Starwood is running their quarterly promotion and the beauty is you get to pick what you want.
Pick one of the following options for stays between December 1, 2007, and February 29, 2008:
- Earn up to 8,000 bonus Starpoints®. With every two eligible stays, you’ll earn 2,000 bonus Starpoints (up to eight stays and 8,000 total bonus Starpoints).
- Earn double stays toward elite status. For example, if you stay three times, you’ll receive credit for six stays toward elite-level status (Gold status typically requires 10 stays or 25 nights within a calendar year; Platinum 25 stays or 50 nights).
- Earn double Starpoints on all your stays. That’s four Starpoints for every eligible U.S. dollar spent.
If you’re going to stay away from home, make the most points you can.
Based on your current status or points, you’ll get a different Starwood promotion.
Go ahead – you just need your membership number.
In this case, it is all about the points.
Register here for triple Starwood points when you book at any of the following properties:
PHOENIX, AZ
- Sheraton Wild Horse Pass Resort & Spa
- The Wigwam Golf Resort & Spa
- Sheraton Crescent Hotel
- Sheraton Phoenix Airport Hotel Tempe
- Four Points by Sheraton Phoenix Metrocenter
SCOTTSDALE, AZ
- The Phoenician
- The Westin Kierland Resort & Spa
TUCSON, AZ
- The Westin La Paloma Resort & Spa
- Sheraton Tucson Hotel & Suites
- Four Points by Sheraton Tucson University Plaza
AUSTIN, TX
- Sheraton Austin Hotel
DALLAS, TX
- Sheraton Suites Market Center
- The Westin Dallas Fort Worth Airport
- The Westin Park Central
- The Westin Stonebriar Resort, North Dallas
HOUSTON, TX
- Four Points by Sheraton Houston Southwest
- Sheraton Suites Houston Near the Galleria
- The Westin Galleria Houston
- The Westin Oaks Houston
SAN ANTONIO, TX
- Sheraton Gunter Hotel San Antonio
- The Westin La Cantera Resort, San Antonio
- The Westin Riverwalk
Here are the key terms and conditions:
- Offer is valid for stays booked between May 15, 2007 and June 30, 2007 and completed between May 15, 2007 and September 3, 2007.
- Double Starpoints are only eligible for stays Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, or Thursday.
- Triple Starpoints are only eligible for stays Friday, Saturday or Sunday. For stays that include weekday and weekend nights, triple points offer will take precedence.
- A maximum of 25,000 bonus Starpoints per member may be earned for this offer.
Read the full terms and conditions for additional details.
This past weekend, I received an interesting promotion in the mail. At first glance, it appeared to be from United. Upon closer inspection, I noticed the Starwood Preferred Guest in the lower left-hand corner in addition to the United Mileage Plus in the lower right-hand corner.
Inside was a Starwood Preferred Guest Gold membership card valid until 02/29/2008 requesting me to sign-up at http://spg.com/UAGold369. Please note, this promotion won’t do you any good unless you received it in the mail or perhaps, reached a certain United status (read on).
I used to be a Starwood Platinum member, but working at a client for a year without a nearby Starwood hotel forced me to become a Marriott Platinum member instead. This free Gold status upgrade was quite a pleasant surprise.
YOU CAN NOW EARN MORE MILEAGE PLUS® BONUS MILES WITH STARWOOD PREFERRED GUEST. Congratulations! You have successfully registered for this Starwood Preferred Guest® promotion. You can now enjoy elite Gold Preferred Guest® status through February 2008. You’ll also earn 3,000 Mileage Plus bonus miles for every three eligible nights you stay at Starwood hotels and resorts through July 31, 2007, for a total of up to 9,000 bonus miles.
I found the catch in the terms and conditions:
Offer is valid for new SPG members only. Offer is valid for recipient of this mail piece only and is non-transferable. Offer is void for employees of Starwood Hotels & Resorts and United Airlines. To receive the Mileage Plus® miles, recipient must participate in the Airline Direct DepositSM program. With Airline Direct Deposit, Starpoints® earned from eligible hotel stays and select bonus offers will be converted automatically into Mileage Plus miles, will be credited to your Mileage Plus account and may not be transferred back to your SPG account. Gold Preferred Guest® membership is valid through February 2008.
This promotion was totally unrelated to my current Starwood membership. Upon attempting to register with my existing membership number, I received a message:
THIS STARWOOD PREFERRED GUEST PROMOTION IS UNAVAILABLE. We’re sorry; you are not currently eligible for this United Mileage Plus® bonus miles and Starwood Preferred Guest® elite status promotion. Please visit SPG.com to view other special offers and promotions.
As a United Premier Executive member, I can only conclude this promotion is offered to United Mileage Plus members with a certain status. It sets you up with an entirely new SPG account that automatically converts stays into mileage points as opposed to Starwood points.
Ah well, if I end up staying at a Starwood, it may be worth it to start with the new account (even with the United mileage caveat) since I’m only a regular Starwood Corporate Guest on my original account. Then again, it’s only 10 days to become Gold status.
It’s interesting to note how the various companies are working directly together.
If you’re thinking about staying in the New England area at a Starwood establishment, be sure to register for triple points.
Participating Hotels:
Connecticut * Sheraton Danbury, Danbury * Sheraton Hartford Hotel, Hartford * Sheraton Stamford Hotel, Stamford
Maine
- Sheraton South Portland Hotel, Portland
Massachusetts
- Westin Copley Place Boston
- Sheraton Colonial Hotel, Wakefield
- Four Points by Sheraton Hyannis Resort Cape Cod, Hyannis
- Sheraton Framingham Hotel, Framingham
- Westin Boston Waterfront, Boston
- Sheraton Commander, Cambridge
- Sheraton Braintree Hotel, Braintree
- Sheraton Newton Hotel, Newton
- Sheraton Needham Hotel, Needham
- Sheraton Springfield Monarch Place, Springfield
- Sheraton Boston, Boston
New Hampshire
- Sheraton Nashua Hotel, Nashua
- Sheraton Portsmouth Harborside Hotel, Portsmouth
Rhode Island
- Sheraton Providence Airport Hotel, Warwick
Vermont
- Sheraton Burlington Hotel, Burlington
The important terms and conditions: * Offer is valid for stays booked and completed between January 17, 2007 and March 31, 2007, with an arrival on Sunday through Thursday only. * Starwood Preferred Guest members who register, book and stay between the offer dates may earn Triple Starpoints per room per stay.
Click here for the promotion.
Starwood says:
Double stays. Double Starpoints. A match made in heaven.
It’s all starting to add up. Register by April 15, 2007, and every stay counts as two between March 1 and May 31, 2007, which means elite status is that much closer. For example, if you stay three times, you’ll receive credit for six stays toward Gold status, which usually requires 10 stays in a year to reach. With elite status, you’ll enjoy three Starpoints® for every eligible dollar spent, automatic Preferred Room upgrades1, 4 p.m. late checkout2 and much more. You’ll also earn double Starpoints with every stay, so you can find your own perfect paradise twice as fast.
Easy as pie.
Click here and enter your Starwood Preferred Guest Number in the promotional code field after clicking the Subscribe Now! link.
Now go find a good place to eat.
Update: This didn’t work for me – no guarantees.
The short of it:
Earn triple Starpoints® when you stay at participating Westin, Sheraton, Four Points by Sheraton, and W Hotels, in New York, Chicago, Philadelphia, and other cities in the Midwest and Mid-Atlantic this winter.
Terms and Conditions:
Offer valid for all SPG members who register online or call 888-625-4988 and mention registration code CMT no later than March 31, 2007.
Please click here for a list of participating properties and specific offer dates which vary by property.
To earn the triple Starpoints, you must arrive on a Sunday through Thursday night except at the Sheraton Park Ridge Hotel & Conference Center and The Westin Philadelphia which require the stay include either a Sunday or Thursday night.
An eligible stay is defined as one or more consecutive nights paying a qualifying rate that are spent in the same hotel regardless of the number of check-in or check-outs that occur and post to the member’s Starwood Preferred Guest account.
The qualifying rates are RACK, COR, BAR, SET, and DAILY rate plans. Offer is not valid on package, promotional, group or entitlement rates.
Any bonus Starpoints earned will post to the member’s account within 2 to 3 weeks after the qualifying stay posts.
Use of Starpoints is subject to the terms and conditions of the Starwood Preferred Guest program, which are subject to change without notice. Full terms and conditions of the Starwood Preferred Guest program are found at www.SPG.com.
Not to be combined with other offers or promotions.
Not responsible for typographical errors. Void where prohibited by law. Starwood reserves the right to discontinue this offer at any time.
Again, the complete list of participating hotels and resorts is here.
Read straight from the promotion:
Get free nights fast when you earn up to 9,000 bonus Starpoints® for stays between December 1, 2006, and February 28, 2007. You’ll earn 3,000 Starpoints after your third stay, 3,000 after your sixth stay and 3,000 after your ninth stay for a total of up to 9,000 bonus Starpoints.
Register by January 31, 2007, and watch your Starpoints stack up for free nights, free flights and unexpected indulgences unique to each hotel. There are no blackout dates on free nights, so if we have a standard room on the date of your choice, it’s yours.
Get it while its hot.
Hot off the presses:
As a Starwood Preferred Guest®, you enjoy unrivaled benefits and unique opportunities to explore exotic destinations all over the world. Now you can get closer to your dream getaways faster! Earn 2,000 bonus Starpoints® on every stay – up to 10,000 Starpoints – for stays between September 15 and November 30, 2006, at Starwood hotels and resorts worldwide. Register by October 31, 2006, and you’ll be tallying bonus Starpoints in no time.
Go here and enter your Starwood Preferred Guest® member number to register.