4 nights with a two-balcony suite upgrade
- Breakfast
- $100 credit
- Upgraded
Their take: They loved it: the Chase perks were handled without any prompting, and the suite upgrade more than made up for paying a little more than booking direct.
Details
- Booked
- 4 nights in a regular city view room.
- Paid
- About $300 more than booking direct at the time; when they checked later, a week in September was the same price as direct at $299 a night.
- Upgrade
- At check-in, to a suite with two balconies and a partial side view of the ocean, which they put at around $500 in value.
- Check-in
- Staff recognized the Chase booking straight away and handed over written instructions.
- Welcome
- Champagne at check-in and two drink coupons for the lounge, valid only from 5-7.
- Breakfast
- Room service or the buffet, which is priced at around $50 a person; apart from the hot staples, the buffet changed daily.
- $100 credit
- Taken off the final bill automatically, along with all the breakfast charges.
- Room
- Immaculately clean with excellent air conditioning, though there was some street noise.
- Watch out
- The hotel is on the water but not on a beach, and staff advised against swimming at the beach next door because of strong currents.





