Originally Posted by jefftiger

I've done something like this a number of times using United MP points and HHonors points, but I've always flown Star Alliance partners, rather than United to the final destination. Bali (our destination last year) or New Zealand (the year before) were amazing experiences for my wife and me, both in terms of getting there in business class and the quality of hotels at the destination.

I'm guessing that you have the GPUs for being a 1K? I've never been fortunate enough to hit that level. But, if I were in that situation, I'd target Eastern Asia. There are a lot of cities that United serves: Tokyo, Beijing, Bangkok, Singapore, Shanghai, and Hong Kong come to mind. Each has one or more highly regarded Hilton-family hotels. From personal experience, the Conrads in Tokyo and Singapore are among the nicest hotels at which I've ever stayed. Dubai is another intriguing possibility that I've thought about recently.