Coachella, the annual music festival held in the desert outside of Indio, California, is taking place this weekend and next. For the first time ever, Marriott has partnered with Coachella to create safari tents where guests can spend the night on the festival grounds. Eight air conditioned tents were built to embody hotel rooms in Marriott’s lifestyle portfolio including the same furniture, amenities, and décor that you’d find in the hotels. All rooms also come with access to an on-site concierge, special viewing area, private bathrooms with showers, golf cart shuttles to the stages and food / snacks. In addition, all Marriott and SPG elite members at the festival will be given vouchers for free drinks and ferris wheel rides.
The tents were available via SPG Moments (starting at 7,500 points) and the Marriott Rewards Experience Marketplace (starting at 22,500 points) for 4 nights (check-in Thursday and check-out Monday). The final prices were not all that bad either for the 4 nights plus access, SPG Moments went for 145,000-175,000 SPG points while the Marriott experiences were a bit lower (considering the SPG to Marriott 1:3 transfer ratio), ending between 377,000-430,000 Marriott points.
SPG:
Enjoy the amenities of Le Méridien / Westin / Aloft / Tribute Portfolio brought to life in the Safari Tent Campgrounds at the Coachella Valley Music & Arts Festival. This year, SPG brings you an elevated camping experience by turning a Safari Tent into a Le Méridien / Westin / Aloft / or Tribute Portfolio room. Enjoy the amenities of a hotel room, on site concierge service, air-conditioning, golf cart shuttles to and from the stages and much more. The Safari Tent experience also includes two Safari Guest Passes which provide exclusive viewing areas at many of the festival stages, full entry to the festival grounds including VIP areas and access to private hospitality tents.
Experience includes:
- One furnished Shikar style tent (Check-in: Thursday, April 20; Check-out: Monday, April 24) – 1 Queen bed available
- Two (2) Safari Guest Passes for festival access Friday, April 21 2017-Sunday, April 23 2017
- This experience is for two (2) people
Marriott:
Enjoy the amenities of Autograph Collection / AC Hotels / Moxy / Renaissance brought to life in the Safari Tent Campgrounds at the Coachella Valley Music & Arts Festival. This year, Marriott brings you an elevated camping experience by turning a Safari Tent into an Autograph Collection / AC Hotels / Moxy / or Renaissance room. Enjoy the amenities of a hotel room, on site concierge service, air-conditioning, golf cart shuttles to and from the stages and much more. The Safari Tent experience also includes two Safari Guest Passes which provide exclusive viewing areas at many of the festival stages, full entry to the festival grounds including VIP areas and access to private hospitality tents.
Experience includes:
- One Autograph Collection furnished Shikar style tent (Check-in: Thursday, April 20; Check-out: Monday, April 24) – 1 Queen bed available
- Two (2) Safari Guest Passes for festival access Friday, April 21 2017-Sunday, April 23 2017
- This experience is for two (2) people
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