A list of hotel and resort properties which are increasing or decreasing in category has been released — and the news is mixed, with approximately the same number of hotel and resort properties increasing or decreasing by at least one category.
One hotel property on the list actually decreased by three whole categories.
Category Increases and Decreases 2018 for Starwood Preferred Guest Hotel and Resort Properties
The number of Starpoints required to redeem for each hotel and resort property included in the list below would have been added — but Categories 1 and 2 depend on whether you are staying during a weekday or a weekend; while Categories 5, 6 and 7 are varied depending on the time of year and by demand.
Instead, below is a list of categories and the minimum and maximum number of Starpoints which are required for redemptions within each category:
| CATEGORY | WEEKDAY | WEEKEND |
| 1 | 3,000 Starpoints | 2,000 Starpoints |
| 2 | 4,000 Starpoints | 3,000 Starpoints |
| 3 | 7,000 Starpoints | 7,000 Starpoints |
| 4 | 10,000 Starpoints | 10,000 Starpoints |
| 5 | 12,000-16,000 Starpoints | 12,000-16,000 Starpoints |
| 6 | 20,000-25,000 Starpoints | 20,000-25,000 Starpoints |
| 7 | 30,000-35,000 Starpoints | 20,000-25,000 Starpoints |
Complete List of Category Changes of Hotel and Resort Properties
A total of 276 hotel and resort properties are affected by the changes in Starpoint redemption at which 145 of them will increase by at least one category; while 131 of them will decrease by at least one category. The category changes will be effective as of Tuesday, March 6, 2018
The complete list of hotel and resort properties which are affected by the changes in category is below — and red indicates a increase in at least one category, which also means that more Starpoints are required to be redeemed for an award night; while green indicates a reduction in at least one category, which also means that fewer Starpoints are required to be redeemed for an award night:
| REGION | HOTEL | COUNTRY/ REGION |
STATE/ PROVINCE |
CITY | BRAND | 2017 CATEGORY | 2018 CATEGORY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AFRICA AND MIDDLE EAST | Sheraton Annaba Hotel | ALGERIA | ANNABA | Sheraton | 3 | 4 | |
| Africa/Middle East | Le Méridien Oran Hotel & Convention Centre | ALGERIA | ORAN | Le Méridien | 4 | 3 | |
| Africa/Middle East | Le Méridien Bahrain City Centre | BAHRAIN | MANAMA | Le Méridien | 5 | 4 | |
| Africa/Middle East | Sheraton Montazah Hotel | EGYPT | ALEXANDRIA | Sheraton | 2 | 1 | |
| Africa/Middle East | Le Méridien Cairo Airport | EGYPT | CAIRO | Le Méridien | 2 | 1 | |
| Africa/Middle East | Le Méridien Re-Ndama | GABON | LIBREVILLE | Le Méridien | 4 | 3 | |
| Africa/Middle East | Hotel Mandji | GABON | PORT-GENTIL | 5 | 4 | ||
| Africa/Middle East | Sheraton Grand Conakry | GUINEA | CONAKRY | Sheraton | 5 | 4 | |
| Africa/Middle East | Sheraton Tel Aviv Hotel | ISRAEL | TEL AVIV | Sheraton | 5 | 6 | |
| Africa/Middle East | Elma Arts Complex Luxury Hotel, a Member of Design Hotels | ISRAEL | ZICHRON YA’AKOV | Design Hotels | 5 | 6 | |
| Africa/Middle East | W Amman | JORDAN | AMMAN | W Hotels | 4 | 5 | |
| Africa/Middle East | Sheraton Amman Al Nabil Hotel | JORDAN | AMMAN | Sheraton | 5 | 4 | |
| Africa/Middle East | Four Points by Sheraton Nairobi Hurlingham | KENYA | NAIROBI | Four Points by Sheraton | 3 | 4 | |
| Africa/Middle East | AnaYela, Marrakesh, a Member of Design Hotels | MOROCCO | MARRAKESH | Design Hotels | 5 | 4 | |
| Africa/Middle East | Sheraton Abuja Hotel | NIGERIA | ABUJA | Sheraton | 4 | 3 | |
| Africa/Middle East | Le Méridien Ogeyi Place | NIGERIA | PORT HARCOURT | Le Méridien | 5 | 4 | |
| Africa/Middle East | Sheraton Grand Doha Resort & Convention Hotel | QATAR | DOHA | Sheraton | 6 | 5 | |
| Africa/Middle East | W Doha Hotel & Residences | QATAR | DOHA | W Hotels | 5 | 4 | |
| Africa/Middle East | Le Méridien Towers Makkah | SAUDI ARABIA | MAKKAH | Le Méridien | 2 | 4 | |
| Africa/Middle East | Sheraton Riyadh Hotel & Towers | SAUDI ARABIA | RIYADH | Sheraton | 6 | 5 | |
| Africa/Middle East | Aloft Riyadh | SAUDI ARABIA | RIYADH | Aloft | 4 | 3 | |
| Africa/Middle East | Aloft Dhahran | SAUDI ARABIA | AL KHOBAR | Aloft | 4 | 2 | |
| Africa/Middle East | Four Points by Sheraton Riyadh Khaldia | SAUDI ARABIA | RIYADH | Four Points by Sheraton | 3 | 2 | |
| Africa/Middle East | Four Points by Sheraton Arusha, The Arusha Hotel | TANZANIA, UNITED REPUBLIC OF | ARUSHA | Four Points by Sheraton | 2 | 3 | |
| Africa/Middle East | Sheraton Tunis Hotel | TUNISIA | TUNIS | Sheraton | 4 | 3 | |
| Africa/Middle East | Le Royal Méridien Beach Resort & Spa | UNITED ARAB EMIRATES | DUBAI | Le Méridien | 6 | 5 | |
| Africa/Middle East | Grosvenor House, a Luxury Collection Hotel, Dubai | UNITED ARAB EMIRATES | DUBAI | The Luxury Collection | 6 | 5 | |
| Africa/Middle East | Le Méridien Abu Dhabi | UNITED ARAB EMIRATES | ABU DHABI | Le Méridien | 3 | 2 | |
| Africa/Middle East | The St. Regis Dubai | UNITED ARAB EMIRATES | DUBAI | St Regis | 7 | 6 | |
| Africa/Middle East | W Dubai Al Habtoor City | UNITED ARAB EMIRATES | DUBAI | W Hotels | 6 | 5 | |
| Africa/Middle East | Aloft Al Ain | UNITED ARAB EMIRATES | AL AIN | Aloft | 3 | 2 | |
| ASIA PACIFIC | Sheraton Grand Mirage Resort, Port Douglas | AUSTRALIA | PORT DOUGLAS | Sheraton | 4 | 5 | |
| Asia Pacific | Four Points by Sheraton Melbourne Docklands | AUSTRALIA | MELBOURNE | Four Points by Sheraton | 4 | 3 | |
| Asia Pacific | W Brisbane | AUSTRALIA | BRISBANE | W Hotels | 5 | 4 | |
| Asia Pacific | Four Points by Sheraton Dhaka, Gulshan | BANGLADESH | DHAKA | Four Points by Sheraton | 5 | 4 | |
| Asia Pacific | Le Méridien Thimphu | BHUTAN | THIMPHU | Le Méridien | 4 | 5 | |
| Asia Pacific | Le Méridien Paro, Riverfront | BHUTAN | PARO | Le Méridien | 4 | 5 | |
| Asia Pacific | W Guangzhou | CHINA | GUANGZHOU | W Hotels | 4 | 5 | |
| Asia Pacific | W Shanghai The Bund | CHINA | SHANGHAI | W Hotels | 5 | 6 | |
| Asia Pacific | Sheraton Qingyuan Lion Lake Resort | CHINA | QINGYUAN | Sheraton | 1 | 2 | |
| Asia Pacific | The Castle Hotel, a Luxury Collection Hotel, Dalian | CHINA | DALIAN | The Luxury Collection | 4 | 5 | |
| Asia Pacific | Le Méridien Qingdao West Coast Resort | CHINA | QINGDAO | Le Méridien | 1 | 2 | |
| Asia Pacific | Sheraton Guangzhou Nansha Hotel | CHINA | GUANGZHOU | Sheraton | 1 | 2 | |
| Asia Pacific | Sheraton Zibo Hotel | CHINA | ZIBO | Sheraton | 1 | 2 | |
| Asia Pacific | Sheraton Xian Hotel | CHINA | XIAN | Sheraton | 2 | 1 | |
| Asia Pacific | Sheraton Changsha Hotel | CHINA | CHANGSHA | Sheraton | 3 | 2 | |
| Asia Pacific | Four Points by Sheraton Hangzhou, Binjiang | CHINA | HANGZHOU | Four Points by Sheraton | 2 | 1 | |
| Asia Pacific | Sheraton Wenzhou Hotel | CHINA | WENZHOU | Sheraton | 3 | 2 | |
| Asia Pacific | Sheraton Bailuhu Resort, Huizhou | CHINA | HUIZHOU | Sheraton | 2 | 1 | |
| Asia Pacific | The Astor Hotel, a Luxury Collection Hotel, Tianjin | CHINA | TIANJIN | The Luxury Collection | 3 | 2 | |
| Asia Pacific | Sheraton Shenzhou Peninsula Resort | CHINA | WANNING | Sheraton | 3 | 2 | |
| Asia Pacific | The Westin Hefei Baohe | CHINA | HEFEI | Westin | 3 | 2 | |
| Asia Pacific | Sheraton Grand Xishuangbanna Hotel | CHINA | JINGHONG | Sheraton | 2 | 1 | |
| Asia Pacific | Sheraton Zhenjiang Hotel | CHINA | ZHENJIANG | Sheraton | 2 | 1 | |
| Asia Pacific | Sheraton Huangdao Hotel | CHINA | QINGDAO | Sheraton | 2 | 1 | |
| Asia Pacific | Sheraton Changde Wuling Hotel | CHINA | CHANGDE | Sheraton | 2 | 1 | |
| Asia Pacific | Sheraton Shanghai Chongming Hotel | CHINA | SHANGHAI | Sheraton | 3 | 2 | |
| Asia Pacific | ITC Windsor, a Luxury Collection Hotel, Bengaluru | INDIA | BENGALURU | The Luxury Collection | 2 | 3 | |
| Asia Pacific | Sheraton Grand Bangalore Hotel at Brigade Gateway | INDIA | BENGALURU | Sheraton | 3 | 4 | |
| Asia Pacific | The Westin Mumbai Garden City | INDIA | MUMBAI | Westin | 3 | 4 | |
| Asia Pacific | ITC Gardenia, a Luxury Collection Hotel, Bengaluru | INDIA | BENGALURU | The Luxury Collection | 3 | 4 | |
| Asia Pacific | Le Méridien Mahabaleshwar Resort & Spa | INDIA | MAHABALESHWAR | Le Méridien | 4 | 5 | |
| Asia Pacific | ITC Grand Chola, a Luxury Collection Hotel, Chennai | INDIA | CHENNAI | The Luxury Collection | 2 | 3 | |
| Asia Pacific | Four Points by Sheraton Ahmedabad | INDIA | AHMEDABAD | Four Points by Sheraton | 1 | 2 | |
| Asia Pacific | ITC Grand Bharat, a Luxury Collection Retreat, Gurgaon, New Delhi Capital Region | INDIA | GURGAON | The Luxury Collection | 5 | 6 | |
| Asia Pacific | The Park Bangalore, a Member of Design Hotels | INDIA | BENGALURU | Design Hotels | 1 | 2 | |
| Asia Pacific | Four Points by Sheraton Srinagar | INDIA | SRINAGAR | Four Points by Sheraton | 4 | 2 | |
| Asia Pacific | The Anya Hotel, Gurgaon, a Member of Design Hotels | INDIA | GURGAON | Design Hotels | 2 | 1 | |
| Asia Pacific | Aloft Jakarta Wahid Hasyim | INDONESIA | JAKARTA PUSAT | Aloft | 1 | 2 | |
| Asia Pacific | Four Points by Sheraton Surabaya | INDONESIA | SURABAYA | Four Points by Sheraton | 1 | 2 | |
| Asia Pacific | Four Points by Sheraton Manado | INDONESIA | MANADO | Four Points by Sheraton | 1 | 2 | |
| Asia Pacific | The Hermitage, a Tribute Portfolio Hotel, Jakarta | INDONESIA | JAKARTA | Tribute Portfolio | 5 | 4 | |
| Asia Pacific | Sthala, a Tribute Portfolio Hotel, Ubud Bali | INDONESIA | UBUD | Tribute Portfolio | 5 | 4 | |
| Asia Pacific | The St. Regis Osaka | JAPAN | OSAKA | St Regis | 6 | 7 | |
| Asia Pacific | Sheraton Hokkaido Kiroro Resort | JAPAN | YOICHI-GUN | Sheraton | 4 | 5 | |
| Asia Pacific | Four Points by Sheraton Hakodate | JAPAN | HAKODATE | Four Points by Sheraton | 2 | 4 | |
| Asia Pacific | Four Points by Sheraton Seoul, Namsan | KOREA (SOUTH) | SEOUL | Four Points by Sheraton | 3 | 2 | |
| Asia Pacific | Le Méridien Seoul | KOREA (SOUTH) | SEOUL | Le Méridien | 6 | 5 | |
| Asia Pacific | GLAD Hotel Yeouido, a Member of Design Hotels | KOREA (SOUTH) | SEOUL | Design Hotels | 3 | 2 | |
| Asia Pacific | Glad Live, Seoul, a Member of Design Hotels | KOREA (SOUTH) | SEOUL | Design Hotels | 3 | 2 | |
| Asia Pacific | Le Méridien Kota Kinabalu | MALAYSIA | KOTA KINABALU | Le Méridien | 2 | 3 | |
| Asia Pacific | Le Méridien Putrajaya | MALAYSIA | PUTRAJAYA | Le Méridien | 1 | 2 | |
| Asia Pacific | Sheraton Petaling Jaya Hotel | MALAYSIA | PETALING JAYA | Sheraton | 1 | 2 | |
| Asia Pacific | Le Méridien Noumea Resort & Spa | NEW CALEDONIA | NOUMEA | Le Méridien | 4 | 5 | |
| Asia Pacific | Sheraton Samoa Beach Resort | SAMOA | MULIFANUA | Sheraton | 4 | 3 | |
| Asia Pacific | Wanderlust, Singapore, a Member of Design Hotels | SINGAPORE | SINGAPORE | Design Hotels | 4 | 3 | |
| Asia Pacific | The Westin Taipei | TAIWAN | TAIPEI | Westin | 4 | 5 | |
| Asia Pacific | Sheraton Hsinchu Hotel | TAIWAN | ZHUBEI CITY | Sheraton | 3 | 4 | |
| Asia Pacific | Aloft Taipei Zhongshan | TAIWAN | TAIPEI | Aloft | 3 | 4 | |
| Asia Pacific | Four Points by Sheraton Penghu | TAIWAN | MAGONG | Four Points by Sheraton | 4 | 3 | |
| Asia Pacific | Aloft Taipei Beitou | TAIWAN | TAIPEI | Aloft | 3 | 2 | |
| Asia Pacific | Sheraton Grande Sukhumvit, a Luxury Collection Hotel, Bangkok | THAILAND | BANGKOK | The Luxury Collection | 4 | 5 | |
| Asia Pacific | Le Méridien Phuket Beach Resort. | THAILAND | PHUKET | Le Méridien | 4 | 5 | |
| Asia Pacific | Le Méridien Chiang Mai | THAILAND | CHIANG MAI | Le Méridien | 3 | 4 | |
| Asia Pacific | Sheraton Hanoi Hotel | VIETNAM | HANOI | Sheraton | 2 | 3 | |
| CARIBBEAN | The Westin Grand Cayman Seven Mile Beach Resort & Spa | CAYMAN ISLANDS | GRAND CAYMAN | Westin | 5 | 6 | |
| Caribbean | Sheraton Puerto Rico Hotel & Casino | UNITED STATES | PUERTO RICO | SAN JUAN | Sheraton | 3 | 4 |
| CENTRAL AMERICA AND SOUTH AMERICA | Sheraton Pilar Hotel & Convention Center | ARGENTINA | PILAR | Sheraton | 4 | 3 | |
| Central & South America | Auberge du Vin, a Tribute Portfolio Hotel, Tupungato | ARGENTINA | TUPUNGATO | Tribute Portfolio | 5 | 4 | |
| Central & South America | Arelauquen Lodge, a Tribute Portfolio Hotel, San Carlos de Bariloche | ARGENTINA | SAN CARLOS DE BARILOCHE | Tribute Portfolio | 5 | 4 | |
| Central & South America | Sheraton Grand Rio Hotel & Resort | BRAZIL | RIO DE JANEIRO | Sheraton | 5 | 4 | |
| Central & South America | Sheraton Vitoria Hotel | BRAZIL | VITORIA | Sheraton | 2 | 1 | |
| Central & South America | Aloft San Jose Hotel, Costa Rica | COSTA RICA | SAN JOSÉ | Aloft | 1 | 2 | |
| Central & South America | Sheraton Presidente San Salvador Hotel | EL SALVADOR | SAN SALVADOR | Sheraton | 2 | 3 | |
| Central & South America | Sheraton Grand Panama | PANAMA | PANAMA CITY | Sheraton | 3 | 2 | |
| Central & South America | Aloft Panama | PANAMA | PANAMA CITY | Aloft | 2 | 1 | |
| Central & South America | Four Points by Sheraton Miraflores | PERU | LIMA | Four Points by Sheraton | 3 | 2 | |
| EUROPE | Sheraton Fuschlsee-Salzburg, Hotel Jagdhof | AUSTRIA | HOF BEI SALZBURG | Sheraton | 3 | 2 | |
| Europe | Sheraton Baku Airport | AZERBAIJAN | BAKU | Sheraton | 2 | 1 | |
| Europe | Four Points by Sheraton Brussels | BELGIUM | BRUSSELS | Four Points by Sheraton | 2 | 3 | |
| Europe | Sofia Hotel Balkan, a Luxury Collection Hotel, Sofia | BULGARIA | SOFIA | The Luxury Collection | 2 | 3 | |
| Europe | Sense Hotel Sofia, a Member of Design Hotels | BULGARIA | SOFIA | Design Hotels | 3 | 4 | |
| Europe | Sheraton Prague Charles Square Hotel | CZECH REPUBLIC | PRAGUE | Sheraton | 3 | 4 | |
| Europe | Le Roch Hotel and Spa, Paris, a Member of Design Hotels | FRANCE | PARIS | Design Hotels | 7 | 6 | |
| Europe | Sheraton Batumi Hotel | GEORGIA | BATUMI | Sheraton | 2 | 3 | |
| Europe | Sheraton Frankfurt Airport Hotel and Conference Center | GERMANY | FRANKFURT | Sheraton | 3 | 4 | |
| Europe | Le Méridien Stuttgart | GERMANY | STUTTGART | Le Méridien | 4 | 5 | |
| Europe | The Westin Hamburg | GERMANY | HAMBURG | Westin | 5 | 6 | |
| Europe | The Pure, Frankfurt, a Member of Design Hotels | GERMANY | FRANKFURT | Design Hotels | 3 | 4 | |
| Europe | Roomers, Frankfurt, a Member of Design Hotels | GERMANY | FRANKFURT | Design Hotels | 4 | 5 | |
| Europe | Element Frankfurt Airport | GERMANY | FRANKFURT | Element | 3 | 2 | |
| Europe | LA MAISON hotel, Saarlouis, a Member of Design Hotels | GERMANY | SAARLOUIS | Design Hotels | 4 | 3 | |
| Europe | Provocateur, Berlin, a Member of Design Hotels | GERMANY | BERLIN | Design Hotels | 5 | 4 | |
| Europe | Sheraton Rhodes Resort | GREECE | RHODES | Sheraton | 3 | 4 | |
| Europe | King George, a Luxury Collection Hotel, Athens | GREECE | ATHENS | The Luxury Collection | 5 | 6 | |
| Europe | EKIES All Senses Resort, Sithonia Halkidiki, a Member of Design Hotels | GREECE | SITHONIA HALKIDIKI | Design Hotels | 5 | 6 | |
| Europe | New Hotel, Athens, a Member of Design Hotels | GREECE | ATHENS | Design Hotels | 4 | 5 | |
| Europe | Four Points by Sheraton Kecskemet Hotel & Conference Center | HUNGARY | KECSKEMET | Four Points by Sheraton | 1 | 2 | |
| Europe | Lánchíd 19, Budapest, a Member of Design Hotels | HUNGARY | BUDAPEST | Design Hotels | 2 | 3 | |
| Europe | The Westin Dublin | IRELAND | DUBLIN | Westin | 5 | 6 | |
| Europe | Nira Montana, La Thuile, a Member of Design Hotels | ITALY | LA THUILE | Design Hotels | 5 | 6 | |
| Europe | Sheraton Parco de’ Medici Rome Hotel | ITALY | ROME | Sheraton | 3 | 2 | |
| Europe | Le Méridien Visconti Rome | ITALY | ROME | Le Méridien | 5 | 4 | |
| Europe | The St. Regis Astana | KAZAKHSTAN | ASTANA | St Regis | 5 | 6 | |
| Europe | Le Méridien St. Julians Hotel & Spa | MALTA | ST. JULIANS | Le Méridien | 3 | 4 | |
| Europe | Four Points by Sheraton Kolasin | MONTENEGRO | KOLASIN | Four Points by Sheraton | 4 | 1 | |
| Europe | Element Amsterdam | NETHERLANDS | AMSTERDAM | Element | 3 | 4 | |
| Europe | Hotel Bristol, a Luxury Collection Hotel, Warsaw | POLAND | WARSAW | The Luxury Collection | 4 | 5 | |
| Europe | Hotel Galery69, Stawiguda, a Member of Design Hotels | POLAND | STAWIGUDA | Design Hotels | 4 | 3 | |
| Europe | Sheraton Porto Hotel & Spa | PORTUGAL | PORTO | Sheraton | 3 | 4 | |
| Europe | Torre de Palma Wine Hotel, Monforte, a Member of Design Hotels | PORTUGAL | MONFORTE | Design Hotels | 4 | 5 | |
| Europe | Hotel National, a Luxury Collection Hotel, Moscow | RUSSIAN FEDERATION | MOSCOW | The Luxury Collection | 4 | 5 | |
| Europe | The St. Regis Moscow Nikolskaya | RUSSIAN FEDERATION | MOSCOW | St Regis | 4 | 5 | |
| Europe | Grand Hotel River Park, a Luxury Collection Hotel, Bratislava | SLOVAKIA | BRATISLAVA | The Luxury Collection | 4 | 3 | |
| Europe | Four Points by Sheraton Ljubljana Mons | SLOVENIA | LJUBLJANA | Four Points by Sheraton | 1 | 2 | |
| Europe | The Westin Palace, Madrid | SPAIN | MADRID | Westin | 5 | 6 | |
| Europe | Sheraton La Caleta Resort & Spa, Costa Adeje, Tenerife | SPAIN | ADEJE TENERIFE | Sheraton | 4 | 5 | |
| Europe | Sheraton Fuerteventura Beach, Golf & Spa Resort | SPAIN | FUERTEVENTURA | Sheraton | 3 | 4 | |
| Europe | The Westin Valencia | SPAIN | VALENCIA | Westin | 4 | 5 | |
| Europe | Castillo Hotel Son Vida, a Luxury Collection Hotel, Mallorca | SPAIN | PALMA DE MALLORCA | The Luxury Collection | 5 | 6 | |
| Europe | The Westin La Quinta Golf Resort & Spa, Benahavis, Marbella | SPAIN | MARBELLA | Westin | 4 | 5 | |
| Europe | Hospes Las Casas del Rey de Baeza, Seville, a Member of Design Hotels | SPAIN | SEVILLE | Design Hotels | 4 | 5 | |
| Europe | Hotel J, Stockholm, a Member of Design Hotels | SWEDEN | NACKA STRAND | Design Hotels | 3 | 4 | |
| Europe | The Cambrian, Adelboden, a Member of Design Hotels | SWITZERLAND | ADELBODEN | Design Hotels | 5 | 6 | |
| Europe | HUUS Hotel, Gstaad, a Member of Design Hotels | SWITZERLAND | GSTAAD | Design Hotels | 4 | 5 | |
| Europe | Sheraton Zurich Hotel | SWITZERLAND | ZURICH | Sheraton | 5 | 4 | |
| Europe | Sheraton Ankara Hotel & Convention Center | TURKEY | ANKARA | Sheraton | 3 | 2 | |
| Europe | W Istanbul | TURKEY | ISTANBUL | W Hotels | 4 | 3 | |
| Europe | Le Méridien Istanbul Etiler | TURKEY | ISTANBUL | Le Méridien | 4 | 3 | |
| Europe | The St. Regis Istanbul | TURKEY | ISTANBUL | St Regis | 6 | 5 | |
| Europe | The House Hotel Cappadocia, Ortahisar, a Member of Design Hotels | TURKEY | ORTAHISAR | Design Hotels | 2 | 1 | |
| Europe | Great Northern Hotel, a Tribute Portfolio Hotel, London | UNITED KINGDOM | LONDON | Tribute Portfolio | 5 | 6 | |
| NORTH AMERICA | Sheraton Hamilton Hotel | CANADA | ONTARIO | HAMILTON | Sheraton | 3 | 4 |
| North America | Sheraton Parkway Toronto North Hotel & Suites | CANADA | ONTARIO | RICHMOND HILL | Sheraton | 3 | 4 |
| North America | Sheraton Vancouver Guildford Hotel | CANADA | BRITISH COLUMBIA | SURREY | Sheraton | 3 | 4 |
| North America | Four Points by Sheraton Kingston | CANADA | ONTARIO | KINGSTON | Four Points by Sheraton | 3 | 4 |
| North America | The Westin Resort & Spa, Whistler | CANADA | BRITISH COLUMBIA | WHISTLER | Westin | 5 | 6 |
| North America | Four Points by Sheraton Hotel & Conference Centre Gatineau-Ottawa | CANADA | QUÉBEC | GATINEAU | Four Points by Sheraton | 3 | 4 |
| North America | Four Points by Sheraton Toronto Airport | CANADA | ONTARIO | MISSISSAUGA | Four Points by Sheraton | 3 | 4 |
| North America | Aloft Montreal Airport | CANADA | QUÉBEC | MONTREAL | Aloft | 3 | 4 |
| North America | Four Points by Sheraton Cambridge Kitchener, Ontario | CANADA | ONTARIO | CAMBRIDGE | Four Points by Sheraton | 2 | 3 |
| North America | Four Points by Sheraton Niagara Falls Fallsview | CANADA | ONTARIO | NIAGARA FALLS | Four Points by Sheraton | 2 | 4 |
| North America | Sheraton Vancouver Airport Hotel | CANADA | BRITISH COLUMBIA | RICHMOND | Sheraton | 3 | 4 |
| North America | Element Vancouver Metrotown | CANADA | BRITISH COLUMBIA | BURNABY | Element | 4 | 5 |
| North America | Element Vaughan Southwest | CANADA | ONTARIO | VAUGHAN | Element | 3 | 4 |
| North America | Four Points by Sheraton Sherwood Park | CANADA | ALBERTA | SHERWOOD PARK | Four Points by Sheraton | 4 | 3 |
| North America | Four Points by Sheraton Grande Prairie | CANADA | ALBERTA | GRANDE PRAIRIE | Four Points by Sheraton | 4 | 3 |
| North America | Four Points by Sheraton Mexico City, Colonia Roma | MEXICO | MEXICO CITY | Four Points by Sheraton | 1 | 2 | |
| North America | Aloft Guadalajara | MEXICO | GUADALAJARA | Aloft | 1 | 2 | |
| North America | Aloft Cancun | MEXICO | CANCUN | Aloft | 2 | 3 | |
| North America | Rosas & Xocolate, Mérida, a Member of Design Hotels | MEXICO | MÉRIDA | Design Hotels | 4 | 5 | |
| North America | Papaya Playa Project, Tulum, a Member of Design Hotels | MEXICO | TULUM | Design Hotels | 5 | 6 | |
| North America | Hotel Escondido, Puerto Escondido, a Member of Design Hotels | MEXICO | PUERTO ESCONDIDO | Design Hotels | 5 | 6 | |
| North America | Sheraton Mexico City Maria Isabel Hotel | MEXICO | MEXICO CITY | Sheraton | 4 | 3 | |
| North America | Aloft Celaya | MEXICO | CELAYA | Aloft | 2 | 1 | |
| North America | Hotel La Semilla, Playa del Carmen, a Member of Design Hotels | MEXICO | PLAYA DEL CARMEN | Design Hotels | 5 | 4 | |
| North America | Sheraton Anchorage Hotel & Spa | UNITED STATES | ALASKA | ANCHORAGE | Sheraton | 4 | 3 |
| North America | Element Bentonville | UNITED STATES | ARKANSAS | BENTONVILLE | Element | 3 | 4 |
| North America | Four Points by Sheraton Tucson Airport | UNITED STATES | ARIZONA | TUCSON | Four Points by Sheraton | 1 | 2 |
| North America | Four Points by Sheraton Sacramento International Airport | UNITED STATES | CALIFORNIA | SACRAMENTO | Four Points by Sheraton | 3 | 4 |
| North America | Aloft Ontario-Rancho Cucamonga | UNITED STATES | CALIFORNIA | RANCHO CUCAMONGA | Aloft | 2 | 3 |
| North America | Element Palmdale | UNITED STATES | CALIFORNIA | PALMDALE | Element | 3 | 4 |
| North America | Sheraton Redding Hotel at the Sundial Bridge | UNITED STATES | CALIFORNIA | REDDING | Sheraton | 3 | 4 |
| North America | The Westin Sacramento | UNITED STATES | CALIFORNIA | SACRAMENTO | Westin | 4 | 5 |
| North America | Four Points by Sheraton San Diego | UNITED STATES | CALIFORNIA | SAN DIEGO | Four Points by Sheraton | 3 | 2 |
| North America | Magnolia Hotel Denver, a Tribute Portfolio Hotel | UNITED STATES | COLORADO | DENVER | Tribute Portfolio | 5 | 4 |
| North America | Sheraton Hartford South Hotel | UNITED STATES | CONNECTICUT | ROCKY HILL | Sheraton | 3 | 4 |
| North America | Four Points by Sheraton Newark | UNITED STATES | DELAWARE | NEWARK | Four Points by Sheraton | 3 | 4 |
| North America | Walt Disney World Dolphin | UNITED STATES | FLORIDA | LAKE BUENA VISTA | Sheraton | 4 | 5 |
| North America | Aloft Tallahassee Downtown | UNITED STATES | FLORIDA | TALLAHASSEE | Aloft | 3 | 4 |
| North America | Sheraton Bay Point Resort | UNITED STATES | FLORIDA | PANAMA CITY BEACH | Sheraton | 3 | 4 |
| North America | Hotel Colonnade Coral Gables, a Tribute Portfolio Hotel | UNITED STATES | FLORIDA | CORAL GABLES | Tribute Portfolio | 5 | 4 |
| North America | The Westin Sarasota | UNITED STATES | FLORIDA | SARASOTA | Westin | 6 | 5 |
| North America | Four Points by Sheraton Miami Airport | UNITED STATES | FLORIDA | MIAMI | Four Points by Sheraton | 4 | 3 |
| North America | The Westshore Grand, A Tribute Portfolio Hotel, Tampa | UNITED STATES | FLORIDA | TAMPA | Tribute Portfolio | 4 | 3 |
| North America | W Miami | UNITED STATES | FLORIDA | MIAMI | W Hotels | 6 | 5 |
| North America | W Atlanta Midtown | UNITED STATES | GEORGIA | ATLANTA | W Hotels | 4 | 5 |
| North America | Sheraton Atlanta Perimeter North Hotel | UNITED STATES | GEORGIA | ATLANTA | Sheraton | 4 | 3 |
| North America | Element West Des Moines | UNITED STATES | INDIANA | WEST DES MOINES | Element | 3 | 4 |
| North America | Element Moline | UNITED STATES | ILLINOIS | MOLINE | Element | 3 | 4 |
| North America | Sheraton Chicago O’Hare Airport Hotel | UNITED STATES | ILLINOIS | ROSEMONT | Sheraton | 4 | 3 |
| North America | Sheraton Lisle Naperville Hotel | UNITED STATES | ILLINOIS | LISLE | Sheraton | 3 | 2 |
| North America | Aloft South Bend | UNITED STATES | INDIANA | SOUTH BEND | Aloft | 3 | 4 |
| North America | Sheraton Louisville Riverside Hotel | UNITED STATES | INDIANA | JEFFERSONVILLE | Sheraton | 4 | 3 |
| North America | Aloft Wichita Northeast | UNITED STATES | KANSAS | WICHITA | Aloft | 3 | 4 |
| North America | Aloft Newport on the Levee | UNITED STATES | KENTUCKY | NEWPORT | Aloft | 4 | 3 |
| North America | Four Points by Sheraton Norwood | UNITED STATES | MASSACHUSETTS | NORWOOD | Four Points by Sheraton | 3 | 4 |
| North America | The Westin Southfield Detroit | UNITED STATES | MICHIGAN | SOUTHFIELD | Westin | 3 | 4 |
| North America | Four Points by Sheraton Detroit Novi | UNITED STATES | MICHIGAN | NOVI | Four Points by Sheraton | 2 | 3 |
| North America | Sheraton Minneapolis Midtown Hotel | UNITED STATES | MINNESOTA | MINNEAPOLIS | Sheraton | 4 | 3 |
| North America | The Westin Minneapolis | UNITED STATES | MINNESOTA | MINNEAPOLIS | Westin | 5 | 4 |
| North America | Sheraton Clayton Plaza Hotel St. Louis | UNITED STATES | MISSOURI | ST. LOUIS | Sheraton | 4 | 3 |
| North America | The Westin Charlotte | UNITED STATES | NORTH CAROLINA | CHARLOTTE | Westin | 4 | 5 |
| North America | Four Points by Sheraton Raleigh Durham Airport | UNITED STATES | NORTH CAROLINA | MORRISVILLE | Four Points by Sheraton | 2 | 3 |
| North America | Four Points by Sheraton Raleigh North | UNITED STATES | NORTH CAROLINA | RALEIGH | Four Points by Sheraton | 2 | 3 |
| North America | Aloft Durham Downtown | UNITED STATES | NORTH CAROLINA | DURHAM | Aloft | 4 | 3 |
| North America | Four Points by Sheraton Fargo | UNITED STATES | NORTH DAKOTA | FARGO | Four Points by Sheraton | 2 | 1 |
| North America | Four Points by Sheraton Williston | UNITED STATES | NORTH DAKOTA | WILLISTON | Four Points by Sheraton | 3 | 2 |
| North America | Sheraton Portsmouth Harborside Hotel | UNITED STATES | NEW HAMPSHIRE | PORTSMOUTH | Sheraton | 5 | 4 |
| North America | The Westin Mount Laurel | UNITED STATES | NEW JERSEY | MOUNT LAUREL | Westin | 4 | 3 |
| North America | Sheraton Albuquerque Uptown | UNITED STATES | NEW MEXICO | ALBUQUERQUE | Sheraton | 2 | 3 |
| North America | Four Points by Sheraton Las Vegas East Flamingo | UNITED STATES | NEVADA | LAS VEGAS | Four Points by Sheraton | 3 | 2 |
| North America | W Las Vegas | UNITED STATES | NEVADA | LAS VEGAS | W Hotels | 5 | 4 |
| North America | Aloft New York LaGuardia Airport | UNITED STATES | NEW YORK | EAST ELMHURST | Aloft | 4 | 5 |
| North America | Sheraton Brooklyn New York Hotel | UNITED STATES | NEW YORK | BROOKLYN | Sheraton | 5 | 4 |
| North America | Aloft New York Brooklyn | UNITED STATES | NEW YORK | BROOKLYN | Aloft | 5 | 4 |
| North America | Four Points by Sheraton Niagara Falls | UNITED STATES | NEW YORK | NIAGARA FALLS | Four Points by Sheraton | 3 | 2 |
| North America | Aloft Syracuse Inner Harbor | UNITED STATES | NEW YORK | SYRACUSE | Aloft | 4 | 3 |
| North America | W New York | UNITED STATES | NEW YORK | NEW YORK | W Hotels | 6 | 5 |
| North America | Sheraton Cleveland Airport Hotel | UNITED STATES | OHIO | CLEVELAND | Sheraton | 3 | 2 |
| North America | Aloft Cleveland Downtown | UNITED STATES | OHIO | CLEVELAND | Aloft | 4 | 3 |
| North America | Four Points by Sheraton Cincinnati North | UNITED STATES | OHIO | WEST CHESTER | Four Points by Sheraton | 3 | 2 |
| North America | Aloft Cleveland Airport | UNITED STATES | OHIO | NORTH OLMSTED | Aloft | 3 | 2 |
| North America | Aloft Tulsa | UNITED STATES | OKLAHOMA | TULSA | Aloft | 2 | 1 |
| North America | Aloft Oklahoma City Downtown – Bricktown | UNITED STATES | OKLAHOMA | OKLAHOMA CITY | Aloft | 4 | 3 |
| North America | Sheraton Portland Airport Hotel | UNITED STATES | OREGON | PORTLAND | Sheraton | 3 | 4 |
| North America | Aloft Hillsboro-Beaverton | UNITED STATES | OREGON | HILLSBORO | Aloft | 4 | 5 |
| North America | Four Points by Sheraton Philadelphia Northeast | UNITED STATES | PENNSYLVANIA | PHILADELPHIA | Four Points by Sheraton | 2 | 3 |
| North America | Le Méridien Philadelphia | UNITED STATES | PENNSYLVANIA | PHILADELPHIA | Le Méridien | 5 | 4 |
| North America | Sheraton Pittsburgh Airport Hotel | UNITED STATES | PENNSYLVANIA | CORAOPOLIS | Sheraton | 3 | 2 |
| North America | Aloft Columbia Downtown | UNITED STATES | SOUTH CAROLINA | COLUMBIA | Aloft | 3 | 4 |
| North America | Four Points by Sheraton Houston Greenway Plaza | UNITED STATES | TEXAS | HOUSTON | Four Points by Sheraton | 2 | 3 |
| North America | The Westin Dallas Fort Worth Airport | UNITED STATES | TEXAS | IRVING | Westin | 3 | 4 |
| North America | The St. Anthony, a Luxury Collection Hotel, San Antonio | UNITED STATES | TEXAS | SAN ANTONIO | The Luxury Collection | 4 | 5 |
| North America | Four Points by Sheraton Dallas Fort Worth Airport North | UNITED STATES | TEXAS | COPPELL | Four Points by Sheraton | 2 | 3 |
| North America | Four Points by Sheraton Midland | UNITED STATES | TEXAS | MIDLAND | Four Points by Sheraton | 2 | 3 |
| North America | Aloft El Paso Downtown | UNITED STATES | TEXAS | EL PASO | Aloft | 3 | 4 |
| North America | Element Houston Katy | UNITED STATES | TEXAS | KATY | Element | 3 | 4 |
| North America | Element Dallas Love Field | UNITED STATES | TEXAS | DALLAS | Element | 3 | 4 |
| North America | Sheraton Fort Worth Downtown Hotel | UNITED STATES | TEXAS | FORT WORTH | Sheraton | 4 | 3 |
| North America | Sheraton Houston West Hotel | UNITED STATES | TEXAS | HOUSTON | Sheraton | 4 | 3 |
| North America | Element Houston Vintage Park | UNITED STATES | TEXAS | HOUSTON | Element | 4 | 3 |
| North America | Aloft Austin Northwest | UNITED STATES | TEXAS | AUSTIN | Aloft | 4 | 3 |
| North America | Four Points by Sheraton Houston Energy Corridor | UNITED STATES | TEXAS | HOUSTON | Four Points by Sheraton | 3 | 2 |
| North America | Sheraton McKinney Hotel | UNITED STATES | TEXAS | MCKINNEY | Sheraton | 3 | 2 |
| North America | Aloft Austin Downtown | UNITED STATES | TEXAS | AUSTIN | Aloft | 5 | 4 |
| North America | Aloft Corpus Christi | UNITED STATES | TEXAS | CORPUS CHRISTI | Aloft | 3 | 2 |
| North America | Element Austin Downtown | UNITED STATES | TEXAS | AUSTIN | Element | 5 | 4 |
| North America | Four Points by Sheraton Houston Intercontinental Airport | UNITED STATES | TEXAS | HOUSTON | Four Points by Sheraton | 4 | 3 |
| North America | Magnolia Hotel Houston, a Tribute Portfolio Hotel | UNITED STATES | TEXAS | HOUSTON | Tribute Portfolio | 5 | 4 |
| North America | Aloft Richmond West | UNITED STATES | VIRGINIA | GLEN ALLEN | Aloft | 2 | 3 |
| North America | Le Méridien Arlington | UNITED STATES | VIRGINIA | ARLINGTON | Le Méridien | 4 | 5 |
| North America | Sheraton Tysons Hotel | UNITED STATES | VIRGINIA | TYSONS | Sheraton | 4 | 3 |
| North America | The Westin Arlington Gateway | UNITED STATES | VIRGINIA | ARLINGTON | Westin | 5 | 4 |
| North America | Aloft Seattle Sea-Tac Airport | UNITED STATES | WASHINGTON | SEATAC | Aloft | 3 | 4 |
| North America | Four Points by Sheraton Milwaukee Airport | UNITED STATES | WISCONSIN | MILWAUKEE | Four Points by Sheraton | 2 | 3 |
Summary
The most notable change is that the Four Points by Sheraton Kolasin hotel property in Montenegro will drop from Category 4 to Category 1.
The category changes will be effective as of Tuesday, March 6, 2018 — so if you intend on redeeming Starpoints at a hotel or resort property at which an increase will occur, do so prior to that date for the hotel and resort properties whose Starpoint redemption values will increase; and after that date for the hotel and resort properties whose Starpoint redemption values will decrease.
All photographs ©2015 and ©2017 by Brian Cohen.
