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SPG Birth Year Rates can be huge discount

Ric Garrido — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 17:36:22 +0000

SPG Birth Year rates are probably one of the lesser known rate discounts with the potential to cut your Starwood Hotel stay rate in half. The basic deal is you pay a generally higher than Best Flexible rate for the first night, then pay your birth year for the second night, and third night at some hotels. I was born in 1960 so my rate is $60 per night for the second and third nights. Even better is the flexible cancellation policy for these rates. Many hotels allow day before arrival or day of arrival cancellation with no penalty.

I have been writing about the birth year rate offer since 2009 and SPG has extended this offer for stays through 2012 at participating hotels.

Some changes I noticed in my recent review of these rates:

Fewer participating hotels than in past years. Most of the high-end hotels in the W, Luxury Collection and Westin brands are not participating in 2012. SPG Birth year rates look to be primarily Sheraton and Four Points hotels in 2012.
Far more hotels have a two night limit for the birth year rate. Since the first night is generally a much higher rate than say AAA rates, the two-night limit is not going to generate high savings at many hotels.
Numerous hotel property blackout dates. Sheraton San Francisco Fisherman’s Wharf has all of March and April 2012 blacked out.
Besides the list of participating hotels with Birth Year Rates are a list of other hotels in the state. California has numerous hotels participating in the Birth Year rate. When you click on Hawaii you find all hotels listed under the heading “Additional hotels in Hawaii” with 10 hotels listed, yet none of these hotels offer Birth Year rate.

Starwood Hotels with Birth Year Rates show the rate in the blue ‘Book Now’ box.

If you click on Hawaii you only see hotels showing Best Available Rate information in the blue ‘Book Now’ box.

SPG Birth Year Rate Analysis

My dad is celebrating 80 years and a birth year of 1932 makes for some cheap hotel nights with the Birth Year Rate.

Sheraton Universal Hotel in Universal City, California is near the Los Angeles Zoo and Griffith Park.

Best Available Rate = $229 and Pay your Birth Year rate is $249 for a Club Level standard room. Both rates allow day before arrival cancellation.

The Birth Year rate is $340 total for three nights at $32 per night after the first night paying $249.

The AAA rate for the same room and dates is $195/night = $675 for three nights.

$675 AAA – $340 BirthYear rate = $335 savings on this 3-night stay.

SPG BirthYear rate (1932) = $340 after tax for 3 nights.
SPG BirthYear rate (1960) = $405 after tax for 3 nights.
SPG Birth Year rate (1985) = $463 after tax for 3 nights.
SPG AAA rate = $675 after tax for three nights.

My birth year rate at $60 per night raises the price of a 3-night stay by another $65, but that is still a $270 savings. A person who is 25 years old will still have around a $200 savings with the Birth Year rate when paying $249 plus $87 for two additional nights rather than $195 per night for three nights.

Third night free rate compared to Birth Year Rate

Sheraton Universal Hotel also offers a Buy 2 and get Third Night Free rate using the same $249 used for Birth Year rate.

SPG Birth Year rate (1960) = $405 after tax for 3 nights.
SPG 3rd night free = $575 after tax for 3 nights.
AAA = $675 after tax for 3 nights.

Starwood’s 3rd night free rate is prepaid and nonrefundable. This makes the Birth Year rate even a better deal than just a rate reduction for this hotel stay.

SPG Birth Year Rates

SPG Birth Year Rate T&C

Starwood Win Your Dream Vacation Facebook Contest

Ric Garrido — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 15:40:44 +0000

Starwood Hotels has a new Facebook contest to win a 5-night stay at any North American hotel up to category 6. Contest is open to residents of 50 US states, DC and Canada excluding Quebec who are 18 years or older.

How to Enter Starwood Contest

Entry period is January 24 to February 28, 2012.
Like the Starwood Facebook page.
Register and share what “vacation means to you” by submitting a photo, story, poem, or combination of any.
Round 1 Voting Period allows voters to register and vote once per day for favorite entry. After February 28 a group of panelists will choose the top 10 entries. Voting results only count for 25% of the criteria used in judging finalists.
The good news for voters is you get a sweepstakes entry for one prize of two free weekend nights at any North American hotel up to category 5 properties for a maximum 32,000 points prize.
Top 10 finalists will be posted from March 6 to March 20, 2012 for Final Voting Round.
The odd rule is it looks like voters can vote once for each of the ten finalists, but no more than one vote for any finalist?
Entry with most votes in Final Voting Round wins Grand Prize of 100,000 Starpoints for two round-trip flights, $1,000 in spending money and up to 125,000 Starpoints for a 5-night hotel stay at any hotel in North America up to SPG category 6 hotel. (SPG category-6 hotel in peak season is 25,000 points per night. Fewer points are won if hotel costs less. Considering SPG has 5th night free I would think the maximum win is 100,000 points.)
Next two highest vote entrants win First Prize. One random voting member also wins a Voting Sweepstakes First Prize. First Prize is two free weekend nights (Fri-Sat) at up to category 5 hotel in North America for a maximum prize of 32,000 points.

Complete rules for this Starwood Contest are here.

Facebook Contest link.

Starwood Hotels Contest Page. This page lets you look at the contest if you are not a facebook member. To enter the contest you need to be a Facebook member.

The unique aspect of this Starwood Facebook Contest is you receive a sweepstakes entry for two free nights in North America just by registering and voting for any contest entry. You do not have to submit your own entry.

Starwood Starpicks: Book by Friday Jan 20

Ric Garrido — Thu, 19 Jan 2012 13:23:57 +0000

This week’s Starwood Starpicks seem to have more than the usual number of hotels and a fine selection of properties. There are dates over the next six weeks available for booking. As always, check Starpicks rates with other available rates since these are not always the lowest rates around. Starpicks are prepaid at time of booking and nonrefundable rates.

Argentina

Mendoza – Sheraton Mendoza Hotel

Salta – Sheraton Salta Hotel

Nassau – Sheraton Nassau Beach Resort & Casino

Belgium

Brussels – Four Points by Sheraton Brussels

Brussels – Le Méridien Brussels

Brussels – Sheraton Brussels Airport Hotel

Brussels – Sheraton Brussels Hotel

Canada

Alberta

Calgary – Four Points by Sheraton Calgary Airport

Edmonton – The Westin Edmonton

British Columbia

Richmond – Four Points by Sheraton Vancouver Airport

Richmond – Sheraton Vancouver Airport Hotel

Richmond – The Westin Wall Centre, Vancouver Airport

Surrey – Sheraton Vancouver Guildford Hotel

Vancouver – Sheraton Vancouver Wall Centre

Vancouver – The Westin Bayshore, Vancouver

Vancouver – The Westin Grand, Vancouver

Victoria – Four Points by Sheraton Victoria Gateway

Victoria – The Westin Bear Mountain Golf Resort & Spa, Victoria

Manitoba

Winnipeg – Four Points by Sheraton Winnipeg South

Nova Scotia

Halifax – Four Points by Sheraton Halifax

Ontario

Toronto – Four Points by Sheraton Toronto Lakeshore

Toronto – Le Méridien King Edward

Quebec

Montreal – Le Centre Sheraton Montreal Hotel

Montreal – W Montréal

France

Roissy – Sheraton Paris Airport Hotel & Conference Centre

Germany

Frankfurt – Le Méridien Parkhotel Frankfurt

Frankfurt – Sheraton Frankfurt Congress Hotel

Frankfurt – The Westin Grand Frankfurt

Hamburg – Le Royal Méridien Hamburg

Ireland

Dublin – The Westin Dublin

Japan

Osaka

Osaka – The St. Regis Osaka

Malta

St. Julians – The Westin Dragonara Resort, Malta

Morocco

Marrakech – Le Méridien N’Fis

Netherlands

Amsterdam – Hotel Pulitzer, Amsterdam

Amsterdam – Sheraton Amsterdam Airport Hotel and Conference Center

The Hague – Hotel Des Indes, The Hague

Portugal

Portimão – Le Méridien Penina Golf & Resort

Seychelles

Mahé – Le Méridien Barbarons

Mahé – Le Méridien Fisherman’s Cove

South Korea

Seoul – Sheraton Seoul D Cube City Hotel

Thailand

Bangkok – Le Méridien Bangkok

United Kingdom

England

Hayes – Sheraton Skyline Hotel London Heathrow

London – The Park Lane Hotel, London

London – W London – Leicester Square

Scotland

Edinburgh – Sheraton Grand Hotel & Spa, Edinburgh

United States

Alabama

Homewood – Aloft Birmingham Soho Square

Alaska

Anchorage – Sheraton Anchorage Hotel & Spa

Arizona

Phoenix – Aloft Phoenix-Airport

Scottsdale – The Westin Kierland Villas, Scottsdale

Scottsdale – W Scottsdale

California

Carlsbad – Sheraton Carlsbad Resort & Spa

Culver City – Four Points by Sheraton Los Angeles Westside

Hollywood – W Hollywood

Los Angeles – Four Points by Sheraton Los Angeles International Airport

Los Angeles – W Los Angeles – Westwood

Mammoth Lakes – The Westin Monache Resort, Mammoth

Pleasanton – Four Points by Sheraton Pleasanton

Rancho Cucamonga – Aloft Ontario-Rancho Cucamonga

Rancho Cucamonga – Four Points by Sheraton Ontario-Rancho Cucamonga

Sacramento – Four Points by Sheraton Sacramento International Airport

San Diego – Sheraton Mission Valley San Diego Hotel

San Diego – Sheraton San Diego Hotel & Marina

San Diego – The Westin Gaslamp Quarter, San Diego

San Diego – W San Diego

San Francisco – Sheraton Fisherman’s Wharf Hotel

San Francisco – The Westin San Francisco Market Street

San Francisco – The Westin St. Francis San Francisco on Union Square

San Rafael – Four Points by Sheraton San Rafael

Colorado

Aurora – Aloft Denver International Airport

Delaware

Wilmington – Sheraton Suites Wilmington

Florida

Clearwater Beach – Sheraton Sand Key Resort

Fort Walton Beach – Four Points by Sheraton Destin-Fort Walton Beach

Hollywood – The Westin Diplomat Resort & Spa, Hollywood, Florida

Jacksonville – Aloft Jacksonville Airport

Orlando – Sheraton Safari Hotel & Suites Lake Buena Vista

Orlando – Sheraton Vistana Resort Villas, Lake BuenaVista/Orlando

Orlando – Sheraton Vistana Villages Resort Villas, I-Drive/Orlando

Georgia

Atlanta – Sheraton Gateway Hotel Atlanta Airport

Atlanta – W Atlanta – Buckhead

Illinois

Chicago – The Westin Michigan Avenue Chicago

Indiana

Indianapolis – The Westin Indianapolis

Kansas

Leawood – Aloft Leawood-Overland Park

Maryland

Annapolis – Sheraton Annapolis Hotel

Beltsville – Sheraton Washington North Hotel

National Harbor – Aloft Washington National Harbor

Massachusetts

Springfield – Sheraton Springfield Monarch Place Hotel

Minnesota

Minneapolis – Aloft Minneapolis

Minneapolis – Le Méridien Chambers Minneapolis

Minnetonka – Sheraton Minneapolis West Hotel

Richfield – Four Points by Sheraton Minneapolis Airport

Missouri

St. Louis – Sheraton St. Louis City Center Hotel & Suites

New Hampshire

Manchester – Four Points by Sheraton Manchester Airport

New Jersey

Ewing – Element Ewing Princeton

Jersey City – The Westin Jersey City Newport

Princeton – The Westin Princeton at Forrestal Village

New Mexico

Albuquerque – Sheraton Albuquerque Airport Hotel

New York

Brooklyn – Aloft New York Brooklyn

Brooklyn – Sheraton Brooklyn New York Hotel

Hauppauge – Sheraton Long Island Hotel

Jamaica – Sheraton JFK Airport Hotel

New York – The Chatwal, New York City

New York – The Manhattan at Times Square Hotel

New York – The Westin New York at Times Square

New York – W New York – Downtown

Tarrytown – Sheraton Tarrytown Hotel

North Carolina

Chapel Hill – Aloft Chapel Hill

Durham – Four Points by Sheraton Durham at Southpoint

Durham – Sheraton Imperial Hotel & Convention Center

Ohio

Columbus – Sheraton Columbus Hotel at Capitol Square

Cuyahoga Falls – Sheraton Suites Akron/Cuyahoga Falls

Oregon

Portland – Four Points by Sheraton Portland East

Portland – Sheraton Portland Airport Hotel

Pennsylvania

Allentown – Four Points by Sheraton Hotel & Suites Allentown Airport

Chambersburg – Four Points by Sheraton Chambersburg

Langhorne – Sheraton Bucks County Hotel

Marshalls Creek – Pocono Palace Resort

Philadelphia – The Westin Philadelphia

Pittsburgh – The Westin Convention Center, Pittsburgh

Puerto Rico

San Juan – Sheraton Old San Juan Hotel & Casino

Rhode Island

Providence – The Westin Providence

Warwick – Sheraton Providence Airport Hotel

South Carolina

North Charleston – Sheraton Charleston Airport Hotel

Texas

Austin – Aloft Austin at The Domain

Frisco – Sheraton Stonebriar Hotel

Irving – Element Dallas Fort Worth Airport North

San Antonio – Four Points by Sheraton San Antonio Airport

San Antonio – Four Points by Sheraton San Antonio Downtown by the Riverwalk

San Antonio – Four Points by Sheraton San Antonio Northwest

Virginia

Alexandria – Sheraton Suites Old Town Alexandria

Roanoke – Sheraton Roanoke Hotel & Conference Center

Winchester – Aloft Winchester

Washington

Bellevue – The Westin Bellevue

Seattle – Four Points by Sheraton Downtown Seattle Center

Seattle – Sheraton Seattle Hotel

Seattle – W Seattle

Wisconsin

Brookfield – Sheraton Milwaukee Brookfield Hotel

SPG 2x/3x points registration live for Jan 9-April 8 stays

Ric Garrido — Mon, 09 Jan 2012 15:19:36 +0000

Starwood Preferred Guest launches its “Better by the Night” 2012-Q1 promotion on January 9 with double points for two night stays and triple points for longer stays through April 8, 2012. There are no bonus points for one night stays. There is no limit to bonus points members may earn with this offer.

Registration is required by March 15, 2012.

: Registration confirmation page for SPG 2012 Q-1 promotion.

This promotion is valid for about 70% of Starwood Hotels worldwide with all Asia-Pacific hotels opting out of this offer. About 50 hotels in the USA are not participating, so check the hotel exclusion list carefully when planning your stays so you are not surprised when your $1,000 3-night stay does not earn an anticipated 4,000 extra bonus points with the triple points offer. Germany, Italy and Greece have many nonparticipating Starwood Hotels. Link to hotels excluded from this offer.

Loyalty Traveler Analysis

As a rule of thumb I estimate I will earn 1,000 bonus points from SPG promotions per stay. I am not that impressed by this offer. One night stays earn no promotional bonus points with this offer.

Stay two nights and spend $300 and you earn an extra 600 bonus points with double points.

Spending $1,000 on an extended stay will earn 4,000 bonus points (3x points bonus) with this promotion. That is a decent bonus on a high-priced extended stay, but is not appealing to me as a promotional incentive when I can get two free nights with Marriott Rewards after four stays (under $500) or 10,000+ points on a cheap $180 two-night weekend stay with Hilton HHonors.

Spend-based bonuses like this SPG offer leave minimal opportunity to leverage cheap stays into free nights like the Hilton and Marriott offers for Q1-2012.

SPG has a good offer for free weekend nights at Asia Pacific resorts with Two Days of Happy running through March 15, 2012. This SPG promotion earns one free night after five nights and two free nights after 9 nights when paying with MasterCard. There are over 200 hotels for earning free nights and nearly 90 resorts for redeeming free weekend nights by April 10, 2012. Nights do not need to be consecutive nights at the hotels. Five one-night stays at participating Starwood hotels will earn one free weekend night.

Fine Print Nuances for this Offer

Starwood’s FAQ for this promotion has an interesting term regarding a stay that includes a reward night on points or Cash & Points night combined with paid nights.

If part of my stay has an Award Night or a night using Cash & Points, will my stay qualify?

No.
Free Night Awards and Cash & Points are not Starpoints-eligible rates. Even if part of the stay is Award and part is paid, the member will not receive bonus credits for any part of the stay.

You do not want to include a reward night within a paid consecutive nights stay at a Starwood Hotel during this promotion. For example, if you booka 5th night free reward from Sunday-Thursday followed by two paid nights on Friday and Saturday, then you will not receive double points for the Friday and Saturday night portion of the stay stay since these paid nights are part of the same 7-night stay as the 5th night free reward.

Other fine print:

Bonus points will be earned for a Starwood Hotel stay started before January 9 if guest checks out after January 9. Double or triple points will be earned for entire stay. The same principle applies for stays having arrival date before April 8 and check-out after April 8. Double or triple points will apply to entire stay.
Members who register by March 15, 2012 will receive retroactive credit for all eligible stays during the promotion period completed prior to registration.
Members may receive double or triple points for up to two rooms as long as SPG member is one of the guests.
Third night free and other extended stay rate discounts count all nights for this promotion according to Starwood Lurker on FlyerTalk since revenue is divided up between all nights.

Calculating Double and Triple Starpoints

SPG members earn 2 Starpoints per US$1 as the base rate for earning Starpoints.
Double Starpoints = 2 bonus points per US$1 total earning rate.
Triple Starpoints = 4 bonus points per $1 total earning rate.
SPG Gold and Platinum elite members earn 1 bonus Starpoint per $1. Elite member bonus is one additional point per $1 on top of the 2x/3x rate.
SPG American Express cardmembers earn an additional 2 bonus points per US$1 if Starwood Hotel stay is paid using SPG AmEx card.

Excluded Hotels for SPG Better by the Night promotion

(Once again there are no city/state identifiers for hotels. As if it isn’t bad enough to have a large list of excluded hotels for a hotel loyalty promotion, the hotel loyalty programs expect SPG members to know the hotels by name and deduce the geographic location on your own!)

UNITED STATES

Aloft Charlotte Ballantyne
Aloft Frisco
Aloft Las Colinas
Aloft Milwaukee Downtown
Aloft Phoenix-Airport
Aloft Plano
Cove Haven Resort
Four Points by Sheraton Destin Fort Walton Beach
Four Points by Sheraton Charlotte-Pineville
Four Points by Sheraton Jacksonville Beach
Four Points by Sheraton Louisville Airport
Four Points by Sheraton Newark
Four Points by Sheraton Punta Gorda Harborside
Four Points by Sheraton Tallahassee Downtown
Four Points by Sheraton Norwalk
Four Points by Sheraton San Jose
Lakeside Terrace Villas, Avon / Vail Valley
Le Parker Méridien Palm Springs
Paradise Stream Resort
Pocono Palace Resort
Sheraton Bellevue
Sheraton Grand Sacramento
Sheraton Mahwah Hotel
Sheraton Metairie – New Orleans Hotel
Sheraton Reston Hotel
Sheraton Salt Lake City Hotel
Sheraton Suites Key West
SLS Hotel at Beverly Hills
Sunset Key Guest Cottages
The St. Regis Deer Valley
The St. Regis Atlanta
THE US GRANT
The Westin Bellevue
The Westin Bonaventure Hotel & Suites
The Westin Edina Galleria
The Westin Galleria Houston
The Westin Houston, Memorial City
The Westin Imagine Orlando
The Westin Key West Resort Marina
The Westin Los Angeles Airport
The Westin Reston Heights
The Westin Riverfront Mountain Villas
The Westin South Coast Plaza
The Westin Tampa Harbour Island
Vistana’s Beach Club
W San Diego
W Silicon Valley
Walt Disney World Dolphin
Walt Disney World Swan

ALGERIA

Le Méridien Oran Hotel & Conference Center
Sheraton Oran

ARGENTINA

Sheraton Mar del Plata

AUSTRALIA

Four Points by Sheraton Geelong
Four Points by Sheraton Sydney, Darling Harbour
Sheraton Mirage Port Douglas Resort
Sheraton Mirage Resort and Spa Gold Coast
Sheraton Noosa Resort & Spa
Sheraton on the Park
The Westin Melbourne
The Westin Sydney

AUSTRIA

Schloss Fuschl, A Luxury Collection Resort & Spa, Fuschlsee-Salzburg
Sheraton Fuschlsee Salzburg Hotel Jagdhof

BANGLADESH

The Westin Dhaka

BRAZIL

Sheraton Barra
Four Points Curitiba

CAMBODIA

Le Méridien Angkor

CANADA

Sheraton Cavalier Saskatoon
Four Points by Sheraton Edmonton Gateway
Four Points by Sheraton Edmonton West

CHAD

Le Méridien Chari

CHILE

Sheraton Miramar

CHINA

Aloft Beijing, Haidian
Aloft Haiyang
Aloft Nanhai, Foshan
Aloft Yancheng
Aloft Zhengzhou Shangjie
Four Points by Sheraton Beijing, Haidian Hotel and Serviced Apartments
Four Points by Sheraton Guangzhou, Dongpu
Four Points by Sheraton Hainan, Sanya – Opening March 31, 2012
Four Points by Sheraton Hangzhou, Binjiang
Four Points by Sheraton Lhasa
Four Points by Sheraton Lianyungang
Four Points by Sheraton Qingdao, Chengyang
Four Points by Sheraton Shanghai, Daning
Four Points by Sheraton Shanghai, Pudong
Four Points by Sheraton Shenzhen
Four Points by Sheraton Shenzhou Peninsula Resort – Opening January 1, 2012
Four Points by Sheraton Suzhou
Four Points by Sheraton Tai’an
Four Points by Sheraton Taicang
Four Points by Sheraton Yangzhou, Hanjiang – Opening March 31, 2012
Le Méridien Chongqing, Nan’an
Le Méridien Cyberport
Le Méridien Qingdao
Le Méridien She Shan Shanghai
Le Méridien Shimei Bay Beach Resort & Spa
Le Méridien Xiamen
Le Royal Méridien Shanghai
Sheraton Beijing Dongcheng Hotel
Sheraton Changsha Hotel
Sheraton Changzhou Wujin Hotel
Sheraton Changzhou Xinbei Hotel
Sheraton Chengdu Lido Hotel
Sheraton Chongqing Hotel
Sheraton Dameisha Resort, Shenzhen
Sheraton Daqing Hotel
Sheraton Dongguan Hotel
Sheraton Guangzhou Hotel
Sheraton Guangzhou Huadu Resort
Sheraton Guilin Hotel
Sheraton Guiyang Hotel
Sheraton Haikou Resort
Sheraton Hangzhou Wetland Park Resort
Sheraton Hohhot Hotel
Sheraton Hong Kong Hotel & Towers
Sheraton Huizhou Beach Resort
Sheraton Jiangyin Hotel
Sheraton Jinan Hotel
Sheraton Jinzhou Hotel
Sheraton Jiuzhaigou Resort
Sheraton Nanchang Hotel
Sheraton Nanjing Kingsley Hotel & Towers
Sheraton Nanning Hotel
Sheraton Ningbo Hotel
Sheraton Qiandao Lake Resort
Sheraton Qingyuan Lion Lake Resort – Opening January 1, 2012
Sheraton Sanya Haitang Bay Resort – Opening February 18, 2012
Sheraton Sanya Resort
Sheraton Shanghai Hongkou Hotel
Sheraton Shanghai Hongqiao Hotel
Sheraton Shanghai Pudong Hotel & Residences
Sheraton Shenyang Lido Hotel
Sheraton Shenzhen Futian Hotel
Sheraton Shenzhou Peninsula Resort
Sheraton Shunde Hotel
Sheraton Tianjin Binhai Hotel
Sheraton Tianjin Hotel
Sheraton Urumqi Hotel
Sheraton Wenzhou Hotel
Sheraton Wuxi Binhu Hotel
Sheraton Xiamen Hotel
Sheraton Xian Hotel
Sheraton Xian North City Hotel
Sheraton Yantai Golden Beach Resort – Opening February 20, 2012
Sheraton Zhenjiang Hotel
Sheraton Zhongshan Hotel
Sheraton Zhoushan Hotel
The Astor Hotel, Tianjin The Great Wall Sheraton Hotel Beijing
The Royal Begonia, Sanya – Opening February 18, 2012
The St. Regis Beijing
The St. Regis Lhasa Resort
The St. Regis Nanjing
The St. Regis Shanghai
The St. Regis Shenzhen
The St. Regis Tianjin
The Westin Beijing Chaoyang
The Westin Beijing Financial Street
The Westin Bund Center, Shanghai
The Westin Changbaishan Resort – Opening April 30, 2012
The Westin Fuzhou Minjiang
The Westin Guangzhou
The Westin Hefei Baohe
The Westin Nanjing
The Westin Ningbo – Opening January 1, 2012
The Westin Pazhou
The Westin Resort, Macau
The Westin Shenzhen Nanshan
The Westin Tianjin
The Westin Wuhan Wuchang
The Westin Xiamen – Opening February 23, 2012
The Westin Xian
W Hong Kong

COLOMBIA

Four Points Cali
Four Points Medellin

EGYPT

Sheraton Cairo Hotel, Towers and Casino

EL SALVADOR

Sheraton Presidente San Salvador

FIJI

Sheraton Denarau Villas
Sheraton Fiji Resort
The Westin Denarau Island Resort & Spa, Fiji

FRANCE

Prince de Galles, Paris

GERMANY

Four Points by Sheraton Muenchen Olympiapark
Four Points by Sheraton Muenchen Central
Four Points by Sheraton Brauneck
Le Méridien Grand Hotel Nuernberg
Dom Hotel
Le Méridien Parkhotel Frankfurt
Le Méridien Munich
Le Méridien Stuttgart
Sheraton Frankfurt Congress Hotel
Sheraton Offenbach Hotel
Sheraton Munich Arabellapark Hotel
Sheraton Munich Westpark Hotel
Sheraton Munich Airport Hotel
Arabella Sheraton Alpenhotel
Sheraton Essen Hotel
Sheraton Hanover Pelikan Hotel
The Westin Grand Frankfurt
The Westin Grand Munich
The Westin Grand Hotel Berlin
The Westin Bellevue Dresden

GREECE

Hotel Grande Bretagne, Athens
Vedema Resort
Blue Palace Luxury Collection Resort and Spa
Mystique, Santorini
The Romanos, Costa Navarino
Santa Marina Resort & Villas, Mykonos
Sheraton Rhodes Resort
The Westin Resort, Costa Navarino

HUNGARY

Le Méridien Budapest

INDIA

Aloft Ahmedabad, SG Road – Opening February 1, 2012
Aloft Bengaluru Whitefield
Aloft Chandigarh Zirakpur – Opening February 1, 2012
Aloft Chennai, OMR – IT Expressway
Aloft Coimbatore Singanallur
Four Points by Sheraton Hotel & Serviced Apartments, Pune
Four Points by Sheraton Jaipur, City Square
Four Points by Sheraton Navi Mumbai, Vashi
Four Points by Sheraton Visakhapatnam
ITC Grand Central, Mumbai
ITC Grand Chola, Chennai – Opening February 1, 2012
ITC Kakatiya, Hyderabad
ITC Maratha, Mumbai
ITC Maurya, New Delhi
ITC Mughal, Agra
ITC Rajputana, Jaipur
ITC Royal Gardenia, Bengaluru
ITC Sonar, Kolkata
ITC Windsor, Bengaluru
Le Méridien Ahmedabad
Le Méridien Bangalore
Le Méridien Coimbatore
Le Méridien Jaipur
Le Méridien Kochi
Le Méridien New Delhi
Le Méridien Pune
Le Royal Méridien Chennai
Sheraton Bangalore Hotel at Brigade Gateway
Sheraton New Delhi Hotel
Sheraton Park Hotel & Towers, Chennai
Sheraton Udaipur Palace Resort & Spa
The Westin Gurgaon, New Delhi
The Westin Hyderabad Mindspace
The Westin Mumbai Garden City
The Westin Pune Koregaon Park
The Westin Sohna Resort & Spa

INDONESIA

The Laguna Resort & Spa, Nusa Dua, Bali
Keraton at The Plaza, Jakarta – Opening February 15, 2012
Le Méridien Jakarta
Sheraton Bandara Hotel
Sheraton Bandung Hotel & Towers
Sheraton Lampung Hotel
Sheraton Media Hotel & Towers
Sheraton Mustika Yogyakarta Resort and Spa
Sheraton Senggigi Beach Resort
Sheraton Surabaya Hotel & Towers
The St. Regis Bali Resort
The Westin Resort Nusa Dua, Bali
W Retreat & Spa Bali – Seminyak

IRELAND

Sheraton Athlone Hotel

ITALY

Gritti Palace
Hotel Pitrizza, Costa Smeralda
Hotel Romazzino, Costa Smeralda
Hotel Cala di Volpe, Costa Smeralda
Sheraton Diana Majestic
The Westin Palace Milan

JAPAN

Kobe Bay Sheraton Hotel & Towers
Sheraton Grande Ocean Resort
Sheraton Grande Tokyo Bay Hotel
Sheraton Hiroshima Hotel
Sheraton Miyako Hotel, Osaka
Sheraton Sapporo Hotel
The St. Regis Osaka
The Westin Awaji Island Resort and Conference Center
The Westin Miyako, Kyoto
The Westin Nagoya Castle
The Westin Osaka
The Westin Sendai
Yokohama Bay Sheraton Hotel & Towers

JORDAN

Sheraton Amman Al Nabil Hotel & Towers

LEBANON

Four Points by Sheraton Bhamdoun
Four Points by Sheraton Le Verdun

LITHUANIA

Le Méridien Vilnius

MALAYSIA

Le Méridien Kota Kinabalu
Four Points by Sheraton Kuching
Four Points by Sheraton Langkawi Resort
Le Méridien Kuala Lumpur
Sheraton Imperial Kuala Lumpur Hotel
Sheraton Langkawi Beach Resort
The Andaman, Langkawi
The Westin Kuala Lumpur
The Westin Langkawi Resort & Spa

MALDIVES, REPUBLIC OF

Sheraton Maldives Full Moon Resort & Spa
W Retreat & Spa – Maldives

MAURITIUS

The Grand Mauritian Resort & Spa

MEXICO

Sheraton Ambassador Monterrey

NEW CALDONIA

Le Méridien Ile des Pins
Le Méridien Nouméa

NIGERIA

Sheraton Lagos Hotel

OMAN

Sheraton Oman Hotel

PAKISTAN

Sheraton Karachi Hotel

RUSSIA

Le Méridien Moscow Country Club

SAUDI ARABIA

Le Méridien Jeddah
Sheraton Jeddah Hotel
Sheraton Riyadh Hotel & Towers
Sheraton Dammam Hotel & Towers
The Westin Jeddah

SINGAPORE

Sheraton Towers Singapore
The St. Regis Singapore

SOUTH KOREA

Sheraton Grande Walkerhill
Sheraton Incheon Hotel
Sheraton Seoul D Cube City Hotel
The Westin Chosun, Busan
The Westin Chosun, Seoul
W Seoul – Walkerhill

SPAIN

Hotel Maria Cristina, San Sebastian
Castillo Hotel Son Vida, Palma de Mallorca
Hotel Alfonso XIII, Seville
Sheraton Mallorca Arabella Golf Hotel
Sheraton La Caleta Resort & Spa
St. Regis Mardavall, Mallorca

SWITZERLAND

Hotel President Wilson

SYRIA

Le Méridien Lattakia
Sheraton Aleppo Hotel
Sheraton Ma’aret Sednaya Hotel & Resort
Sheraton Damascus Hotel

TAIWAN

Four Points by Sheraton Chung Ho, Taipei
Le Méridien Taipei
Sheraton Hsinchu Hotel, Taiwan
Sheraton Taipei Hotel
The Westin Taipei
W Taipei

THAILAND

Aloft Bangkok
Four Points by Sheraton Bangkok, Sukhumvit 15
Le Méridien Bangkok
Le Méridien Chiang Mai
Le Méridien Chiang Rai Resort, Thailand
Le Méridien Khao Lak Beach & Spa Resort
Le Méridien Koh Samui Resort & Spa
Le Méridien Phuket Beach Resort
Le Méridien Suvarnabhumi Golf Resort & Spa
Plaza Athénée Bangkok, A Royal Méridien Hotel
Royal Orchid Sheraton Hotel & Towers
Sheraton Grande Sukhumvit, Bangkok
Sheraton Hua Hin Resort & Spa
Sheraton Krabi Beach Resort
Sheraton Pattaya Resort
The Naka Island, Phuket
The St. Regis Bangkok
The Westin Grande Sukhumvit, Bangkok
The Westin Siray Bay Resort & Spa, Phuket
W Retreat Koh Samui

TURKEY

Le Méridien Istanbul Etiler
Sheraton Ankara Hotel and Convention Center
Lugal, A Luxury Collection Hotel Ankara
Sheraton Cesme

UNITED ARAB EMIRATES

Four Points by Sheraton Sheikh Zayed Road
Le Méridien Dubai
Le Méridien Fairway
Le Méridien Mina Seyahi Beach Resort & Marina
Le Royal Méridien Beach Resort & Spa
Le Méridien Al Aqah Beach Resort
Grosvenor House
Sheraton Dubai Creek Hotel and Towers
The St. Regis Abu Dhabi
The Westin Dubai Mina Seyahi Beach Resort & Marina

UNITED KINGDOM

The Lanesborough, a St. Regis Hotel

URUGUAY

Sheraton Colonia

VIETNAM

Sheraton Hanoi Hotel
Sheraton Nha Trang Hotel & Spa
Sheraton Saigon Hotel & Towers

YEMEN

Sheraton Sana’a Hotel

SPG Q-1 2012 Better by the Night only rewards longer stays

Ric Garrido — Thu, 29 Dec 2011 16:18:21 +0000

Registration is required by March 15, 2012.

Loyalty Traveler Update Dec 29, 2011 9:45am Pacific time: SPG is screwing around with this promotion since it first appeared five days ago. The links were all working this morning when I posted this article and the links are now all dead. This has happened before during the last few days and I thought SPG finally had their promotion ducks all in a row when I decided to post this offer today. I registered for the offer today. SPG apparently is still not ready for members to see this offer as posted in this FlyerTalk thread December 27 by Starwood Lurker, the official SPG voice. Seems odd to me that all the promotion pages were up this morning two days after Starwood Lurker’s post, however, the links may not be live again until January 9, 2012.

Registration confirmation page for SPG 2012 Q-1 promotion.

All in all I am not that impressed by this offer. Spending $1,000 and only earning 4,000 bonus points is not appealing to me when I can get two free nights with Marriott Rewards after four stays or 10,000+ points on a cheap two-night weekend stay with Hilton HHonors. Spend based bonuses like this SPG offer leave minimal opportunity to leverage cheap stays into free nights like the Hilton and Marriott offers for Q1-2012.

Fine Print Nuances for this Offer

Starwood’s FAQ for this promotion has an interesting term regarding a stay that includes a reward night on points or Cash & Points night combined with paid nights.

If part of my stay has an Award Night or a night using Cash & Points, will my stay qualify?

No.
Free Night Awards and Cash & Points are not Starpoints-eligible rates. Even if part of the stay is Award and part is paid, the member will not receive bonus credits for any part of the stay.

So you do not want to include a reward night within a paid consecutive nights stay at a Starwood Hotel. For example I read this as meaning if you booked a 5th night free reward from Sunday-Thursday followed by two paid nights on Friday and Saturday, then you will not receive double points for the Friday and Saturday night stay since these paid nights are part of the same stay as the 5th night free reward.

Other fine print:

Bonus points will be earned for a Starwood Hotel stay started before January 9 if guest checks out after January 9. Double or triple points will be earned for entire stay. The same principle applies for stays having arrival date before April 8 and check-out after April 8. Double or triple points will apply to entire stay.
Members who register by March 15, 2012 will receive retroactive credit for all eligible stays during the promotion period completed prior to registration.
Members may receive double or triple points for up to two rooms as long as SPG member is one of the guests.
Third night free and other extended stay rate discounts count all nights for this promotion according to Starwood Lurker on FlyerTalk since revenue is divided up between all nights.

Calculating Double and Triple Starpoints

SPG members earn 2 Starpoints per US$1 as the base rate for earning Starpoints.
SPG Gold and Platinum elite members earn 1 bonus Starpoint per $1.
Double Starpoints = 4 points per US$1 total earning rate.
Triple Starpoints = 6 points per $1 total earning rate.
Elite member bonus is one additional point per $1 on top of the 2x/3x rate.
SPG American Express cardmembers earn an additional 2 bonus points per US$1 if Starwood Hotel stay is paid using SPG AmEx card.

Excluded Hotels for SPG Better by the Night promotion

UNITED STATES

Aloft Charlotte Ballantyne
Aloft Frisco
Aloft Las Colinas
Aloft Milwaukee Downtown
Aloft Phoenix-Airport
Aloft Plano
Cove Haven Resort
Four Points by Sheraton Destin Fort Walton Beach
Four Points by Sheraton Charlotte-Pineville
Four Points by Sheraton Edmonton Gateway (Starwood has co-opted Canada into the USA!)
Four Points by Sheraton Edmonton West (Starwood has co-opted Canada into the USA!)
Four Points by Sheraton Jacksonville Beach
Four Points by Sheraton Louisville Airport
Four Points by Sheraton Newark
Four Points by Sheraton Punta Gorda Harborside
Four Points by Sheraton Tallahassee Downtown
Four Points by Sheraton Norwalk
Four Points by Sheraton San Jose
Lakeside Terrace Villas, Avon / Vail Valley
Le Parker Méridien Palm Springs
Paradise Stream Resort
Pocono Palace Resort
Sheraton Bellevue
Sheraton Grand Sacramento
Sheraton Mahwah Hotel
Sheraton Metairie – New Orleans Hotel
Sheraton Reston Hotel
Sheraton Salt Lake City Hotel
Sheraton Suites Key West
SLS Hotel at Beverly Hills
Sunset Key Guest Cottages
The St. Regis Deer Valley
The St. Regis Atlanta
THE US GRANT
The Westin Bellevue
The Westin Bonaventure Hotel & Suites
The Westin Edina Galleria
The Westin Galleria Houston
The Westin Houston, Memorial City
The Westin Imagine Orlando
The Westin Key West Resort Marina
The Westin Los Angeles Airport
The Westin Reston Heights
The Westin Riverfront Mountain Villas
The Westin South Coast Plaza
The Westin Tampa Harbour Island
Vistana’s Beach Club
W San Diego
W Silicon Valley
Walt Disney World Dolphin
Walt Disney World Swan

ALGERIA

Le Méridien Oran Hotel & Conference Center
Sheraton Oran

ARGENTINA

Sheraton Mar del Plata

AUSTRALIA

Four Points by Sheraton Geelong
Four Points by Sheraton Sydney, Darling Harbour
Sheraton Mirage Port Douglas Resort
Sheraton Mirage Resort and Spa Gold Coast
Sheraton Noosa Resort & Spa
Sheraton on the Park
The Westin Melbourne
The Westin Sydney

AUSTRIA

Schloss Fuschl, A Luxury Collection Resort & Spa, Fuschlsee-Salzburg
Sheraton Fuschlsee Salzburg Hotel Jagdhof

BANGLADESH

The Westin Dhaka

BRAZIL

Sheraton Barra
Four Points Curitiba

CAMBODIA

Le Méridien Angkor

CANADA

Sheraton Cavalier Saskatoon
Four Points by Sheraton Edmonton Gateway
Four Points by Sheraton Edmonton West

CHAD

Le Méridien Chari

CHILE

Sheraton Miramar

CHINA

Aloft Beijing, Haidian
Aloft Haiyang
Aloft Nanhai, Foshan
Aloft Yancheng
Aloft Zhengzhou Shangjie
Four Points by Sheraton Beijing, Haidian Hotel and Serviced Apartments
Four Points by Sheraton Guangzhou, Dongpu
Four Points by Sheraton Hainan, Sanya – Opening March 31, 2012
Four Points by Sheraton Hangzhou, Binjiang
Four Points by Sheraton Lhasa
Four Points by Sheraton Lianyungang
Four Points by Sheraton Qingdao, Chengyang
Four Points by Sheraton Shanghai, Daning
Four Points by Sheraton Shanghai, Pudong
Four Points by Sheraton Shenzhen
Four Points by Sheraton Shenzhou Peninsula Resort – Opening January 1, 2012
Four Points by Sheraton Suzhou
Four Points by Sheraton Tai’an
Four Points by Sheraton Taicang
Four Points by Sheraton Yangzhou, Hanjiang – Opening March 31, 2012
Le Méridien Chongqing, Nan’an
Le Méridien Cyberport
Le Méridien Qingdao
Le Méridien She Shan Shanghai
Le Méridien Shimei Bay Beach Resort & Spa
Le Méridien Xiamen
Le Royal Méridien Shanghai
Sheraton Beijing Dongcheng Hotel
Sheraton Changsha Hotel
Sheraton Changzhou Wujin Hotel
Sheraton Changzhou Xinbei Hotel
Sheraton Chengdu Lido Hotel
Sheraton Chongqing Hotel
Sheraton Dameisha Resort, Shenzhen
Sheraton Daqing Hotel
Sheraton Dongguan Hotel
Sheraton Guangzhou Hotel
Sheraton Guangzhou Huadu Resort
Sheraton Guilin Hotel
Sheraton Guiyang Hotel
Sheraton Haikou Resort
Sheraton Hangzhou Wetland Park Resort
Sheraton Hohhot Hotel
Sheraton Hong Kong Hotel & Towers
Sheraton Huizhou Beach Resort
Sheraton Jiangyin Hotel
Sheraton Jinan Hotel
Sheraton Jinzhou Hotel
Sheraton Jiuzhaigou Resort
Sheraton Nanchang Hotel
Sheraton Nanjing Kingsley Hotel & Towers
Sheraton Nanning Hotel
Sheraton Ningbo Hotel
Sheraton Qiandao Lake Resort
Sheraton Qingyuan Lion Lake Resort – Opening January 1, 2012
Sheraton Sanya Haitang Bay Resort – Opening February 18, 2012
Sheraton Sanya Resort
Sheraton Shanghai Hongkou Hotel
Sheraton Shanghai Hongqiao Hotel
Sheraton Shanghai Pudong Hotel & Residences
Sheraton Shenyang Lido Hotel
Sheraton Shenzhen Futian Hotel
Sheraton Shenzhou Peninsula Resort
Sheraton Shunde Hotel
Sheraton Tianjin Binhai Hotel
Sheraton Tianjin Hotel
Sheraton Urumqi Hotel
Sheraton Wenzhou Hotel
Sheraton Wuxi Binhu Hotel
Sheraton Xiamen Hotel
Sheraton Xian Hotel
Sheraton Xian North City Hotel
Sheraton Yantai Golden Beach Resort – Opening February 20, 2012
Sheraton Zhenjiang Hotel
Sheraton Zhongshan Hotel
Sheraton Zhoushan Hotel
The Astor Hotel, Tianjin The Great Wall Sheraton Hotel Beijing
The Royal Begonia, Sanya – Opening February 18, 2012
The St. Regis Beijing
The St. Regis Lhasa Resort
The St. Regis Nanjing
The St. Regis Shanghai
The St. Regis Shenzhen
The St. Regis Tianjin
The Westin Beijing Chaoyang
The Westin Beijing Financial Street
The Westin Bund Center, Shanghai
The Westin Changbaishan Resort – Opening April 30, 2012
The Westin Fuzhou Minjiang
The Westin Guangzhou
The Westin Hefei Baohe
The Westin Nanjing
The Westin Ningbo – Opening January 1, 2012
The Westin Pazhou
The Westin Resort, Macau
The Westin Shenzhen Nanshan
The Westin Tianjin
The Westin Wuhan Wuchang
The Westin Xiamen – Opening February 23, 2012
The Westin Xian
W Hong Kong

COLOMBIA

Four Points Cali
Four Points Medellin

EGYPT

Sheraton Cairo Hotel, Towers and Casino

EL SALVADOR

Sheraton Presidente San Salvador

FIJI

Sheraton Denarau Villas
Sheraton Fiji Resort
The Westin Denarau Island Resort & Spa, Fiji

FRANCE

Prince de Galles, Paris

GERMANY

Four Points by Sheraton Muenchen Olympiapark
Four Points by Sheraton Muenchen Central
Four Points by Sheraton Brauneck
Le Méridien Grand Hotel Nuernberg
Dom Hotel
Le Méridien Parkhotel Frankfurt
Le Méridien Munich
Le Méridien Stuttgart
Sheraton Frankfurt Congress Hotel
Sheraton Offenbach Hotel
Sheraton Munich Arabellapark Hotel
Sheraton Munich Westpark Hotel
Sheraton Munich Airport Hotel
Arabella Sheraton Alpenhotel
Sheraton Essen Hotel
Sheraton Hanover Pelikan Hotel
The Westin Grand Frankfurt
The Westin Grand Munich
The Westin Grand Hotel Berlin
The Westin Bellevue Dresden

GREECE

Hotel Grande Bretagne, Athens
Vedema Resort
Blue Palace Luxury Collection Resort and Spa
Mystique, Santorini
The Romanos, Costa Navarino
Santa Marina Resort & Villas, Mykonos
Sheraton Rhodes Resort
The Westin Resort, Costa Navarino

HUNGARY

Le Méridien Budapest

INDIA

Aloft Ahmedabad, SG Road – Opening February 1, 2012
Aloft Bengaluru Whitefield
Aloft Chandigarh Zirakpur – Opening February 1, 2012
Aloft Chennai, OMR – IT Expressway
Aloft Coimbatore Singanallur
Four Points by Sheraton Hotel & Serviced Apartments, Pune
Four Points by Sheraton Jaipur, City Square
Four Points by Sheraton Navi Mumbai, Vashi
Four Points by Sheraton Visakhapatnam
ITC Grand Central, Mumbai
ITC Grand Chola, Chennai – Opening February 1, 2012
ITC Kakatiya, Hyderabad
ITC Maratha, Mumbai
ITC Maurya, New Delhi
ITC Mughal, Agra
ITC Rajputana, Jaipur
ITC Royal Gardenia, Bengaluru
ITC Sonar, Kolkata
ITC Windsor, Bengaluru
Le Méridien Ahmedabad
Le Méridien Bangalore
Le Méridien Coimbatore
Le Méridien Jaipur
Le Méridien Kochi
Le Méridien New Delhi
Le Méridien Pune
Le Royal Méridien Chennai
Sheraton Bangalore Hotel at Brigade Gateway
Sheraton New Delhi Hotel
Sheraton Park Hotel & Towers, Chennai
Sheraton Udaipur Palace Resort & Spa
The Westin Gurgaon, New Delhi
The Westin Hyderabad Mindspace
The Westin Mumbai Garden City
The Westin Pune Koregaon Park
The Westin Sohna Resort & Spa

INDONESIA

The Laguna Resort & Spa, Nusa Dua, Bali
Keraton at The Plaza, Jakarta – Opening February 15, 2012
Le Méridien Jakarta
Sheraton Bandara Hotel
Sheraton Bandung Hotel & Towers
Sheraton Lampung Hotel
Sheraton Media Hotel & Towers
Sheraton Mustika Yogyakarta Resort and Spa
Sheraton Senggigi Beach Resort
Sheraton Surabaya Hotel & Towers
The St. Regis Bali Resort
The Westin Resort Nusa Dua, Bali
W Retreat & Spa Bali – Seminyak

IRELAND

Sheraton Athlone Hotel

ITALY

Gritti Palace
Hotel Pitrizza, Costa Smeralda
Hotel Romazzino, Costa Smeralda
Hotel Cala di Volpe, Costa Smeralda
Sheraton Diana Majestic
The Westin Palace Milan

JAPAN

Kobe Bay Sheraton Hotel & Towers
Sheraton Grande Ocean Resort
Sheraton Grande Tokyo Bay Hotel
Sheraton Hiroshima Hotel
Sheraton Miyako Hotel, Osaka
Sheraton Sapporo Hotel
The St. Regis Osaka
The Westin Awaji Island Resort and Conference Center
The Westin Miyako, Kyoto
The Westin Nagoya Castle
The Westin Osaka
The Westin Sendai
Yokohama Bay Sheraton Hotel & Towers

JORDAN

Sheraton Amman Al Nabil Hotel & Towers

LEBANON

Four Points by Sheraton Bhamdoun
Four Points by Sheraton Le Verdun

LITHUANIA

Le Méridien Vilnius

MALAYSIA

Le Méridien Kota Kinabalu
Four Points by Sheraton Kuching
Four Points by Sheraton Langkawi Resort
Le Méridien Kuala Lumpur
Sheraton Imperial Kuala Lumpur Hotel
Sheraton Langkawi Beach Resort
The Andaman, Langkawi
The Westin Kuala Lumpur
The Westin Langkawi Resort & Spa

MALDIVES, REPUBLIC OF

Sheraton Maldives Full Moon Resort & Spa
W Retreat & Spa – Maldives

MAURITIUS

The Grand Mauritian Resort & Spa

MEXICO

Sheraton Ambassador Monterrey

NEW CALDONIA

Le Méridien Ile des Pins
Le Méridien Nouméa

NIGERIA

Sheraton Lagos Hotel

OMAN

Sheraton Oman Hotel

PAKISTAN

Sheraton Karachi Hotel

RUSSIA

Le Méridien Moscow Country Club

SAUDI ARABIA

Le Méridien Jeddah
Sheraton Jeddah Hotel
Sheraton Riyadh Hotel & Towers
Sheraton Dammam Hotel & Towers
The Westin Jeddah

SINGAPORE

Sheraton Towers Singapore
The St. Regis Singapore

SOUTH KOREA

Sheraton Grande Walkerhill
Sheraton Incheon Hotel
Sheraton Seoul D Cube City Hotel
The Westin Chosun, Busan
The Westin Chosun, Seoul
W Seoul – Walkerhill

SPAIN

Hotel Maria Cristina, San Sebastian
Castillo Hotel Son Vida, Palma de Mallorca
Hotel Alfonso XIII, Seville
Sheraton Mallorca Arabella Golf Hotel
Sheraton La Caleta Resort & Spa
St. Regis Mardavall, Mallorca

SWITZERLAND

Hotel President Wilson

SYRIA

Le Méridien Lattakia
Sheraton Aleppo Hotel
Sheraton Ma’aret Sednaya Hotel & Resort
Sheraton Damascus Hotel

TAIWAN

Four Points by Sheraton Chung Ho, Taipei
Le Méridien Taipei
Sheraton Hsinchu Hotel, Taiwan
Sheraton Taipei Hotel
The Westin Taipei
W Taipei

THAILAND

Aloft Bangkok
Four Points by Sheraton Bangkok, Sukhumvit 15
Le Méridien Bangkok
Le Méridien Chiang Mai
Le Méridien Chiang Rai Resort, Thailand
Le Méridien Khao Lak Beach & Spa Resort
Le Méridien Koh Samui Resort & Spa
Le Méridien Phuket Beach Resort
Le Méridien Suvarnabhumi Golf Resort & Spa
Plaza Athénée Bangkok, A Royal Méridien Hotel
Royal Orchid Sheraton Hotel & Towers
Sheraton Grande Sukhumvit, Bangkok
Sheraton Hua Hin Resort & Spa
Sheraton Krabi Beach Resort
Sheraton Pattaya Resort
The Naka Island, Phuket
The St. Regis Bangkok
The Westin Grande Sukhumvit, Bangkok
The Westin Siray Bay Resort & Spa, Phuket
W Retreat Koh Samui

TURKEY

Le Méridien Istanbul Etiler
Sheraton Ankara Hotel and Convention Center
Lugal, A Luxury Collection Hotel Ankara
Sheraton Cesme

UNITED ARAB EMIRATES

Four Points by Sheraton Sheikh Zayed Road
Le Méridien Dubai
Le Méridien Fairway
Le Méridien Mina Seyahi Beach Resort & Marina
Le Royal Méridien Beach Resort & Spa
Le Méridien Al Aqah Beach Resort
Grosvenor House
Sheraton Dubai Creek Hotel and Towers
The St. Regis Abu Dhabi
The Westin Dubai Mina Seyahi Beach Resort & Marina

UNITED KINGDOM

The Lanesborough, a St. Regis Hotel

URUGUAY

Sheraton Colonia

VIETNAM

Sheraton Hanoi Hotel
Sheraton Nha Trang Hotel & Spa
Sheraton Saigon Hotel & Towers

YEMEN

Sheraton Sana’a Hotel

Starwood Hotels Germany up to 1,500 bonus points to Jan 31

Ric Garrido — Thu, 08 Dec 2011 12:57:04 +0000

Germany has 18 Starwood Hotels participating in a winter season bonus points promotion for stays November 15 to January 31, 2012.

500 bonus points for 2 night stay.
750 bonus points for 3 night stay.
1,000 bonus points for 4 night stay.
1,500 bonus points for 5 or more nights stay.
Consecutive nights at same hotel required for bonus points.

SPG Promotion registration is required by January 29.

Participating Starwood Hotels

The Westin Grand, Berlin
Sheraton Essen Hotel
The Westin Leipzig
The Westin Bellevue, Dresden
Le Méridien Parkhotel Frankfurt
Sheraton Düsseldorf Airport Hotel
Sheraton Frankfurt Airport Hotel & Confernece Center
Sheraton Frankfurt Congress Hotel
Sheraton Offenbach Hotel
The Westin Grand Frankfurt
Le Méridien Stuttgart
Le Méridien München
Sheraton München Arabellapark Hotel
Sheraton München Westpark
Sheraton München Airport Hotel
The Westin Grand München
Four Points by Sheraton München Olympiapark
Four Points by Sheraton München Central

Starwood Hotels Bonus Points in Germany 15 November - 31 January, 2012.

SPG Two free nights after 9 nights Asia/Pacific Nov 29-Mar 15, 2012

Ric Garrido — Fri, 02 Dec 2011 21:23:57 +0000

Starwood Preferred Guest has a promotion specific to Asia Pacific hotels for one free weekend night after staying 5 nights and a second free night after 9 nights from November 29, 2011 through March 15, 2012 when stay is paid with a MasterCard. The nights are cumulative during the promotion period so can be done in one hotel stay or nine hotel stays. Maximum two free nights may be earned per member.

The nice thing about a steady travel partner is doubling up on these bonuses. I can earn two free nights and my wife can earn two free nights and then redeem all free nights on a single hotel stay of four nights.

This offer is available to all SPG members globally and requires promotion registration.

SPG Members must register for this promotion at http://www.spg.com/mastercard2days or by calling the nearest Customer Contact Center and saying “I want to register for 2 days of Happy!” requesting Registration Code “4MC” no later than March 15, 2012.

Twice as many hotels to earn free nights than burn free nights.

The particpating properties is an interesting aspect of the offer. There are about 220 Starwood Hotels in Asia Pacific for earning the free nights, but fewer than 90 hotels for redeeming the free nights. Granted that Four Points and Aloft may not be where you want to spend free nights when you can stay at the Westin Tokyo or Le Meriden Koh Samui Resort & Spa, but if you find yourself with a free night credit about to expire and the Four Points is the only thing around…

Redeeming Free Nights

Contact SPG customer service and mention Award ID 4MCFN.

Free night valid at participating hotels Friday, Saturday and Sunday nights
Redeemable between January 1, 2012 and April 10, 2012.
Free night may not be transferred to any other SPG member.

Participating Starwood Hotels for Redeeming Free Nights

Participating Starwood Hotels for earning free nights

Loyalty Traveler analysis:

This is a good value promotion offer if you have a MasterCard and find yourself in Asia Pacific. Many of these hotels for earning free nights have daily rates under $75 per night meaning the cost of earning two free nights could be under US$700. And if you are ultimately being reimbursed and not paying the hotel bill then price is not so important. Nine nights over the course of 14 weeks should be an easy bonus to earn.

Redemption properties include only two category 6 hotels with the W Retreat & Spa Bali, Seminyak and Westin Tokyo.

Assorted Category 5 hotels like Westin Sydney and Westin Melbourne in Australia and St. Regis Lhasa, Nepal or St. Regis Sanya Yalong Bay Resort are redemption options. Thailand has seven Le Meridien hotels and resorts. Most of the hotel redemption choices for free nights are SPG category-4 properties. You can value these free nights at 10,000 points per night and “good for you” if you redeem for a higher hotel. This offer looks to be the equivalent of earning 2,000 bonus SPG points for every eligible night. Keep that in mind when you are comparing rates and other promotion offers.

Of course we can all try and redeem at the W Retreat Bali.

SPG-MasterCard Two Days of Happy Earn Nov 29-March 15 / Burn Jan 1-April 10, 2012

Rewards Canada 10th Anniversary Contest

Ric Garrido — Thu, 24 Nov 2011 15:00:36 +0000

RewardsCanada.ca has a 10th anniversary contest offering prizes of 125,000 Aeroplan miles, 100,000 Starpoints, Sheraton Robes and Etihad Airways miles. You must be a Canadian resident to win a prize. Entry deadline is 11:59pm November 30, 2011.

Patrick Sojka also runs FrequentFlyerBonuses.com which is a great resource for airline, hotel and car rental loyalty promotions. FFB has been on my go to list for finding deals many years now and a site you should bookmark too.

frequentflyerbonuses.com

Happy (U.S.) Thanksgiving to all my Canadian readers.

Hey all you Americans, go back to eating, drinking, talking to friends & family, watching football and planning your points and miles earning for the next month of shopping.

I am heading to Spa Gaucin for coffee and a paper. We are resorting for Thanksgiving thanks to the May-July 2011 free resort night after three Starwood stays. Yesterday was 73 degrees here in southern California.

Thanks for being a Loyalty Traveler reader.

And closing my laptop…now.

St. Regis Monarch Beach, Dana Point, California

SPG CyberMonday Sale for room and suite discounts

Ric Garrido — Tue, 22 Nov 2011 00:49:10 +0000

Starwood Preferred Guest has two Cyber Monday Advance Sales for SPG members at participating Starwood Resorts and Hotels. One offer is advertised as 50% off every other night on Suites and Upgraded Rooms - promo code S2S. So this is actually a 25% discount if you stay an even number of nights; or lesser discount if you stay an odd number of nights.

The other CyberMonday offer is 15% to 35% off Standard Room rates for each night at select hotels – promo code CYBERLTO. The offers are shown below followed by the list of participating hotels.

50% off Premium Rooms and Suites – Promotion Code S2S

Book by Sunday November 27 for stays from December 1 through April 30, 2012. Discount applies to every 2nd night.

Book online and use promotion code S2S for this offer or book by phone at 866-716-8147.

15% to 35% off standard rooms – Promotion Code CYBERLTO

This offer is up to 35% off Best Available Rate and may be booked through December 2, 2011 for stays from December 1, 2011 through April 30, 2012.

This deal brought the rate of Westin Verasa Napa down to $129 if you want to wake up Christmas day in wine country.

Participating Starwood Hotels for S2S Suite Discount – Book by November 27., 2011

Arizona

The Phoenician, Scottsdale

The Canyon Suites at The Phoenician

W Scottsdale

The Westin Phoenix Downtown

Sheraton Phoenix Downtown Hotel

Four Points by Sheraton Tucson Airport

California

The US GRANT, San Diego

SLS Hotel at Beverly Hills

W San Francisco

The Westin Mission Hills Resort & Spa

The Westin Bonaventure Hotel and Suites

The Westin Verasa Napa

The Westin San Francisco Market Street

The Westin Monache Resort, Mammoth

The Westin St. Francis

Sheraton Carlsbad Resort & Spa

Sheraton San Diego Hotel & Marina

Sheraton Suites San Diego at Symphony Hall

Colorado

The St. Regis Aspen Resort

District of Colombia

The Fairfax Hotel at Embassy Row, Washington D.C.

W Washington D.C.

Florida

W Fort Lauderdale

The Westin Diplomat Resort & Spa, Hollywood

Walt Disney World Swan

Walt Disney World Dolphin

Hawaii

The Royal Hawaiian, Waikiki

The Westin Princeville Ocean Resort Villas

Sheraton Kauai Resort

Illinois

W Chicago – Lakeshore

Louisiana

Sheraton New Orleans Hotel

Massachussetts

Sheraton Boston Hotel

Michigan

The Westin Book Cadillac Detroit

Minnesota

Hotel Ivy, Minneapolis

W Minneapolis – The Foshay

Le Meridien Chambers Minneapolis

New Jersey

Sheraton Lincoln Harbor Hotel

New York

The Chatwal, New York City

Sheraton Brooklyn

Sheraton New York Hotel & Towers

Pennsylvania

Sheraton Philadelphia University City Hotel

Texas

W Austin

Sheraton Suites Market Center

Sheraton Gunter Hotel San Antonio

Sheraton Suites Houston Near The Galleria

The Westin Riverwalk, San Antonio

The Westin Houston, Memorial City

The Westin La Cantera Resort, San Antonio

Sheraton Houston Brookhollow Hotel

Four Points by Sheraton Tucson Airport

Virginia

The Westin Reston Heights

Caribbean

The St. Regis Bahia Beach Resort, Puerto Rico

W Retreat & Spa – Vieques Island

The Westin Resort & Casino, Aruba

The Westin St. John Resort & Villas

Sheraton Old San Juan Hotel and Casino

Canada

W Montreal

Le Meridien Versailles

Le Meridien King Edward

The Westin Grand, Vancouver

The Westin Bear Mountain Golf Resort and Spa, Victoria

The Westin Trillium House, Blue Mountain

Sheraton Centre Toronto Hotel

Le Centre Sheraton Montreal Hotel

Mexico

Le Meridien Cancun Resort & Spa

The Westin Lagunamar Ocean Resort Villas, Cancun

The Westin Resort & Spa, Los Cabos

The Westin Resort & Spa, Cancun

The Westin Santa Fe, Mexico City

Sheraton Buganvilias Resort and Convention Center

Sheraton Hacienda del Mar Golf and Spa Resort, Los Cabos

Sheraton Miramar Hotel & Convention Center

Sheraton Ambassador Hotel

South America

Park Tower, Buenos Aires, Argentina

W Santiago, Chile

Sheraton Colonia Golf & Spa Resort, Uruguay

Sheraton Mendoza Hotel, Argentina

Sheraton Salta Hotel, Argentina

Sheraton Panama Hotel & Convention Center

Sheraton Porto Alegre Hotel

Sheraton Montevideo Hotel, Urguguay

Sheraton Libertador Hotel, Buenos Aires, Argentina

Sheraton Lima Hotel & Convention Center, Peru

Sheraton Buenos Aires Hotel & Convention Center

Four Points by Sheraton Santiago

Four Points by Sheraton Montevideo

Participating Hotels for CYBERLTO 15%-35% off Standard Rooms – Book by Dec 2, 2011.

You must go through a 4-step tedious dropdown menu to see participating hotels for this offer.

Starwood Hotels 1,111 Bonus points and $11 add-ons

Ric Garrido — Fri, 11 Nov 2011 15:55:34 +0000

Starwood Hotels in North America have an 11/11/11 special rate offer for bookings from November 11-21 for stays completed by January 31, 2012. This special rate comes as a hotel value-added package with 1,111 bonus points and either $11 breakfast for two, parking for $11 per night, or a room upgrade.

Most hotels offer these rates for Thursday through Sunday nights and resorts offer these rates seven days a week.
The special rate is available everyday at all hotels November 20-26 and December 18-30, 2011.
Rate Plan = FMNOV1-9.
Promotion Rate Code = FMV

The guest does not receive the option to choose between parking, breakfast or room upgrade. Each hotel package rate includes one of these options and they are shown on the promotion booking page for the specific hotel.

Starwood ELEVEN Promotion Link

Loyalty Traveler Analysis

Breakfast for two persons at $11 is a great deal for many Starwood Hotels. Parking for $11 in cities where the daily rate is $30 to $50 is a good deal.

The problem I see are higher rates for some hotels I checked that pretty much negate the savings of discount parking and breakfast. You need to check hotels and compare rate options carefully to see if this is the best deal. I have provided examples below where this is a good deal and where it is not.

This promotion has more value for SPG members who are not Platinum elites. As a Platinum I generally receive complimentary upgrades at most Starwood Hotels and free breakfast when staying at Sheraton Hotels in North America.

St. Regis Monarch Beach

This hotel offers a room view upgrade. I have stayed at St. Regis Monarch Beach where I had the end room on the wing with ocean view and I have stayed at the hotel where I had a room view of the sidewalk and grand stairway wall. An upgraded view is highly desirable here.

St. Regis Monarch Beach November 24-25, 2011

FMNOV rate = $416 King Balcony Room with Preferred Resort View
AAA rate = $348 King Balcony Room with Preferred Resort View
11/11/11 rate exceeds AAA rate for same room by $68 + tax to net only 1,111 bonus points.
11/11/11 Special Rate offer is not a good deal in this example for St. Regis Monarch Beach.

Westin Verasa Napa, November 24-25, 2011

FMNOV rate = $180 King Deluxe Room with $11 Breakfast for Two
AAA rate = $194.55 King Deluxe Room (no breakfast).
Both rates have same cancellation terms of 3 days before arrival.
11/11/11 special offer rate is $15 less than AAA rate and includes breakfast for two and 1,111 bonus points.
Special Rate offer is a good deal for Westin Napa with a lower room rate than AAA and breakfast included, plus 1,111 bonus points.

Be sure to compare different rates before booking. This can be a good Starwood Hotel deal…or not.

Starwood Lurker, the Starwood Hotels representative on FlyerTalk stated this offer for 1,111 bonus points may be combined with the current Triple Up promotion running through December 18, 2011. The 1,111 bonus points will post separately from bonuses earned for the 2X/3X SPG promotion.