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.

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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.

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