I am in the frenzy of booking hotels for Cornell graduation next year in a non-city (Ithaca), so hotels are not so abundant. Not only that, the few hotels that there are, budget properties like Hampton Inns and Fairfield Marriotts, completely play the capitalism game (as they should) and raise their rates to about 600-800 […]
Category: New York
$25,651 Worth Of Free Stays At World Of Hyatt Properties Coming Up In 2023!
When World Of Hyatt lowered the requirements in 2021 due to covid for Globalist status, I jumped! Now in my second year, I am still loving it. One of my favorite things about being a World of Hyatt Globalist, is the ability to book stays without having the points in my account. When I do […]
I Feel Like I Have A Second Home In Downtown Manhattan Because Of World Of Hyatt
Both Rob and I have Chase World Of Hyatt Cards. I got mine back in early 2018. And Rob got his in the summer of 2018 with a higher bonus than me. The comes with 1 free night every year after your cardmember anniversary at any Category 1-4 property. In addition, you get an extra free […]
Free Night At The Park Hyatt In NYC And $945 Saved!
One of the nicest things about having reserves of hotel points is the ability to plan impromptu stays FOR FREE. That is exactly what I did on a recent nigh’t stay at the Park Hyatt in NYC. My mom and my sister live in NJ, me in Westchester, NY. We had tickets to Wicked (purchased […]
6 Restaurants at Syracuse U Every Freshman Must Try First Semester
6 Restaurants at Syracuse U Every Freshman Must Try First Semester […]
New York City Stays And Savings Over $1,000
Good Morning From The W Downtown- $350 Saved Hello From The Westin New York Grand Central-We Saved $260 Starwood Preferred Guest Points Got Us Many Free Stays in New York City With Savings over $500 Each Time! […]
Good Morning From The W Downtown
My daughter attended a bat mitzvah last night at Ellis Island. We needed to be somewhere early this morning, so my original plan was to hang in the city until the boat got back and then drive home to Westchester. Did I really need to get home that late and be that tired? No!-I got […]
Dreams Come True In Cooperstown
By Bonnie Berg I can’t believe it’s already been a few weeks since we returned from Cooperstown, NY. The last load of laundry has finally been folded and put away. We are back to school and following our normal routines. However, the memories made on this trip will last forever. My son’s baseball team worked […]
Long Weekend On Lake George
A big trip was not in the plan for us this summer, as my son is set to start high school cross country tomorrow, August 22nd. (um, high school?) So, we headed to Lake George with a stay at the Sagamore in Bolton Landing for 3 nights. Rob and I previously stayed at the Sagamore […]
Dutchess County Fair-Not A Place To Earn Rewards
I recently took my kids to the Dutchess County Fair in Rhinebeck, NY. Although I was able to use a credit card for our admission and a few of our meals, I think I spent somewhere in the range of $250 in cash. (I lost track!). It killed me every time I needed to […]