Starwood hotels – good value stays get even better in Europe
We have for some time talked about the great value redemption nights you can book at Starwood Category 1 and 2 hotels. With award nights available from just 2,000 Starpoints, it can be an incredibly good value way to use your SPG Starpoints.
Starwood have recently revised the categorisation of a large number of its hotels. The full list of recategorisations is here, with a number of hotels being upgraded, and so costing more points (the bad news). The good news, however, is in Europe a number of hotels have been reclassified, but all of these reclassifications have lowered the category of hotel – meaning substantially less points are required to book a reward night.
The practical effect of this is as follows:
Hotel name | Country | 2014
Category |
New 2015
Category |
Points required per night before reclassification
|
Points required per night after reclassification |
Four Points by Sheraton Panoramahaus Dornbirn
|
Austria | 3 | 2 | 7000 | 4000 (or 3000 at weekends) |
Le Méridien Vienna
|
Austria | 5 | 4 | 12-16000 | 10000 |
Schloss Fuschl, a Luxury Collection Resort & Spa
|
Austria | 7 | 6 | 30-35000 | 20-25000 |
Aloft Brussels Schuman
|
Belgium | 4 | 3 | 10000 | 7000 |
Sheraton Brussels Hotel
|
Belgium | 4 | 3 | 10000 | 7000 |
Sheraton Zagreb Hotel | Croatia | 3 | 2 | 7000 | 4000 (or 3000 at weekends)
|
Sheraton Prague Charles Square Hotel
|
Czech Republic | 4 | 3 | 10000 | 7000 |
W Paris – Opéra
|
France | 7 | 6 | 30-35000 | 20-25000 |
Four Points by Sheraton Munich Olympiapark
|
Germany | 4 | 3 | 10000 | 7000 |
Hotel Elephant, a Luxury Collection Hotel, Weimar
|
Germany | 4 | 3 | 10000 | 7000 |
Le Méridien Grand Hotel Nuremberg
|
Germany | 5 | 4 | 12-16000 | 10000 |
Le Méridien Munich
|
Germany | 5 | 4 | 12-16000 | 10000 |
Sheraton Munich Airport Hotel
|
Germany | 3 | 2 | 7000 | 4000 (or 3000 at weekends) |
Sheraton Munich Westpark Hotel
|
Germany | 4 | 3 | 10000 | 7000 |
Sheraton Offenbach Hotel
|
Germany | 4 | 3 | 10000 | 7000 |
The Westin Grand Frankfurt
|
Germany | 5 | 4 | 12-16000 | 10000 |
Hotel Grande Bretagne, a Luxury Collection Hotel, Athens
|
Greece | 6 | 5 | 20-25000 | 12-16000 |
Sheraton Rhodes Resort
|
Greece | 4 | 3 | 10000 | 7000 |
Vedema, a Luxury Collection Resort, Santorini
|
Greece | 7 | 6 | 30-35000 | 20-25000 |
Le Méridien Budapest
|
Hungary | 4 | 3 | 10000 | 7000 |
Sheraton Athlone Hotel | Ireland | 2 | 1 | 4000 (or 3000 at weekends) | 3000 (or 2000 at weekends)
|
Four Points by Sheraton Milan Center
|
Italy | 4 | 3 | 10000 | 7000 |
Hotel Excelsior, a Luxury Collection Hotel, Naples
|
Italy | 5 | 4 | 12-16000 | 10000 |
Sheraton Catania Hotel & Conference Center
|
Italy | 2 | 1 | 4000 (or 3000 at weekends) | 3000 (or 2000 at weekends)
|
Sheraton Padova Hotel & Conference Center
|
Italy | 3 | 2 | 7000 | 4000 (or 3000 at weekends)
|
Sheraton Roma Hotel & Conference Center
|
Italy | 3 | 2 | 7000 | 4000 (or 3000 at weekends |
The St. Regis Rome
|
Italy | 7 | 6 | 30-35000 | 20-25000 |
The Westin Dragonara Resort, Malta
|
Malta | 5 | 4 | 12-16000 | 10000 |
Sheraton Amsterdam Airport Hotel and Conference Center
|
The Netherlands | 5 | 4 | 12-16000 | 10000 |
Sheraton Poznan Hotel
|
Poland | 3 | 2 | 7000 | 4000 (or 3000 at weekends) |
The Westin Warsaw | Poland | 3 | 2 | 7000 | 4000 (or 3000 at weekends |
Convento do Espinheiro, a Luxury Collection Hotel & Spa, Evora
|
Portugal | 4 | 3 | 10000 | 7000 |
Sheraton Lisboa Hotel & Spa
|
Portugal | 4 | 3 | 10000 | 7000 |
Hotel National, a Luxury Collection Hotel, Moscow
|
Russia | 6 | 5 | 20-25000 | 12-16000 |
Sheraton Moscow Sheremetyevo Airport Hotel
|
Russia | 4 | 3 | 10000 | 7000 |
Metropol Palace, a Luxury Collection Hotel, Belgrade
|
Serbia | 4 | 3 | 10000 | 7000 |
Four Points by Sheraton Barcelona Diagonal
|
Spain | 3 | 2 | 7000 | 4000 (or 3000 at weekends) |
Sheraton Fuerteventura Beach, Golf & Spa Resort Canary Isle
|
Spain | 3 | 2 | 7000 | 4000 (or 3000 at weekends) |
Sheraton Gran Canaria Salobre Golf Resort
|
Spain | 3 | 2 | 7000 | 4000 (or 3000 at weekends) |
Sheraton Madrid Mirasierra Hotel & Spa
|
Spain | 4 | 3 | 10000 | 7000 |
Sheraton Zurich Neues Schloss Hotel
|
Switzerland | 6 | 5 | 20-25000 | 12-16000 |
Hotel Bristol, a Luxury Collection Hotel, Odessa
|
Ukraine | 5 | 4 | 12-16000 | 10000 |
Aloft Liverpool | UK | 3 | 2 | 7000 | 4000 (or 3000 at weekends)
|
Sheraton Heathrow Hotel | UK | 3 | 2 | 7000 | 4000 (or 3000 at weekends)
|
Sheraton Skyline Hotel London Heathrow | UK | 4 | 3 | 10000 | 7000 |
The revised rates are available from 10 March 2015.