You're right, it might be better to move this to the Marriott Cert thread. (Admin needs to delete this thread as I'm not able to). I thought I'd be appropriate to put into a separate post since it's different than the credit card (amex, chase) free night certs.
The great thing about this community is on my last post I was notified by a member that the 29 ways to stay award might have a loophole that allows you to book any 85k hotel. (When it's supposed to be only 85k at Design Hotels brand). I checked into that and it turned out to be true. Its GREAT news as Design Hotel portfolio is very limited IMO. Thank you DD community.
Yes, looking back at $2200 was definitely too high. However, on my previous post (Design Hotels @ $1500) I got messages (from a couple of members) that it was way too low. $1800 is a fair price IMO but we'll see...
Best,
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