By Roberta Lasky Seattle, Vancouver and now our final destination, Whistler! We were fortunate enough to stay at The Four Seasons. The strong American dollar afforded us the pleasure of reserving a top-notch suite for the price of a one-bedroom. We had dinner at the hotel’s in-house restaurant Sidecut for some excellent surf ‘n turf. […]
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A Ski Trip To Whistler For March Break With Savings of About $9,000
How We Did It Flights Back To Vancouver For A Spring Break Ski Trip And A Savings of $3,600 7 Free Nights In Whistler And A Savings of $5,250 About Our Trip Our Time In Whistler-Winter Skiing […]
Skiing In Whistler-A Great Time Even If You Can’t See!
After our amazing summer trip to Whistler, we were excited to go back to ski there in the winter. Recall that for our winter trip, we flew to Whistler for free using Delta SkyMiles. We once again stayed on Starwood points at the Westin, and this time, we had 2 studio suites. They were across […]
Bombarded With Bears In Whistler
After our time in Vanouver, we spent 5 amazing days in Whistler. We stayed at the base of Whistler Mountain, in the heart of Whistler Village at the Westin Resort and Spa, Whistler. Recall we used 12,000 Starwood Preferred Guest points per night for our one bedroom suite. The hotel itself was very nice and […]
The Grouse Grind In Vancouver Deserves Its Name
We absolutely loved Vancouver. After years of wanting to travel there, my expectations were met and it was as beautiful as I had expected it would be. While in the city, we had 2 rooms at one of the least expensive Four Seasons that I have ever encountered. Recall that I used my Chase Ultimate […]
A Last Free Night In Vancouver And A Savings Of About $250
As a trade off for our really low redemptions for our Air Canada flights, I booked us a 6:40 am flight home. We will need to be at the airport at about 4:30 am. Ugh! Because our flights are so early and we will not be able to […]
5 Free Nights In Whistler And A Savings of $900
In Whister, we are staying in a studio suite with a full kitchen! at The Westin Resort and Spa, Whistler. This hotel is an SPG Category 5 hotel, and I booked the suite for 5 nights using 48,000 Starwood points. The hotel suite was 12,000 points per night and when […]
Starwood Preferred Guest Points Got Us A Free Stay at Niagara Falls and a Savings of about $450
We took the kids, one June weekend back in 2009, to Niagara Falls. I had never been there before. I was so impressed. The Falls literally took my breath away. They are incredible!!! The kids loved them too and especially loved all of the activities that center around the […]