Planning a vacation using Marriott points. Any suggestions on impressive places outside of the US?

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I'm mostly familiar with the SPG side of the Marriott family. Having spent 900 nights in them, favorites (accounting for redemption rates) are SPG haciendas in Mexico, Sheraton Maldives (if you have platinum status which will get you upgraded to an overwater bungalow), Westin Europa & Regina in Venice (though a bit less attractive as a category 6 now), and Sheraton Huzhou hot springs (mostly for the insane hotel design--if you do go for China, lots of decent redemption options in interesting cities like the Westin Chaoyang in Beijing, Twelve at Hengshan in Shanghai, etc.). The new properties in Bhutan should be really interesting, though they didn't yet exist when I was there. Bhutan is one of the three countries in the world I like visiting most (the other two are New Zealand and Palau, neither of which have Starwood properties). In general, I like smaller and less cookie-cutter hotels, so I stick with Luxury Collection and Tribute (and autograph collection on Marriott) and sometimes the Le Meridien and St Regis. The Westin Excelsior in Rome and Florence and Westin Europa & Regina in Florence also have more of the historic hotel feel.

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I think we can provide better suggestions if you provide a few cities/countries/regions beyond "outside the US".

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Thanks Mck1, that takes care of vaca planning for the year.

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Convert to SPG to use them at "Papaya Playa Project" in Tulum, Mexico

Alternatively Westin Dawn Beach in Sint Maarten

Ritz Carlton in Osaka, Japan

Go to Bora Bora. Hope you have a lot of points though

Lol seriously EY2.. 900 nights M1? must be a Partner by now..z How is lifetime plat treating you? Any interesting perks beyond ambassador status that caught you by surprise in hindsight?

No special perks to lifetime plat. Had a Le Meridien with loads of room types try to put me in a small classic room a few days ago🙄

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