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I'm going to the Zadun this week. I booked a buy 3 stay 4 for $1650 a night for ocean view and free breakfast. They want 731k points for the same period for either resort view or partial ocean view. Once you throw in the extortionate taxes and fees (35%!) this is both a ton of points and a decent value...if you are so inclined to burn that many points in one go. Even better value if you can do the fifth night free.

A friend of ours had gone to Zadun last september and received a letter on check in that they were trying to honor elite status even though they didn't have to. He got a suite upgrade and late checkout no questions asked. He had also done the free breakfast rate but sounded like they were offering elites free breakfast too. He was platinum elite. Will be interesting to see if they are still doing this or if the annoucement allows/encourages them to dial back to the new "brand standard" for elite benefits. If the latter, than this is in fact bad news for those staying at zadun. I'm not holding out hope for upgrade as its still spring break season and the only suite left is 2 br beachfront. But late checkout would be helpful.

SPN Lifer

Since no one has yet mentioned the five Ritz-Carlton Reserve locations, here they are: 🌴 🎶 💚

Mandapa (Bali, Ubud, Indonesia)
https://www.ritzcarlton.com/en/hotels/indonesia/mandapa

Phulay Bay (Krabi, Thailand)
https://www.ritzcarlton.com/en/hotels/phulay-bay

Zadún, Los Cabos (San José del Cabo, Mexico)
https://www.ritzcarlton.com/en/hotels/mexico/los-cabos

Dorado Beach (Dorado, Puerto Rico)
https://www.ritzcarlton.com/en/hotel...o/dorado-beach

Higashiyama (Niseko Village, Hokkaido, Japan)
https://www.ritzcarlton.com/en/hotels/japan/higashiyama

See generally
https://www.ritzcarlton.com/en/reserve