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<\/p>\nIf you’re a serious Starwood stayer you probably know what I’m talking about when I say there’s a Starwood Chocolate Factory. \u00a0Sure, they don’t actually have a factory, but they sure send out chocolates frequently! \u00a0Sometimes those chocolates come with special surprises.<\/p>\n
At Christmastime I got a box of chocolates. There were 9 chocolates in the box, 1 for each brand, but they were all the same flavor. \u00a0For my birthday, in February, I got another box (same as the holiday box.) \u00a0Then I got another box – this time the box was a slightly different. Nine chocolates, one per each brand but they each had their own flavor. \u00a0 This box came with a card that said “You really get around.”<\/p>\n
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The card went on to explain that since I’d stayed at every Starwood brand in 2012, Starwood was giving me 3 free award nights! Yes! The nights are good at any category 1 – 6 hotel for a standard room and can not be used at a hotel that does not have standard rooms. \u00a0There are some really fabulous category 6 hotels including The Westin Princeville Ocean Resort Kauai, Hawaii; \u00a0The St Regis Punta Mita Resort, Punta de Mina, Mexico; \u00a0The St Regis Mauritius Resort, Le Morne, Mauritius; \u00a0The St Regis Osaka, Japan and so on. \u00a0There are also dozens of amazing category 5 & 6 hotels to chose from.<\/p>\n
My first reaction when I got the box was, “I stayed at all 9 brands?” Wow, I can’t remember staying at a Four Points. \u00a0So I had to take a look at my account. Here’s where I stayed:<\/p>\n
So, it seems I stayed at two Four Points hotels and 1 Aloft, which I didn’t even remember. It’s also pretty amazing, looking back that I stayed at so many hotels in 1 year and even though I only stayed at 35 hotels, I had 105 nights at those hotels. \u00a0A vast majority of them coming from the Le Meridien Bangkok, Sheraton Park Lane and Sheraton Brussels.<\/p>\n
This year (2013), I’m not off to a great start…I need to start thinking about how I’ll stay at all 9 brands again! So far, I’ve stayed at<\/p>\n
So, I need a St Regis stay, an Aloft Stay (got that booked in September), an Element stay and a W stay. \u00a0Time to start earning some points and making some reservations!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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