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Hotel Kämp opened in 1887 as one of the premier hotels in Finland. I stayed at Hotel Kämp, a Starwood Hotels Luxury Collection historic property on my one night in Helsinki last week. The published rate for this SPG category 5 hotel was 245 EUR or $316 USD. I booked the stay on a Cash…
I have to face the fact that I do not like staying at the St. Regis San Francisco. The hotel has many endearing qualities like a fantastic bed and linens, great bathtub, a large fitness center and pool. There is even a yoga room. But I get a bad vibe every time I stay at…
St. Regis Bal Harbour Resort property is a high profile luxury hotel and residences a few miles north of Miami Beach. I visited the hotel last week for a two night stay courtesy of SPG American Express. The St. Regis Bal Harbour Resort hosted its grand opening gala in March 2012. This is part two…
A reminder that you can win 25,000 Starpoints or 5,000 Priority Club points from Loyalty Traveler, but you only have today and tomorrow by noon California time remaining to enter these two Loyalty Traveler giveaways. SPG American Express is sponsoring the 25,000 points giveaway as part of my 2-night staycation earlier this month at the St.…
The winner of 50,000 Starwood Preferred Guest points from my SPG Amex sponsored giveaway in conjunction with my stay at the St. Regis Princeville, Kauai last week is Betsy Wuebker. She and Pete also happen to be part of the blogger community with their website Passing Thru. Betsy and Pete Wuebker write about making a…
Yesterday, five days after returning to Monterey from Kauai I caught the last part of the George Clooney film The Descendants, where the family goes to Kauai and stays at the St. Regis Princeville. I saw the film once before and I did not realize there were scenes filmed at the St. Regis hotel and…
I walked into the lobby of the St. Regis Princeville and immediately thought to myself “this place meets my expectations for a hotel with great views”. Large windows look out over Hanalei Bay to reveal sea, sky and the lush green mountain cliffs. View from 8th floor restaurant. The lobby level of St. Regis Princeville…
Watching the surf roll into shore while taking a shower in a luxury hotel room is a very different experience than my last stay on Kauai 35 years ago when I lived on the beaches of Kauai. Hanalei Bay view from St. Regis Princeville, Kauai. In 1977 I flew from California to Honolulu with a…
JohnnyJet is giving away 25,000 points as part of his SPG Amex Stars Starwood staycation at the St. Regis New York. Leave a comment on JohnnyJet’s blog post: Win 25,000 Starpoints by sharing your dream destination. Contestants must either subscribe to Johnny’s newsletter or follow him on Facebook or Twitter. Only one entry per person, and…
The randomly selected winner of the #SPGAMEX 50,000 points sweepstakes on Loyalty Traveler was someone who entered in the first hour of my posting the giveaway. With nearly 1,500 entries through comments on this blog, Facebook “Likes” and Tweets the random.org tool came out with a really low number. Hey it’s random. The winner is…
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