Advice on 7 Night Travel Package Category 1-5 Hotel
Jul 24, 2017, 7:21 am
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Advice on 7 Night Travel Package Category 1-5 Hotel
Hey all, I need some suggestions on best places to use this. I have enough points to upgrade it to a Cat 9. I go to Maui 1-2 times a year but the issue is I have 3 younger kids and would like to have a kitchen/washer/dryer. Not seeing many Marriott's there with this. Any good places or suggestions for Hawaii and or Caribbean? Thanks in Advance.
Jul 24, 2017, 7:28 am
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Hey all, I need some suggestions on best places to use this. I have enough points to upgrade it to a Cat 9. I go to Maui 1-2 times a year but the issue is I have 3 younger kids and would like to have a kitchen/washer/dryer. Not seeing many Marriott's there with this. Any good places or suggestions for Hawaii and or Caribbean? Thanks in Advance.
Jul 24, 2017, 7:35 am
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Jul 24, 2017, 7:39 am
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Keep in mind, that a MVCI unit that has laundry is going to be a 1BR or larger. That will require the Cat 9 cert plus additional points for the larger unit. (The base cert only gets you a studio at a MVCI-which can be compared to a hotel room.) Even if the property only has larger units, the extra points apply.
Jul 24, 2017, 1:14 pm
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If you have the points for it (Cat 9 plus upgrade certs as Mr. Vker mentioned), the Key West Marriott Beachside Hotel might be an option. It is a Marriott hotel, but I think it was originally built to be an MVCI property but for whatever reason didn't quite make it. So it will usually have lots of award availability even for 1 or 2 bedroom suites.
Jul 24, 2017, 1:43 pm
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If you have the points for it (Cat 9 plus upgrade certs as Mr. Vker mentioned), the Key West Marriott Beachside Hotel might be an option. It is a Marriott hotel, but I think it was originally built to be an MVCI property but for whatever reason didn't quite make it. So it will usually have lots of award availability even for 1 or 2 bedroom suites.
Jul 24, 2017, 2:28 pm
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If you have the points for it (Cat 9 plus upgrade certs as Mr. Vker mentioned), the Key West Marriott Beachside Hotel might be an option. It is a Marriott hotel, but I think it was originally built to be an MVCI property but for whatever reason didn't quite make it. So it will usually have lots of award availability even for 1 or 2 bedroom suites.
Otherwise its decent and a 20 minute traffic ride to the action and had a complimentary shuttle although it did not run past 10pm.
Jul 25, 2017, 7:55 am
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What is the best time of year for scrub island?
Jul 26, 2017, 7:52 am
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I think they are far enough south to always have warm weather. They are in hurricane belt though. I would think Jan-April is best. We've researched getting there. Commercial flight to SJU then buy a regional flight to EIS seemed to be best-unless you have a good way all the way to EIS.
