Starwood Hotels & Resorts*
Receive Complimentary Gold Preferred Guest Membership in the Starwood Preferred Guest Program.

To redeem: Enroll online and receive your complimentary upgrade to the Gold Preferred Guest level.



Gold Benefits


50% Starpoint bonus in addition to the two Starpoints you earn for every eligible US dollar spent at more than 700 hotels in over 80 countries. That�s three Starpoints per dollar spent.
4 p.m. late check-out.
Preferred room upgrades upon check-in (subject to availability).
Overall Program Benefits


No blackout dates or capacity controls on award redemption
Participating brands: Westin Hotels & Resorts�, Sheraton Hotels & Resorts�, Four Points� by Sheraton, St. Regis�, The Luxury Collection� and W Hotels�.
One-to-one transfer of Starpoints to WorldPerks Miles.
Terms and Conditions

This offer is valid from April 1 - September 30, 2001.
This offer can be used at all Starwood Preferred Guest Participating Hotels (over 700 hotels in more than 80 countries).
To participate in this promotion, you must register for this promotion online.
This offer is reusable.
All promotions of Starwood Preferred Guest are subject to the general terms and condition of the Starwood Preferred Guest program, and subject to change without notice.
You will receive full Terms and Conditions within four to six weeks after enrolling.
Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide is not responsible for typographical errors.
Participation in WorldPerks� is subject to the terms and conditions of the WorldPerks program.
Offer is not valid where prohibited by Local, State or Federal laws.
This offer has no cash value and may not be combined with any other offer, discount, coupon or promotion.
*Northwest Airlines or nwa.com Club is not responsible for products and services provided by participating partner companies.

luddgang,
How can we enrol online? Pls give us a url link.
Thanks

Darn good offer.

4 p.m. late check-out.

Those are MAGIC words.

The number of times that has been a lifesaver over the 20 years I've had as a Starwood Gold, I can't count. 4pm is automatic, and they will thus almost always OK 5 or 6pm if you ask nicely, and when you have a It'l 9pm flight, and have been out doing things all day, and want to come back, shower, grab your bags and leave, it saves the "half day" charge, which is often around $100 with taxes at many Starwoods.


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~ Glen ~

Good offer for people who otherwise wouldn't have SPG Gold but,

I really feel sorry for people who actually stay to earn SPG gold. Now the level's basically worth NOTHING! (phone SPG, quote some code and voila! you're Gold!)

This probably means it's impossible to get any kind of upgrade at many hotels now...

Here's a link refering to Starwood: http://www.nwa.com/club/starwood.shtml

I'd like to know how long the Gold status lasts. The info says the offer is good from April to September, but is this the window of time you can enroll or does the Gold membership only last until September?

Do you have to be a NWA Club member to take advantage of the promotion?

cheers Peter

Yes, I believe so.

I think it costs something like $20.00. Then as a member you get discounts on Northwest flights etc.

I used it to save 2,000 miles (twice) as opposed to 1,000 miles when I booked my reward.

I may use the $25.00 off coupon on a NWA flight as well.

Actually, it costs $35. And I just found out that if you upgrade to Gold, the Gold membership only lasts until September 2001.

Some of us did enroll last year at the introductory rate of $20, but then the rate did go up to $35 a short time later.

Have anyone tried to get the Starwood GOLD membership without being a NWA.com member? Any success?

If you sign up for an AMEX Starwood affinity card (no annual fee), you will automatically be upgraded to Gold.

Also, Continental OnePass Platinum members get an opportunity to get Starwood Gold as a member benefit....