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Value and Points Calculator for Hotel Credit Cards
Compare 5 credit cards from Marriott, Hilton, and Hyatt vs most popular travel cards. DEMO!
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L1: Silver / Discoverist
L2: Gold / Explorist
L3: Platinum / Diamond / Globalist
Customize point values (cents per point)
Click on headers to sort by Cash Back, Points, or Fees
Hotel Bank Partner? | Book via | Card | Annual Fee | Bank Card Points | Hotel Points | Hotel Pooled Points* | Effective Cash Back |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
No | portal | Citi Strata Elite | 595 | 120,000 | 0 | 0 | 24% |
No | portal | CapOne VentureX | 395 | 100,000 | 0 | 0 | 20% |
No | portal | Citi Strata Premier | 95 | 100,000 | 0 | 0 | 20% |
Yes | direct | Amex Marriott Brilliant | 650 | 0 | 210,000 | 210,000 | 17% |
Yes | direct | Chase Sapphire Reserve | 795 | 40,000 | 100,000 | 140,000 | 16% |
No | direct | WF Journey | 95 | 50,000 | 100,000 | 100,000 | 16% |
Yes | portal | Chase Sapphire Reserve | 795 | 80,000 | 0 | 80,000 | 16% |
Yes | direct | Amex Green | 150 | 30,000 | 100,000 | 130,000 | 14% |
Yes | direct | Chase Marriott Boundless | 95 | 0 | 170,000 | 170,000 | 14% |
No | direct | Citi Strata Premier | 95 | 30,000 | 100,000 | 100,000 | 14% |
Yes | direct | Bilt | 0 | 20,000 | 100,000 | 120,000 | 12% |
Yes | direct | Chase Sapphire Preferred | 95 | 20,000 | 100,000 | 120,000 | 12% |
No | direct | CapOne Venture | 95 | 20,000 | 100,000 | 100,000 | 12% |
No | direct | CapOne VentureX | 395 | 20,000 | 100,000 | 100,000 | 12% |
No | direct | Citi Strata Elite | 595 | 15,000 | 100,000 | 100,000 | 11% |
Yes | direct | Amex Gold | 325 | 10,000 | 100,000 | 110,000 | 10% |
Yes | direct | Amex Platinum | 895 | 10,000 | 100,000 | 110,000 | 10% |
Yes | portal | Amex Platinum | 895 | 50,000 | 0 | 50,000 | 10% |
Yes | portal | Chase Sapphire Preferred | 95 | 50,000 | 0 | 50,000 | 10% |
No | portal | CapOne Venture | 95 | 50,000 | 0 | 0 | 10% |
Yes | portal | Amex Gold | 325 | 20,000 | 0 | 20,000 | 4% |
*Hotel Pooled Points is the sum of hotel points and bank card points if card allows transfer to that hotel as shown by first column
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