How (and Why) I Just Got 152,000 United Miles—plus Seven Nights at the Ritz Carlton Central Park—for 180,000 Starwood Points

The hotel stay alone is worth $5,600+, making the Starwood points worth almost nine cents each.

Last month, FCF wrote about The Good of Transferring Starwood Points to Marriott Rewards with Marriott’s Travel Packages. We covered travel packages that allow airline miles in one of the 48 different airline partners AND offer seven nights free hotel accommodations at dozens of Marriott Brands including JW and Ritz Carlton.

See screenshot from Marriott’s site with basic travel package offer: