Hotels
The stay at this Radisson (instead of the one in San Juan) was a reminder why to love Radisson. Lets be honest, I 've done absolutely nothing to deserve my "Gold Status" except send an email, but they sure do treat their Gold's well. A suite upgrade and $20 towards the bar was part of the reason we loved this hotel.
The Renaissance Aruba deserves more pictures than any hotel I've stayed at. It wasn't the swankiest hotel but the private island made it the perfect hotel for a 24 hour visit to Aruba. Come, drop your bags and get shuttled on a boat (free) from the lobby to the private island.
We spent most our our time on the little island as the area directly around the hotel was beachless. If you want a hotel near the airport, and in this case we did, this seems like the...
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Bali Hyatt
Hyatt is known as a higher end brand and therefore most people think of Hyatt reward nights as aspiration awards. After all 22,000 points for hotels like the Park Hyatt Sydney and Paris is a steal considering they are almost $1,000 a night kind of hotels. But I'd like to argue that Hyatt has lower level hotels that are equally great redemptions. Some hotels on the category 1 list are $200 a night hotels which end up being a similar value.
Think about it. A $1,000 a...
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Overwater bungalows are found in some of the most exotic places on earth, particularly the Maldives and French Polynesia. These also happen to be some of the most expensive places on earth. In the midst of all the options to redeem points for an overwater bungalow in one of these beautiful locations, one hotel stands out as incredibly valuable while being the most reasonable option for those who know how to work the travel game.
Not everything I'll quote will be free though. Sure booking a hotel room is free to book but if you're going...
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