This year we took a trip to St John, USVI as part of our “Year of the B” travel theme. In this post I’ll share our trip from St Thomas over to the Westin on St John. We flew down to STT on Delta in First class using a Delta SkyMiles low level award. For…
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W Atlanta Downtown Lobby Lounge Review
As I mentioned this week the W Atlanta Downtown has a lot going for it. From helicopter landings on their helipad, Delta / Avion happy hours, great bars and restaurants. In this post I’ll share pictures from their lobby lounge that I checked out this week. The hotel is giving away two free nights in a charity fundraiser with Passports…
W Atlanta Downtown BLT Restaurant Review
As I mentioned earlier this week the W Atlanta Downtown has a lot going for it. From helicopter landings on their helipad, Delta / Avion happy hours, great bars and restaurants. In this post I’ll share pictures from their BLT restaurant I checked out this week. The hotel is giving away two free nights in…
Le Meridien Tahiti Review
In this post I”ll provide review of the Le Meridien Tahiti. This post is part of a larger trip report from our two week“Year of the B” trip to French Polynesia. For our 1 night stay at the Le Meridien Tahiti we used 12,000 Starwood Preferred Guest points for a standard room award.Hotel Credit Cards…
Win 2 Weekend Nights W Atlanta Downtown And Wonderful Room Pictures
The W Atlanta Downtown is giving away 2 free weekend nights during the Passports with Purpose charity fundraiser. In this post I’ll share pictures of the Wonderful room that you could win in the fundraiser give away. In my next few posts on the W Atlanta Downtown, I’ll share an afternoon coffee experience from their…
Wild Fire Burns Down Part Of Starwood’s Grand Mauritian Hotel On Mauritius
On October 9th a wild fire spread to the Grand Mauritian and caused terrible damage to the hotel. I was fortunate to experience this great hotel during a visit to Mauritius and Seychelles in 2009. The hotel has responded by providing guests alternative reservations at the Lle Maurice Le Meridien hotel on Mauritius. See below…
Support Passports With Purpose Charity With Two Free Nights At The W Hotel Atlanta
Passports With Purpose (PWP) is hosting their 4th annual fundraising blogging event to support building two libraries in Zambia. My dedicated sponsor is the W Atlanta Downtown and they have really stepped up support for this cause by donating 2 weekend nights at the W Atlanta Downtown Hotel. With your help, our goal is to…
Last Day To Get 35% Discount AT W Store For Down Items
Today is the last day to get 35% off at the W Store for down items. There is also another 35% off coupon code for the W Store but there are reports that code no longer works for all items, so YMMV. The W Store coupon code is good for 35% off all down items. Details •…
Reader Success With Starwood Preferred Guest Status Match
A reader successfully received a status match to Starwood Preferred Guest (SPG) Gold. After we exchanged several emails the reader followed a few simple steps and was able to secure a status match to SPG gold status. In the past I’ve also had success with Fast Track to Hilton Honors Diamond status. Six Easy Steps…
W Hotel Montreal Review
During recent trips to Montreal I was fortunate enough to stay at the W Montreal. The hotel is conveniently located to the city and Old Montreal. When I stayed at the W Montreal I was Platinum status in the Starwood Preferred Guest (SPG) program. I have been a Platinum member in SPG for over 6…
Montreal Trip Report And InterContinental And W Hotel Review
I had the opportunity to spend a few months in Montreal and really experience all the city has to offer. I was able to try out the W Montreal Hotel as a SPG Platinum member and the InterContinental Montreal as a Intercontinental Platinum Ambassador. In the mornings, we’d go on runs along the St Lawrence…
My 2011 “Year of The B” Travel Theme And Delta In-Flight Certificate Giveaway
Our 2011 travels allowed us to visit some exciting places. Professional and personal travel took us to international locations and places a little closer to home. We developed a personal travel schedule that we called our “Year of the B”. For this plan, we identified locations starting with a B and then went for it.…
Update On SPG Amex Bonus Point Referral Promotion EXPIRED
American Express has a Starwood Preferred Guest Personal and Business card that you can earn extra bonus SPG points* with each card. The cards comes with a $0 fee for the first year. This offer is EXPIRED. In order to take advantage of this promotion just follow the simple steps below. Card Details Current Hotel…
SPG American Express Card Offer – 30,000 bonus points
American Express has a Starwood Preferred Guest Personal and Business card that you can extra bonus SPG points* with each card. See current Hotel Credit Card offers here. Card Details Points, Miles & Martinis will earn a small referral credit for successful applications through the links in this post. As always we appreciate any support…
French Polynesia Trip Report Part 1 – ATL To LAX In DL Business Class And Andaz West Hollywood
In this series of posts I’ll detail a two week trip to French Polynesia. Â For this trip we used 150k Delta miles each to fly on Delta and Air France in business class. Â For hotels we used points and cash to stay at the Andaz West Hollywood, Hilton Moorea, InterContinental Bora Bora, Le Meridien Tahiti,…
Marques de Riscal Trip Review
This post will cover our 2 night stay at the Marques de Riscal hotel during our visit to the Rioja region of Spain on our two week trip to Madrid, Mallorca, Rioja and Barcelona. The hotel is part of the Starwood Luxury collection and was a category 6 at the time we visited the hotel. …
Castillo Hotel Son Vida Trip Report
This is the fourth part of a trip report of a two week trip to Madrid, Mallorca, Rioja and Barcelona. Trip Report Flight From Orlando to Madrid on Lufthansa (LH)Â in First Class Westin, Madrid Hilton Sa Torre, Mallorca Castillo Hotel Son Vida, Mallorca Marques de Riscal, Elciego Hotel Arts (Ritz Carlton), Barcelona Hotel and Check…
Westin Madrid Trip Report
This is the second part of a trip report of a two week trip to Madrid, Mallorca, Rioja and Barcelona. Trip Report Flight From Orlando to Madrid on Lufthansa (LH)Â in First Class Westin, Madrid Hilton Sa Torre, Mallorca Castillo Hotel Son Vida, Mallorca Marques de Riscal, Elciego Hotel Arts (Ritz Carlton), Barcelona Westin Madrid Check…
Upcoming Trip to Spain – Use of Free Nights
We have a trip to Spain coming up where I was able to use 4 free nights from the Hilton Q1 Free Night & Q2 Free Night Promotion, 4 free nights from the Starwood Q2 Free Night Promotion, 3 night on Starwood points, and 3 nights at a Ritz Carlton with Marriott Points. Booking the Flight…
1,000 AA Miles with Sheraton Stays
In addition to Starwood’s free weekend night promotion you can now earn 1,000 American Airlines miles with every stay.  Registration You can register here. Details For every three stays at SPG properties (W®, St. Regis®, Sheraton and more) from May 1 through July 31, 2010, you’ll earn a Free Weekend Night Award redeemable through December 19, 2010. For…