Last year was a big year for Marriott, they completed the merger with SPG albeit with a lot of issues. Marriott just announced the official name of the new rewards program… Marriott Bonvoy (more to come on that later). That said, in March 2019 Marriott plans on introducing their updated reward structure.
As of March, Category 8 hotel reward rates will come into effect and sometime in 2019 Marriott will also introduce their peak and off peak rewards and their PointSavers reward system. For the purposes of this post I will focus on the Category 8 hotels.
Category 8 for the Price of 7
Are you planning a trip during any season!? You may want to book your rewards now for the price of a Category 7 hotel.
Booking a Category 8 hotel such as the St. Regis New York City for example will be the best rate you ever receive. Category 8 hotels can be booked at a rate of 60,000 points vs. 85,000. This is probably the best deal around and given that you can book a year in advanced while having flexibility to cancel, you will want to check this out.
Below is a list of Category 8 hotels. For the complete list of hotels and their current rates you can download it here.
| Hotel | Brand | Country/Region | 2018/March 2019 Effective Points |
| Al Maha, a Luxury Collection Desert Resort & Spa, Dubai | Luxury Collection | United Arab Emirates | 60,000 |
| Blue Palace, a Luxury Collection Resort and Spa, Crete | Luxury Collection | Greece | 60,000 |
| Cristallo, a Luxury Collection Resort & Spa, Cortina d’Ampezzo | Luxury Collection | Italy | 60,000 |
| Domes of Elounda, Autograph Collection | Autograph Collection | Greece | 60,000 |
| Giardino Ascona, A Member Of Design Hotels | Design Hotels | Switzerland | 60,000 |
| Giardino Mountain, a Member of Design Hotels | Design Hotels | Switzerland | 60,000 |
| Gramercy Park Hotel, New York, a Member of Design Hotelsâ„¢ | Design Hotels | USA | 60,000 |
| G-Rough, Rome, a Member of Design Hotels | Design Hotels | Italy | 60,000 |
| Hôtel de Berri, a Luxury Collection Hotel, Paris | Luxury Collection | France | 60,000 |
| Hotel Cala di Volpe, a Luxury Collection Hotel, Costa Smeralda | Luxury Collection | Italy | 60,000 |
| Hotel Danieli, a Luxury Collection Hotel, Venice | Luxury Collection | Italy | 60,000 |
| Hotel Pitrizza, a Luxury Collection Hotel, Costa Smeralda | Luxury Collection | Italy | 60,000 |
| Hotel President Wilson, a Luxury Collection Hotel, Geneva | Luxury Collection | Switzerland | 60,000 |
| Hotel Romazzino, a Luxury Collection Hotel, Costa Smeralda | Luxury Collection | Italy | 60,000 |
| Kenoa Exclusive Beach Spa & Resort, Barra de Sao Miguel, a Member of Design Hotels | Design Hotels | Brazil | 60,000 |
| Le Meridien Bora Bora | Le Meridien | French Polynesia | 60,000 |
| Mystique, A Luxury Collection Resort, Santorini | Luxury Collection | Greece | 60,000 |
| PalazzinaG, Venice, a Member of Design Hotels | Design Hotels | Italy | 60,000 |
| Parklane, a Luxury Collection Resort & Spa, Limassol | Luxury Collection | Cyprus | 60,000 |
| Phoenician Residences, a Luxury Collection Residence Club, Scottsdale | Luxury Collection | USA | 60,000 |
| Prince de Galles, a Luxury Collection Hotel, Paris | Luxury Collection | France | 60,000 |
| Santa Marina, a Luxury Collection Resort, Mykonos | Luxury Collection | Greece | 60,000 |
| Schloss Fuschl, a Luxury Collection Resort & Spa, Fuschlsee-Salzburg | Luxury Collection | Austria | 60,000 |
| Sir Joan Hotel, Ibiza City, a Member of Design Hotels | Design Hotels | Spain | 60,000 |
| Suiran, a Luxury Collection Hotel, Kyoto | Luxury Collection | Japan | 60,000 |
| The Canyon Suites at The Phoenician, a Luxury Collection Resort, Scottsdale | Luxury Collection | USA | 60,000 |
| The Chatwal, a Luxury Collection Hotel, New York City | Luxury Collection | USA | 60,000 |
| The Gritti Palace, a Luxury Collection Hotel, Venice | Luxury Collection | Italy | 60,000 |
| The Miami Beach EDITION | Edition | USA | 60,000 |
| The Prince Gallery Tokyo Kioicho, a Luxury Collection Hotel | Luxury Collection | Japan | 60,000 |
| The Ritz-Carlton Bal Harbour, Miami | Ritz-Carlton | USA | 60,000 |
| The Ritz-Carlton New York, Central Park | Ritz-Carlton | USA | 60,000 |
| The Ritz-Carlton, Bachelor Gulch | Ritz-Carlton | USA | 60,000 |
| The Ritz-Carlton, Grand Cayman | Ritz-Carlton | Cayman Islands | 60,000 |
| The Ritz-Carlton, Hong Kong | Ritz-Carlton | China | 60,000 |
| The Ritz-Carlton, Kyoto | Ritz-Carlton | Japan | 60,000 |
| The Ritz-Carlton, Lake Tahoe | Ritz-Carlton | USA | 60,000 |
| The Ritz-Carlton, Naples | Ritz-Carlton | USA | 60,000 |
| The Ritz-Carlton, St. Thomas | Ritz-Carlton | Virgin Islands (US) | 60,000 |
| The Ritz-Carlton, Tokyo | Ritz-Carlton | Japan | 60,000 |
| The St. Regis Aspen Resort | St. Regis | USA | 60,000 |
| The St. Regis Bahia Beach Resort, Puerto Rico | St. Regis | Puerto Rico | 60,000 |
| The St. Regis Bal Harbour Resort | St. Regis | USA | 60,000 |
| The St. Regis Bali Resort | St. Regis | Indonesia | 60,000 |
| The St. Regis Bora Bora Resort | St. Regis | French Polynesia | 60,000 |
| The St. Regis Deer Valley | St. Regis | USA | 60,000 |
| The St. Regis Florence | St. Regis | Italy | 60,000 |
| The St. Regis Maldives Vommuli Resort | St. Regis | Maldives | 60,000 |
| The St. Regis Mardavall Mallorca Resort | St. Regis | Spain | 60,000 |
| The St. Regis New York | St. Regis | USA | 60,000 |
| The St. Regis Osaka | St. Regis | Japan | 60,000 |
| The St. Regis Princeville Resort | St. Regis | USA | 60,000 |
| The St. Regis Punta Mita Resort | St. Regis | Mexico | 60,000 |
| The St. Regis Rome | St. Regis | Italy | 60,000 |
| The Wellesley Knightsbridge, a Luxury Collection Hotel, London | Luxury Collection | United Kingdom | 60,000 |
| The Westin Golf Resort & Spa, Playa Conchal | Westin | Costa Rica | 60,000 |
| Vana Belle, a Luxury Collection Resort, Koh Samui | Luxury Collection | Thailand | 60,000 |
| W Koh Samui | W Hotels | Thailand | 60,000 |
| W Maldives | W Hotels | Maldives | 60,000 |
| W South Beach | W Hotels | USA | 60,000 |
| W Verbier | W Hotels | Switzerland | 60,000 |