Looking For the Best Hotel Deals? Here's How I Quickly Find the Best Value for My Points.
I've recently swapped my Zillow habit for Gondola.ai's new hotel deal site. Instead of bombarding my husband with unrealistic real estate listings, he now gets hit with luxury hotel deals that we can actually use, thanks to years of accruing credit card points.
The main challenge for me when booking travel has always been maximizing my points so that our family vacations can stay affordable. We traditionally travel around New Year's with a simple goal: spend quality time with family and immerse ourselves in new experiences. Given our flexibility with destinations, finding the best points deal is our primary deciding factor when booking -- but it often feels like a full-time job.
So when a friend sent me Gondola.ai's hotel deal site to check out, I immediately became hooked. I quickly saw how easy it was to find available hotel reservations on a good points value across a multitude of brands and regions.
Here's what I was able to find for my family in under five minutes:
- A quick search for New Year's travel revealed a Marriott 4-star hotel in Southern California from December 26--31. At 23k points per night -- compared to a pricey cash rate of $415 per night -- the deal is exceptional.
- Gondola.ai clearly shows me the points valuation which makes it easy to decide if I should pay points or cash.
- On the Gondola.ai's hotel deal site, they only showed me hotels that match my criteria (dates, amenities, etc.) that are offering phenomenal points valuations. (Note: if I was flexible on dates, Gondola identified even more incredible deals).
- And, with my two Marriott free 35k night certificates earned from the Marriott credit card -- a perk that I often have a hard time using because I have trouble finding a good hotel that fits within the points allotment -- this reservation now feels like a steal.
For a total of 69k points, I secured a 4-star Marriott hotel for 5 nights during a peak travel period. It took me under five minutes to find this deal.
This would have taken me hours before utilizing Gondola.ai's hotel deal site, and I'm still not sure I would have found such a great hotel deal. Now on to find my next summer vacation deal...
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