We returned to the Cape. We used points again for a villa (50K/night) though on another trip, I plan to use points for a base room and use a suite upgrade to a Thompson Suite. We toured a Thompson suite and found it good value at 25K + TSU. There are 5 Thompson suites, all in the main building. It differs from a villa in having no kitchen and dining table. Also, the balcony is smaller. Its living area is very similar to that found in the villa, and the bedroom is just as spacious. It looks straight out at the water, whereas the villas are in a side building with a view I consider better of the arch and adjacent rock croppings.

On our first visit with negligible status, we were giving a villa on the 4th floor that we loved. We were very disappointed on this visit as a globalist on a birthday trip for my husband to be given a villa on the first floor. They use European numbering, so the ground floor is below it. The view was primarily of palm trees which blocked a lot of the light into the room. We were moved into a villa on the 3rd floor with a much more satisfying view of the water to the arch. It's a very short walk over to the main building where an excellent breakfast is served. The lobster benedicts and chilaquile with skirt steak were both delicious. Ask for coconut. It's not on the menu. After you drink the coconut water, ask for it to be broken and the meat cut out. They package it for you to take with you.

The US currently requires covid tests within 72 hours of your return to the US. The hotel provides them free of charge. They are given in a room a few steps from the front desk. We had our results within 30 minutes of the test.

We remain delighted with the hotel. We like the 2 hour flight from San Diego and find this preferable to the 6 hour flight to Hawaii. The hotel was full in January. There are only a handful of people here now. Yet the weather is idyllic. I think that the Covid testing is harming occupancy.