Best way to book Marriott hotel using Amex or HDFC Marriott card ?

[sidhantjain]

So I am travelling in end of December / First 2 weeks of January to the USA and Mexico. I need to make several hotel bookings across destinations for the trip. I want to figure out the best way to make these bookings to maximise benefits. I currently have
- Amex Plat Travel Card with 10L limit
- Infinia with 25L limit
- HDFC Marriott Card ( this is in process , should get it soon with shared limit )

I have just joined Marriott and have no points balance as of now, but will get Silver status in a few weeks/months from HDFC Marriott card.
I will reach the 4L milestone on Amex even if I don't make these bookings on it as I have moved all my spending from Infinia to Amex for the most part.

I am still researching hotels to book ( Vegas, Cabo, Tulum, Cancun ) but one of the hotels I have already identified is the Comspoliton in Las Vegas which is a Marriott hotel. I want to book this hotel for 4 nights.
Prices I am getting for this hotel :
- MMT : ₹ 1,70,448(USD 2,053)
- Cosmopoliton Website : ₹ 189265.42
- Marriott Website : 2,278.94USD

Now I need help is that should I book using Amex Plat Travel + MMT or HDFC Marriott + Cosmo/Marriott website or HDFC Infinia + Smartbuy ( via MMT ) ?
Do I get the 8 points per 150 if I book via Cosmo website using HDFC Marriott as well or is it just valid via Marriott website ?

If and how should I make best use of the best price gaurantee that Marriott offers ?

 

[Docjogi]

If you are done with spending 4L on Plat Travel, then dont use that. Marriot card is useless apart from its joining/renewal benefit. You can go about this in two ways :
a. Check cost of hotel with points option after logging into marriot website and if you are getting point value more than 60 paise ,then Transfer your Amex Plat Travel MR points (hopefully you will be having enough after hitting the 4L Milestone) to Marriot Bonvoy and book the hotel.
b. if you are not able to get more than 60 ps for marriot bonvoy points for booking by points, then HDFC Infinia + Smartbuy ( via MMT/others ) will be the best option.

i hold all the 3 cards and thats my opinion. Regards

 

[livinginalounge]

4 L on Amex Plat will give you about 48k points, which if transferred to Marriot Bonvot under 30% bonus offer translates to about 62k MB points. I don't think it'll cut it for a hotel costing 170k odd in INR. You can explore booking partially with those points and using Infinia for some nights.

 

[Nitesh17]

4 L on Amex Plat will give you about 48k points, which if transferred to Marriot Bonvot under 30% bonus offer translates to about 62k MB points. I don't think it'll cut it for a hotel costing 170k odd in INR. You can explore booking partially with those points and using Infinia for some nights.

Are we getting the 30% bonus now?

 

[Atul24]

I have appx 10,000 HDFC Marriott reward points, SaveSage application shows its value as 6k when used in Marriott bookings. Is it right?

 

[Aegon]

I have appx 10,000 HDFC Marriott reward points, SaveSage application shows its value as 6k when used in Marriott bookings. Is it right?

Bonvoy uses dynamic pricing, the value of those points could 2000 or 20000, depends on which property and dates you redeem it.

 

[Sushil74]

Isn't that correct since I have read in multiple forums that 55-65 paise is the average value of the Marriott bonvoy point?