Best beach hotel SPG has?
Oct 13, 2009, 6:18 pm
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Best beach hotel SPG has?
I am a relatively new SPG member after leaving marriott and am looking at booking a beach vacation with points sometime over the next 2 months. We are looking mainly for a calm beach and good pool we can sit around and do nothing but enjoy good vistas with good weather in the winter and warm water. Choices seem to be much more limited at SPG than Marriott. What hotel do you guys recommend in your past experiences. Thanks in advance......
Oct 13, 2009, 6:40 pm
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I am a relatively new SPG member after leaving marriott and am looking at booking a beach vacation with points sometime over the next 2 months. We are looking mainly for a calm beach and good pool we can sit around and do nothing but enjoy good vistas with good weather in the winter and warm water. Choices seem to be much more limited at SPG than Marriott. What hotel do you guys recommend in your past experiences. Thanks in advance......
Oct 13, 2009, 7:02 pm
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Thanks for the welcome. I have lurked for a while here and got great info. from you all. I would prefer to stay between North or Central America with South America a possiblity. We went to Hawaii last year so I would prefer somewhere different. Thanks again for any feedback you all have......
Oct 13, 2009, 7:06 pm
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I am a relatively new SPG member after leaving marriott and am looking at booking a beach vacation with points sometime over the next 2 months. We are looking mainly for a calm beach and good pool we can sit around and do nothing but enjoy good vistas with good weather in the winter and warm water. Choices seem to be much more limited at SPG than Marriott. What hotel do you guys recommend in your past experiences. Thanks in advance......
Have you done a search?
Here are a few threads which come up.
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/starw...ighlight=beach
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/starw...ighlight=beach
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/starw...ighlight=beach
Otherwise, IMHO the best Starwood Hotels on a beach will be the W Maldives and the St. Regis Bora Bora. SRBB has the better vista if this is important. You will need a lot of points for each of them.
Oct 13, 2009, 7:11 pm
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I think you'll be happy with the Starwood's BEST offerings over Marriott's:
W Maldives
St Regis Bora Bora
St Regis Princeville (new)
St Regis Bali
Le Meridien Ile des Pins (New Caledonia)
Other top choices (too many to list)...
N America and Caribbean:
Westin Sunset Key Guest Cottages (Key West)
W South Beach
W Fort Lauderdale
Westin Diplomat FL
Westin Key West
St Regis Monarch Beach
Royal Hawaiian (Oahu)
Westin Moana Surfrider (Oahu)
Westin Maui
Sheraton Maui
Sheraton Kauai at Poipu
Westin Kaanapali Ocean Resort Villas
Le Meridien Cancun
Westin Lagunamar Ocean Resort (Cancun)
St Regis Punta Mita
Westin Resort Los Cabos
Sheraton Hacienda del Mar Los Cabos
Sheraton Nassau Beach Resort
W Vieques Puerto Rico (opening Nov 2009)
Westin Casuarina Grand Cayman
Westin St John USVI
Westin Dawn Beach St Maarten
Westin Aruba
Africa:
Le Meridien Fisherman's Cove Seychelles
Grand Mauritian Resort
Sheraton Soma Bay Resort Red Sea Egypt
**more upscle resorts around Sharm El Sheikh would be nice**
Asia and Pacific:
Sheraton Maldives
Le Meridien Bora Bora
Sheraton Denarau Villas Fiji
Westin Denarau Island Fiji
Le Meridien Phuket
Le Meridien Khao Lak*
Sheraton Grand Laguna Phuket
Westin Langkawi
Sheraton Mirage Gold Coast (Australia)
Sheraton Noosa Resort (Australia)
Sheraton Mirage Port Douglas (Australia)
Europe:
Le Meridien Beach Plaza Monte Carlo
Cala di Volpe, Costa Smeralda (Sardinia)
Cervo, Costa Smeralda
Pitrizza, Costa Smeralda
Romazzino, Costa Smeralda
Blue Palace Resort Elounda Greece
Santa Marina Resort & Villas Mikonos
St Regis Mardavall Mallorca
Le Meridien Ra Beach (Spain)
I'm sure I'm missing some obvious ones as well
W Maldives
St Regis Bora Bora
St Regis Princeville (new)
St Regis Bali
Le Meridien Ile des Pins (New Caledonia)
Other top choices (too many to list)...
N America and Caribbean:
Westin Sunset Key Guest Cottages (Key West)
W South Beach
W Fort Lauderdale
Westin Diplomat FL
Westin Key West
St Regis Monarch Beach
Royal Hawaiian (Oahu)
Westin Moana Surfrider (Oahu)
Westin Maui
Sheraton Maui
Sheraton Kauai at Poipu
Westin Kaanapali Ocean Resort Villas
Le Meridien Cancun
Westin Lagunamar Ocean Resort (Cancun)
St Regis Punta Mita
Westin Resort Los Cabos
Sheraton Hacienda del Mar Los Cabos
Sheraton Nassau Beach Resort
W Vieques Puerto Rico (opening Nov 2009)
Westin Casuarina Grand Cayman
Westin St John USVI
Westin Dawn Beach St Maarten
Westin Aruba
Africa:
Le Meridien Fisherman's Cove Seychelles
Grand Mauritian Resort
Sheraton Soma Bay Resort Red Sea Egypt
**more upscle resorts around Sharm El Sheikh would be nice**
Asia and Pacific:
Sheraton Maldives
Le Meridien Bora Bora
Sheraton Denarau Villas Fiji
Westin Denarau Island Fiji
Le Meridien Phuket
Le Meridien Khao Lak*
Sheraton Grand Laguna Phuket
Westin Langkawi
Sheraton Mirage Gold Coast (Australia)
Sheraton Noosa Resort (Australia)
Sheraton Mirage Port Douglas (Australia)
Europe:
Le Meridien Beach Plaza Monte Carlo
Cala di Volpe, Costa Smeralda (Sardinia)
Cervo, Costa Smeralda
Pitrizza, Costa Smeralda
Romazzino, Costa Smeralda
Blue Palace Resort Elounda Greece
Santa Marina Resort & Villas Mikonos
St Regis Mardavall Mallorca
Le Meridien Ra Beach (Spain)
I'm sure I'm missing some obvious ones as well
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Oct 13, 2009, 8:59 pm
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Oct 14, 2009, 6:29 am
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Oct 14, 2009, 7:15 am
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I have to chime in for two of my favorite properties, the Westin Diplomat in FLL and the Le Meridien in CUN. ^^^
Oct 14, 2009, 10:43 am
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Oct 14, 2009, 1:44 pm
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Oct 14, 2009, 1:51 pm
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for comparison purposes - hilton i give 1, and marriott i give maybe 1
theoretically OP could also be a spammer. im not sure whats up with all the new posters lately. it might be that the new signature restrictions prevent us from seeing who is trying to advertise.
Oct 14, 2009, 2:33 pm
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I just completed a lovely stay at the Sheraton Nassau Beach Resort. A great value for what you get particularly with cash + points (just avoid the restaurants) ... and the beach, pools etc. are beautiful.
Very easy flight from the east coast as well.
Very easy flight from the east coast as well.
Oct 14, 2009, 6:34 pm
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While I enjoy the Nassau Sheraton, I would recommend the Westin St John USVI based on the OP's stated desires to sit around, do nothing and enjoy the vistas.
It can get a little loud and crowded at the Nassau property - although 'people watching', which we enjoy, might be considered a 'vista' too!
Cheers,
It can get a little loud and crowded at the Nassau property - although 'people watching', which we enjoy, might be considered a 'vista' too!
Cheers,
Oct 15, 2009, 10:21 am
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The Le Meridien in Cancun is a great hotel, but I think the beach itself is pretty underwhelming. The water is wonderful (as it is all along the Cancun coast), but when I stayed there this spring, it appeared as if much of the beach had washed away (the remaining sand for the beach is very narrow... maybe 20 yards for the beach, if that). We ended up spending 90% of our time relaxing by the pool.