Due to cancelling much of our 2020 travel due to COVID restrictions, we moved much of it to 2021. 2021 was a great year of leisure travel for us.
This year was definitively our best travel year ever, with stays all across the US. More about the entire year of travel can be found in our 2021 Year In Review.
2021 Key Award Travel Metrics
Metric
2021 Annual Total
Rewards Nights
30 Nights
Marriott Brands
5 Brands (Residence Inn, Courtyard, Autograph Collection, Marriott, St. Regis)
States
5 States (CT, TX, FL, NC, CA)
Bonvoy Points Used
962,500 Points
Hotel Cash Value
$14,709.43
Average Points Cost / Night
32,083 Points
Average Cash Cost / Night
$490.31
Actual Redemption Value
1.5¢ / point ($0.015)
2021 Property Redemption Ledger
Hotel Property
Nights
Points Redeemed
Cash Value
Point Valuation
Brand
Residence Inn Stamford Downtown, CT
1
25,000
$267.96
1.1¢ / pt
Residence Inn
Residence Inn Austin Downtown / Convention Center, TX
5
125,000
$993.84
0.8¢ / pt
Residence Inn
Courtyard Miami Coconut Grove, FL
3
55,000
$1,368.43
2.5¢ / pt
Courtyard
Courtyard Greensboro Airport, NC
5
62,500
$915.68
1.5¢ / pt
Courtyard
Los Angeles Airport Marriott, CA (1 SNA)
1
35,000
$267.18
0.8¢ / pt
Marriott
The Daytona, Autograph Collection, FL (5 SNA)
5
155,000
$1,451.25
0.9¢ / pt
Autograph Collection
The Otis Hotel Austin, Autograph Collection, TX
1
40,000
$485.87
1.2¢ / pt
Autograph Collection
Grand Bohemian Hotel Charlotte, Autograph Collection, NC (5 SNA)
5
150,000
$3,319.22
2.2¢ / pt
Autograph Collection
Vespera Resort on Pismo Beach, Autograph Collection, CA (1 SNA)
We pay for our rooms out-of-pocket, measure bedside HVAC decibels, test desk Wi-Fi speeds, and reconcile points math to the tenth of a cent.
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