{"id":5107,"date":"2013-11-04T07:36:38","date_gmt":"2013-11-04T14:36:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/worldwanderlusting.com\/?p=5107"},"modified":"2014-04-14T12:01:21","modified_gmt":"2014-04-14T18:01:21","slug":"5-free-nights-starwood-preferred-guest-hotel-poland","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/worldwanderlusting.com\/?p=5107","title":{"rendered":"5 Free Nights in a Starwood Preferred Guest Hotel in Poland"},"content":{"rendered":"

As Nicole and I were waiting in line to enter St. Peter’s Basilica in Rome on our recent 2-week tour of Italy<\/a>, we struck up a conversation with the couple behind us in line. \u00a0Judging from their thickly-accented English, we could tell they weren’t native speakers and asked where they were from. \u00a0They told us they were from Poland.<\/p>\n

We’re always intrigued to meet people and talk travel. \u00a0At every opportunity we tell people to come to Idaho (in the summer), and we ask people about their home and what fun things there are to do. \u00a0People are naturally unappreciative of their local surroundings, but this couple had some interesting ideas and it left us nudging Poland a little higher on the bucket list.<\/p>\n

Naturally, I did what we do as WorldWanderlusters, setting out how to visit Poland with minimal expense. \u00a0I already know that my best bet for air travel to Europe is on American Airlines<\/a> – 40,000 if I work it right and travel between Oct 15 and May 15. And having just recently enjoyed a flight on OneWorld partner, Air Berlin, I’d be hoping to do my long-route travel on one of their planes, if for no other reason than for the delicious chocolate hearts they pass out on arrival.<\/p>\n

The next step was to determine where I could stay inexpensively. \u00a0Eastern Europe isn’t bad when it comes to expenses, but any big city will have its pricey places. \u00a0I used a lot of Starwood hotels on our recent trip to Italy and I loved the extremely helpful staff and great locations. \u00a0It just so happens that there are two Starwood properties in Warsaw, one of which was super exciting.<\/p>\n

The Warsaw Westin is a brand-new hotel which is unapologetically modern, perfectly located, and ridiculously nice. \u00a0It gets even better when I tell you that despite its posh appearance, it’s a Category 3 hotel, burning only 7k points\/night.<\/p>\n