Late fall of 2019 right before the pandemic my fiance and I used a 50,000 free night award annual certificate that I get from the Chase Ritz-Carlton Visa card in which I used to book a free night at The JW Marriott Marquis in downtown Miami. We were boarding a cruise the next day so we stayed the night before. The Ritz-Carlton Card gave me at the time free Platinum status(Its gold status now😔) in which I used it for the room upgrade(btw sites like Expedia had it priced at over 600.00 that night), free lounge access (the lounge was great, free food, free beverages but the alcohol cost money not expensive though), buffet breakfast and late checkout which was 4pm. That was great because our cruise was departing from Miami Port that next day at 4pm. We had breakfast that morning, went back to our room to relax and then checked out around 2pm. Btw my fiance loved wearing that robe also. All in all it was an amazing one night stay.
Great video Mandy! Any recommendations regarding ways to extend Marriott Ambassador Status? My status is expiring in 1/1/22 and going to be missing it badly for work.
Great review. When I was a kid, this hotel used to have stunning views of the water (on the opposite side of the building your room is in) but that view is now obstructed too by the Aston Martin Residences (perhaps the top condo in Miami now). Brickell is too popular for land, even former parks/plazas, to remain undeveloped. Shame.
nice review! I wouldn’t stay here tbh…Maybe because I’m from Miami but definitely looks like a ripe off… the free breakfast is so lame and the amenities were lackluster. Did you try the Hyatt properties in Miami? curious about those too!
So nice to see travel content again!
Glad you enjoy it! :)
Nice video Mandy. Rose (my wife) and I really like the JW Marriott. We think of it as Ritz Carlton Jr.
Thanks! JW Marriott and Conrad hotels are our sweet spot.
Yas Mandy!!! I can't wait to rack up more points this year now that NYC is officially back open
I heard NYC is the place to be this summer! 🔥
@@MandyRoams Yes it is! We just hit 70% vaccinations today so the city is wide open and the energy is wild
Great review. It's always nice to get that upgrade. Congrats!
Thanks! :)
Hi Mandy. Big fan of both your channel and Sebby’s channel. Beautiful property. Both of you did a great job selling it. Wishing you two all the best.
Mandy videos are awesome!
Thank you! :)
Staying next month! Great video
Another Mandy Roams Production, woot! I'm still waiting on the other past trip videos. :D
Coming soon! :)
That looks like a nice room. Nice to have a guest bathroom also.
It was really nice compared to other hotels we stayed at in the area 😅
@@MandyRoams lol!
Looks like a nice room. I imagine a standard room would be disappointing. Yay for status.
Yup, standard room is the bedroom with a significantly smaller bathroom.
Late fall of 2019 right before the pandemic my fiance and I used a 50,000 free night award annual certificate that I get from the Chase Ritz-Carlton Visa card in which I used to book a free night at The JW Marriott Marquis in downtown Miami. We were boarding a cruise the next day so we stayed the night before. The Ritz-Carlton Card gave me at the time free Platinum status(Its gold status now😔) in which I used it for the room upgrade(btw sites like Expedia had it priced at over 600.00 that night), free lounge access (the lounge was great, free food, free beverages but the alcohol cost money not expensive though), buffet breakfast and late checkout which was 4pm. That was great because our cruise was departing from Miami Port that next day at 4pm. We had breakfast that morning, went back to our room to relax and then checked out around 2pm. Btw my fiance loved wearing that robe also. All in all it was an amazing one night stay.
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Great video Mandy! Any recommendations regarding ways to extend Marriott Ambassador Status? My status is expiring in 1/1/22 and going to be missing it badly for work.
Ambassador is tough to extend without work spend :(
Nice
I can see why they say Miami is really up and coming!
Nice!!
That avocado toast looked amazing
It was delicious 😋
I stopped my music and got out of UA-cam Vanced for this video 😁 gotta support 👏
Thank you! :)
@@MandyRoams You're welcome 😊
0:48 Flawless skin Mandy 😍
Great review. When I was a kid, this hotel used to have stunning views of the water (on the opposite side of the building your room is in) but that view is now obstructed too by the Aston Martin Residences (perhaps the top condo in Miami now). Brickell is too popular for land, even former parks/plazas, to remain undeveloped. Shame.
Just Googled and height limit is 1049 feet. I'm surprised all the buildings don't just "max" it out!
Sebby should be paying an upgrade fee for being allowed too chill with your awesomeness :)
He has to deal with my bad jokes :)
Hey Mandy, great video! 👍 How did you earn Status with JW Marriott?
Bonvoy personal + business card = 15 + 15 nights.
50 nights needed (so 20 add'l) for Platinum status :)
nice review! I wouldn’t stay here tbh…Maybe because I’m from Miami but definitely looks like a ripe off… the free breakfast is so lame and the amenities were lackluster. Did you try the Hyatt properties in Miami? curious about those too!
Lol, that's the reason why we don't usually review domestic hotels. Generally very underwhelming compared to international point redemptions!
Tried the Kimpton EPIC and Conrad...which were worse in terms of status benefits and amenities 😂
Hyatt's on the list for next time :) Agreed that domestic hotels are pretty "meh" -- waiting for international travel to fully open back up.