American Express Membership Rewards - Advice for Family Trip on Points

I'm close to 1 million points - I would like to take my family (including Grandparents, brother and sister in law - their two kids) on a trip in August 2008 - I know far away. I was thinking Atlantis due to the proximity to NYC as all the kids will be under 4. Any ideas on places and best bang for my points. Many thanks.

how many people, and how many rooms?

I would avoid Atlantis - though your kids will love it the service is reported to be awfull. There are much better options from NYC.

7 adults - 4 kids - ages 4-1.

7 adults - 4 kids - ages 4-1.

Four rooms?

Three or four. In the alternative, I would love to have access to a kitchenette with the babies so thinking of - two - two bedroom suites.....

1.
http://hhonors1.hilton.com/en_US/hh/rewards/hgv.do
IIRC MR>Alaska>Hilton is 1>2

edit - Hawaiian Airlines, NOT Alaska (thanks mia ^)

2.
http://www.membershiprewards.com/catalog/search/?CardProduct=Card+Cannot+Be+Determined+%3a++Platin umCardCPlatinumCardC&userType=nonpremium&isPremiumSearch=false&N=1040000+14&catalog=1

3.
1MM would be about 1 week in 2 penthouses (2BR, sleep 6, corner, walkaround balcony, rooftop jacuzzi) @ Le Meridien Sunny Isles, if you use SPG50 to cut rates in half to $550, (using 7K starpoints, which is 21K MR) and then using MR to pay at 1 cent per point, so about $10K bill = about 1MM MR

4.
transfer to 333K starwood and get
-4 rooms
-5 nights @ cat 4
-200K miles
-use 2-3K per night per room to upgrade to a higher category

bumped, added some more interesting ideas

1.
http://hhonors1.hilton.com/en_US/hh/rewards/hgv.do
IIRC MR>Alaska>Hilton is 1>2


Hawaiian Airlines, not Alaska

3.1MM would be about 1 week in 2 penthouses (2BR, sleep 6, corner, walkaround balcony, rooftop jacuzzi) @ Le Meridien Sunny Isles,

Ack! Sunny Isles in August? They should pay you to stay here at peak hurricane season.