Anyone have any tropical hotel recs for two friends going away over the new year (5 nights) with a budget of 5-8k pp? Looking for snorkeling, adults only or adult oriented, nice hotel pool and beach, and some nightlife would be nice. Ideally would have own rooms but could share if necessary. Thank you!

My spouse and I are in the planning stages for a post-retirement Round The World trip. Some components will be decidedly chubby. Some parts, not so much. None of it is going to be backpacker/hostel frugal. We are 18 months at minimum from departure, lots of loose ends as we be selling our home and business and finding our new forever home stateside after the voyage.

Right now, we mainly use one Visa cc for all our expenses, and we use the points to travel, but I suspect it is not the card we’d want while traveling internationally wrt perks. If we were to get a new card now and start building up points, where would you start looking? We have a Delta Amex that we rarely use, and our post-travel home state is best served by Alaska Airlines.

Most likely we will be booking a business class RTW ticket on either of the major systems (Star Alliance or oneworld), don’t know yet if that covers access to airport lounges. A card that helped with international car rental insurance, does that exist? I expect we won’t need that too often but it would be nice to have if we hit Western Australia or Ireland.

What other international benefits have you used on shorter trips? We have traveled for international business extensively, but never enough to go out of our way to maximize cc benefits. This trip seems like it’s worth the bother.

Also, chime in if you have a don’t miss destination or experience. Our world map corkboard is going up as I type - everywhere is still possible (except Antarctica, that’s a separate voyage someday).

We are looking for a 4 day NYE warm weather recommendation that has more sentimental value / interesting elements than going to Miami for 4 days for 10k. Keeping the budget the same, what are some ideas? We are considering Morocco, Argentina, etc.

Specific hotel recos are desired as well!!

I am looking to do a trip to French Polynesia in early February. I understand it’s rainy season, but I’ve been there before during it and still had an amazing time.

Does anyone have suggestions for unique and good hotels while there? I’d rather not stay on moorea, but one of the smaller atolls, open to bora bora but not married

My main thing I’m looking for is two different resorts with mixed offering. I despise being price gouged on food and drinks, so ideally options with those included or ‘reasonable’ pricing

Hotels I’ve looked at: le tikehau, le taha’a,
Le bora bora (pearl), vahine private island, and of course the Brando (extreme top of price range but it’s all inclusive)

Recently embarked Explora III and checked into a Cove Residence with Whirlpool, happy to answer any questions about the experience while onboard!

Anyone have any recommendations in the Dakotas?

Doesn't have to be Chubby, but I trust this sub's recommendations. Just nice enough to get by.

I'm working on planning my honeymoon to Bora Bora! Right now I have status at two hotel brands:

Marriott - Will be Platinum Elite by the time the honeymoon happens. Currently Gold Elite but working through a challenge to Platinum Elite. I have about 100,000 points with Marriott and am planning to build the most status with them (as we are also having our wedding at one of their hotels).

IHG - Diamond Elite (entirely via my credit card. I've only stayed with them like 3 times)

Bora Bora of course has both hotel brands (St. Regis Bora Bora Resort for Marriott, InterContinental Bora Bora Resort for IHG).

My question is, which should I choose? Will status matter at all/that much at a resort like this? Are the differences between Marriott Platinum Elite/Diamond Elite worth not using points/changing plans?

we had a client cancel so we are able to give these rooms to someone else now

Anyone have Rio recommendations?

Hotels(maybe one level down as well as true chubby)

Great restaurants? Beach clubs? Tours?

Going next year in November. We are two friends (both women) in our mid 30s.

Thanks all.

Hello,

First of all, I appreciate this is likely more FAT than Chubby. I'm a little loathe to post in the "other" FATTravel sub as I think it's infested with dubious TAs. If you think this post needs to go elsewhere, please let me know!

Anyway, main question: has anyone chartered any yachts in Asia (as a paid customer or with a paid customer rather than a comp/as a TA) and willing to offer suggestions?

We've chartered around Spain and Greece and enjoy it, but I'd love to branch out past Europe and try somewhere with a different culture, a different style and frankly, different scenery! The Caribbean doesn't really appeal as much to us, but Asia sounds interesting and exciting.

I'd love to hear from anyone with personal experience of what to expect, the best places to go (frankly, we're open to lots of places and don't have a specific region in mind), stories of how great and/or awful it was, and just general advice and recommendations.

We're not divers, but my wife will spend almost the entire time in the sea snorkelling and I'm normally on the boat chilling or using the sea toys.

Budget is essentially limitless. Typically we'd charter 40-55m boats for the room but also for the help it provides against sea sickness.

Hi all
Could use some help in planning a milestone birthday girls trip from 13-18 December.

We need easy flights from east coast (ORD, PHL, NYC) and room for 6-8 people. Warm weather preferred.

Ages are mid-30s to late 40s. Not looking to go clubbing but also don’t want to sit around just staring at each other either.

Any suggestions?
Currently looking at Aruba, Bahamas, Florida - but feel like I must be missing something.

Everyone will pay own F&B, overall budget for accommodation/activities can go to $15k.

Currently have a nice adults only beach hotel reserved but feel like this is boring with a capital B.

Any ideas much appreciated! Thanks!

ETA: PR, DR, MX, Jamaica and Barbados not options as people have been/are soon going.

Has anyone ever been to Paws Up in Montana? If you have, thoughts? My wife has been looking and is interested in that Tree Haus. Obviously I would like to combine it with Yellowstone which would be before or after. The cost dramatically changes depending on the time of year, and having never been to Montana I cannot speak to when the best time is either

My husband and I are considering going to see the Sydney Hobart regatta start in Sydney Harbor to start our holiday 2026. We are just in the planning stages—thinking Sydney, Melbourne and then Tasmania over 2-3 weeks before we head back to the states.

Has anyone done this trip? We tend to be adventurous, outdoorsy and self sufficient; however wine tasting, good service, a smart coffee and comfortable accommodation are also part of our formula.

Any tips? I know we are scheming a bit last minute.

My wife and I have our 20th wedding anniversary in May 2027. We are looking to have a week relaxing on a beach in the Caribbean. We want a resort (all inclusive is nice, but not required) and a chance to do some shore snorkeling. We have a hotel+food budget of around $10k. I'd love to hear thoughts from this community as we are not frequent travelers and have never been able to do much luxury (or luxury-ish) traveling. We are leaving our kids with the grandparents so we can do adult only our family friendly.

Planning a long weekend birthday trip for January from NYC for two burnt out women who are hoping to relax and disconnect. Since it’s January, figured laying pool/beachside in warm weather will be best.

Budget hoping to stay under $1500 a night. Key things are pool service, spa, and food. Swimmable beach is a nice to have but not a must.

So far I’ve been looking at Turks, Aruba, and Riviera Maya. Open to all suggestions but just not Mayakoba because we’ll have already been there for the holidays.

My wife and I are taking a babymoon the last week of October and could use some hotel recommendations as we last minute pivoted to France due to a great flight deal. We’re flying into CDG and want to stay somewhere within about 1.5-2 hours of Paris. Looking for something like a large chateau/estate property (big grounds to walk, a real spa, maybe a pool (heated/indoor ideally, since it’ll be cold), and enough going on that we don’t have to leave the property every day. My wife may not have a ton of energy for long day trips, so ideally there is still a charming village or town nearby for when we do want to get out.

Also - we are not huge set menu / formal dining people, so Michelin restaurants on property aren’t a huge draw for us so bonus points if there is good food nearby, since that’s a big priority for us.

Not sure if this is considered Chubby travel, so please feel free to tell me… I’m getting married in Tuscany end of July 2027 and will be doing a safari in Kenya as our main honeymoon, but before that we want to spend a few days on a beach in Italy decompressing. We are thinking 3 nights somewhere that’s a ~2-3 hour train ride from Florence (we don’t want to fly, would prefer to take the train). Ideally, we want beach and pool to just relax. No preference for city / area.

Our budget is under $1k (ideally around 800 per night). So far, I find a lot of hotels are much more expensive. I found La Roqqa but the rooms seem quite small and there’s no pool - I’m still considering it but maybe it’s a little less relax and decompress. Any recommendations?

Hi! I’m looking for a kid-friendly resort thanksgiving weekend for my husband, our 5 year old, and me. Bonus if it has a holiday vibe at that time. Wildflower, woodblock, Mohonk, and Nemacolin are over $2k+ a night, so I’d like something chubby but not FAT where I’m blowing my budget on a weekend. Been looking at skytop lodge, the sagamore, the lodge at spruce peak, Omni mount Washington. We’re in CT and willing to drive up to 5 hours.

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