We got a great redemption on an upcoming stay. Here are the original costs:
Room for 7 nights after taxes and fees: $4731
3 seats round trip 1st class (lie flat on longhaul) from east coast: $11526
We will only be paying under $300 for for the week (resort fee and flight fees) along with 383,000 United Miles and 360,000 Marriott Rewards points.
Sweeeet! I take it you're going in March? That's a pretty expensive time. We're going the third week of March for 6 nights and rooms were ~$500+taxes each night (now going for over $600 a night). We paid 200K points + $240 taxes/fees, and then 4 aeroplan tickets (don't ask what the taxes were from YVR...ugh! We usually fly from BLI or SEA to avoid that). Wish we were flying first class, too! But our flights are only 5-6 hours from the west coast - not too bad for economy.