2014 Pointbreaks discussion
May 27, 2014, 9:42 am
#421
Join Date: Oct 2012
Location: Wirral, UK
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Posts: 432
My 2 cents on the list, which seems to disappoint people every time more
I don't see a problem of absence of higher-category properties here. For me the issue is location. I am primarily looking for properties matching my vacation travel routes, since I will not be spending my time inside property, rather on beach/city.
For me the issue is that many of the properties are not well located. There are some good ones though. Perhaps nothing to go for as such, but if it happens to be on your route. One such example is Holiday Inn Turku if you happen to be around Finland. The property is nothing to write home about as such, but in the middle of the city which is just awesome, a "don't miss it if being in Finland" during summertime. You can enjoy the city and archipelago and use the hotel for only sleep.
I don't see a problem of absence of higher-category properties here. For me the issue is location. I am primarily looking for properties matching my vacation travel routes, since I will not be spending my time inside property, rather on beach/city.
For me the issue is that many of the properties are not well located. There are some good ones though. Perhaps nothing to go for as such, but if it happens to be on your route. One such example is Holiday Inn Turku if you happen to be around Finland. The property is nothing to write home about as such, but in the middle of the city which is just awesome, a "don't miss it if being in Finland" during summertime. You can enjoy the city and archipelago and use the hotel for only sleep.
May 27, 2014, 9:50 am
#422
Join Date: May 2011
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I'm not lying. I've been refreshing it for like an hour every few minutes.
May 27, 2014, 10:00 am
#423
Join Date: May 2010
Posts: 904
Well, I thought I had somewhat of a handle on UK geography, but had only heard of Canterbury and Bradford previously. At least I learned something.
I may book the Scotland hotel, it kind of works for me. Actually so does Stevenage.
I may book the Scotland hotel, it kind of works for me. Actually so does Stevenage.
May 27, 2014, 10:01 am
#424
Join Date: Apr 2005
Programs: UA Explorer card, AA Plat, Copa Plat, IHG Plat,
Posts: 567
Staybridges show sold out
I was trying to book either Virginia beach or Oakridge tn and both show no rooms available when U try to book them
May 27, 2014, 10:07 am
#425
Join Date: Feb 2004
Location: Toronto, Canada
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May 27, 2014, 10:16 am
#426
Join Date: Apr 2005
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May 27, 2014, 10:18 am
#427
Join Date: Aug 2003
Location: Chicago
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Posts: 809
Is this list is for June, July only or including August also? Thanks!
May 27, 2014, 10:35 am
#429
Join Date: May 2004
Location: SIN (LEJ once a year)
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Well someone somewhere may be happy to score one of those locations, but for my needs the list is quite ... how do I say it nicely... uninspiring. Oh well, I'm a bit surprised that not more Thai properties took the plunge, but that may come next round when impact from dropping tourist numbers has been felt for longer. Heck SQ is offering promo fares for 208 SGD from SIN to BKK RT which is close to unheard of.
May 27, 2014, 10:40 am
#430
Join Date: Feb 2012
Location: Helsinki (Finland)
Programs: IHG Plat, Marriott Plat
Posts: 468
Not too exciting a list but oh yes, I will burn some points for HI Turku where I would have stayed anyway and otherwise would have paid almost €100 a night.
May 27, 2014, 10:49 am
#431
Join Date: Jun 2011
Location: BOS
Programs: AA EXP
Posts: 7,710
Through the night of July 31st, checkout on August 1st, you can also book rooms for the remaining bit of May off the new list (as I did for this upcoming weekend).
This new list is fine, I've booked 12 nights and am considering 4 more (5 miles less convenient than my current hotel...) and a couple of those nights were just refreshing existing 15k/night reservations. It's mid summer, so the nominal cash price for these rooms has been averaging $175 before tax, though in one case it just displaced a 8kHH/night room.
This new list is fine, I've booked 12 nights and am considering 4 more (5 miles less convenient than my current hotel...) and a couple of those nights were just refreshing existing 15k/night reservations. It's mid summer, so the nominal cash price for these rooms has been averaging $175 before tax, though in one case it just displaced a 8kHH/night room.
May 27, 2014, 10:55 am
#432
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Question about this 2 res. restriction- does 4 rooms for 1 night violate this? I am able to book more than 2 rooms (4 res. total) for the same night at one hotel. Is this a glitch or not? If it's a glitch, should I cancel the 3rd and 4th room so as to not have my account closed if they catch this?
May 27, 2014, 11:14 am
#433
Join Date: Sep 2012
Location: YVR
Posts: 1,847
Well someone somewhere may be happy to score one of those locations, but for my needs the list is quite ... how do I say it nicely... uninspiring. Oh well, I'm a bit surprised that not more Thai properties took the plunge, but that may come next round when impact from dropping tourist numbers has been felt for longer. Heck SQ is offering promo fares for 208 SGD from SIN to BKK RT which is close to unheard of.
May 27, 2014, 11:19 am
#434
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May 27, 2014, 11:22 am
#435
Join Date: Jun 2011
Location: BOS
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Actually a lot of them are in office parks where almost all the guests stay on negotiated corporate rates and very few people use awards. Do cubicle farms count as urban farming?