Darn 1900 your all over the place.
I've accumulated 350,000 hilton points in the last year with over 40 nights in the last 3 months. Here is what I'm using some of my points with.
There is an island in St. Lucia that is sold out to all except paltinum members some points are going for a short honeymoon at that place.
I'm taking the fiance for a weekend at the waldorf astoria in NY. It's a hilton, it was sold out, but as a platinum member your garanteed a reservation in at least 48hrs. 30,000pts.
Then headed for a night in boston another 15,000 pts.
After all that were going to use a bulk of the points for (280.000) for 6 nights anywhere in the world airfare included so we are deciding on europe or the med.
Now that is just the Hilton. I'm also Platinum with Hyatt and Sheraton.
Sure we don't get travel privlages but with 100,000 Delta miles and so many hotel points to go first class wherever it's going to be a busy year.
Oh yeah with AMex I also got the rental cars all free from the rewards points from them.
I'm minor league with some people in this company who make many more points than I do. My neighbor is headed to Asia for free on Delta alone.
The best thing about all this making hotel reservations are not a problem. You call a special diamond desk, they handle everything you need and will call, fax and email you your ittenerary in a day or so.
I'd go with Amex Membership rewards, then an amex hilton, and a visa hilton which i just applied for.