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SKYLARK puts a dollar figure on the member perks at every hotel on its Members' List. Across the 2,386 hotels that price them, the typical hotel's perks come to $340 on a 3-night stay, and at 86% of them one stay's perks are worth at least $250, the price of a year of SKYLARK membership.
Updated . Published by SKYLARK, which sells the membership this guide mentions.
At a glance
| Over a 3-night stay | Figure |
|---|---|
| Hotels with priced perks | 2,386 |
| Typical hotel (median) | $340 |
| Middle half of hotels | $340 to $375 |
| One hotel in ten passes | $490 |
| Hotels at $250 or more | 2,063 (86%) |
| Hotels at $500 or more | 223 (9%) |
| Hotels at $1,000 or more | 11 |
| Highest | $1,780 |
The details
On SKYLARK's figures, the typical hotel's member perks are worth $340 over a 3-night stay. Half of the 2,386 hotels fall between $340 and $375, one in ten passes $490, and the highest reaches $1,780.
It is the same figure each hotel's page gives as “worth up to”, and the one the Members' List sorts by.
At 2,063 of the 2,386 hotels (86%), the perks on a single 3-night stay are worth $250 or more, the price of a year of SKYLARK Friend. At 223 (9%) they reach $500, and at 11 they pass $1,000.
That is the perks alone. A member rate can cost more or less than the best public rate, so compare the totals before you book.
Not at the middle: the typical figure is $340 in every region. The difference is at the top. The Caribbean's top quarter of hotels starts at $440, Europe's and Asia's at $390, and the highest figures are in North America ($1,780) and Europe ($1,650).
| Region | Hotels | Typical | Top quarter from | Highest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Europe | 963 | $340 | $390 | $1,650 |
| North America | 695 | $340 | $340 | $1,780 |
| Asia | 300 | $340 | $390 | $965 |
| Caribbean | 105 | $340 | $440 | $1,220 |
| Middle East | 84 | $340 | $390 | $870 |
| South America | 84 | $340 | $340 | $720 |
| Africa | 71 | $340 | $340 | $670 |
| Oceania | 57 | $340 | $365 | $720 |
| Central America | 27 | $340 | $390 | $670 |
Each perk a hotel gives SKYLARK members carries a value SKYLARK sets, either per night, as for daily breakfast for two, or per stay, as for a property credit. A hotel's figure adds those up over three nights for the best of the member programs it offers. Perks limited to particular suites are left out, so the figure reflects a typical room.
Perks vary by hotel and by rate, which is why the hotel pages say “up to”. For what the premium credit card programs give and cost, see how to get luxury hotel perks without a premium credit card.
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Checked . The figures come from SKYLARK's catalog and move as hotels join, leave or change their perks.
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