After spending five days relaxing in Wailea we moved from the Fairmount to the Westin in Ka’anapali. One of the Starwood Platinum benefits is free access to the spa. Since I do not usually enjoy spa treatments, I really wasn’t sure what benefits if any I would receive by going… read more →
Starwood has a new promotion called Redeem & Reward for stays between October 21, 2012 and December 20, 2012. As long as one (1) night of the eligible Award stay falls within the promotional period, the registered member will receive 30%, 40% or 50% of his or her Starpoints back… read more →
Again this year I have had 25 stays at Starwood hotels and I am a platinum member for another year. For reaching this number of stays I received an email offering me a platinum gift of a $25 certificate good to use at check out for anything on my bill… read more →
After checking into our “cave” at the Westin Kierland Villas we went to the conciege desk to make sure we would be receiving our 7,000 Starpoints. Here are the links to my two previous post about our deal at the Westin Kierland villas and the pain and pleasure of our… read more →
As soon as the flight attendant gave us permission to use portable electronics on my Southwest flight to Phoenix, I slid the switch of my Kindle to the on position. There was page one of Fifty Shades of Grey by E.L. James that I purchased from Amazon on my way… read more →
As I shared with you in this post, my husband and I will be celebrating our 30th anniversary in Aruba in January. Before I booked our flights to Aruba I checked on reasonably priced accommodations for our 9 night/10 day stay. At this point I wanted to make sure we… read more →
Only $89 per night plus tax for stays at Element by Westin. Book by April 6, 2012 and stay from April 1 -September 15, 2012 for a studio suite with a kitchenette and the $89 rate includes breakfast and an evening wine hour with hors d’oeuvres. Great dates for spring… read more →
Every few months I have been receiving a special offer for a 5-day, 4-night stay at The Westin Kierland Villas in Scottsdale, Arizona. I have never stayed at this resort, but always wanted to try it. The limited time offers I had received and my dates of travel never seem… read more →
For our first three nights in Florida my parents, my husband and stayed at the Westin Fort Lauderdale Beach. They had a great rate called, Pay Your Birth Rate. This rate is only available for 2 or 3 night stays, but a 3 night stay was a much better deal… read more →
My husband and I spent six nights for free in a one bedroom villa at the Westin Ka’anapali Ocean Villas in Maui last month. Our one bedroom villa in building number two had a full kitchen with granite counter tops, washer/dryer, dining room, living room with a flat screen TV… read more →
My husband and I are in National Harbor, Maryland for a few days. He is attending a conference at the Gaylord. We are staying at the Westin on a cash and points rate of $60 plus 4,000 points per night. At check-in I asked if any suites were available. We… read more →

