Friday, August 3, 2007

Champagne wishes and caviar dreams

Our honeymoon hotels are not the most luxurious digs in Paris and Nice, but they have won the "best hotel" awards from us because as of today, they are free.

Yes, B has accumulated over 110,000 Starpoints in his extensive travels to allow us 13 free nights in Europe for our honeymoon--amazing. He also reached Platinum status (meaning he has checked in to Starwood hotels more than 26 times in 2007--scary that he reached that milestone before the month of July even started), so we should get an automatic upgrade to the best room available in the hotel throughout our stay. I was hoping that we might possibly get an upgrade anyway if we mention that we are on our honeymoon--I intend to memorize that phrase in French and use it frequently throughout our stay. I can just see it now:
  • Ou sont les toilettes? Nous sommes sur notre lune de miel.
  • Parlez-vous anglais? Nous sommes sur notre lune de miel.
  • Je voudrais la glace. Nous sommes sur notre lune de miel.

So many opportunities to spread the good word.