Originally Posted by
christianj
Looking forward to it! Have you considered splitting the stay in Bodrum between the Edition and the Starwood Luxury Collection Collection Caresse? It would be nice to have a comparison of the two.
I looked at Caresse, but this will be an award stay, and while the cash rates are similar between Caresse and the Edition, the points rates for Caresse are 2.5x as much. Ie. I paid 40k spg points (120k Marriott points) for a 5 night stay at the Edition, but Caresses would be 100k SPG points (300k Marriott points). I have plenty of SPG points, and Caresse seems like it's priced about right (around 2.5 cents per point) on award stay, but the Bodrum Edition offers ridiculous value on award stays at the moment.
My main decision right now is 4 or 5 nights in Bodrum, and whether to split between the Edition and the Kempenski, or just stay at the Edition to avoid moving hotels. I can stay at the Kempenski for 2 nights completely free, so that's pretty tempting, but it does involve the hassle of switching hotels.