Starwood Preferred Guest - Limited time offers now up: advertised as up to 50% savings

Lurkers mentioned that a limited time offer of non-refundable rates have been input into the web site in lieu of Starpicks for this and the next couple of weeks.

Here is the relevant link: http://starwoodpromos.com/hotel-deals3/?IM=SPG_HP_TEXT_EN_W1_GLONOVLTO_GLO


Relevant link where William first announces this:


http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/12763841-post403.html


OPERATIVE DATES

Now thru Tuesday, November 17, 2009 to book these rates.

Dates cover hotel stays between November 5, 2009 thru January 18, 2010, inclusive.

Resort stays thru April 15, 2010!

EDIT UPDATE: Thanks to RDChen for the following additional information --

For hotels, offer is valid for Thursday – Sunday stays through January 18, 2010. Guests must arrive on Thursday, Friday, or Saturday.

For resorts, offer is valid seven days a week through April 25, 2010 with no arrival day requirement for a maximum stay of seven (7) nights.

Thank you William! ^

Here is the link (http://www.starwoodpromos.com/hotel-deals-westin/?IM=WI_HP_TEXT_EN_W1_GLONOVLTO_GLO). Only problem is that none of the property I tried has any availability :(

Link (http://www.starwoodpromos.com/custom_modules/tc/20091021-en1.html) to T&Cs

Something must be wrong, for some of the properties do show availabilities, the LTO non-refundable rate is tripled the BAR.

I just did a few searches and was able to pull up the rates just fine. However, of the rates I've seen, they aren't low enough for me to book a nonrefundable room.

For the hotels I've been looking at, the DAILYL rate is within two or three dollars of the other rates. Nothing special.

I don't know if this is part of the same offer, but since this promo ends soon, too, I thought I''d just tag it onto here.

TravelZoo just listed (http://hotels.travelzoo.com/lodging-hotels/683155?utm_source=top20_us&utm_medium=email_top20) a few hotels offering discounted rates (I don't know how discounted they truly are). Here's the brunt of the listing:


$59 & up -- 600+ Hotels incl. Westin & W, up to Half OFF*
U.S., Canada and the Caribbean

Top 20 deal - sells out quickly!
Travel dates: Select dates through April 25

Book by Nov. 10 to save up to 50% off regular rates at W Hotels, Westin, Sheraton, Aloft and many other properties from Starwood Hotels & Resorts.

There are stand out deals on hotels and resorts in popular North America, Caribbean and global destinations starting at $59.

In this sale, hotels are available for travel through Jan. 18, while resort properties are offered for travel through April 25. The offers vary by property. Here are some of the best in major destinations across the U.S. and Caribbean:

U.S.
aloft Frisco (near Dallas)
$59 ... Nov. 5-8, 12-15, 19-22, 28-29; Dec. 3-6, 10-13, 24-27; Jan. 1-4, 7-10, 14-18
Sheraton San Diego Hotel & Marina
$79 ... Dec. 12-30; Jan. 1-4; +$20 ... Nov. 4-6, 15-16, 21-24; Jan. 7-19
W New Orleans
$85 ... Nov. 24-26, 29-30; Dec. 1-2, 8-18, 20-30; Jan. 16-31; Feb. 1-11, 17-28; March 1-7, 13-31, April 1-9
Westin Charlotte
$89 ... Nov. 7-8, 20-29; Dec. 4-6, 11-13, 18-19, 21-26
Sheraton Wild Horse Pass Resort & Spa (Phoenix area)
$99 ... Nov. 5, 11-13, 16-18, 22-30 22-30; Dec. 1-2, 4-6, 10-24
The Westin Bonaventure Hotel & Suites (Los Angeles)
$99 ...Nov. 19 - Dec.30; Jan. 11 - April 25
W Chicago Lakeshore
$109... Nov. 22, 25-26; Dec. 20-24, 27, 30
The Nines Portland
$129 ... Nov. 23-26, 29-20; Dec. 1-2, 6-20, 24-30; Thurs.-Sat. Jan 1-30
Sheraton New York Hotel & Towers
$175 ... Dec. 20, 24; Jan. 1-3, 7-8, 10, 14-17

Caribbean
Sheraton Nassau Beach Resort (Bahamas)
$129 ...Nov. 13-15, Dec. 10-13
Sheraton Puerto Rico Convention Center
$139... Nov. 18 - Dec. 19
Blackout dates vary by property, so be sure to check the dates listed on the offer page and be flexible with your search to find the lowest available rates on more than 600 hotels worldwide.
Click here to see all participating hotels and resorts across the world. Book by Nov 10.

Note: Rates are nonrefundable and full payment is required at the time of booking.

Terms/Conditions:
Offer is valid for stays booked between Nov. 4 and Nov. 10, 2009 for stays completed between Nov. 5 and April 25, 2010. A maximum stay of four nights applies for some participating Hotels and a maximum of seven nights for Resorts. Advance purchase required. Credit card will be charged at time of booking. Cancellations are non-refundable; if cancellation takes place, guests forfeit total room charge plus tax. A limited number of rooms may be available at these rates. Blackout dates and other restrictions may apply. Offer not applicable to groups. Not to be combined with other special offers or promotions. See website for full terms & conditions.

And in case you're wondering, NO, these rates DO NOT qualify for best rate guarantee, since they are Starwood's own rates. :):

Something must be wrong, for some of the properties do show availabilities, the LTO non-refundable rate is tripled the BAR.

Yep - had that problem at the Westin Los Cabos, albeit not triple, but certainly higher than the normal rates.

I was able to switch a stay for this weekend to a lower rate (saved $15 before taxes) at the aloft San Antonio Airport. I'm hesitant to book pre-pays for stays much further out so we'll have to see on those...

Got one that worked. Just saved NZ$80 per night in Auckland.

Saved $100 SGD at the Sheraton SIN in January. ^

I searched sale prices (Th-Fr-Sat) in four different cities I'll be visiting...

1) The price was $5 higher than the AAA rate (refundable), about $1 off the best available rate (refundable)
2) The prices was $8 less than the best available rate, but you lose breakfast
3) The price would have been a $30 savings of best available rate, but was not offered.
4) Same price as what I found last week

So no love for me. When a promotion merely wastes your time, I call it a crappy promotion. Although "up to 50% off" does, technically, include 0%, this still seems slimy to me.

Added: Marriott and Hilton have recently had "global rate breaks" and such of 20-25%. That sounds small, but you actually could save money in most cases (I did).

...When a promotion merely wastes your time, I call it a crappy promotion. Although "up to 50% off" does, technically, include 0%, this still seems slimy to me.




The suggested terminology is accurate. The 'promotional' prices I found for my stays were considerably higher than the rates available to anyone on the internet, without advance purchase.

I have to agree that the rates aren't fantastic. I searched hotels in Indonesia and Thailand and it was hard to see any difference between the regular price and the "up to 50% off" deal.

I searched sale prices (Th-Fr-Sat) in four different cities I'll be visiting...

1) The price was $5 higher than the AAA rate (refundable), about $1 off the best available rate (refundable)
2) The prices was $8 less than the best available rate, but you lose breakfast
3) The price would have been a $30 savings of best available rate, but was not offered.
4) Same price as what I found last week

So no love for me. When a promotion merely wastes your time, I call it a crappy promotion. Although "up to 50% off" does, technically, include 0%, this still seems slimy to me.
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+1 from me.
I want the 15 minutes back that I wasted looking for something worthwhile

San Juan PR Old San Juan, 1/15-1/18, regular rates are $179, promo rates are $345..:rolleyes:

:td:

Doesn't work with nearly all hotels in Italy at any date of any week from now to the end of promotion. BTW, the 4th night free promotion at St. Regis doesn't work in Italy either. I've emailed Starwood on this issue and received the following reply:

I followed-up on this and it seems the property has the applicable rate plans closed for this promotion. I have sent this onto the marketing coordinator for this promotion and she will follow-up with the property.

Apparently someone messed up or the hotels are not willing to cooperate with the marketing department. It amazes me how a big hotel chain like this can still make such a mistake. :(

Got the e-mail yaaaaawn. Wake me up when there's a deal. wj

It is up to 50% off the rack rate. We know from the 50% thread that there is hardly ever a saving even at 50% off. Usually London properties are quite good use for this so maybe someone can check.

Nothing to write home about for many European proprties.

Problems seem to be:

1) Customers have been blessed with really good rates so far this year, especially during the summer months...so the perception is quite biased

2) Business in most of Europe is actually quite solid now and continues to be like this until mid December, when rates in most of Europe become dirt-cheap anyway until ~ Jan. 6-10 in most countries.

No difference in rates for the Le Méridien King Edward in Toronto.

The new discover Le Méridien promo is also useless as I'm only staying one night so no discount. And low and behold the free breakfast is "not available on the dates you requested". Why irritate your customers so SPG?

The new Sheraton Herndon Dulles Airport shows up at $59/night on the OPs link. Thanks! This property is also listed as 1000 bonus Starpoints, plus they just told me that they have free parking (although website says the free parking rate is $79/night).

Not available for my upcoming stay in Asian cities. Sheraton Kauai is $90 cheaper than regular non-refundable rate. But it's good to know the SPG50 rate w/o calling.