Case study · City breakWith proof
Kraków, March 2026
2 nights in 1 hotel, 3 days.
Poland
Poland
Short answerKraków in March 2026: 2 hotel nights for $0 paid, against a documented comparison value of $343. We used 15,000 points and miles, 2.3¢ 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, $343 documented comparison value. The 100% difference came from 15,000 points and miles.
Paid
$0
flights, hotels and transfers
Comparison value
$343
documented cash value
Difference
100%
$343 documented
Points and miles
15,000
2.3¢ per point
At a glance
- Hotels
- Vienna House Easy Cracow, Kraków (2 nights)
Day by day
14 March 2026
Vienna House Easy Cracow
- Paid
- $0
- Value
- $343
- points
- 15,000
- per point
- 2.3¢
The whole trip
| Category | Paid | Comparison value | Difference | Points and miles |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hotels (1 stay, 2 nights) | $0 | $343 | $343 100% | 15,000 |
| Total (1 booking) | $0 | $343 | $343 100% | 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.
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