As Hyatt and Starwood loyalists we had two practical options in Belgrade -- there's the Metropol Palace, which is a Starwood Luxury Collection property, and then there's the Hyatt Regency Belgrade. We ended up deciding on the Metropol Palace, given that it's located in the old town, which seemed to be the place to be.…
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When I travel with friends we share a room, but maybe you don't like Tiffany enough to do so?
@Barry I, for one, don't share a room with someone if we ain't bumpin'. One of the perks of having that mad cash. YMMV
The Argo has a clean, modern decor and is near the train station. Start your day with in-house roasted coffee beans at Przionica D59B. Plenty of nightlife to choose from. Meeting the locals is the way to learn what's new and popular.
I think you might be overvaluing SPG points. I *always* read that the cash rate was better than the points rate. It sounds like you like to redeem SPG only in the 10% of times when the points rate far exceeds 2.2 cents per point. Maybe this is partially because they can be transferred to miles. But, still, I think you need to reframe your viewpoint.
That hotel really fascinated on my recent trip to Belgrade (which, FWIW, I think is going to be Europe's big thing in 2017 or 2018). I love how the sparkly adornments on its communist-era façade hint at the eclectic sort of boutique luxury inside. So cool!
@stvr, yes, the only reason that anybody values SPG points at what they do is because they are transferable to airline miles. In my experience, using them at hotels, they are worth about 3 Hilton points, 3/4 of a Hyatt point, 2 IHG points, or 2 Marriott points. Based on this experience and bloggers valuation of all of these other points, the value of an SPG point for staying in SPG hotels comes in pretty consistently at 1.5 cents. They only have a value of 2.2 cents because they can be turned into 1.25 airline miles typically valued at 1.8 cents each. As a result, the bloggers almost never use their SPG points for hotels, but they also never mention that this is the case.