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Win 50,000 Starpoints in Our ‘Starwood Hotels Anywhere Weekend Getaway’ Giveaway!
by Mike Richard
Wait – three weeks of back-to-back travel giveaways?! Yup – that’s right, folks. They said it couldn’t be done. Well we just done did it … again!
Since our last four giveaways (here, here, here, and again last week in case you weren’t paying attention) were such a smashing success, we’re doing it aaallll over again!
In the past year alone, we’ve given away more than 150,000 Starpoints! And for this – our final giveaway in the Amex Stars program – Starwood was kind enough to offer yet another prize for yet another lucky Vagabondish reader who’ll score 50,000 Starpoints to use at any Starwood hotel worldwide as part of their own Starwood Hotels Anywhere Weekend Getaway!
Decisions, Decisions … So Many Amazing Hotels to Choose From
Starwood has hotels for every budget in just about every corner of the globe. And 50,000 Starpoints will score you a weekend stay at a fantastic Category 5 or possibly even an ultra-luxurious Category 6 hotel (depending on the time of year)!
See how the “other half” travels in Category 6 luxury: the Echoes Resort in Australia’s Blue Mountains, perhaps? Or maybe the beachfront, avant-garde W Barcelona? Or might we recommend The Royal Hawaiian, Waikiki?
Our Pick: The Westin Savannah Harbor Resort & Spa
For our own Anywhere Weekend Getaway, we visited the The Westin Savannah Harbor Golf Resort & Spa. This sprawling resort is located right on the city’s riverfront with complimentary ferry service to downtown Savannah. The brief, 5-minute boat ride makes this an ideal spot for getting far enough way to maintain that relaxed vacation vibe, but close enough to all the nightlife, shopping, historic attractions, and southern charm that Savannah has to offer.

The Westin Savannah Harbor Golf Resort & Spa, Georgia
The Westin Savannah is a perfect example of the best features and services that Starwood’s finer properties can offer. In-room amenities you can expect include:
- Westin’s newest Heavenly Bed®
- Heavenly Bath® with dual shower heads and back-lit mirrors
- Flat-panel LCD television
- iHome clock radio
- Fully-integrated multi-media connectivity system
- Custom in-room refreshment center that is custom-stocked upon request
Starwood Preferred Guests can use their existing Starpoints to upgrade to a suite or room with a balcony and take in the excellent view of Savannah just across the water.
We spent our weekend at the excellent Heavenly Spa (I highly recommend a River Rock massage), relaxing by the resort pool, and strolling the city’s historic and charming river walk.
Enter Now!
But enough about us … let’s talk about where you would go for your own Starwood Hotels Anywhere Weekend Getaway!
It’s your turn to let us know and as always, we’ve made it crazy simple to enter! This time, there are three ways:
- Leave a comment below letting us know which Starwood hotel you would stay in for your Anywhere Weekend Getaway. You may enter this way once a day.
- Tweet us @vagabondish with hashtag #spgamex, your hotel of choice, and the bit.ly link to this giveaway (example: @vagabondish My Starwood Hotels Anywhere Weekend Getaway will be at The Westin Savannah #spgamex. Enter now: http://bit.ly/Vi6VW9). Double your chances to win by entering this way once a day too!
- Or like us on Facebook and tell us in the comments below!
That’s it – good luck!
The Fine Print
- One winner will be chosen at random and contacted via e-mail.
- Winner receives 50,000 Starpoints to redeem for a hotel stay at a Starwood property of their choice.
- The Starwood Hotels Anywhere Weekend Getaway Giveaway ends Friday, January 25th, 2013 at 9:00 PM EST.
- All winners must (1) complete, sign, and return a W9 form within seven days of receipt to be awarded the Starpoints and (2) participate in the SPG program (sign up for your free account)
You might be interested in related posts tagged with: Accommodations, Contests, Sidelines
Disclosure: As part of the SPG AmEx stars program for 2012, Vagabondish.com received travel and other compensation in return for hosting this giveaway.
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About the Author

Vagabondish founding editor, Mike Richard, is a Rhode Island native, professional web designer and travel junkie with an unhealthy addiction to backpacking, hiking and seeing the world. He enjoys knit hats, small, declarative sentences and speaking in the third person. His professional credits include "Woman's World magazine contributor" and having once been interviewed by Tyra Banks (seriously).









January 22nd, 2013
Hotel Bristol Vienna since you’ve been raining down star points lately
January 22nd, 2013
St Regis San Francisco
January 22nd, 2013
W Barcelona
January 22nd, 2013
St. Regis Bali!
January 22nd, 2013
Tambo del Inka Resort & Spa, Valle Sagrado, Urubamba, Peru
January 22nd, 2013
Hotel Pulitzer, Amsterdam!
January 22nd, 2013
W Barcelona!
January 22nd, 2013
The Echoes in Australia would be the place for me!
January 22nd, 2013
I’d love to stay at the St. Regis Rome during an upcoming trip to Italy.
January 22nd, 2013
Le Meridian Bangkok, For such a wonderful staff, rooftop swimming pool and an out of the world breakfast !!!
January 22nd, 2013
My Starwood Hotels Anywhere Weekend Getaway will be at the W DC
January 22nd, 2013
Sheraton Kauia with Family!
January 22nd, 2013
Any Hawaii SPG hotel! Thanks!
January 22nd, 2013
The Westin Cape Town, please!
January 22nd, 2013
The W Barcelona… planning a trip there in the spring.
January 22nd, 2013
The Westin Paris Vendôme
January 22nd, 2013
I’ve had it with the cold weather here in the PacNorWet! I need a nice, warm vacation at The Sheraton resort in the Maldives!
January 22nd, 2013
The Royal Hawaiian, Waikiki looks pretty amazing right now since New York is 21 degree !!
January 22nd, 2013
St. Regis San Francisco please!
January 22nd, 2013
St. Regis, Princeville
January 22nd, 2013
W Seoul – Walkerhill
January 22nd, 2013
Le Meridien Cancun!
January 22nd, 2013
The Westing Paris – Vendome, Paris would be lovely. Thanks.
January 22nd, 2013
like you on Facebook
January 22nd, 2013
like you on FB
January 22nd, 2013
W South Beach, Miami for me please :)
January 22nd, 2013
Le Méridien, Tahiti
January 22nd, 2013
I’d like to stay at The Westin La Cantera Resort in San Antonio, TX
January 22nd, 2013
I like you on Facebook as Bert Ruiz
January 22nd, 2013
The Westin Portland for sure
January 22nd, 2013
W Maldives
January 22nd, 2013
Hotel Imperial in Vienna!
January 22nd, 2013
My Starwood Hotels Anywhere Weekend Getaway will be at The W Hong Kong
January 22nd, 2013
The Westin Grande Sukhumvit, Bangkok!!!
January 22nd, 2013
Westin Cape Town
January 22nd, 2013
Liked you on Facebook
January 22nd, 2013
W Retreat Koh Samui. never been, want to go!
January 22nd, 2013
Liked on Facebook!
January 22nd, 2013
I’d love to go to San Antonio – THE WESTIN LA CANTERA HILL COUNTRY RESORT
Thanks for the contest and chance to win
January 22nd, 2013
W Barcelona!!!
January 22nd, 2013
Westin Mount Laurel to visit my family. Best place to be :)
January 22nd, 2013
W hotel in Taipei . Will be making a family trip in the spring!
January 22nd, 2013
The Westin Melbourne
January 22nd, 2013
St. Regis Princeville!
January 22nd, 2013
W Times Square!
January 22nd, 2013
Westin savannah harbor
January 23rd, 2013
St. Regis Bora Bora
January 23rd, 2013
Not sure where we’d go, maybe europe.
January 23rd, 2013
LE MÉRIDIEN ETOILE
January 23rd, 2013
St. Regis, Princeville
January 23rd, 2013
Aloft Bangkok – Sukhumvit 11
January 23rd, 2013
The St. Regis in New York City.
January 23rd, 2013
W retreat and spa – Maldives!
January 23rd, 2013
The Westin Cape Town.
January 23rd, 2013
W Seoul
January 23rd, 2013
St. Regis Monarch Beach
January 23rd, 2013
W new York downtown
January 23rd, 2013
The St. Regis in New York City.
January 23rd, 2013
The W Times Square
January 23rd, 2013
Four Points by Sheraton San Rafael! The area is cozy, chic, charming, and cool! Maybe I’ll move there, and then I can be near my 2 daughters & son-in-law in SF, and closer to my daughter & her family in AK!
January 23rd, 2013
Downtown San Diego
January 23rd, 2013
W Barcelona
January 23rd, 2013
w koh samui
January 23rd, 2013
W Seoul
January 23rd, 2013
w paris
January 23rd, 2013
The Westin Resort in Aruba!
January 23rd, 2013
Westin Savannah!
January 23rd, 2013
W Hong Kong!
January 23rd, 2013
I’d definitely stay at the St. Regis Deer Valley!
January 23rd, 2013
St Regis San Francisco
January 23rd, 2013
St Regis San Francisco without a doubt!
January 23rd, 2013
Westin Seattle near Pike place Market, Space Needle and primo Tom Douglas restaurants. Vibrant city with great food
January 23rd, 2013
Westin Lagunamar, Cancun
January 23rd, 2013
St. Regis Bora Bora!
January 23rd, 2013
St. Regis NYC!!!
January 23rd, 2013
Le Méridien Etoile
January 23rd, 2013
W South Beach
January 23rd, 2013
St Regis Bahia Beach
January 23rd, 2013
St Regis in Bora Bora
January 23rd, 2013
W barcelona
January 23rd, 2013
W Los Angeles!
January 23rd, 2013
I’d stay at the St. Regis Bali!
January 23rd, 2013
Hotel Imperial in Vienna
January 23rd, 2013
Le Meridien Etoile
January 23rd, 2013
I would stay at The Westin La Cantera Resort in San Antonio, TX
January 23rd, 2013
My Starwood Hotels Anywhere Weekend Getaway will be at The W Seoul
January 23rd, 2013
W Barcelona
January 23rd, 2013
My Starwood hotel anywhere weekend getaway would take me to sunset key, key west!
January 23rd, 2013
Sheraton Miyako Hotel, Osaka, Japan
January 23rd, 2013
I’d stay at the new to opened Westin Panama!
January 23rd, 2013
Echoes Resort, Blue Mountains, Australia
January 23rd, 2013
W Miami please :)
January 23rd, 2013
St Regis San Francisco
January 23rd, 2013
Also I liked you on Facebook.
January 23rd, 2013
Westin Seattle
January 23rd, 2013
Swanky swank W Taipei!
January 23rd, 2013
W New Orleans-French Quarter!
January 23rd, 2013
Westin Grand Berlin
January 23rd, 2013
Nusa Duya. Send me there!
January 23rd, 2013
I liked Vagabondish on Facebook
January 23rd, 2013
Sheraton Anchorage!
January 23rd, 2013
Liked you on Facebook
January 24th, 2013
Echoes Resort, AU
January 24th, 2013
St. Regis NYC
January 24th, 2013
W Hong Kong
January 24th, 2013
W DC!
January 24th, 2013
W Washington DC
January 24th, 2013
St Regis New York City!
January 24th, 2013
St Regis Bali
January 24th, 2013
Westin Palace Madrid!
January 24th, 2013
The St. Regis San Francisco!
January 24th, 2013
Sunset Key, Key West!
January 24th, 2013
St Regis, SF
January 24th, 2013
W Singapore
January 24th, 2013
W Montreal
January 24th, 2013
I would stay at the W in San Diego.
January 24th, 2013
Also I tweeted – https://twitter.com/talljames/status/294514005777735681
January 24th, 2013
W Retreat & Spa – Maldives!
January 24th, 2013
Le Meridien Bora Bora
January 24th, 2013
Definitely the Sheraton Moana Surfrider in Waikiki!
January 24th, 2013
St Regis New York!
January 24th, 2013
W Times Square.
January 24th, 2013
W Santiago
January 24th, 2013
The St. Regis Mauritius Resort!!
January 24th, 2013
The Naka Island, Phuket
January 24th, 2013
Echoes Resort, Australia
January 24th, 2013
W Miami!
January 24th, 2013
W Barcelona!
January 24th, 2013
St. Regis Bora Bora
January 24th, 2013
W Maldives looks great!
January 24th, 2013
St. Regis NY
January 25th, 2013
Le Meridian Bangkok!
January 25th, 2013
Westin Palace Madrid! Thanks!
January 25th, 2013
St. Regis Deer Valley
January 25th, 2013
Le Meridian Beach resort and spa – DUBAI UNITED ARAB EMIRATES!!!!!! Yes, please!
January 25th, 2013
W Maldives
January 25th, 2013
The St. Regis in Rome! A dream hotel.
January 25th, 2013
W Retreat & Spa Maldives
January 25th, 2013
W Times Square. NYC!
January 25th, 2013
The Westin Siray Bay Resort & Spa Phuket
January 25th, 2013
I would go to the W Union Square.
January 25th, 2013
W Maldives
January 25th, 2013
W South Beach
January 25th, 2013
The St Regis in NYC!
January 25th, 2013
The W Times Square is still my choice.
January 25th, 2013
The four points by Sheraton in Downtown Dubai
January 25th, 2013
Echoes Resort, Australia!
January 25th, 2013
The W Miami is awesome :)
January 25th, 2013
Brussels, Belgium!
January 25th, 2013
Also liked you on Facebook, though your link to FB in the post is broken.
January 25th, 2013
I choose The Westin La Cantera Resort in San Antonio, TX
January 25th, 2013
St. Regis Bora Bora
January 25th, 2013
W Barcelona please
January 25th, 2013
I would stay at the W Times Square!
January 25th, 2013
I liked you on Facebook.
January 25th, 2013
LIKE on Facebook! :-)
January 25th, 2013
Very intrigued by the W Hong Kong. Would love to stay there sometime soon!
January 25th, 2013
I would stay at the W San Diego.
January 25th, 2013
aloft london excel!
January 25th, 2013
The St. Regis Bahia Beach Resort, Puerto Rico
January 25th, 2013
I can really see myself at Sunset Key, Key West!
January 25th, 2013
W NYC!
January 25th, 2013
St Regis NYC
January 25th, 2013
Le Meridien San Francisco
January 25th, 2013
St Regis, NYC
January 25th, 2013
W NYC!
January 25th, 2013
St Regis Monarch Beach
January 25th, 2013
St Regis Bahia beach resort
January 26th, 2013
W Barcelona! Woo hoo
January 26th, 2013
St. Regis in Maui!
January 26th, 2013
I’d stay st the St. Regis Princeville!
January 26th, 2013
W San Diego
January 26th, 2013
W San Diego for me.
January 26th, 2013
Also I liked you on facebook
January 27th, 2013
W Paris Opera
January 27th, 2013
Key west
January 28th, 2013
W Maldives!
January 28th, 2013
St. Regis Bora Bora!
January 28th, 2013
Schloss Fuschl Salzburg
January 28th, 2013
W Santiago
January 28th, 2013
I liked yall on facebook!
January 28th, 2013
I’d stay st the St. Regis Princeville!
January 29th, 2013
I would stay at the W in San Diego.
January 29th, 2013
W San Diego!
January 29th, 2013
Westin Savannah, GA
January 29th, 2013
W Barcelona
January 29th, 2013
Liked on FB!
January 29th, 2013
St Regis San Francisco
January 29th, 2013
St Regis princeville
January 29th, 2013
St. Regis, San Francisco
January 30th, 2013
Sheraton San Diego.
January 30th, 2013
W Seattle
January 30th, 2013
i’d love to stay at the MOANA SURFRIDER, A WESTIN RESORT & SPA, WAIKIKI BEACH :)
January 30th, 2013
Sheraton Kauia
January 30th, 2013
the royal hawaiian in waikiki! wonderful!
January 30th, 2013
Kathmandu, Nepal
January 30th, 2013
The Westin Savannah Harbor Resort & Spa
January 30th, 2013
St. Regis Bora Bora
January 30th, 2013
Equinox Hotel, Vermont, USA
January 30th, 2013
St Regis Bali
January 30th, 2013
The Westin Resort Nusa Dua, Bali
January 30th, 2013
I would stay at W San Diego.
January 30th, 2013
W San Diego for me!
January 30th, 2013
I’d visit the St. Regis NYC :)
January 30th, 2013
St.Regis Bora Bora
January 30th, 2013
St. Regis NYC
January 30th, 2013
St. Regis San Fran
January 30th, 2013
W Miami
January 31st, 2013
St. Regis Bora Bora
January 31st, 2013
I’d stay at W San Diego
February 1st, 2013
W San Diego please!
February 1st, 2013
Sheraton Anchorage!
February 1st, 2013
Liked on FB
February 2nd, 2013
Westin Tokyo
February 3rd, 2013
The Westin Savannah Harbor Resort & Spa
February 4th, 2013
The Starwood Sheraton in Leblon, Rio de Janeiro, Brasil…
WoW, it would be awesome !
February 5th, 2013
W barcelona. I read that Michael Douglas and Catherine Zeta Jones have a place there. If it is good enough for them, I am sure I will love it. Never been to that part of the world.
February 10th, 2013
Sheraton in Rio!
February 13th, 2013
Hotel Bristol – Vienna
February 19th, 2013
W Maldives
March 4th, 2013
The Royal Hawaiian, Waikiki