HotelChatter

If you're scrambling to hit the hotel bar to use up your extra points, here's the point-dollar breakdown:

Points Required      Up to Dollars
2,500                       $5
9,000                       $20
20,000                     $50
35,000                     $100
59,000                     $200
100,000                   $500
190,000                   $1,000

So if you requested a $40 instant redemption award, you'd have to give up 18,000 points, or two 9,000 point awards. For a $125 instant redemption award, you'd need 46,500 points: one 35,000 point award (up to $100), one 9,000 point award (up to $20) and one 2,500 point award (up to $5).

A few deets: you can only use the instant redemption points once you have checked in, and they can't be redeemed for something after you've checked out.