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Kraków, April 2027

2 nights in 2 hotels, 2 days.

Poland
Florian HartlFounder of Benefit SystemsData as of April 2027
The Gothic courtyard of Collegium Maius in Krakow featuring red-brick arcades and historic stone stairs in spring light.
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UpcomingThis trip is booked and not yet taken. The figures are the values at the time of booking.
Short answerKraków in April 2027: 2 hotel nights for $0 booked, against a documented comparison value of $241. We used 12,000 points and miles, 2.0¢ per point on average. Anything paid in cash appears without a comparison value. The comparison value is not money paid out.

Key figures

$0 booked, $241 comparison value at booking, 100% difference with 12,000 points and miles.

Paid
$0
flights, hotels and transfers
Comparison value
$241
documented cash value
Difference
100%
$241 documented
Points and miles
12,000
2.0¢ per point

At a glance

Hotels
  • Hyatt Place Krakow, Kraków (1 night)
  • Vienna House Easy Cracow, Kraków (1 night)

Day by day

Day 1
Hyatt Place Krakow
Kraków · 1 night
Paid
$0
Value
$132
points
4,500
per point
2.9¢
Vienna House Easy Cracow
Kraków · 1 night
Paid
$0
Value
$109
points
7,500
per point
1.5¢

The whole trip

The whole trip: paid, comparison value, difference and points used.
CategoryPaidComparison valueDifferencePoints and miles
Hotels (2 stays, 2 nights)$0$241$241 100%12,000
Total (2 bookings)$0$241$241 100%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.

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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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