Booking 1 night with points and rest paying? In San Fran

[xtoss]

Hi,

I want to book at the San Fran Financial district for 3 nights in November with my (future) wife. (I am a Diamond and have 50,989 points to spend)

Just wondering if I am using points for one night and then making a booking for the other 2 nights, is there any order in booking that would be better?

Like do I book the two paid nights and then the award night for the third night? Or the other way around?

Just asking because the double room is only 113 USD a night and I can then use 50,000 points for the 3rd night, or for 50,119 can get 1 king bay view (or i can spend 10 dollars plus points to get a higher floor)

Guess I am just trying to maximise my chances of getting a better room and would appreciate anyone's experiences?

 

[paultiffen]

It seems like the best thing would.be to pay for all 3 as that represents horrible value per point. They may be more likely to upgrade paid rooms too

 

[xtoss]

Good point, I've gotten so caught up planning my trip and using points wherever possible I never stepped back to consider the value aspect

 

[serfty]

Note that if even one night of a stays is redeemed with points or points+Pay then the entire stays is considered an award stay. Main effect of this is not to earn any Airline miles.