[Travel] Planning European honeymoon

Pipe · Dec 6, 2016

I had great luck with an airbnb rental in Paris. Nice apartment on Ile de la Cite with a view of the Seine from the balcony for much less than the cost of a small hotel room. It was six floors up in a historic building.

mrm32 · Dec 31, 2016

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For Paris hotels, your absolute best bet is to get your hands on the Starwood American Express credit card which comes with a 30k points sign up bonus. Make it your daily spend card for the next few months until you rack up an additional 30k points for a total of 60k points in your account.

Transfer these 60k Starwood points to Marriott at a ratio of 1:3 in exchange for 180K Marriott points.

Use these 180K Marriott points to book 5 free nights at a great Marriott property in Paris (I recommend the Renaissance Vendome, which goes for about €450/night in June).

Once the Starwood/Marriott rewards programs combines into one (due to the merger) at some point in 2018, this sort of excellent redemption value for points won't be available. So take advantage of it now.

Not a bad way to get $2,500 worth of free hotel stays by doing a bit of up front work.

Let me know if you want a referral link to the Starwood Amex card.
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Are the Starwood and Marriott two different Amex cards? Might be difficult to rack up an additional 30k points with only 6 months until the trip.

PhiSlammaJamma · Dec 31, 2016

Is it a moon, or a deathstar. I don't trust the Euro's, their euro steps or, well, who are we kidding, they can't make a deathstar.

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