WV doesn’t quite fit my travel time and to be honest- it is a no fly zone for is after 2006 just saying
Kinda strange to get worked up over that. We all know what he meant and there isn’t much negative to it.
maybe because he was specifically responding to what I had said. It can sometimes be that simple.
i needed to save up quite a few more than that to get 6 nights in hawaii last year. and even that was much more than when i used points there a few years prior. marriott has been devaluing their points at a very very rapid rate.
Usually we stay at a B&B in Cape May but going in Oct and want a hotel this time. Looking at Icona closely -never been there though.
Agree- we just stayed 50 nights at a marriott after the sale of our home plus getting extra points for not using housekeeping each day and a few issues where they gave us some extra points. And can't get 2 nights at a Newport hotel...I think it is time to rethink hotel affiliations.
Money wise, it looks to cost about the same for Newport Marriott and a Cape May hotel like Congress Hall, Icona or Ocean Club in mid to late September.
Yeah- all in the 400-mid 500 range per night. And it sux in Newport- I was just talking to them and had considered using points one night and pay for the other night. But...you gotta love MArriott, Ocean view rooms do not qualify for points. I'm thinking, I do not want to be at the Ocean and not even have a view from the room...
Have never done it personally, but have talked to others who have. With Cape May, you also have the ferry, which will take you to Delaware. Something different to do, but forget if Delaware is on the naughty or nice Covid-19 list.
All depending on where you are in NJ...from my home in Franklin Lakes, both are almost the exact same travel. And if timed right, the NY bridges arent too much of an issue.
Some of the beachfront hotels seem a little old school inside and out, some are bigger than others in size. Icona looks to be a little more updated. No firsthand knowledge but reviews on TripAdvisor were positive. Downside is it runs perpendicular to the beach, not parallel so only a few rooms fully face the beach, although there are a side views in the other rooms. If you happen to go, please post a review as I am going in October lol.
We ended up never doing anything as our 14 y/o German Shepherd is having some issues with his hind legs and the summer has been with neurologists for him and now have to do an MRI since he may be a carrier of myelopathy but not positive from both sides so that is only 5%. so now- MRi and other tests. He comes first over vacation.@yesrutgers01
Where did you end up going? I came back here to look at Cape May suggestions. Doing an overnight in 3 weeks. The place I suggested above has a check in time of 4pm with no use of amenities prior to check in. All changed due to Covid protocol. 🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬😡😡
Icona looks clean
ICONA Cape May
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Oh no! I'm sorry to hear that he has to go for testing. Sending positive vibes his way. I'm a yuuuuuge animal lover. 🐾
Crossing fingers...he is an old guy but extremely healthy in all other ways. But I equate him to an elite athlete. He has always been big- at 5/6 years he was 115lbs. He was elite trained in Holland(funny thing, he knows Dutch commands- so we had to learn those) trained for Army. At 115lbs, could scale a 9 ft wall, run up a 50 foot (not sure how to say it easily but open steps but think a watch tower) at full speed, protection dog, I have videos of him training which can be scary if it werent for the fact that he was elite trained so super friendly house dog unless given a command. Parents were both show dogs and Army Trainer told me he is the strongest dog he ever trained. When he was 6 y/o I could not get a pull toy away and he would always win the tug of war.
Did you stay at a hotel on the Cape? Any recommendations? I was going to go to Cape May (Icona) but now thinking Cape Cod or maybe Finger Lakes.
Live next door to the Icona which is next door the Grand so the location is pretty much identical. The road you are referring to is Beach Ave. which runs the length of the island. There are no buildings on the beach side other than Convention Hall so both hotels are considered beachfront. Both are nice properties. Have a great vacation.
Did you go and where did you stay?@yesrutgers01
Where did you end up going? I came back here to look at Cape May suggestions. Doing an overnight in 3 weeks. The place I suggested above has a check in time of 4pm with no use of amenities prior to check in. All changed due to Covid protocol. 🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬😡😡
Icona looks clean
ICONA Cape May
We ended up not going away and instead going to an overpriced day spa and dinner.☹
We ended up not getting away ourselves. Mostly caring for our beloved fury family member more than anything else. He is doing well though but still needs our attention.
