card you can choose to stay at Marriott, Westin, St. Regis, Sheraton, Ritz Carlton, etc. Each hotel is given a category from 1-8. Category 1 is usually a hotel near an airport in an undesirable location. Category 4 can be a beach front in a cheaper destination like Puerto Vallarta. And Category 8 is the best of the best luxury offerings they have. Category 1 hotels can go for as little as a few thousand points a night. Category 8 can go for over 70,000 points a night.