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. As a member of the Starwood Preferred Guest program, you can EARN Starpoints. You can then USE these points for free […]
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Starwood Preferred Guest Points Got Us Many Free Stays in New York City With Savings over $500 Each Time!
When the kids were younger, we often took them to the city for long weekends. We usually went in November, after our fall activities ended, and our weekends were a little more flexible. It was so much fun being a tourist in our own backyard. Every time we went, […]
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 […]
Starwood Preferred Guest Points Got Us A Free Stay In Boston and $600 Saved!
I have been playing this point game for a very long time. Back in 2007, we spent a long free November weekend in Boston. (Boy, do I long for the days before the kids had tons of weekend activities and we were free to travel.) It was the only time we were in Boston as […]
Starwood Preferred Guest Points Got Us Free Disney Hotels!
Huge Savings on Disney World Tickets, BUY NOW! We have been to Disney a few times. The first time we went, the kids were really young. The twins were 3 1/2 and Daniel was 5. I wanted it to be perfect and easy! So we splurged. We stayed on the Disney property at the Grand […]
Starwood Preferred Guest Points Got Us A Free Stay in San Diego and a Savings of $1,600!
Back in 2009, we took our longest plane ride to date and made our first trip out west to San Diego. We stayed on Starwood points at the Sheraton La Jolla Hotel. This hotel is a Starwood Resort and a SPG Category 4. The room was 10,000 Starpoints per night. The […]
Starwood Preferred Guest Points Got Us A Free 5 Night Stay In Scottsdale At The Phoenician –$1400 Saved!
Rob could not find time to go away during Spring Break, 2010. $%&%$#@#$%&. (Read as cursing). However, I did not want to stay home for an entire week alone with my kids who were then ages, 6,6 and 8. Shoot Me! To convince Rob to “let” us go away […]
Starwood Preferred Guest Points Got US 5 Free Nights in D.C. And A Savings of $1,500
Spring break 2011 we headed to Washington DC. We went via Amtrak, which was so easy!!! and so much better than those long six hours that we would have spent in the car. Upon booking our train tickets, I got my whole family Amtrak Guest Rewards accounts. (See #8 […]
Starwood Preferred Guest Points Got Us A Stay in Hershey on Points And $360 Saved
We have “done” Hershey Park a few times and each time we have stayed at different places. We have paid for a stay at the fancy Hershey Hotel and we have also paid for a stay at Hershey’s other hotel, the Hershey Lodge. The Hershey Hotel is great and luxurious and the Lodge is also […]
Starwood Preferred Guest Points and Hyatt Gold Passport Points Got Us Free Stays in San Francisco and Lake Tahoe – $3,200 in Savings!
In the summer of 2011 we took an amazing trip out west. We spent our first 3 nights in San Francisco. After 3 fun-filled, activity packed days in San Fran, we made the 3.5 hour drive to Lake Tahoe, the most breathtaking place I have been to yet. Guess what? In each of these amazing […]