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If you love to travel, the Starwood Preferred Guest credit card by American Express is perfect for you - every dollar you spend will be rewarded with Starwood Preferred Guest hotel loyalty points. You can redeem these at any of the hundreds of Starwood hotels worldwide, including the Sheraton, Le Meridien, Westin, W, and more. Dollars spent at a Starwood property will be rewarded with double points!

We had been roughing it for two nights prior to checking in to Le Meridien Munich. After spending two nights in a train cabin the size of a broom closet, anything is great, but the Meridien Munich would have been a luxurious treat under any circumstances.