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One of my more memorable hotel stays was a night in a suite at Hotel Kämp Helsinki in March 2013 when the property was affiliated with Starwood Hotels Luxury Collection brand. In 2016 the property changed to Small Luxury Hotels of the World SLH. In 2019, Nordic Choice Hotels became the new owner of ten…
Marriott Bonvoy put Peak and Off Peak rates in place last week creating new strategies for finding best rates. I initially though peak and off peak rates would apply seasonally, however, Marriott Bonvoy reward rates can change from standard rates to peak rates to off peak rates all in the same week. One of the…
Marriott Bonvoy implemented peak and off-peak reward rates Sep 14, 2019 for its 8 categories of hotel rewards. This post analyzes different reward rate options showing off peak, standard and peak reward rates for each Marriott Bonvoy hotel reward category in a single table by Loyalty Traveler. Cash + Points reward rates show the cost…
Marriott Bonvoy is selling points at 30% discount from Sep 14 to Oct 18, 2019 when you buy 2,000 or more points. The purchase limit has been raised from 50,000 points to 100,000 points during this promotion. Normally Marriott Bonvoy points cost $12.50 per 1,000 points and this offer drops the price down to $8.75…
For the second summer in a row we visited Marriott Sopot Resort & Spa on Poland’s Baltic Sea coast using free nights and Marriott Bonvoy points. This category 4 hotel at 25,000 points per night is a fun family or couples location with several indoor pools and spa and an outdoor rooftop adults-only pool. The…
Originally I planned to stay at InterContinental Warsaw for an overnight stay as we traveled by bus from Krakow to Warsaw to Torun. Then a promotional offer in May from Marriott for Europe discount rates revealed a price drop at The Westin Warsaw from 369 PLN for room only advance purchase rate to 259 PLN…
This is the third part of my hotel points value series. The first article is an introduction to ‘Why I value hotel points at the lowest cost I can buy points‘ and how that results in some slightly different point values to The Points Guy. My second article, Comparing value of hotel points for Rome…
The Langley Buckinghamshire is a new Luxury Collection hotel less than 10 miles from London Heathrow Airport in Langley Park in the village of Iver. The Langley in rural Buckinghamshire County was originally built in 1756-60 for the Third Duke of Marlborough as a hunting lodge in royal hunting grounds. Slough is 3 miles away…
Marriott has a 30% off flash sale through May 6 for hotels in 15 European countries for prepaid stays from June 14 to September 16, 2019. [Note: Initial article mistakenly stated May 7 was last day to book, when in fact final date of sale is May 6.] Belgium Croatia Czech Republic France Germany Hungary…
Marriott Bonvoy is selling points at 25% discount for $9.38 per 1,000 points from the normal $12.50 per 1,000 points price when you buy 5,000 or more points. Members can buy or receive as a gift a combined maximum of 50,000 points in a calendar year. I received this offer today from Marriott Bonvoy to…
