malavkarkar
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Either take a cab from Delhi airport, or fly from Delhi to Pantnagar and take a cab from there. Gozo Cabs is a good option.
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PSA - Jim Corbett Marriott Resort & Spa Award Bookings are Now Open
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PantNagar is the nearest Airport. Or you can drive from Delhi.
Correct cash payment comes to 140k
With the kind of bookings happening with points, Marriott might increase the redemption points.
Vas2398
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I have 1.2 lakh points got from Amex plat travel and MRCC.
But Marriott didnt provide free breakfast if I stay with points.
My middle class mentality is to have a free heavy breakfast so that we can have little meals later. I usually follow this when staying at Taj or lemon tree etc.
In Marriott,I can get a room free but breakfast and meals are costly and need to spend around 20000 for 3 days for a 3 member family.
Its better to stay in Taj property where there is always breakfast + meal offers.
For example , Taj corbett resort and spa costs 21000 per day with breakfast and a meal(just checked for october). it will be equal to 63000 for 3 days.
if we can use Amex Taj voucher , we will get 60000 voucher for 1.2 lakh points.
Even many Taj resorts provide Evening Tea with snacks for free.
What is the point of getting room for free if you are charged so high for meals?
I think Taj will is same(if not greater) with Marriott in 5 star facilities.
I took Amex only for the purpose of converting them to Marriott points. But never ever I got a good deal to use them.
I got club marriott as well with my HDFC DCB but that is much less useful.
Just my opinion based on my calculations.
But Marriott didnt provide free breakfast if I stay with points.
My middle class mentality is to have a free heavy breakfast so that we can have little meals later. I usually follow this when staying at Taj or lemon tree etc.
In Marriott,I can get a room free but breakfast and meals are costly and need to spend around 20000 for 3 days for a 3 member family.
Its better to stay in Taj property where there is always breakfast + meal offers.
For example , Taj corbett resort and spa costs 21000 per day with breakfast and a meal(just checked for october). it will be equal to 63000 for 3 days.
if we can use Amex Taj voucher , we will get 60000 voucher for 1.2 lakh points.
Even many Taj resorts provide Evening Tea with snacks for free.
What is the point of getting room for free if you are charged so high for meals?
I think Taj will is same(if not greater) with Marriott in 5 star facilities.
I took Amex only for the purpose of converting them to Marriott points. But never ever I got a good deal to use them.
I got club marriott as well with my HDFC DCB but that is much less useful.
Just my opinion based on my calculations.
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it’s important to have HDFC Mariott Bonvoy if one is into Amex/Mariott these days simply for its silver status. The probability of getting complimentary breakfast increases like anything vis a vis having no status at all especially in properties across Asia pacific. Till recently I used to prefer Taj for this very reason. Used to get direct MAP rates from properties with voucher acceptance. This used to work great since in case of Taj status is not recognized that prominently most of the times vis a vis Mariott hence only option to get the best value is to deal directly with property. Now post pivoting to Mariott have taken up HDFC MB basis existing users feedback.
In your case I would recommend best bang for buck shall be to target at least 5 days of stay to take advantage of 4+1 nights policy. If that’s not possible then try to go for a property whose restaurant accepts EazyDiner (if it’s in India/UAE). Won’t solve the problem fully but to a very good extent.
