{"id":232256,"date":"2019-03-01T19:00:00","date_gmt":"2019-03-02T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/milesopedia.com\/news\/a-stay-with-the-miles-in-puerto-rico\/"},"modified":"2024-08-31T04:45:06","modified_gmt":"2024-08-31T08:45:06","slug":"a-stay-with-the-miles-in-puerto-rico","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/milesopedia.com\/en\/guide\/destination\/a-stay-with-the-miles-in-puerto-rico\/","title":{"rendered":"A stay with points and miles in Puerto Rico"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In the middle of winter, after a busy &#8211; and cold &#8211; January, we wanted to escape &#8211; in the warmth &#8211; for a week with the kids! So we flew to the island of Puerto Rico&#8230; with the points and miles!<\/p>\n<h2>Booking our stay in Puerto Rico with points and miles<\/h2>\n<p>Usually, we always plan our vacations <strong>months<\/strong> in advance. This is what we did for <a href=\"https:\/\/milesopedia.com\/en\/guide\/destination\/emirate-arab-united-with-points-miles\/\">our dream trip to the United Arab Emirates<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Here, it&#8217;s the opposite: the reservations were made <strong>48 hours before departure<\/strong>!<\/p>\n<p>Here is the &#8220;grocery list&#8221; made by Madame to Monsieur:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Warmth + sunshine guaranteed<\/li>\n<li>Direct flight<\/li>\n<li>Little time difference<\/li>\n<li>Departure on Friday or Saturday<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>[vc_message color=&#8221;success&#8221; message_box_color=&#8221;success&#8221; icon_fontawesome=&#8221;fa fa-check&#8221;]&#8221;The advantage&#8221; of booking at the last minute is often to benefit from unsold airline seats&#8230; released as award tickets.[\/vc_message]<\/p>\n<h3>Airfare with Aeroplan Miles<\/h3>\n<p>Having at my disposal:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/milesopedia.com\/encyclopedie-cartes\/points-privileges\/\">American Express Membership Rewards points<\/a> (instantly transferable to Aeroplan Miles or Delta Skymiles)<\/li>\n<li>and British Airways Executive Club Avios,<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&#8230;I then turn to <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flightconnections.com\/\">Flights Connections<\/a> <strong>to list all the airports accessible from Montreal by direct flight<\/strong>, whether with Star Alliance (Aeroplan) or Oneworld (British Airways Executive Club) or Skyteam (Delta Skymiles).<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_34449\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-34449\" style=\"width: 900px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-34449\" title=\"flightconnections sju\" src=\"https:\/\/milesopedia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/flightconnections-sju.jpg\" alt=\"flightconnections sju\" width=\"900\" height=\"569\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-34449\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Direct flights from Montreal with Star Alliance<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Then, with these airports listed, I only have to search for availability.<\/p>\n<p>To do this, I use the Chrome Award.Flights extension <a href=\"https:\/\/milesopedia.com\/en\/reviews\/products\/presentation-of-loutil-award-flights\/\">that I present in this article<\/a>. My research looks like this:<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_34453\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-34453\" style=\"width: 1006px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-34452 size-full\" title=\"award flights sju2\" src=\"https:\/\/milesopedia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/award-flights-sju2.png\" alt=\"award flights sju2\" width=\"1006\" height=\"85\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-34453\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Montreal&#8230;. to many sunny destinations with a departure on February 01 or 02 for 3 people<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>This allows me, in only a few minutes, to<strong> have an overview of the availability for 3 seats<\/strong> (our youngest, Arthur, can still stay on our lap until he is 2 years old).<\/p>\n<p>[vc_message color=&#8221;info&#8221;]If you are looking for multiple seats, it may be helpful to search for 1 then 2 then 3 seats. Because by putting 3 seats directly, you may miss out on availability of 2 economy seats and 1 business seat for example, or certain combinations of flights with connections![\/vc_message]<\/p>\n<p>The availability was then for a flight to:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Panama City<\/li>\n<li>San Juan<\/li>\n<li>Fort de France<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>I then made the same search for the return trip a week later, which eliminated Fort de France, <strong>leaving Panama City and San Juan<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>[vc_message color=&#8221;info&#8221;]On British Airways Executive Club, there was availability for Miami&#8230; but the weather was not the most reassuring![\/vc_message]<\/p>\n<p>After discussions &#8211; and analysis of available hotels with points &#8211; <strong>our choice is San Juan<\/strong>!<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-33867\" title=\"Puerto Rico- San Juan-16\" src=\"https:\/\/milesopedia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/puerto-rico-san-juan-16.jpg\" alt=\"puerto rico san juan 16\" width=\"1200\" height=\"800\"><\/p>\n<p>Here is the cost of the ticket per person: <strong>40,000 Aeroplan Miles and $164.90<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>The flight is direct and operated by Air Canada (not Air Canada Rouge), at reasonable times.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-34455\" title=\"YUL-SJU AP adult\" src=\"https:\/\/milesopedia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/yul-sju-ap-adulte.png\" alt=\"yul sju ap adult\" width=\"708\" height=\"562\"><\/p>\n<p>I check the public fare for this ticket to calculate the value of my Aeroplan Miles:<\/p>\n<p>[vc_message color=&#8221;info&#8221;]978 (public price) &#8211; $165 (taxes paid) = $813 \/ 40,000 miles = $0.02 or <strong>2 cents \/ Aeroplan mile<\/strong>. [\/vc_message]<\/p>\n<h3>Hotels with Marriott Bonvoy points<\/h3>\n<p>Our goal was to rest with the children: not an all-inclusive &#8230;. but almost.<\/p>\n<p>We spent 2 days discovering the old town of San Juan, then 5 days of<em>&#8220;farniente&#8221;<\/em> in a very beautiful complex.<\/p>\n<h4>In San Juan<\/h4>\n<p>In San Juan, there are many, many Marriott hotels available with points. Wishing to discover the old San Juan, we put aside the &#8220;beach&#8221; hotels or those near the airport.<\/p>\n<p>We were left with 2 options:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a class=\"thirstylink\" title=\"Sheraton Old San Juan Hotel\" href=\"https:\/\/milesopedia.com\/en\/go\/marriott-sjuol\/\">The Sheraton Old San Juan Hotel<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"thirstylink\" title=\"Sheraton Puerto Rico Hotel &amp; Casino\" href=\"https:\/\/milesopedia.com\/en\/go\/marriott-sjusi\/\">The Sheraton Puerto Rico Hotel &amp; Casino<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-34457\" title=\"sheraton choice sju\" src=\"https:\/\/milesopedia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/sheraton-choix-sju.jpg\" alt=\"sheraton choice sju\" width=\"1072\" height=\"432\"><\/p>\n<p>The first one seemed rather old, so we opted for the second one, <a class=\"thirstylink\" title=\"Sheraton Puerto Rico Hotel &amp; Casino\" href=\"https:\/\/milesopedia.com\/en\/go\/marriott-sjusi\/\">the Sheraton Puerto Rico Hotel &amp; Casino<\/a>, which had the merit of having a nice swimming pool, enough to please our kids after several hours of flight (and had the advantage of being cheaper in points)!<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_33973\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-33973\" style=\"width: 1200px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-33973\" title=\"Sheraton Puerto Rico Hotel &amp; Casino-37\" src=\"https:\/\/milesopedia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/sheraton-puerto-rico-hotel-casino-37.jpg\" alt=\"sheraton puerto rico hotel casino 37\" width=\"1200\" height=\"900\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-33973\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Sheraton Puerto Rico Hotel &amp; Casino &#8211; Pool<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>I had one certificate left in my account to use for a night at a hotel worth up to 25,000 points.<\/p>\n<p>The second night was paid with 25,000 points. The cost per night in cash is really high at 320 USD taxes included&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>On the other hand, I have a little complaint: in San Juan, most of the hotels <strong>charge a fee if you use points to pay for the room<\/strong>! Here, <strong>15 USD per night<\/strong>!<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-34458\" title=\"sheraton casino fresh\" src=\"https:\/\/milesopedia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/sheraton-casino-frais.jpg\" alt=\"sheraton casino fresh\" width=\"1079\" height=\"364\"><\/p>\n<h4>The St.Regis<\/h4>\n<p>For our 5-night stay, we turned to&#8230;  <a class=\"thirstylink\" title=\"The St. Regis Bahia Beach Resort, Puerto Rico\" href=\"https:\/\/milesopedia.com\/en\/go\/marriott-sjuxr\/\">St. Regis Bahia Beach Resort hotel in Puerto Rico,<\/a> !<\/p>\n<p>This hotel is classified in category 7.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-34460\" title=\"st regis sju\" src=\"https:\/\/milesopedia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/st-regis-sju.jpg\" alt=\"st regis sju\" width=\"1059\" height=\"198\"><\/p>\n<p>One night cost 60,000 Marriott Bonvoy points (vs. 1,400 US$ taxes included&#8230;) and for 5 nights it was <del>300,000 points<\/del> <strong>240,000 Marriott Bonvoy points<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/milesopedia.com\/programmes-hotels\/la-cinquieme-nuit-gratuite-avec-les-points-marriott-rewards\/\">since the fifth night is free<\/a> (vs. US$7,000 taxes included&#8230; a price I would NEVER pay for a hotel!).<\/p>\n<p>Our cost per night in this hotel was therefore 48,000 points, which is very reasonable <a href=\"https:\/\/milesopedia.com\/avis\/hotel\/the-st-regis-bahia-beach-resort-puerto-rico\/\">considering the services offered<\/a>!<\/p>\n<p>In this hotel, <strong>a resort fee of 75 USD<\/strong> is applied, per night, for all reservations (paid or with points)!<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-34459\" title=\"st regis resort fee\" src=\"https:\/\/milesopedia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/st-regis-resort-fee.jpg\" alt=\"st regis resort fee\" width=\"1071\" height=\"362\"><\/p>\n<p>This must be the highest resort fee ever paid, far exceeding the abusive 35-40 USD <a href=\"https:\/\/milesopedia.com\/en\/reviews\/hotels\/encore-at-winn-las-vegas\/\">charged in Las<\/a> Vegas for example.<\/p>\n<p>I swallow the pill, telling myself that the opportunity was too good to visit <a href=\"https:\/\/milesopedia.com\/en\/go\/marriott-sjuxr\/\"><br \/>\n  <strong>one of the most beautiful resorts in the Caribbean<\/strong><br \/>\n<\/a>The resort has just reopened in December 2018, after more than a year of renovations ($ 60 million &#8230;) following the passage of Hurricane Maria (September 20, 2017).<\/p>\n<p>And that I would never have given myself without the points&#8230;!<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-34105\" title=\"The St. Regis Bahia Beach Resort, Puerto Rico-113\" src=\"https:\/\/milesopedia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/the-st-regis-bahia-beach-resort-puerto-rico-113.jpg\" alt=\"the st regis bahia beach resort puerto rico 113\" width=\"1200\" height=\"800\"><\/p>\n<p>And then I reassure myself that my Marriott Bonvoy Titanium Elite status will allow us to have free breakfasts every day, a saving of&#8230; almost 100 US$ per day!<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-34093\" title=\"The St. Regis Bahia Beach Resort, Puerto Rico-101\" src=\"https:\/\/milesopedia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/the-st-regis-bahia-beach-resort-puerto-rico-101.jpg\" alt=\"the st regis bahia beach resort puerto rico 101\" width=\"1200\" height=\"800\"><\/p>\n<h2>Bottom line<\/h2>\n<p>3 articles will follow this one to present you the two hotels as well as our visit of the old San Juan.<\/p>\n<h3>Cards to collect points &amp; miles<\/h3>\n<p>One way to earn Marriott <a class=\"wpil_keyword_link\" href=\"https:\/\/milesopedia.com\/en\/guide\/what-to-do-with-150000-marriott-bonvoy-points-for-the-2022-holidays\/\" title=\"What to do with 150,000 Marriott Bonvoy points for the 2022 holidays?\" data-wpil-keyword-link=\"linked\" data-wpil-monitor-id=\"1308\">Bonvoy points<\/a> and Aeroplan miles is through credit card sign-up bonuses!<\/p>\n<h4>Aeroplan Miles Cards<\/h4>\n<p>There are many cards available to earn Aeroplan Miles directly or indirectly.<\/p>\n<p>Directly, we will think of Aeroplan affiliated cards such as:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a class=\"thirstylink\" title=\"TD<sup>&reg;<\/sup> Aeroplan<sup>&reg;<\/sup> Visa Infinite Card\" href=\"https:\/\/milesopedia.com\/en\/go\/td-aeroplan-visa-infinite-card\/\">TD<sup>&reg;<\/sup> Aeroplan<sup>&reg;<\/sup> Visa Infinite Card<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"thirstylink\" title=\"AeroplanPlus<sup>MD<\/sup>* American Express<sup>MD<\/sup> Gold Card\" href=\"https:\/\/milesopedia.com\/carte\/carte-or-aeroplanplus-american-express\/\">AeroplanPlus<sup>MD<\/sup>* American Express<sup>MD<\/sup> Gold Card<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"thirstylink\" title=\"The American Express<sup>&reg;<\/sup> AeroplanPlus<sup>&reg;<\/sup>* Platinum Card\" href=\"https:\/\/milesopedia.com\/carte\/carte-de-platine-aeroplanplus-american-express\/\">The American Express<sup>&reg;<\/sup> AeroplanPlus<sup>&reg;<\/sup>* Platinum Card<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Indirectly, we can think of American Express Membership Rewards cards:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a class=\"thirstylink\" title=\"American Express<sup>&reg;<\/sup> Gold Rewards Card\" href=\"https:\/\/milesopedia.com\/en\/go\/amex-gold-rewards-card\/\">American Express<sup>&reg;<\/sup> Gold Rewards Card<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"thirstylink\" title=\"Platinum Card<sup>&reg;<\/sup>\" href=\"https:\/\/milesopedia.com\/en\/go\/amex-platinum-card\/\">The Platinum Card<sup>&reg;<\/sup><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div class=\"wpb_content_element wpb_miles_element\">\t\t<div\n\t\t\t\tdata-template='compare'\n\t\t\t\tdata-post_type='card'\n\t\t\t\tdata-per_page='4'\n\t\t\t\tclass='deferred_container--preload container_card container_template--compare 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The best card will be:<\/p>\n<div class=\"wpb_content_element wpb_miles_element\">\t\t<div\n\t\t\t\tdata-template='compare'\n\t\t\t\tdata-post_type='card'\n\t\t\t\tdata-per_page='4'\n\t\t\t\tclass='deferred_container--preload container_card container_template--compare container_count--1'\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-tag=\"card_id\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-post_ids=\"22621\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-utm=\"wpb\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\n<div class=\"card card-list\">\n\n\t<div class=\"card-list--grid\">\n\n\t\t<div class=\"card-list--card\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"card-graphic-cta shimmer shimmer-card\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t<div class=\"card-list--title-offer\">\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"card--title\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"shimmer shimmer-bar\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"card-list--offer\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"shimmer shimmer-bar\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"card--apply\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"shimmer 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