We are headed to Vegas for February break for five nights. I do not have enough points to stay on the strip for the entire time, so we are staying 3 nights, about 20 minutes away from the strip, at the JW Marriott Las Vegas Resort & Spa. I think too many days on the strip is overwhelming anyway and we will take the opportunity while at the Marriott to visit such attractions as the Hoover Dam and Red Rock Canyon.
We booked this three night stay using Marriott Rewards points. This Marriott is a Category 6 Marriott so the rooms were 30,000 points per night. The room would have cost about $200 per night (technically not worth it but I originally thought I was going to be paying for 3 flights), we saved $600 using points. Don’t forget, I had a lot of Marriott points because I recently got an 80,000 sign-up bonus for getting the Chase Marriott Rewards Premier card (for the second time!).
