Musings from the weekend: We just had a nice last minute weekend getaway to WDW. There were no
DVC rooms to be had. Cash rates for all of the off property hotels were ridiculous and we didn’t want to blow UR points for surge pricing due to the holiday week. Marriott BonBlah Brilliant (old SPG lux) to the rescue. We stayed at the Courtyard Marriott that was $276 per night with $15 per night parking. We got a late 2 pm checkout thanks to Gold status which was nice. We asked them to split the charges between the 2 cards upon checking out. Voila free unplanned weekend to WDW paid.
I know many don’t like to keep high AF cards and there is nothing wrong with that. The high AF cards like this one and the Aspire are factored into our yearly vacation budget. Their purpose is served when spontaneity comes into play. Between the resort credit and the FN certs they totally earn their keep.