How I did my 50th Birthday staycation at a 5 star resort in Los Angeles for FREE!!

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My staycation at the beautiful beachfront Terranea Resort in the Palos Verdes peninsula may have looked like a Million bucks but that’s far from the truth! Let me tell you how I did it for FREE!!

This was all made possible by a benefit of my personal American Express Platinum card. All the amazing benefits of this card can be found here: https://global.americanexpress.com/card-benefits/view-all/platinum?fbclid=IwAR1wqFpemwrY6i8YpshH8AB9TocwSXgj_yhoVOchX0DVHCwW5d2J4t0IdP4&mibextid=Zxz2cZ . I used the Fine Hotels and Resorts benefit to book my staycation. With this benefit you get a credit of $200 for a reservation made with your card so I looked for a midweek stay, which was $400 a night and immediately got a credit for $200 back but the perks that came with the staycation were actually well worth more than that $200 that I paid. They included;
– Early check in ( I checked in at noon)
– Late check out or 4 PM.
– I also got $100 experience credit which I was able to use and the spa.
– Free food and beverage credit for $100 that I could use at any of the restaurants or order room service. 
– They also delivered a bottle of wine and dessert to my room as a compliment of American Express during my stay.
– Upgraded room when available ( I was upgraded to ocean front view.
– So when add up all the perks that I got that hotel stay really paid for itself and I was able to enjoy my birthday in a fabulous exclusive hotel for FREE!! You can get one here https://americanexpress.com/en-us/referral/NAnCYGeQWS?XL=MIMCP and don’t let the annual fee scare you .. it more than pays for itself with all the benefits! With this link you can apply for any Amex products and they all have bonuses 

Here’s to more travels for less.