Case study · City breakWith proof
Prague, August 2026
6 nights in 2 hotels, 8 days.
Czech Republic
Czech Republic
Short answerPrague in August 2026: 6 hotel nights for $35 paid, against a documented comparison value of $1,076. We used 30,000 points and miles, 3.5¢ per point on average. Anything paid in cash appears without a comparison value. The comparison value is not money paid out.
Key figures
$35 paid, $1,076 documented comparison value. The 97% difference came from 30,000 points and miles.
Paid
$35
flights, hotels and transfers
Comparison value
$1,076
documented cash value
Difference
97%
$1,041 documented
Points and miles
30,000
3.5¢ per point
At a glance
- Hotels
- Almanac X Alcron Prague, Prague (3 nights)
- Clarion Hotel Prague Old Town, Prague (3 nights)
Day by day
30 August 2026
Almanac X Alcron Prague
- Paid
- $35
- Value
- $435
- points
- cash
- per point
- ·
3 September 2026
Clarion Hotel Prague Old Town
- Paid
- $0
- Value
- $641
- points
- 30,000
- per point
- 2.1¢
The whole trip
| Category | Paid | Comparison value | Difference | Points and miles |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hotels (2 stays, 6 nights) | $35 | $1,076 | $1,041 97% | 30,000 |
| Total (2 bookings) | $35 | $1,076 | $1,041 97% | 30,000 |
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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