Is this redemption a fair deal?
Compare the points price with the cash price, against what that program typically gets.
A Marriott room costs cash, or points alone.
Use the cash price with taxes, from the checkout page.
Published valuations of Marriott points run from 0.70¢ to 0.75¢; typical is their median. Valuations are estimates, not advice.
Sources
- The Points Guy, October 2026: 0.75¢
- NerdWallet, Updated Oct 13, 2026: 0.70¢
- Frequent Miler (Reasonable Redemption Values), Updated Oct 8, 2026: 0.73¢
- Upgraded Points, October 2026: 0.70¢
- One Mile at a Time, Sep 2, 2026 (labelled October 2026): 0.70¢
Benchmarks updated October 2026
How the verdict works
We compare your value per point with the typical value of your program's points: the median of five published valuations (see below). Typical is the black caret above the bar.
| Band | Starts at | What it tells you | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unusually high | 1.75x typical | Often a sign of an inflated cash price on a premium cabin or suite, not a bargain. | |
| Strong value | 1.25x typical | Better than most redemptions. | |
| Fair value | 0.85x typical | In line with ordinary redemptions for this program. | |
| Low value | Under 0.85x typical | You'd get noticeably less than usual. Cash may be better. |
Would you pay that cash price? A $4,000 business fare at 80,000 miles looks like 5¢ per mile, but if you'd only ever buy economy, the economy fare is the honest comparison.
Where typical comes from
Rather than trust one publisher, we take each program's latest value from five sites that publish what points are worth, and use the middle one. A median ignores a single high or low estimate, so no one site sets the verdict. The range shows how far the experts disagree.
| Program | Typical | Published range |
|---|---|---|
| Marriott Bonvoy | 0.70¢ | 0.70¢ to 0.75¢ |
| Hilton Honors | 0.40¢ | 0.35¢ to 0.50¢ |
| World of Hyatt | 1.50¢ | 1.40¢ to 1.80¢ |
| IHG One Rewards | 0.59¢ | 0.50¢ to 0.60¢ |
| American AAdvantage | 1.45¢ | 1.40¢ to 1.70¢ |
| Delta SkyMiles | 1.20¢ | 1.10¢ to 1.20¢ |
| United MileagePlus | 1.20¢ | 1.20¢ to 1.30¢ |
| Alaska/Hawaiian Atmos Rewards | 1.50¢ | 1.40¢ to 1.60¢ |
| JetBlue TrueBlue | 1.30¢ | 1.30¢ to 1.40¢ |
| Southwest Rapid Rewards | 1.30¢ | 1.20¢ to 1.40¢ |
Keep in mind. The sites measure differently: some take medians of real cash and award prices, others set values by judgement, and several draw on the same search data, so their agreement overstates how independent they are. Some value airline miles from economy fares only, which runs low for programs mostly used for business class. Every figure is an estimate, not advice.
Sources, entered by hand each month: The Points Guy (October 2026), NerdWallet (Updated Oct 13, 2026), Frequent Miler (Reasonable Redemption Values) (Updated Oct 8, 2026), Upgraded Points (October 2026) and One Mile at a Time (Sep 2, 2026 (labelled October 2026)). The verdict for a program lists each site's value for it.