AlmostRetired
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- Location
- Long Island, NY
- Resorts Owned
- Grande Ocean Platinum, 3 x Grand Chateau 3 Bedroom (annual, EOY Odd, EOY Even).,
I Booked the hotel using Bonvoy. Some of those points came from Marriott timeshare use, so kind of remotely related to Marriott timeshare.
My ad hoc vacation plans are always tied to my dog sitter getting a cancellation. Last week she became available in December. I have a little expiring rental points so between that and having someone rents a couple of days for me using expiring points, I have a unit at the GO for a non holiday week in December. Done deal, can't be undone. Having too much time on my hands, a wife still recovering from her second knee replacement and not having had a vacation with just the two of us in a bit, I started playing the "where can we go with my Jetblue points" game. Turns out the round trip to Savannah is a little less than a roundtrip to Grand Cayman. The Westin and Ritz or more than double of the Marriott points I have, the Marriott is booked using points as is the airlines. This can be undone.
From what I read, the beach at the Marriott is gone thanks to hurricanes and beach erosion. They offer a shuttle service to two nearby beaches, one being Public Beach (not a public beach which it may actually be one). I can rent a car using my Hertz IBM discount for less than 400 for the week but I read taxi service is reasonable so a car is not needed unless I want to rent for a day or 2 to explore.
So Thoughts on
- The Grand Cayman for vacationing
- Staying at the Marriott
- It seems that the Island has a fair amount of good restaurants. Is this the case and do you have recommendations.
- Is it worth exploring the island for a day or 2 by renting a car? What is there to see.
- The Marriott is on the 7 mile beach stretch. There are others beaches on that stretch, can you recommend any?
Thanks
My ad hoc vacation plans are always tied to my dog sitter getting a cancellation. Last week she became available in December. I have a little expiring rental points so between that and having someone rents a couple of days for me using expiring points, I have a unit at the GO for a non holiday week in December. Done deal, can't be undone. Having too much time on my hands, a wife still recovering from her second knee replacement and not having had a vacation with just the two of us in a bit, I started playing the "where can we go with my Jetblue points" game. Turns out the round trip to Savannah is a little less than a roundtrip to Grand Cayman. The Westin and Ritz or more than double of the Marriott points I have, the Marriott is booked using points as is the airlines. This can be undone.
From what I read, the beach at the Marriott is gone thanks to hurricanes and beach erosion. They offer a shuttle service to two nearby beaches, one being Public Beach (not a public beach which it may actually be one). I can rent a car using my Hertz IBM discount for less than 400 for the week but I read taxi service is reasonable so a car is not needed unless I want to rent for a day or 2 to explore.
So Thoughts on
- The Grand Cayman for vacationing
- Staying at the Marriott
- It seems that the Island has a fair amount of good restaurants. Is this the case and do you have recommendations.
- Is it worth exploring the island for a day or 2 by renting a car? What is there to see.
- The Marriott is on the 7 mile beach stretch. There are others beaches on that stretch, can you recommend any?
Thanks
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