Case study · City breakWith proof
Kraków, April 2026
1 night in 1 hotel, 2 days.
Poland
Poland
Short answerKraków in April 2026: 1 hotel night for $0 paid, against a documented comparison value of $125. We used 5,000 points and miles, 2.5¢ 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, $125 documented comparison value. The 100% difference came from 5,000 points and miles.
Paid
$0
flights, hotels and transfers
Comparison value
$125
documented cash value
Difference
100%
$125 documented
Points and miles
5,000
2.5¢ per point
At a glance
- Hotels
- Hyatt Place Krakow, Kraków (1 night)
Day by day
25 April 2026
Hyatt Place Krakow
- Paid
- $0
- Value
- $125
- points
- 5,000
- per point
- 2.5¢
The whole trip
| Category | Paid | Comparison value | Difference | Points and miles |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hotels (1 stay, 1 night) | $0 | $125 | $125 100% | 5,000 |
| Total (1 booking) | $0 | $125 | $125 100% | 5,000 |
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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