heading to punta cana 4pts later February with family. With full access to westin resort via 10 minute free shuttle its hard to believe the westin is worth the huge premium of additional points. using an average of 2600 pts per night at 4pts. have stayed on the beach at other resorts and while it is convenient, i'm going for the warm weather and the beach- i'll 'suffer' the indignity of a shuttle and use the points i save for hawaii. plus the grocery store across the street will allow us to stretch our food budget to include more tasty drinks and less overpriced resort food. I'll update in March the overall experience and if we regret not being at the Westin