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Fancy Famous Fantasy Friday: Four Seasons Ubud, Bali
I’m starting a new weekly series: Fancy Famous Fantasy Friday. Each Friday Miles and I will explore hotels, locations, planes, cabins, etc that are fancy, famous, and a fantasy…at least at this point. The objective isn’t to set a timeline on these places or experiences, but to implant them into the psyche. We believe in a little thing called Imaginaction: Imagine + Action. You can not realize your dreams without having them in the first place. This week’s Fancy Famous Fantasy Friday is dedicated to the Four Seasons Ubud, Bali
Who doesn’t dream of going to Bali?
It’s been on my bucket list long before Eat, Pray, Love thrust it into pop culture. There are many places to stay in Bali, and many people opt for the beaches of Nusa Dua and Seminyak, but Ubud is the cultural center. One day, I look forward to visiting Bali and the Four Seasons Ubud is at the top of my list. Miles wants to see healers, perfect his downward dog, and wave incense through the air while chanting. I’ll be there right beside him.
Let’s drool over some pics, courtesy of FourSeasons.com
River Front Villa
The Spa
Suite
Dining
And if you’re interested…here’s a video tour.
How you can save an unreal amount of money on this stay…which you need to because rates start between $600-$1000 a night.
Read my can you stack Citi Prestige article… it will show you how you can combine Citi Prestige’s impressive 4th night free benefit with hotel offers: like The Four Seasons Ubud’s 3rd night free.
What does this offer mean for you? Buy one, get one!
You can get the 3rd night with the Four Seasons deal. Then if you book through Citi Prestige’s concierge you can get the 4th night free. It’s worth noting that starting July 23, 2017 it will no longer be the exact 4th night, but rather the average of all nights. Keep in mind that taxes are not included…
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Chase Sapphire Preferred® Card
Welcome Offer
Earn 60,000 bonus points after you spend $4,000 on purchases in the first 3 months from account opening.
Annual Fee
$95
Points Earned
Transferrable Chase Ultimate Rewards
- 5x on all travel purchased through Chase Travel℠
- 3x on dining, including eligible delivery services for takeout & dining out
- 3x on select streaming services
- 3x on online grocery purchases
- (excluding Target, Walmart and wholesale clubs)
- $50 Annual Chase Travel Hotel Credit via Chase Travel℠
- The begins immediately for new cardmembers and after your account anniversary for existing cardmembers
- 2x on all other travel
- 10% Anniversary Bonus
- Every year you keep the card, your total spend will yield a 10% points bonus. If you spend $10k in a year, you’ll get 1k bonus points
- Chase Sapphire Preferred continues to redeem at 1.25c in the Chase Travel℠ and the slew of other benefits remain in tact including Auto Rental Collision Damage Waiver ( primary ), purchase protections, etc.
- Points are transferrable to 14 Ultimate Rewards partners
- Redeem in Chase Travel℠ for 1.25 cents per point
- No foreign transaction fees
- Suite of Travel and Purchase Coverage
- Auto Rental Collision Damage Waiver is my favorite
- Get complimentary access to DashPass which unlocks $0 delivery fees and lower service fees for a minimum of one year when you activate by December 31, 2027.
- $95 Annual Fee
We keep an up to date spreadsheet that lists the best ever offers: You can find that spreadsheet here.
Historically 80k is a very, very good offer and hit in both 2022 and 2023. In 2021, we saw the offer hit an all time high of 100k. Who knows if that will ever come back.
Main Cast:
Cards that earn flexible points and should be used on the bulk of your purchases.
Supporting Cast:
Cards that earn fixed points in the currency of the airline/hotel and can not be transferred at attractive rates. These cards yield benefits that make it worth keeping, but not necessarily worth putting a lot of your everyday spend on.
The Chase Sapphire Preferred® is exceptional starter card and offers transferrable Ultimate Rewards, and pairs well with other Chase cards.
If you carry this card alongside Chase’s cashback cards like the Chase Freedom Flex® and Chase Freedom Unlimited® or the business versions: Ink Business Cash® , Ink Business Unlimited® you can combine the points into Preferred account and transfer into hotel and airline partners
Annual fee is quite low at $95 a year + you get a 10% anniversary bonus on points + $50 hotel credit in Chase travel.
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