Perusing the Marriott Bonvoy award chart for deals? Take a look at former Category 5. These properties are a solid value for both points and free night certificates.

Guests at some Marriott hotels have occasionally been offered frequent-guest points or a monetary credit for early checkout. The JW Marriott Desert Springs Resort & Spa in Palm Desert, California ...

And so, they stay at our hotels 40 to 60 times to get to the point where they can redeem for part of a vacation home or a whole vacation home. And that creates this incredible virtuous cycle.