Originally Posted by
pamela1108
Yes, thank you for that advice--I did already read the posts that are in the Marriott forum. But, didn't find them helpful enough, particularly since there have been new hotels added in Barcelona since that posting. But, I appreciate your help, Jerry. It can be a little confusing when you are a new flyertalk poster!
I think I will go ahead and try dividing up our trip between the downtown Lisbon Marriott & the downtown Renaissance in Barcelona. We'll see how it goes!
I'd recommend a trip down the coast from Lisbon. If you do get the time to do go to, say Cascais, then the train makes for a relatively short journey but be sure to buy a ticket on the way back! I and virtually all of the other tourists had difficulties on the trip back to Lisbon - we all thought we had bought return tickets in Lisbon that morning but apparently return tickets aren't available. More than a little hassle with the Ticket Inspector!