This is just a reminder that today is the day that you could potentially win 15,000 Starwood Starpoints by taking a #SuiteRide with Uber.
The Uber promo is available today, February 28 from 2PM – 7PM in five select cities (although it is past that time in one of them already). Continue reading REMINDER: Win 15000 SPG Points from Uber- Today Only
There’s been lots of posts today about an exciting, new partnership between Starwood and Uber where you can earn one Starpoint for every $1 spent on Uber. More points can be earned during Starwood Hotel stays.
(Rather than write a post about it, find out the details from View From the Wing here.)
Along with the ability to earn Starpoints for Uber rides, some of us will be able to request “a special SPG car and experience a #SuiteRide“. If you get a #SuiteRide, you’ll be in for some big surprises…
Continue reading Starwood & Uber Partnership= Win 15,000 SPG Points
Earlier in the month I received an e-mail from Starwood about a way to earn extra Starpoints in the More For You promotion.
While I marked the e-mail as important, I somehow forgot to look at again. Today I received another e-mail from SPG reminding me to register once again. Continue reading Earn Up To Triple Starwood SPG Points
When I’m not working on fulfilling minimum spends to earn bonuses on new credit cards, I tend to have a couple of (not so surprising) go- to cards. I try use a mixture of my SPG Amex’s and my Chase Ink cards as much as possible.
I currently have both the American Express personal and business SPG cards. When the annual fee recently came up for my business card, I had a big decision to make, keep it or close it? Continue reading My Starwood Biz Amex Retention Offer
Back in April, we went on our spring break trip to Milan & Malta.
We had a very nice time during the trip but did have some issues with our hotel in Malta- the Le Meridien St Julians, Malta.
We booked the Le Meridien St Julians using points. A room goes for a reasonable 7,000 SPG points per night and we spent 6 nights at the property. Thanks to the stay 5, pay 4 offer our stay came to a total of 35,000 SPG points!
During our trip we loved the views from our balcony and enjoyed having access to the lounge. However, the stay was not without issue. Continue reading Le Meridien Refunds 7,000 SPG Points For Troubles
For our most recent trip, we decided to cash in some SPG points for a stay at the 5 star Le Meridien St Julians Hotel & Spa in Malta.
While I highly value my SPG points, I think we made a good decision in using them for this redemption. Hotels on Malta tend to be pretty expensive so using some points seemed to be a good decision.
We spent 6 nights at the Le Meridien but only had to pay for 5. A room goes for 7,000 SPG points per night but thanks to the stay 5, pay 4 offer, our total came to 35,000 points. If we decided to pay for our stay with cash, the cost would’ve been $921.75.
(Due to the 5th night free offer, I wondered if it would’ve been better to stay elsewhere for our 6th night. Check out my post about this here.)
The Le Meridien St Julians is located about 15-20 minutes from the airport by taxi and costs 20€. You could take the public bus but that requires a transfer and could take a minimum of one hour. Getting around the island is relatively easy but you pretty much always need to head into Valletta, 25-30 minutes away to catch the other buses.
Continue reading Hotel Review: Le Meridien St Julians, Malta
I am writing this post as we enjoy our last night at the Le Meridien St Julians Hotel & Spa in beautiful Malta.
More than anything, my mind is always focused on finding the best deal. And even after I have made my decision/purchase I continue to wonder if my choice was the best one. So now that our time in Malta has come to an end I’ve been thinking about the value of our hotel stay. We’ve had a great trip and we thought that we got a very nice deal on our accommodations but now I am wondering if it could’ve been an even better value.
While looking for a hotel on Malta not too many places caught our attention. Budget hotels didn’t seem to be much of a bargain and a few places that we did consider probably wouldn’t have been good for a 2 year old.
I decided to look into options using points.
Continue reading SPG 5th Night Free, What To Do For 6th Night?
