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Hotel Del Coronado joins Hilton!
I love the Hotel Del Coronado, or how it’s also referred: The Del. I stayed at it years ago to celebrate one my Mom’s birthdays and have had a special bond with it ever since. The problem…IT’S NEVER CHEAP! The hotel is legendary, iconic, and steeped in Old Hollywood History. I mean, Marilyn Monroe lived their for months on end while filming, “Some Like It Hot.” I’m a sucker when it comes to old historic hotels, and would choose to stay in them over some stark, all white, modern hotel that all the cool kids are frequenting. This is why I’m so excited that The Hotel Del Coronado is joining Hilton. It hasn’t been released yet what the rate will be per night, although I’m sure it’s not going to be cheap, but this will at least provide the opportunity to throw some points at The Del and experience all it’s history and grandeur again. PS…The brunch is AMAZING!
The Del will be apart of the Hilton’s Curio Collection.
This was a no brainer. It’s Hilton’s brand of hotels that are all historic, old, and muster up the feelings of Old Money. When you’re in these hotels it’s hard to deny the inkling to summon your butler and tell him to gather the horse and carriage. CLAP CLAP! Get on it, Jeeves!
The rooms have been renovated since I stayed…many years ago. They look quite nice and fresh
The hotel is on the uber $$$ island of Coronado, smack on the beach, and attached to many little pathways to walk, ride your bike, or walk the dog ( bring your poop bags!). You definitely feel as though you are away from the city life when staying here.
Starts July 31, 2017
Chase Sapphire Preferred® Card
The Chase Sapphire Preferred is a great starter card that earns Premium Ultimate Rewards that can be transferred into over a dozen partners many of which are US based.
Welcome Offer
60k Points after $4k spend in 3 months
Annual Fee
$95
Points Earned
Transferrable Chase Ultimate Rewards
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.
- 3x on dining
- including eligible delivery services for takeout
- 3x on select streaming services
- 3x on online grocery purchases
- (excluding Target, Walmart and wholesale clubs)
- 5x on all travel purchased through Chase Ultimate Rewards – Chase Travel Portal
- $50 Annual Credit on hotel stays purchased via Ultimate Rewards/Chase Travel
- The begins immediately for new cardmembers and after your account anniversary for existing cardmembers
- 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 Portal and the slew of other benefits remain in tact including primary rental car insurance, purchase protections, etc.
- Points are transferrable to 13 Ultimate Rewards partners
- Redeem in the Chase Travel center for 1.25 cents per point
- No foreign transaction fees
- Suite of Travel and Purchase Coverage
- Primary rental car coverage is my favorite
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.