Best hotel bookable with points for a weekend in Europe
Feb 15, 2018, 4:16 pm
#1
Original Poster
Join Date: Feb 2013
Location: London, UK
Programs: BAEC Silver, ITA Club Executive, Hilton Gold, Marriott Gold
Posts: 3,599
Best hotel bookable with points for a weekend in Europe
I have some memebership rewards points that I could transfer to one of their hotel partners to book two nights over a weekend in Europe.
It would have to be Club Carlson, Hilton, SPG or Marriott. I have Gold status with all of them.
What you recommend?
It would have to be Club Carlson, Hilton, SPG or Marriott. I have Gold status with all of them.
What you recommend?
Feb 15, 2018, 5:27 pm
#3
Join Date: Mar 2004
Location: Baltimore MD
Posts: 3,457
Fdw
Feb 15, 2018, 7:06 pm
#4
Join Date: Jan 2014
Posts: 1,265
Most aspirational hotel award redemptions in the world
with special Thanks to @bhrubin for this one
Lots of options for Europe.
with special Thanks to @bhrubin for this one
Lots of options for Europe.
Feb 15, 2018, 7:37 pm
#5
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Jun 2006
Location: IAD/DCA
Posts: 31,797
if last minute and no/few rooms booked - The Lodge Verbier, via SPG/etc to virgin atlantic
check out SPG's luxury collection and designhotels
seem to recall cant book awards at accor partner hotels
check out SPG's luxury collection and designhotels
seem to recall cant book awards at accor partner hotels
Last edited by Kagehitokiri; Feb 15, 2018 at 7:56 pm
Feb 16, 2018, 1:05 am
#7
Original Poster
Join Date: Feb 2013
Location: London, UK
Programs: BAEC Silver, ITA Club Executive, Hilton Gold, Marriott Gold
Posts: 3,599
Perhaps I didn’t explained my intentions well.
The question is, if I were to choose a wonderful hotel in any city, where the only criteria is that I could book it with points, what would it be?
By the way, in UK 2 MR points convert into 1 SPG point.
The question is, if I were to choose a wonderful hotel in any city, where the only criteria is that I could book it with points, what would it be?
By the way, in UK 2 MR points convert into 1 SPG point.
Feb 16, 2018, 3:42 am
#8
formerly known as deathscar
Join Date: Jul 2007
Location: Hong Kong
Programs: Virtuoso | Four Seasons Preferred Partner | Rosewood Elite | Hyatt Prive - and more
Posts: 2,096
Gritti Palace, Venice
Feb 16, 2018, 3:59 am
#9
Join Date: Apr 2002
Location: NYC
Posts: 9,120
Feb 16, 2018, 11:16 am
#11
Join Date: Jan 2014
Posts: 1,265
I tend to agree on Gritti. Good to extreme good value on points. I am booked for next June because I really want to maximize all SPG has to offer before any potential Marriott ruinings.
Might be a good advice: book an SPG top resort on points because this might be your last chance.
Might be a good advice: book an SPG top resort on points because this might be your last chance.
Feb 16, 2018, 3:26 pm
#12
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Jun 2006
Location: IAD/DCA
Posts: 31,797
especially over holidays, SPG allows awards when entry rates are $4K, $5K, + per night
SPG also has suite awards, from SU entry suite to SU4, with highest bookable varying
marriott already allows non-participation: RC reserve, bvlgari, RC singapore, others
RC singapore is largest RC
SPG also has suite awards, from SU entry suite to SU4, with highest bookable varying
marriott already allows non-participation: RC reserve, bvlgari, RC singapore, others
RC singapore is largest RC
Last edited by Kagehitokiri; Feb 18, 2018 at 5:12 am
Feb 16, 2018, 7:13 pm
#13
formerly known as deathscar
Join Date: Jul 2007
Location: Hong Kong
Programs: Virtuoso | Four Seasons Preferred Partner | Rosewood Elite | Hyatt Prive - and more
Posts: 2,096
Yea curious about that - why is Ritz-Carlton Millenia Bay Singapore not bookable on points? I can understand Ritz-Carlton Reserve and Bulgari to maintain an air of exclusivity, but what's special about the Singapore property?
Feb 16, 2018, 8:31 pm
#14
Suspended
Join Date: Aug 2013
Location: Southern California, USA
Programs: Marriott Ambassador and LTT, UA Plat/LT Gold, AA Gold
Posts: 8,764
Depending on what city may be preferable, I’d say the absolute best hotel award redemptions possible in Europe would be:
(1) Gritti Palace Venice
(2) St Regis Florence
(3) Hotel Imperial Vienna or Park Hyatt Vienna, depending on whether you like spectacular Old World service or modern sexiness
(4) Prince de Galles Paris or Park Hyatt Vendome Paris, depending on style and location preference
We’ve had award redemptions or visited each of the hotels except for the StR Florence—where we are staying in Sept/Oct.
We would pick the Gritti again in a heartbeat, loving the hotel as much as we loved Venice. But the Imperial was even more amazing than Vienna for us.
For getting the most value from your points, the Gritti is probably going to be the choice, too. Followed by the Paris options.
(1) Gritti Palace Venice
(2) St Regis Florence
(3) Hotel Imperial Vienna or Park Hyatt Vienna, depending on whether you like spectacular Old World service or modern sexiness
(4) Prince de Galles Paris or Park Hyatt Vendome Paris, depending on style and location preference
We’ve had award redemptions or visited each of the hotels except for the StR Florence—where we are staying in Sept/Oct.
We would pick the Gritti again in a heartbeat, loving the hotel as much as we loved Venice. But the Imperial was even more amazing than Vienna for us.
For getting the most value from your points, the Gritti is probably going to be the choice, too. Followed by the Paris options.
Last edited by bhrubin; Feb 16, 2018 at 8:43 pm
Feb 17, 2018, 8:33 am
#15
Join Date: Jan 2014
Posts: 1,265
Stay before March 5 and use the paradise is closer promo:
Bucket List Bound
Not combinable with P&C but 5th night free still applies!
Now that I think about it: not Europe obviously but would Dubai be an option? If you want to burn and maximize points, Al Maha? Wonderful, wonderful property. Can’t recommend high enough!
Not combinable with P&C but 5th night free still applies!
Now that I think about it: not Europe obviously but would Dubai be an option? If you want to burn and maximize points, Al Maha? Wonderful, wonderful property. Can’t recommend high enough!