Today the full details of Starwood’s SPG Nice Choice promotion have been announced and registration begins today. Here is the link. You may register for this promotion until June 30, 2012 and all of your eligible stays between now and then will count for this promotion. My plan is to wait and see how many stays I have before registering.
You have two choices to make:
1-Your earning period
May, June and July
June, July and August
July, August and September
2-One of the 11 rewards that fall into 4 categories:
Starpoints
Earn double Starpoints beginning with 2nd stay
— No earning limits.
Every 6 nights, get 3,000 Starpoints
— Max. 18 nights/9,000 Starpoints.
Stay 15 nights, earn triple Starpoints on all stays
— No earning limits.
Earn 500 Starpoints per night at Sheraton Hotels & Resorts worldwide when booked online
— No earning limits.
Free Nights and Redemption Awards
Stay 10 nights, get 1 Free Weekend Night (Cat 1–5)
— Max. 20 nights/2 Awards.
Stay 20 nights, get a 25%-off Starpoints redemption Award (Cat 1–5)
— Max. 40 nights/2 Awards.
Merchandise Discounts
Stay 4 nights, get a US$50 SPG Award Certificate
— Max. 12 nights/3 Certificates.
Stay 4 nights, get a US$50 or €50 Westin at Home™ Collection Discount Code
— Max. 12 nights/3 Codes.
Stay 4 nights, get a US$50 or €50 Sheraton at Home Discount Code
— Max. 12 nights/3 Codes.
Elite Night Credit
Stay 5 nights, earn 1 bonus Elite Qualifying Night
— Max. 15 nights/3 bonus nights.
Stay 10 nights, earn 3 bonus Elite Qualifying Nights
— Max. 20 nights/6 bonus nights.
After you enter your Starwood Preferred Guest number from the promo link above all of the 11 choices are viewable. For questions about each of the 11 reward options click on FAQ at the bottom of the page.
The best choices are the ones that work best for you. For me I will probably choose the free night option and hope to earn 2 free weekend nights during this promotion. Most of my stays are under $100 per night and I plan to stay around 20 nights in one of the earning periods. Since we are going to Hawaii the last quarter of the year, we will use those free nights at a category 5 property. 24,000 points are needed for 2 free nights, so for me this seems like the best value. If I find that I will not stay all 20 nights within an earning period, then I will need to consider another option and that is why I am waiting to register for this promotion.
Loyalty Traveler does an excellent analysis of 6 of the 11 options and will be writing about all the others soon. Remember you may only choose one option. Once you choose you are not permitted to change. Here is the link to Loyalty Traveler’s post to help you decide which option is best for you.
Update: Here is the link to Loyalty Traveler’s post about SPG Nice Choice options 7 through 11.