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Starwood hotels offer some top value redemption nights, using SPG Starpoints. The most extreme example are Starwood Category 1 and 2 hotels, where award nights start at just 2,000 Starpoints.
Starwood have recently revised the categorisation of a large number of its hotels. The full list of recategorisations is here, with a number of hotels being upgraded, and so costing more points (the bad news). The good news, however, is in Europe a number of hotels have been reclassified, but all of these reclassifications have lowered the category of hotel – meaning substantially less points are required to book a reward night.
The practical effect of this is as follows:
| Hotel name | Country | 2014Category | New 2015Category | Points required per night before reclassification
|
Points required per night after reclassification |
| Four Points by Sheraton Panoramahaus Dornbirn | Austria | 3 | 2 | 7000 | 4000 (or 3000 at weekends) |
| Le Méridien Vienna | Austria | 5 | 4 | 12-16000 | 10000 |
| Schloss Fuschl, a Luxury Collection Resort & Spa | Austria | 7 | 6 | 30-35000 | 20-25000 |
| Aloft Brussels Schuman | Belgium | 4 | 3 | 10000 | 7000 |
| Sheraton Brussels Hotel | Belgium | 4 | 3 | 10000 | 7000 |
| Sheraton Zagreb Hotel | Croatia | 3 | 2 | 7000 | 4000 (or 3000 at weekends) |
| Sheraton Prague Charles Square Hotel | Czech Republic | 4 | 3 | 10000 | 7000 |
| W Paris – Opéra | France | 7 | 6 | 30-35000 | 20-25000 |
| Four Points by Sheraton Munich Olympiapark | Germany | 4 | 3 | 10000 | 7000 |
| Hotel Elephant, a Luxury Collection Hotel, Weimar | Germany | 4 | 3 | 10000 | 7000 |
| Le Méridien Grand Hotel Nuremberg | Germany | 5 | 4 | 12-16000 | 10000 |
| Le Méridien Munich | Germany | 5 | 4 | 12-16000 | 10000 |
| Sheraton Munich Airport Hotel | Germany | 3 | 2 | 7000 | 4000 (or 3000 at weekends) |
| Sheraton Munich Westpark Hotel | Germany | 4 | 3 | 10000 | 7000 |
| Sheraton Offenbach Hotel | Germany | 4 | 3 | 10000 | 7000 |
| The Westin Grand Frankfurt | Germany | 5 | 4 | 12-16000 | 10000 |
| Hotel Grande Bretagne, a Luxury Collection Hotel, Athens | Greece | 6 | 5 | 20-25000 | 12-16000 |
| Sheraton Rhodes Resort | Greece | 4 | 3 | 10000 | 7000 |
| Vedema, a Luxury Collection Resort, Santorini | Greece | 7 | 6 | 30-35000 | 20-25000 |
| Le Méridien Budapest | Hungary | 4 | 3 | 10000 | 7000 |
| Sheraton Athlone Hotel | Ireland | 2 | 1 | 4000 (or 3000 at weekends) | 3000 (or 2000 at weekends) |
| Four Points by Sheraton Milan Center | Italy | 4 | 3 | 10000 | 7000 |
| Hotel Excelsior, a Luxury Collection Hotel, Naples | Italy | 5 | 4 | 12-16000 | 10000 |
| Sheraton Catania Hotel & Conference Center | Italy | 2 | 1 | 4000 (or 3000 at weekends) | 3000 (or 2000 at weekends) |
| Sheraton Padova Hotel & Conference Center | Italy | 3 | 2 | 7000 | 4000 (or 3000 at weekends) |
| Sheraton Roma Hotel & Conference Center | Italy | 3 | 2 | 7000 | 4000 (or 3000 at weekends |
| The St. Regis Rome | Italy | 7 | 6 | 30-35000 | 20-25000 |
| The Westin Dragonara Resort, Malta | Malta | 5 | 4 | 12-16000 | 10000 |
| Sheraton Amsterdam Airport Hotel and Conference Center | The Netherlands | 5 | 4 | 12-16000 | 10000 |
| Sheraton Poznan Hotel | Poland | 3 | 2 | 7000 | 4000 (or 3000 at weekends) |
| The Westin Warsaw | Poland | 3 | 2 | 7000 | 4000 (or 3000 at weekends |
| Convento do Espinheiro, a Luxury Collection Hotel & Spa, Evora | Portugal | 4 | 3 | 10000 | 7000 |
| Sheraton Lisboa Hotel & Spa | Portugal | 4 | 3 | 10000 | 7000 |
| Hotel National, a Luxury Collection Hotel, Moscow | Russia | 6 | 5 | 20-25000 | 12-16000 |
| Sheraton Moscow Sheremetyevo Airport Hotel | Russia | 4 | 3 | 10000 | 7000 |
| Metropol Palace, a Luxury Collection Hotel, Belgrade | Serbia | 4 | 3 | 10000 | 7000 |
| Four Points by Sheraton Barcelona Diagonal | Spain | 3 | 2 | 7000 | 4000 (or 3000 at weekends) |
| Sheraton Fuerteventura Beach, Golf & Spa Resort Canary Isle | Spain | 3 | 2 | 7000 | 4000 (or 3000 at weekends) |
| Sheraton Gran Canaria Salobre Golf Resort | Spain | 3 | 2 | 7000 | 4000 (or 3000 at weekends) |
| Sheraton Madrid Mirasierra Hotel & Spa | Spain | 4 | 3 | 10000 | 7000 |
| Sheraton Zurich Neues Schloss Hotel | Switzerland | 6 | 5 | 20-25000 | 12-16000 |
| Hotel Bristol, a Luxury Collection Hotel, Odessa | Ukraine | 5 | 4 | 12-16000 | 10000 |
| Aloft Liverpool | UK | 3 | 2 | 7000 | 4000 (or 3000 at weekends) |
| Sheraton Heathrow Hotel | UK | 3 | 2 | 7000 | 4000 (or 3000 at weekends) |
| Sheraton Skyline Hotel London Heathrow | UK | 4 | 3 | 10000 | 7000 |
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