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The Westin Pasadena Revisited

In mid-October, I found myself on another trip to Pasadena.  As my hotel chain choices were restricted to Hilton, Marriott, and Starwood, I chose to stay at the Westin Pasadena again.  During my previous stay in October 2012, I was … Continue reading

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Westin Princeville Ocean Resort Villas

With a pile of Starwood points to burn, I chose to stay at the Westin Princeville Ocean Resort Villas for five nights during my visit to Kauai.  As a newly minted SPG Platinum, I had received a 35% off redemption … Continue reading

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The Moana Surfrider Waikiki

As I discussed in March, I successfully booked two nights at the Moana Surfrider Waikiki under the old award chart by calling when the website began showing the new rates prematurely.  I spent 24k points for two nights when the … Continue reading

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Burning A Hole In My Pocket: The Westin Grand Munich

For my three nights in Munich, I opted to stay at the Westin.  Due to a rate quirk, I wound up with two double beds rather than a single bed. Overall, the hotel was well-situated by being a short walk … Continue reading

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A Few Miles More: The Westin Ka’anapali Resort and Spa

Locating a sanely priced hotel was the main logistical consideration in this trip. During my previous visit to Maui in 2011, I had stayed at the Westin Ka’anapali Ocean Resort Villas thanks to Starwood’s Free Resort Nights promotion earlier that … Continue reading

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A Few Miles More: Westin Los Angeles Airport

For my 9 hour layover, I once again stayed at the Westin LAX. As I came down to the lobby to see the first shuttle to LAX pulling away, I had 15 minutes to kill. Rather convieniently, the hotel has … Continue reading

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The Westin Washington D.C.

Back in December, I had a quick one-night stay at the Westin Washington D.C. City Center.

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The Westin Los Angeles Airport

I fly on AA185, the late evening JFK-LAX flight, on a regular basis.   While the flight is conveniently timed for making it to the airport with plenty of time between work and the departure time, it unfortunately arrives after midnight (with scheduled … Continue reading

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Westin Pasadena

In a rare business trip, I found myself spending 3 nights at the Westin Pasadena. As I was checking in at 11AM, having made my way from the first flight in from New York, I did not have especially high … Continue reading

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The Westin Ka’anapali Ocean Resort Villas

From my six Starwood stays during the earlier promotion, I had two free resort nights that I used for my stay at the Westin Ka’anapali Ocean Resort Villas, a Category 6 Starwood hotel that normally retails for a minimum of … Continue reading

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