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This article looks at potential for some hotel deal savings with Marriott and SPG low category hotel rewards. SPG has a 35% discount on points purchased by Dec 29, 2017 reducing the price to $22.75 per 1,000 points. Discount kicks in when buying 5,000 or more points. Members can buy up to 30,000 points. Starpoints…
On my walk across Monaco I ended up at Le Meridien Beach Plaza with a desire to refill my water bottle after starting the day at Riviera Marriott La Porte de Monaco in Cap d’Ail, France across the street from the western border of Monaco. Le Meridien Beach Plaza is about 200 meters from the…
Sense Hotel Sofia, a member of Design Hotels, is a Starwood affiliated boutique hotel in Bulgaria’s capital city. The 9th floor Rooftop Bar offers terrific panoramic views. The hotel is located one block from Alexander Nevsky Cathedral, Bulgaria’s largest Eastern Orthodox cathedral. Sense Hotel Sofia (SPG hotel website) is SPG category 3 at 7,000 Starpoints…
Feeling Grand Walking the Staircase I felt compelled to walk the stairs every step of the way to and from the lobby and my room simply for the wonderful feeling when gliding my hand along the wide Italian marble handrail along one hundred-plus marble stairs from my room at the top 5th floor of Sofia…
A map of Poland chain hotels reveals two common trends of hotel development and major chain loyalty programs seen in Europe. Two points I want to make with this article and two hotel maps: 1. Major chains are emphasizing growth in European markets where there are few hotel chain competitors. There are few major chain…
Amsterdam has 49 chain hotels in 9 major loyalty programs available for points. The hotels on my Google maps hotel rewards map are either in Amsterdam city or Amsterdam Schiphol Airport hotels. After creating several of these hotel rewards maps in the past week, one of the most time-consuming tasks is determining the reward rate…
After four trips to Krakow, Poland in the past 14 months, this city is a place with loads of fond memories for Kelley and me. We are debating whether to go there again this winter. Gdansk, Poland is also an attractive destination that also appeals to me for a winter trip to the chilly Baltic seaport.…
Marriott Rewards and Starwood Preferred Guest released fall 2017 offers today for stays September 12 to January 15, 2018. Marriott Rewards MegaBonus is one free night certificate, up to Category 5 hotels, after two stays from Sep 12-Jan 15, 2018. Only one free night may be earned during MegaBonus promotion. Free night e-certificate is valid…
Starwood Preferred Guest offers 35% off points purchases when you buy 5,000 to 30,000 points for a rate drop from $35 to $22.75 per 1,000 points. This offer ends 11:59pm June 30, 2017. SPG rules allow a member to purchase 30,000 Starpoints in a calendar year. Why It Matters SPG regularly posts limited time offers…
Starwood Preferred Guest Earn Your Dreams is a promotion for Double Points 2x, Triple Points 3x and 3,000 bonus points per stay for Starwood Hotels in Europe, Middle East and Africa. T&C for this promotion do not show promotion dates. My rate analysis shows this offer is a promotion with comparable rates available with AAA,…
