234
- points
- 15,000
- per point
- 8.2¢
The whole trip
| Category | Paid | Comparison value | Difference | Points and miles |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hotels (1 stay, 8 nights) | $0 | $1,234 | $1,234 100% | 15,000 |
| Total (1 booking) | $0 | $1,234 | $1,234 100% | 15,000 |
Proof
Excerpts from the booking confirmations, personal data and booking codes made unreadable.
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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.
- Fifth night free: Fifth night free is an elite benefit under which an award stay of five or more consecutive nights is charged for four nights of points.
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