2012 and beyond Honeymoon Recommendations
Aug 21, 2012, 11:45 am
#76
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One last update. I got the AA miles in my account and booked the flights and hotel. It's strange though that the LAX-PPT legs were easily available but the ORD-LAX portions are a problem. As of right now I have a stop each way, but AA said to keep calling back and availability should open up direct.
Really looking forward to spending our honeymoon at the Hilton Moorea. Thanks to all here who helped me narrow down my choices among all of the HH properties and then for pushing me to keep trying for Moorea when the UA miles didn't work out. Without FT we would most likely be going to Hawaii instead. My fiance never could have imagined she would be spending her honeymoon in French Polynesia.
Really looking forward to spending our honeymoon at the Hilton Moorea. Thanks to all here who helped me narrow down my choices among all of the HH properties and then for pushing me to keep trying for Moorea when the UA miles didn't work out. Without FT we would most likely be going to Hawaii instead. My fiance never could have imagined she would be spending her honeymoon in French Polynesia.
There are couple days in Oct. NZ has C availability for AKL-PPT, if you go *A.
Aug 21, 2012, 12:33 pm
#77
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One last update. I got the AA miles in my account and booked the flights and hotel. It's strange though that the LAX-PPT legs were easily available but the ORD-LAX portions are a problem. As of right now I have a stop each way, but AA said to keep calling back and availability should open up direct.
Really looking forward to spending our honeymoon at the Hilton Moorea. Thanks to all here who helped me narrow down my choices among all of the HH properties and then for pushing me to keep trying for Moorea when the UA miles didn't work out. Without FT we would most likely be going to Hawaii instead. My fiance never could have imagined she would be spending her honeymoon in French Polynesia.
Really looking forward to spending our honeymoon at the Hilton Moorea. Thanks to all here who helped me narrow down my choices among all of the HH properties and then for pushing me to keep trying for Moorea when the UA miles didn't work out. Without FT we would most likely be going to Hawaii instead. My fiance never could have imagined she would be spending her honeymoon in French Polynesia.
Aug 22, 2012, 4:08 pm
#79
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soccerguy985 and Thunderroad, thanks for the advice and well wishes.
lewende, we are doing AA/TN economy. Upgrading to C on *A isn't worth it if we have to go all the way to AKL. Journey time becomes close to 40 hours. I'm not sure exactly what ORD-LAX-PPT is, but I think it's around 15 hours.
luv2go, we are planning on upgrading to a OWB for at least half the stay. I haven't gotten an email from the Hilton Moorea yet though. I don't know if it's because it's still so early, but I'll be on the Moorea thread to get that figured out.
lewende, we are doing AA/TN economy. Upgrading to C on *A isn't worth it if we have to go all the way to AKL. Journey time becomes close to 40 hours. I'm not sure exactly what ORD-LAX-PPT is, but I think it's around 15 hours.
luv2go, we are planning on upgrading to a OWB for at least half the stay. I haven't gotten an email from the Hilton Moorea yet though. I don't know if it's because it's still so early, but I'll be on the Moorea thread to get that figured out.
Aug 23, 2012, 2:26 pm
#80
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That makes sense, and have a great trip. Don't mean to ruin your vacation but last time when I took TN economy, I swore to myself that I would never fly TN on Y fare again (those Airbus seats suck!). However, when we arrive at FP, the painful TN experience was totally washed away. Anyway, the point is: the ordeal to fly TN on Y is totally worthwhile for such a romantic trip to FP, but it would be even nicer to fly on C...
Aug 23, 2012, 4:20 pm
#82
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1BEDROOM WATER FRONT POOL
1BDRM OCNVW RETREAT POOL
CRD ROYAL OCEAN/POOL VILLA
In December, only these three room types are available.
Aug 24, 2012, 12:40 pm
#84
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Looks like the 50k point rooms are booked. Trying other dates from Feb gives me the following room at 50k points per night "1 BDR OCEANVIEW POOL VILLA" and three other room types each at 200k+ points (or a note to call for redemptions):
1BEDROOM WATER FRONT POOL
1BDRM OCNVW RETREAT POOL
CRD ROYAL OCEAN/POOL VILLA
In December, only these three room types are available.
1BEDROOM WATER FRONT POOL
1BDRM OCNVW RETREAT POOL
CRD ROYAL OCEAN/POOL VILLA
In December, only these three room types are available.
You have a point, but I only got engaged last month, so things are quite hectic as you can assume. At least we are paying for flights.
Aug 25, 2012, 6:13 pm
#85
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I see wide open availability for the standard room type in Feb. I think maybe you guys are misunderstanding. What people do, is they book the standard room type and the negotiate with the hotel to pay cash to get a guranteed OWB. Usually around $100 a night or 10,000xpf+tax etc. You are not going to find an OWB for standard award redepemption rates. I.e. 50k hilton points per night.
Sep 14, 2012, 8:01 am
#86
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Okay, so I've gotten some feedback on great tropical locations for my honeymoon coming up June 2013 and am looking between Bora Bora or Moorea, but I also wanted to look into Europe as well.
Are there any recommendations for Hilton locations around Europe and the Mediterranean? I've looked at a few Italian and French locations, but the Hilton properties seem to be distanced from the top rated beaches. I feel heading to Europe could definitely let us get the mix of a beach for a few days along with possibilities to explore culture.
Are there any recommendations for Hilton locations around Europe and the Mediterranean? I've looked at a few Italian and French locations, but the Hilton properties seem to be distanced from the top rated beaches. I feel heading to Europe could definitely let us get the mix of a beach for a few days along with possibilities to explore culture.
Jul 31, 2013, 1:12 pm
#87
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Bump for post devaluation. A lot of the points amounts for the hotels in this thread jumped big time.
I'm thinking about Los Cabos as of now (most affordable). Does anyone have any other good suggestions? The issue I'm having with Los Cabos is that you're stuck always eating at the hotel (which can get expensive/boring), I'm sure drink prices are quite high, and the breakfast seems to be one of those upgrade for the good stuff types.
My point total right now isn't the highest, but I'm hoping to hit at least 400K points by the time I book...
I'm thinking about Los Cabos as of now (most affordable). Does anyone have any other good suggestions? The issue I'm having with Los Cabos is that you're stuck always eating at the hotel (which can get expensive/boring), I'm sure drink prices are quite high, and the breakfast seems to be one of those upgrade for the good stuff types.
My point total right now isn't the highest, but I'm hoping to hit at least 400K points by the time I book...