Every year Starwood Preferred Guest makes category changes to it’s properties. This year the changes will take effect on March 1, 2016. You can review these changes here. If somewhere you want to book is moving up, you can still book at the current redemption rate before the 2016 […]
Category: Starwood Preferred Guest
Expiration Information For SPG Points
The Marriott Rewards Program has been combined with the SPG Program to become one program. You can get all the details of the combined Marriott/SPG Program here. In the SPG Program, you are considered inactive if during a 12-month period: (a) you have not had a Stay at an SPG Participating Hotel; (b) you […]
With Rain Comes Rainbows On Kauai
Greetings from Kauai. We landed here early in the day and we were at the hotel pool and beach by lunch time. Don’t forget, we are staying on Starwood points (squished in one room) at the St. Regis Princeville Resort. But we have our portable bed, so we made it work. And yes, the hotel is quite […]
Take Some Time Out Of Your Stay And Go On A Resort Presentation
Sometimes when you are at a resort that also sells time shares, you may be offered to sit through a sales presentation in exchange for points. Rob and I have taken advantage of this many times, especially at Starwood Resorts. In fact, we suckers, have bought a few in the past. We own a prime […]
History, A Sub And A Very Intense Pineapple Maze Race On Oahu
Back in 1998, when Rob and I came to Hawaii for our honeymoon (on free Delta flights), we rushed out of Oahu for more exotic islands like Lanai and Kauai. But this trip, with the kids, we stayed for a few days as we had a ton to do on Oahu. We landed in Oahu […]
Starwood Preferred Guest Points Got Us A Free July 4th Weekend at the Equinox in Manchester, Vermont and a Savings of $1,350
Last year, Rob and I spent 3 nights over July 4th weekend with our friends, at the Equinox, in Manchester, Vermont. We used the hotel as our base to go to Stratton Golf School, (only 9-1 each day thank goodness!), as Stratton Mountain is only 20 minutes away. The Equinox is a Starwood Resort and […]
Ski Weekend In Vermont And A Savings Of $1,100
Since we are not taking our big ski trip to Whistler until March next year (we usually go in February), I am going to book a few ski weekends in Vermont prior to. In fact, I just booked one at the Equinox, in Manchester, Vermont. We can use the hotel as our base to ski at Stratton […]
The email From Marriott About The Merger
“As a valued member, we’re excited to share the news that Marriott International will join together with Starwood Hotels & Resorts to create the world’s largest hotel company. For our Marriott Rewards members, this will mean even more choices in even more places, giving you access to 1.1 million rooms across 5,500 hotels in […]
Marriott Buys Starwood-11/16/2015
After lots and lots of rumors as to who was going to buy Starwood, it was announced today that the winner is Marriott at a price of $12.2 billion. This acquisition, will make this the biggest hotel company in the world. Together, the companies will operate or franchise 5,500 hotels with a total […]
Starwood Preferred Guest Elite Status Benefits
The Marriott Rewards Program has been combined with the SPG Program to become one program. You can get all the details of the combined Marriott/SPG Program here. Now that you know how to achieve SPG Elite status, what do you get with this Elite status? Here are some of […]