Easter Egg for Staying at All Starwood Properties in SF?
Sep 17, 2013, 11:13 pm
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Easter Egg for Staying at All Starwood Properties in SF?
Hi Flyertalkers - I am on track to stay at all the Starwood hotels within San Francisco before the end of this year.
This includes the Westin St. Francis, W SF, St. Regis SF, Le Meridien SF, Westin SF Market, Sheraton Fisherman's Wharf, and The Palace Hotel (luxury collection).
I have seen the Easter egg for those of you who managed to stay at all 9 brands last year and I am curious if anyone has seen a similar reward for staying at all Starwood properties in a given metropolitan city.
I'd love to read your thoughts and speculations about this!
This includes the Westin St. Francis, W SF, St. Regis SF, Le Meridien SF, Westin SF Market, Sheraton Fisherman's Wharf, and The Palace Hotel (luxury collection).
I have seen the Easter egg for those of you who managed to stay at all 9 brands last year and I am curious if anyone has seen a similar reward for staying at all Starwood properties in a given metropolitan city.
I'd love to read your thoughts and speculations about this!
Sep 17, 2013, 11:40 pm
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Maybe the easter egg is only if you stay in all the hotels in the Bay area? maybe California? Let us know if you find out!
Sep 18, 2013, 2:45 pm
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VERY doubtful.
1) That would show a bias toward a single city rather than promoting the Starwood brands.
2) It would promote hotel hopping, a behavior that the industry likely doesn't want to encourage.
3) You didn't mention the 4Points SFO airport. It's in South SF.
On the bright side, you can have bragging rights to staying at 7 different SPG properties in SFO.
1) That would show a bias toward a single city rather than promoting the Starwood brands.
2) It would promote hotel hopping, a behavior that the industry likely doesn't want to encourage.
3) You didn't mention the 4Points SFO airport. It's in South SF.
On the bright side, you can have bragging rights to staying at 7 different SPG properties in SFO.
Sep 18, 2013, 3:23 pm
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Yes, having such an easter egg in one city could be considered playing favorites. Alternatively, this benefit could exist in many major cities that have a large number of starwood properties (LA, NY, Boston, others).
I didn't include the airport hotels since those are either in South SF (a city in San Mateo County, not SF county) or Millbrae.
Do you think this would promote more hotel-hopping than the 9-brand easter egg? I could see that it might...
I didn't include the airport hotels since those are either in South SF (a city in San Mateo County, not SF county) or Millbrae.
Do you think this would promote more hotel-hopping than the 9-brand easter egg? I could see that it might...
Sep 18, 2013, 3:29 pm
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I've been to each of the SF properties including the two at the airport (plus the Sheraton SFO aiport), some of them many times. Don't know anything about Easter Eggs. I assume the reference is to the "Surprise for staying at all 9 spg brands" thread.
Sep 18, 2013, 4:02 pm
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Hi Flyertalkers - I am on track to stay at all the Starwood hotels within San Francisco before the end of this year.
This includes the Westin St. Francis, W SF, St. Regis SF, Le Meridien SF, Westin SF Market, Sheraton Fisherman's Wharf, and The Palace Hotel (luxury collection).
I have seen the Easter egg for those of you who managed to stay at all 9 brands last year and I am curious if anyone has seen a similar reward for staying at all Starwood properties in a given metropolitan city.
I'd love to read your thoughts and speculations about this!
This includes the Westin St. Francis, W SF, St. Regis SF, Le Meridien SF, Westin SF Market, Sheraton Fisherman's Wharf, and The Palace Hotel (luxury collection).
I have seen the Easter egg for those of you who managed to stay at all 9 brands last year and I am curious if anyone has seen a similar reward for staying at all Starwood properties in a given metropolitan city.
I'd love to read your thoughts and speculations about this!
