Originally Posted by cheapie
I'll have about 200k ff NW miles and maybe 100k Hilton points.
I want to take my wife somewhere as a surprise in February. I'm going to fly my mom in from North Carolina to watch the boys and we will likely leave for 3-4 days.
For just 3-4 days, you might want to reconsider travelling outside 3 or more time zones. Also, if your travels are in February, you might come across kids no matter where you go especially if you want to be at a resort. Public schools are off in February around George Washington's Birthday weekend. Of course March many of the private schools and colleges have spring break.
What about travelling in January? You might do much better.