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Old Jul 30, 2017 | 10:22 pm
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filelover
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I am looking at it for the christmas holidays and the rates are $400+.
so a 15K redemption for a Ocean View Room is Amazing value.


Would be nice to hear about the hotel from someone who has been there.

Google Reviews (though not necessarily about the property) are not very good

Originally Posted by blahmeh14
Well, it looks like this property is opening on time after all. The website has been updated with a phone number and they are now accepting reservations for stays checking-in as early as the 20th!

Also, the website is now showing that the property is a Category 3. If room rates stay around where they are right now (~$180), redemption rates could be as high as 1.5cpp with 5th night free.

They are running a promo ("Marriott Rewards Member Grand Opening Offer") for ~$10 more than the member rate. It includes free breakfast, $15 USD of resort credit per night, 15% discount on food and spa services, 4pm late check-out, and a one category upgrade.

No actual pictures of the hotel yet, however. All of the interior/landscape photos on the website are still computer renders. Makes me wonder if the hotel will be opening in an incomplete state, since the construction photos I could find online seemed to indicate that the lobby was still stripped down to the drywall only 2 two months ago! However, the specs for the base rooms indicate that they are 46sqm/~500sqft, and standard suites are 92sqm/~1000sqft, so I am cautiously optimistic that this property will end up being nicely appointed.

My stay, if my plans solidify in this direction, will be in September. So, if no-one has updated this thread with a review by then, I will be back to post my own!
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