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Best Category 7 Starwood Hotels for Redemptions

a pool with a gazebo and palm trees

Starwood Hotels and Resorts have seven levels of hotel categories for members to redeem their Starpoints for free nights. Starwood’s highest tier is a Category 7 property, which Starwood defines as uber hotels and resorts offering awe-inspiring surroundings in some of the world’s most spectacular destinations You will need 30,000-35,000 Starpoints for a free night for a Category 7 hotel.…

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Best Category 6 Starwood Hotels for Redemptions

a pool with a chair and umbrellas

Starwood Hotels and Resorts have seven levels of hotel categories for members to redeem their Starpoints for free nights. Starwood’s second highest tier is a Category 6 property, which Starwood defines as the most exclusive hotels and resorts, each one reflecting the unique characteristics of its surroundings for an unparalleled travel experience You will need 20,000-25,000 Starpoints for a free…

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Best Category 5 Starwood Hotels for Redemptions

a room with a large window overlooking the ocean

Starwood Hotels and Resorts have seven levels of hotel categories for members to redeem their Starpoints for free nights. Starwood’s fourth lowest category is a Category 5 property, which Starwood defines as an elite assembly of hotels and resorts in the most exclusive destinations. You will need 12,000-16,000 Starpoints for a free night for a Category 5 hotel.…

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Best Category 4 Starwood Hotels for Redemptions

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Starwood Hotels and Resorts have seven levels of hotel categories for members to redeem their Starpoints for free nights. Starwood’s fourth lowest category is a Category 4 property, which Starwood defines as superior hotels and resorts in choice locations You will need 10,000 Starpoints for a free night for a Category 4 hotel. As a reminder, you can…

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Best Category 3 Starwood Hotels for Redemptions

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Starwood Hotels and Resorts have seven levels of hotel categories for members to redeem their Starpoints for free nights. Starwood’s third lowest category is a Category 3 property, which Starwood defines as full-service hotels and resorts in premium destinations and major cities worldwide You will need 7,000 Starpoints for a free night for a Category 3 hotel. As…

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Best Category 2 Starwood Hotels for Redemptions

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Starwood Hotels and Resorts have seven levels of hotel categories for members to redeem their Starpoints for free nights. Starwood’s second lowest category is a Category 2 property, which Starwood defines as full-service hotels and resorts in exciting destinations throughout the world. You will need 3,000 Starpoints for a free weekend night and 4,000 Starpoints for a…

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Best Category 1 Starwood Hotels for Redemptions

a building with a sign on the top

Starwood Hotels and Resorts have seven levels of hotel categories for members to redeem their Starpoints for free nights. The lowest category is a Category 1 property, which Starwood defines as mid-priced, full-service hotels and resorts. You will need 2,000 Starpoints for a free weekend night and 3,000 Starpoints for a free night during the week at…

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Starwood Announces Best Hotel Category Lists

Starwood just announced their new lists for the best Starwood hotels. You can view the lists of Member Favorite properties, which is broken down into several categories including Best Beach Resort, Best Golf Resort etc. Starwood Announces Best Hotel Category Lists The Ultimate 10 identifies the highest member-rated Starwood hotels and resorts for 2014: 1. The Canyon Suites…

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Top Category 5 Starwood Hotels To Redeem Free Nights

a room with a large ceiling and a large chandelier

We recently wrote about the new offer from the Starwood Preferred Guest® Business Credit Card from American Express (offer expired.) We shared our list of some of the best SPG Category 5 Starwood Hotels in the United States to redeem free nights at, so in this post we go international looking at the Top Starwood Category 5 Properties Globally to use these nights at!…

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Top Category 5 Starwood Hotels in the United States

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We recently wrote about the new offer from the Starwood Preferred Guest® Business Credit Card from American Express (offer is expired.) We wanted to share our list of some of the best SPG Category 5 Starwood Hotels in the United States to redeem at. The Westin Kierland Resort & Spa (January rates from $466 per night, so a $932 value) The Westin…

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Best International Starwood Hotels To Redeem 35,000 SPG Points

a room with a bed and a chandelier

We recently wrote about  the Starwood Preferred Guest® Credit Card from American Express and the Starwood Preferred Guest® Business Credit Card from American Express.  We then covered the Best Starwood Hotels To Redeem Your 35,000 SPG Points domestically, but we wanted to broaden our reach so below are some great international SPG hotels where you can redeem your SPG points…

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Best Starwood Hotels To Redeem Your 35,000 SPG Points

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We recently wrote about the Starwood Preferred Guest® Credit Card from American Express and the Starwood Preferred Guest® Business Credit Card from American Express.    We also outlined what 35,000 points will get you, but today we’re gonna take a look at the best hotels to redeem these points at, to receive maximum value: The St. Regis Bahia Beach Resort,…

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Best SPG Hawaii Properties with Club Lounges

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We’ve recently wrote about How To Get Free Sheraton Club Lounge Access just by having the Starwood American Express Business card, as well as some of the best Best Sheraton Club Lounges in North America so today we’re gonna take a look at some of the best club lounges in Hawaii. As a reminder, SPG Platinum members receive complimentary lounge access at Sheraton…

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Best Starwood Caribbean Properties for Redemption

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**The credit card offers mentioned in this post are expired** See airline credit card offers page for current offers. We recently wrote about How To Get Free Sheraton Club Lounge Access just by having the Starwood American Express Business card, and then we took a look at the Best Sheraton Club Lounges in North America, as well as Best Sheraton Club Lounges in the World, so as we…

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Starwood’s Cash + Points Option Plus Hotel Award Chart

Two of my favorite features in the Starwood Preferred Guest program is the Cash and Points option as well as the fifth night free award redemption. Both of these options allow members to maximize their current bank of Starpoints. Given the Starwood Preferred Guest® Credit Card from American Express is offering Starpoints for each of the…

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Starwood Offers Up To 50% Off Best Available Rate In Thailand

Starwood Preferred Guest is offering up to 50% off the best available rate when you book by January 31, 2012 for stays through March 31, 2012. The promotion website says it is for Thailand hotels, but the T&C’s state “participating properties in Asia Pacific.” I’ve illustrated through a sample Thailand booking that there are significant…

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Hotel Reward Programs: Starwood Preferred Guest (SPG)

This post is the first in a series that will provide an analysis of the various hotel reward programs. The analysis of the reward programs will include information on the participating hotel chains, ease of earning points, point redemption options and costs, program tiers, and, finally, an overall evaluation of the program. As more programs…

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