[removed] just gave me the worst hotel advice ever

Given how popular it is here, I thought I'd see what it said for my upcoming vacation.<br><br>I am flying into Paris. I am going to stay one night there, then take a train to Italy and stay 2 nights in Florence. Then I'm going to Venice, I'm going to stay there 2 nights, and then take a train to Nice, and stay 4 nights.<br><br>I get 200,000 points (or $2,000 worth of hotels) per year on my Chase Sapphire.<br><br>Here's what [removed] said for a 9 night trip:<br><br>Paris:<br><br>* Night 1: Pullman Paris Tour Eiffel (18,000 Chase points, $250 cash)<br><br>Florence:<br><br>* Night 2: Hotel Regency (27,000 Chase points, $400 cash)<br>* Night 3: Portrait Firenze (70,000 Chase points, $725 cash)<br><br>Venice:<br><br>* Night 4: Deko Tribe (17,000 Chase points, $300 cash)<br>* Night 5: Hotel Palazzo Parigi (43,000 Chase points, $675 cash)<br><br>Nice:<br><br>* Night 6: H&#x27;ôtel (37,000 Chase points, $475 cash)<br>* Night 7: Le Mas de Chastelas (39,000 Chase points, $550 cash)<br>* Night 8: Hotel Le Royal (42,000 Chase points, $600 cash)<br>* Night 9: Royal Riviera (57,000 Chase points, $775 cash)<br><br>Grand total:<br><br>$4,825 cash<br>372,000 Chase points<br><br>I have 200,000 points available. So for the last 7 nights of my trip, I would be paying $3,200 cash.<br><br>&#x200B;<br><br>I went on Booking.com and made the following reservations for the same exact hotels:<br><br>Paris:<br><br>* Night 1: Pullman Paris Tour Eiffel ($460)<br><br>Florence:<br><br>* Night 2: Hotel Regency ($320)<br>* Night 3: Hotel Regency ($320)<br><br>Venice:<br><br>* Night 4: Deko Tribe ($320)<br>* Night 5: Deko Tribe ($320)<br><br>Nice:<br><br>* Night 6: Le Mas de Chastelas ($300)<br>* Night 7: Le Mas de Chastelas ($300)<br>* Night 8: Le Mas de Chastelas ($300)<br>* Night 9: Le Mas de Chastelas ($300)<br><br>Grand total: $3,040<br><br>You guys would rather pay more for a worse hotel?<br><br>Edit: I'm staying at the same hotel in Nice the whole time. Le Mas de Chastelas.