Bal Harbour, Florida
Nine oceanfront acres at the top of Miami Beach.
- Points
- 516,000
- 5 nights
- Usually 631K
- 115K fewer
- Cash price
- $7,475
- $1,495 a night
- Usually $6,970
- Earns up to 74.7K points
Great use of points1.45¢ / point
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Honolulu
One email when its points price drops well below usual, or a stay rates Exceptional, so you can book before it changes.
Opened on March 11, 1901 as the first hotel on Waikiki Beach and listed on the National Register of Historic Places, with a century-old banyan tree in the courtyard. It has 791 rooms and suites.
Usually 314,000 points for 5 nights here. The cash price is usually $3,565.
Our best dates price at 328,000 points for 5 nights, against $3,987 in cash. The fifth night is free.
Why it’s a great escape
A strong use of points.
1.22¢
Value per point: the cash price of the stay divided by the points it costs.
Cash is unusually expensive for these dates, which makes points more attractive.
| Dates | Points | Cash price | Value | Award Escape | Book |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 4–95 nights | 328K points | $3,987$797 a nightEarns up to 39,800 points | 1.22¢ | Great | Book with points(opens marriott.com in a new tab)Book with cash(opens marriott.com in a new tab) |
| Mar 11–165 nights | 340K points | $3,616$723 a nightEarns up to 36,100 points | 1.06¢ | Great | Book with points(opens marriott.com in a new tab)Book with cash(opens marriott.com in a new tab) |
| Apr 15–183 nights | 232.5K points | $2,124$708 a nightEarns up to 21,200 points | 0.91¢ | Fair | Book with points(opens marriott.com in a new tab)Book with cash(opens marriott.com in a new tab) |
| May 2–75 nights | 292K points | $2,730$546 a nightEarns up to 27,300 points | 0.93¢ | Fair | Book with points(opens marriott.com in a new tab)Book with cash(opens marriott.com in a new tab) |
| Jun 10–122 nights | 140K points | $1,239$620 a nightEarns up to 12,300 points | 0.89¢ | Fair | Book with points(opens marriott.com in a new tab)Book with cash(opens marriott.com in a new tab) |
Feb 4–9
Great328K points · 1.22¢ · 5 nights
$3,987 cash price · $797 a night
Earns up to 39,800 pointsMar 11–16
Great340K points · 1.06¢ · 5 nights
$3,616 cash price · $723 a night
Earns up to 36,100 pointsApr 15–18
Fair232.5K points · 0.91¢ · 3 nights
$2,124 cash price · $708 a night
Earns up to 21,200 pointsMay 2–7
Fair292K points · 0.93¢ · 5 nights
$2,730 cash price · $546 a night
Earns up to 27,300 pointsJun 10–12
Fair140K points · 0.89¢ · 2 nights
$1,239 cash price · $620 a night
Earns up to 12,300 pointsPreview: sample prices and dates for illustration, not live availability.
Use your points.
328,000 points replace $3,987 of cash for 5 nights. A strong use of points.
The cash price is unusually high for this hotel, which makes this a good time to use points.
Waikiki
United States
Marriott Bonvoy
A card’s welcome offer can pay for nights at Moana Surfrider, A Westin Resort & Spa, Waikiki Beach. These are the Marriott Bonvoy cards in the United States whose current offers go furthest.
Chase · $95 a year
Its 200,000 bonus points cover a 2-night stay here (140,000 points), worth $1,239 in cash, in our preview prices.
Offer: 200,000 bonus points after you spend $3,000 on eligible purchases in your first 3 months. Chase calls it a this-week-only offer and gives no end date, so check the offer before you apply.
Chase · $250 a year
Its 85,000 bonus points cover 1 night here at 70,000 points a night, in our preview prices.
Offer: 85,000 bonus points after you spend $4,000 on purchases in your first 3 months.
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Yes, in our preview prices. The best stay we see is 328,000 points for 5 nights against $3,987 in cash, 1.22¢ per point: Great.
From 70,000 to 85,000 points a night in our preview prices, on the dates we've checked.
The lowest award nights we've seen in our preview prices fall in June. The best dates section above lists them.
Yes, on nights that cost no more than the award's value. The cheapest night we've seen in our preview prices is 70,000 points, which an 85,000 award covers.
Yes, on a five-night award stay in one reservation: Marriott's terms say you pay points for four nights, and the free night is the one with the lowest points price. It doesn't apply to Free Night Awards or Cash + Points. Our cheapest five-night stay here in our preview prices, 292,000 points, already counts it.
We watch Moana Surfrider, A Westin Resort & Spa, Waikiki Beach and email you when it costs well below its usual points price, or a stay rates Exceptional.
328K points5 nights · $3,987 cash