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Old Apr 16, 2018 | 6:31 pm
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bhrubin
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Originally Posted by Duke787
I know they are now but I don't see any special categories carved out above 8 and from the new website they specifically reference bungalows (where else are those in the system other than those two properties):

"Our new unified Award Chart will offer you more than 6,500 hotels across all 29 participating brands — all with no blackout dates. Redeem for overwater bungalows, former palaces and so much more."
There were no special categories carved out for those properties in the SPG program either! Just the disclaimer under the Category 1-7 property lists and peak/non-peak descriptions at https://www.starwoodhotels.com/preferredguest/account/starpoints/categories/popup.html?spgCategoryCode=7&language=en_US

PLEASE NOTE: Free Night Awards at the following locations require higher Starpoint redemption amounts either because the hotel does not have standard rooms or the standard rooms it offers have a mandatory Full Board requirement in peak seasons: St. Regis Resort Bora Bora, and Le Méridien Bora Bora, Bora Bora, French Polynesia; W Maldives, Maldives; Sunset Key Guest Cottages, A Westin Resort, Key West, Florida; Mystique, Santorini, Greece; Pine Cliff Residences, Albuferia, Portugal; and Cala Di Volpe, Hotel Pitrizza, and Hotel Romazzino, Porto Cervo, Italy. The minimum number of Starpoints required for a free night at The Resort at Singer Island, a Category 5 property, ranges from 24,000 to 64,000 Starpoints; the minimum number of Starpoints required for a free night at the Pine Cliff Residences, which is a Category 6 hotel, is 40,000 to 100,000 Starpoints; and the minimum number of Starpoints required for a free night at the other listed properties, which are all Category 7 properties, ranges from 60,000 to 140,000 Starpoints depending on the hotel, its category, its room types, the time of year, and/or its mandatory requirements. Redemptions at these hotels must be booked through your local customer contact center.
Starwood didn’t want to create a new category for those, because it looks bad. I’m sure Marriott is going to do the same thing to avoid it looking bad!
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