Saving up SPG points for honeymoon, anyone have good recommendations/ideas?

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I did a private villa in phuket for 10K a night for about 14 days.

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Don't pick a place for the honeymoon based on points man cmon - pick a place and if you can pay with points that's a bonus

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Water bungalow in the Maldives

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B1 How does that make any sense

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St. Regis Punta Mita or the JW Marriott Venice

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Don't do Maldives or Bora Bora - boring and nothing to do. St Regis in Bali, rent a scooter, bring $10, and go see Bali countryside for a few days.

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Right... because the best thing to do in life is staying at the St Regis and then renting a bike for $10... you sir seriously have identity issues

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@EYOP depends on how much you want to risk Zika. Pacific coast and West is a better bet for beaches than Atlantic, but the St. Regis in Puerto Rico was also great (chartered a boat for a snorkeling trip, day hikes in the rain forest, etc.).

We're planning a trip to Italy to burn ~300k points in Florence and Venice, but that's less adventure than wine and sightseeing.

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How do u guys have 300k points???

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Phuket? Dude you must have seen the world and picked the nicest place 🙄

How many do you recon you'll get? Makes a big difference

If >1M punta mita + Maldives/Bora Bora could be a great option

Basically depends on what you want to do. Relax and enjoy the fantastic location or see every part of that place.

Thanks guys, don't have too many but looking to rack up about 300k SPG points, love beaches but also would wanna have some adventurous actions

Bain, learn how to read.

Still stand by my reply. Last thing you do if you're staying at the St Regis is rent a scooter and bring $10.. if you're staying at the St Regis, be consistent and get a private car with a private driver to take you see all you want to see.

If you're going for the scooter and $10, stay at the local aloft

Haha Bain1 what kind of crazy douche are you? Funniest shit I've seen today!!! "Be consistent and get a private car" 😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣

W Maldives!

Agree with A1. Bali is amazing and has great properties with a low cost of living

Hawaii?

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