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This is the second in a series of posts listing Starwood and Marriott brand hotels increasing in points cost in the new Marriott Rewards program launching August 2018 for 6,800+ hotels worldwide. This article covers Marriott Rewards new Category 2 hotels at 12,500 points per night. Starwood Hotels that were category 1 and rising to…
Marriott Rewards hotel category changes in August 2018 when all 6,864 Marriott, Ritz-Carlton and Starwood Hotels are placed on the same hotel category reward means there are many hotels increasing in reward cost from their current category placement in Marriott Rewards and SPG. This article looks at hotels in the new Marriott Rewards hotel category…
This article is my analysis of the new Marriott Rewards charts coming August 2018 and another change to the charts launching in 2019 for hotel reward nights using points. My general assessment is most hotels will cost more points and more cash in one year’s time. List of August 2018 Marriott Rewards hotel reward rates…
Our first summer 2018 trip 15-hotel-nights itinerary across Europe started in Copenhagen with two nights at Nordic Choice Hotels, then six nights in Lithuania at Radisson Rewards hotels in Kaunas and the Baltic Sea port town of Klaipeda, followed by three nights in the Baltic coast beach resort of Sopot, Poland at Marriott and Sheraton…
Sopot Marriott Resort & Spa, Poland is a category 5 hotel where we redeemed our winter MegaBonus free night earned from stays at Moxy London Stratford and AC Bella Sky Copenhagen during last December’s trip to Europe. The $300 room night at a beach resort in summer made a good value Marriott Rewards redemption based…
Savannah, Georgia has two new Starwood Hotels for summer 2018. Perry Lane Hotel, a Luxury Collection Hotel opened this week. The hotel enters SPG as a category 5 at 12,000 points per night. Of course, this will change in the new Marriott Rewards program coming August 1. The Alida, Savannah, a Tribute Portfolio Hotel is…
Africa makes Marriott and Starwood news with two recent developments. Sheraton Bamako Hotel opens in Mali at SPG category 5 reward nights. Bamako is the capital city of Mali on the Niger River and largest population center with 1.8 million residents. Mali is also where you find the ancient city of Timbuktu. I wanted to…
Marriott Rewards and Starwood Preferred Guest have been my least used major hotel loyalty programs over the past five years. My stays at Marriott hotel brands are generally limited to times when they have a MegaBonus free night offer after 2 stays. SPG is a program I held Platinum elite status in for 9 years…
Sufficient analysis to say most Marriott Rewards members would earn more points with a double points offer compared to the April 16-July 20 Megabonus offer for 750 bonus points per night. I generally think double points offers are weak promotions. MegaBonus 2018-Q2 is even weaker than double points. Update April 8: Marriott updated their promotion…
Marriott Irvine Spectrum is the first new build full-service hotel in the chain to open in Orange County in the past decade. The 271 room property, including 50 suites, held its grand opening reception this week on March 27, following its soft opening last month. Hive & Honey is the rooftop bar of the 15-story…
