Is it possible? Private AND paid by points?
Jan 15, 2015, 1:53 pm
#1
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Join Date: May 2012
Posts: 37
Is it possible? Private AND paid by points?
Hey y'all,
Planning out a honeymoon and hoping to finance through Amex points (~250,000) and airline miles (well stocked on Star Alliance & AA). Caribbean seems to be the most logical place for us being on the east coast. I've done a lot of reading on the forums with some very helpful suggestions on redeeming points for more of the resort-type places. But what I'm unsure of, is -- is it possible to grab a place that is more private, anti family
yet still big enough to be part of a points network?
I'm leaning toward no based on the research I've done here and elsewhere, but would love to be proven wrong. I do realize I'm asking for two things that are contradictory!
To help others that may search and find this thread, I found this one useful: http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/carib...ints-only.html
But catering toward a type of place I don't think we want to stay (larger, not as private).
So does such a place exist -- chain enough to cash in on points, but remote enough for our tastes? In a dream world, a place like this would be where we end up - http://secretbay.dm/
Looking forward to trawling through the forums for more ideas...Thanks in advance.
Planning out a honeymoon and hoping to finance through Amex points (~250,000) and airline miles (well stocked on Star Alliance & AA). Caribbean seems to be the most logical place for us being on the east coast. I've done a lot of reading on the forums with some very helpful suggestions on redeeming points for more of the resort-type places. But what I'm unsure of, is -- is it possible to grab a place that is more private, anti family
yet still big enough to be part of a points network? I'm leaning toward no based on the research I've done here and elsewhere, but would love to be proven wrong. I do realize I'm asking for two things that are contradictory!
To help others that may search and find this thread, I found this one useful: http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/carib...ints-only.html
But catering toward a type of place I don't think we want to stay (larger, not as private).
So does such a place exist -- chain enough to cash in on points, but remote enough for our tastes? In a dream world, a place like this would be where we end up - http://secretbay.dm/
Looking forward to trawling through the forums for more ideas...Thanks in advance.
Jan 15, 2015, 6:12 pm
#2
Join Date: Nov 2001
Location: DFW
Posts: 1,387
Two years ago, we spent in a week at Calabash Cove in St. Lucia. Had a waterfront cottage and booked it with AA miles (I think it was ~350K miles). The resort has a total of 26 rooms, and I don't remember seeing kids. It was awesome.