Hotel Deals - Courtyard Kaua'i at Coconut Beach $68/night July/August

The Hyatt it ain't but it still fetches some good reviews on Tripadvisor. It sells for about $179 on marriott.com (BAR, lower prepaid).

To get to that rate BRG it using aavacations.com (it's about $91 there). Marriott has a very friendly BRG policy and approves all valid claims within 24hrs (unlike for example hilton.com).

Definitely worth it at that price - not the absolute best property but recently renovated and good enough!

They wont honor the rate since AAvcations only allows you to book the ROH room and they dont offer it on Marriott.com

Stayed there just after the reno finished (Jan of this year). Very clean, fresh and many rooms have a great view of the ocean/sunrise. At $68/ night it's a fantastic deal.

They wont honor the rate since AAvcations only allows you to book the ROH room and they dont offer it on Marriott.com

I did the BRG (that's how I found it) - was approved within 12hrs :cool:

I did the BRG (that's how I found it) - was approved within 12hrs :cool:

what room type did you book on marriott.com? They wrote back and said that AAvacations was listing a ROH room and that wasnt on Marriott.com

I reserved the $189 BAR Guest room, 1 King or 2 Queen, Garden view, Balcony Room details.

I actually claimed two dates in two separate BRGs - both worked fine.

Maybe worth trying again?

I reserved the $189 BAR Guest room, 1 King or 2 Queen, Garden view, Balcony Room details.

I actually claimed two dates in two separate BRGs - both worked fine.

Maybe worth trying again?

thanks! I'm going to try again

I submitted a brg claim for a $209 pool view in may and it was approved. I was surprised, thought it will only work for garden view. Think it depends on the csr so do try again. Thanks op for the deal! I also have a cash and points reservation at Westin princeville, not sure which one I'll choose now :)

Really nice find, thank you OP

I've stayed here before. We used MegaBonus nights, as it's the only Marriott Cat 1-4 in the islands. Not a bad place -- the staff was friendly. Try to get a room on the top floor as it has vaulted ceilings.

The location is pretty good if you're a family, as there are shops and restaurants nearby, so you aren't 'stuck'.

We stayed there last September. It is a decent place and even though you can't swim in the water, it's a gorgeous place to watch the sunrise and it's convenient to supermarkets and shops.

I also got BRG on my garden view accepted for August.
However my ocean view did not get approved.
Thanks OP. Can't wait to go

I agree that the common areas of the hotel have gone through a nice renovation and it really is something to see nothing but ocean. We stayed in Feb 2012 using earned free night certs as it was a category 4 then, now a 5. Bathrooms are very small and it's nothing fancy, just a nice place to add on to the beginning or end of a vacation leg. No resort fee but a $15 parking fee/night. Very convenient to the airport.

I could really use some help re: how to get lnf approval with aavacations. I have been denied repeatedly for my anaheim marriott suites vaca 6/29-7/04 king suite.
How far into the aavacations booking process do you go when submitting an internet link on your claim? I have been denied without a clear explanation as to why. I would like to book this courtyard as well. Any help would be appreciated. Thank you.

My co worker got her approval this morning as well.
I went ahead and booked via marriott.com
Filled out the BRG form and gave them the exact link for the lower rate on aavacations and both of us had our price adjusted within 12 hrs.
They only approved us for a garden view. I did try for better rooms but was denied.
It was my first BRG and it worked perfect. Can not wait to go
Need more help ,just ask.
Oh I booked for August 8 for a week stay

Good to hear that it worked out for others too. I cancelled my Westin Princeville reservation partially and will be there Jul 10-13. See you there :)

Did not work for me and regular rate :( don't want to pay prepaid rate

I'll try diferent date, and report

DENIED! Marriott only shows pre-pay garden view and bar pool view. I was denied because other site uses "run of house" for room type.

Found diferent dates with garden view(not prepaid) submited, here is the answer:
"We have reviewed your claim and have made the following modification to your reservation:

Rate: 68.45 U.S. Dollars, per night"

:)

I submitted a brg claim for a $209 pool view in may and it was approved. I was surprised, thought it will only work for garden view. Think it depends on the csr so do try again. Thanks op for the deal! I also have a cash and points reservation at Westin princeville, not sure which one I'll choose now :)

so you reserved the pool room and and they matched it to 68$?

wow..very tempting..never really used the AA site...some other opportunities i'm seeing...

I submitted my BRG claim last night for Dec 24 - 27 for a garden view room I reserved for $189, which was available for $104 at AA. I just received an email that is was approved and the rate is now $79 for my reservation. Thanks a lot OP!!

I also have a reservataion for those dates using points at the Marriott, but now I am thinking of cancelling it.

I was unable to view the 68/night rate on AAvacations.com. My dates are in late August.

I was unable to view the 68/night rate on AAvacations.com. My dates are in late August.

you should be looking for a rate of about $91.27 on aavacations. That will give you the $68 after the match and extra 25% off from marriott's BRG

Hope that helps.

^ As a data point I tried it in July for 3 days and was able to successfully get Marriott to match. Rep to OP

The Hyatt it ain't but it still fetches some good reviews on Tripadvisor. It sells for about $179 on marriott.com (BAR, lower prepaid).

To get to that rate BRG it using aavacations.com (it's about $91 there). Marriott has a very friendly BRG policy and approves all valid claims within 24hrs (unlike for example hilton.com).

I stayed at the hotel in Mid March.

The hotel is fine.

Summer is the lighter season with the north shore being the most popular part of the island because the the water is calm and its the dry season there.

The garden view vs ocean view means you dont view the ocean.

It you are a rewards member they likely will upgrade you to an ocean view room.

The hotel is 4 buildings....3 forms a quad with the ocean and beach as the fourth. Then there is an additional building which would close the quad but its shifted to the left so half that building has an ocean view.

The beach os small...its still a beach and the place has a pool and tennis court.

drivewise you are about a half hour from Poipu and about a half 25 minutes from princeville. Then its about an hrs drive to get to the far west of the island and into the canyon.

Naturally because of its East facing beach you cant watch the sunset.

As fae as watching the sunset it depends on when in July/August you are going to travel. In early July the sunset will be on the north shore (not the south shore). During July/August it transitions to the South and by the end of August the sunset is along the south shore again.

Yes, they did matched it. I guess I just got lucky!

Thanks for the detailed review. There are many comments on musty smell and outdated rooms on tripadvisor, how did you find the bed and room?

The Hyatt it ain't but it still fetches some good reviews on Tripadvisor. It sells for about $179 on marriott.com (BAR, lower prepaid).

To get to that rate BRG it using aavacations.com (it's about $91 there). Marriott has a very friendly BRG policy and approves all valid claims within 24hrs (unlike for example hilton.com).

I stayed at the hotel in Mid March.

The hotel is fine.

Summer is the lighter season with the north shore being the most popular part of the island because the the water is calm and its the dry season there.

The garden view vs ocean view means you dont view the ocean.

It you are a rewards member they likely will upgrade you to an ocean view room.

The hotel is 4 buildings....3 forms a quad with the ocean and beach as the fourth. Then there is an additional building which would close the quad but its shifted to the left so half that building has an ocean view.

The beach os small...its still a beach and the place has a pool and tennis court.

drivewise you are about a half hour from Poipu and about a half 25 minutes from princeville. Then its about an hrs drive to get to the far west of the island and into the canyon.

Naturally because of its East facing beach you cant watch the sunset.

As fae as watching the sunset it depends on when in July/August you are going to travel. In early July the sunset will be on the north shore (not the south shore). During July/August it transitions to the South and by the end of August the sunset is along the south shore again.

Thanks for the detailed review. There are many comments on musty smell and outdated rooms on tripadvisor, how did you find the bed and room?


It could be that I got a good room.

I dont look at syle of rooms much in terms of wall paintings et all. The TV was new.

I do look at cleanliness and it was fine.

It also could be the building I was staying in had been refurbished. I stayed in the building off to the side.

I also look at it from what the price of the place is. This hotel is ranges from around $90-$140. For the price it was what Id expect from a courtyard. They fee they do have is a parking fee of about $15. There is no activity fee.

the nights I stayed there I used the free night vouchers I earned. It is a cat 4 so you can use the vouchers there. They recently opened a fairfield on Maui that will be a cat 4 and there is a courtyard on the big island that is a cat 4.

Since I live on the west coast flying to hawaii can be relatively cheaper. I can build up free nights and then use them.

When I was there I also stayed at the Outrigger Plantation in Poipu. That was a nice place. It is close to a bunch of shos and restaurants and Poipu beach/state park is a short walk. The state park has a small parking lot. The room rate I got was around $170/night. That is a decent deal for that area given the other hotels are $200+/night plus various parking and activity fees. the outrigger didnt have thise fees. The rooms there are more of a condo type where you have a separate bedroom and kitchen. There is a dinner place on the grounds (didnt eat there) and a brekfast/lunch place across the street. Across the street there is a shopping center with a bunch of shops, some places to eat, and a starbucks.

The part of Kapa'a that this hotel is in is generally older construction. You will find the cheaper hotels and motels here than elsewhere on the island.

Tried for 2 nights on October, showing a price of $106 on aavacations and the denial came in pretty quickly due to Run of House on aavacays. Changed room type and keeping fingers crossed :)

They've got it for $106 (+ 14 taxes and fees) a night for my dates in early December, which is around $35 a night less than Marriott's website.

If I can't pick off the Sheraton in Poipu for $125 or less (plus $25/nt resort fee) via PL or HW, this will be my fallback position - but I've seen the Sheraton go for $115 to $120 a night Priceline bids, but not yet for December.

denied again

Thank-you to the OP :)

We have reviewed your claim and have made the following modification to your
reservation:

Rate: 79.53 US Dollars

Since I was not sure what Run of the House meant I started at the delux oceanview and worked my way down. BRG was accepted for the gardenview room.

They've got it for $106 (+ 14 taxes and fees) a night for my dates in early December, which is around $35 a night less than Marriott's website.

If I can't pick off the Sheraton in Poipu for $125 or less (plus $25/nt resort fee) via PL or HW, this will be my fallback position - but I've seen the Sheraton go for $115 to $120 a night Priceline bids, but not yet for December.

Fyi I got Grand Hyatt Kauai for $181 on priceline for a stay in March this year. I did a full report on the GHK too in case you want to read it at my site:

http://behindthecockpit.wordpress.com/2012/04/11/hotel-report-grand-hyatt-kauai-in-hawaii/

Fyi I got Grand Hyatt Kauai for $181 on priceline for a stay in March this year. I did a full report on the GHK too in case you want to read it at my site:

http://behindthecockpit.wordpress.com/2012/04/11/hotel-report-grand-hyatt-kauai-in-hawaii/

I realize that the Hyatt is the nicest place on Kauai (St Regis might be it's equal, but it's in the wet part of the island and I would prefer to be dry), but, once the resort fee and taxes are factored in, that's still significantly more than I'm looking to spend, at something like $225+ /nt all in. I'd really like to keep it under $150/nt all in, and I care more about prime location and the place being at least good, than the place being the height of luxury.

Tks OP. got 4 nights in mid July for first leg of a 10 day trip. BRG, got a response within 12 hours

This is still alive.

Tried this yesterday on a Premium Ocean View room I booked for $264 for 3 nights and had a successful match at the aavacations.com rate of $106. Dropped it to $79 a night.

It is worth a shot at the more expensive room levels.

Tried to book on aa.com. Found a nonrefundable rate of $104. I didn't go further as I have not finalized plan yet. My question is, once it's charged from your cc, how does it "drop" by 25% if the claim is approved by Marriott, but not aa.com? Does Marriott send you a check for the difference?

Tried to book on aa.com. Found a nonrefundable rate of $104. I didn't go further as I have not finalized plan yet. My question is, once it's charged from your cc, how does it "drop" by 25% if the claim is approved by Marriott, but not aa.com? Does Marriott send you a check for the difference?

You book a cancelable reservation at marriott.com (NOT aavacations.com). Then, fill out the LNF form at marriott.com providing aavacations.com link for $106 price match and 25% discount. It will still be cancelable reservation.

For those of you that had your BRG approved, what URL at aavacations did you provide them with?

For those of you that had your BRG approved, what URL at aavacations did you provide them with?

I just used aavacations.com and left the comments blank.

Thanks to OP, I also got BRG approved on a 3-night stay! :)

I've been to this Courtyard prior to the renovation,
so I hope it's now a much better place now. :)

I had success last month with the lowest category room. I figured I would try my luck this time with a $239 oceanview room but it was denied as they stated the run of house room that showed on aavacations.com can only be price matched to the lowest priced room on Marriott.com

CEnter Water....I was there in March...any info/questions you want just PM me....I dont know how it was when you were there before.

Nice hotel, stayed there before.

Is anyone (besides me) at the hotel July 10-13?

Is anyone (besides me) at the hotel July 10-13?

I WISH we were gonna be there then! Looks like I dallied around too long, and now aa price starts at $189.

Keep looking! I just booked this TODAY for July 16-18. The Marriott rate was $189. AAvacations was $91. I did the BRG request at 9am and got an email back at 6pm with an adjusted rate of $68.45 per night!

This worked for me in December a couple weeks ago. Details in BRG success thread. Belated thanks!

So I finally made it out here. I had to change my reservation (to get more stays out of my 3 nights) and re-did the BRG process. Still works just fine.

The Courtyard has certainly a bit more of a motel feel to it but it has a nicely updated lobby and nicely looking restaurants (haven't tried teh food yet). It's striking how much more 'down to earth' this place feels in a good sense compared to the Hyatt we stayed at the last 4 nights.

Parking is $14 which is a bit steep considering all the space they have here. Room is decent.

Given the Megabonus promotion the $68 stay is just fantastic value if you are out on Kauai anyways.

LNF still applies. Able to get $80/night in November. Had a question for LNF pros though.

I booked for two seperate stays, each one room for 4 people. Marriott originally tacked on an extra person fee of $50/night that AA didn't.

For one, I was able to get one LNF to waive the extra person fee, but told that the fee waiver would not appear on the reservation I currenty pull up from the Marriott website (eg the extra person fee is still there). They assured me though that it would be waived upon check-in.

The other rejected the request because they said they could not alter any additional fees.

So questions are:

1. I know the agents are inconsisted on LNF, but is one more correct than the other?

2. Should I trust that the fee will be waived or that a printout of the LNF email is sufficient when I get there?

Thanks in advance for your $0.02!

no dice for premium oceanview, oceanview, and pool view for 10/13-19.. too bad no garden view room to "fall back on" for these dates.

Does onyone needs dates of travel:

Monday, August 6, 2012 - Friday, August 10, 2012
(4 nights)

I can't go, so I think I can reassign it, right?

Let me know, send me pm

no dice for premium oceanview, oceanview, and pool view for 10/13-19.. too bad no garden view room to "fall back on" for these dates.

one friend who was coming with tried his luck and got pool view to work on first try..

got it as well!

Thank you for submitting a claim for Marriott's Look No Further(SM) Best Rate Guarantee. We received a claim from you for the following reservation:

Hotel: Courtyard Kaua'i at Coconut Beach Arrival Date: September 5

We have reviewed your claim and have made the following modification to your reservation:

Rate: $68.45
The room rate listed above reflects your nightly room rate, before tax, and an additional 25% discount for submitting a successful claim according to the terms of Marriott's Look No Further(SM) Best Rate Guarantee.

Thank you for choosing Marriott.

Regards,
Daniel Shanahan
Marriott Customer Care

Want to thank everyone who posted here as I was able to secure two sets of nights in August ^ First BRG yielded that aavacations.com was not a public site- but got it on the second. Cxld that res and resubmitted and was approved ^

Thanks again ^

wanted to thank everyone here too, came back from a 4 night stay on the first leg of our kauai trip, and it was a perfect first four days to use this hotel as a base to explore the island. beach is not swimmable but my 3 and 7 year old enjoyed playing in the sand and shallow water. hotel and rooms were clean and looked remodeled. can't beat it for $68 bucks.

K, last time offer :)

I can't go, but if enyone needs it, I'll assaign the res:

dates: Aug 6 through 10

Garden view, Balcony

Send me a PM, hope someone can use it

thanks to FlyerTalk and this thread, I was able to use BRG to get a garden view room for $75.50/night. Marriott confirmed this morning. AA vacations was at ~$101. I only tried for the garden view room, since I don't really care which view the room has.

I stayed here when it was still 'Hilton'. Buildings are quite old, but the location is nice. Close to the airport and it has beach at the front.

My BRG was declined because AA Vacations only lists "Run of House" rooms which Marriott does not have! Any way to appeal? Or should I cancel and retry

My BRG was declined because AA Vacations only lists "Run of House" rooms which Marriott does not have! Any way to appeal? Or should I cancel and retry

Did you choose Garden View - such claims usually get approved.

My BRG was declined because AA Vacations only lists "Run of House" rooms which Marriott does not have! Any way to appeal? Or should I cancel and retry

I'd just cancel and retry...

Did you choose Garden View - such claims usually get approved.

I chose the cheapest room. I appealed, they budged :)

Travelzoo has a published special for $399 for four nights in an Oceanview room.
http://www.travelzoo.com/local-deals/shoppingcart/hawaii/Getaway/23358

Does a Travelzoo rate like this qualify for the LNF guarantee?

Travelzoo has a published special for $399 for four nights in an Oceanview room.
http://www.travelzoo.com/local-deals/shoppingcart/hawaii/Getaway/23358

Does a Travelzoo rate like this qualify for the LNF guarantee?

The deal is for 3 nights not 4

The deal is for 3 nights not 4

Right. The deal on the default page is $299 for three nights.

If you read through the "Highlights" - you can see the 4 nights for $399 option and other options to get 6 and 7 nights by combining the vouchers.

http://www.travelzoo.com/local-deals/hawaii/Getaway/23102

Regardless, do you know if Marriott will honor this with LNF?

Thanks :)

Right. The deal on the default page is $299 for three nights.

If you read through the "Highlights" - you can see the 4 nights for $399 option and other options to get 6 and 7 nights by combining the vouchers.

http://www.travelzoo.com/local-deals/hawaii/Getaway/23102

Regardless, do you know if Marriott will honor this with LNF?

Thanks :)

It's worth a try but I would not keep up my hopes...

Does using the travelzoo voucher allow you to accumulate
Marriott points?
Thanks

I would guess not. They probably treat it like they would if you book a room through a 3rd party site like Hotels.com where you don't earn points or a night stay.

Does using the travelzoo voucher allow you to accumulate
Marriott points?
Thanks

It's worth a try but I would not keep up my hopes...

A couple tries with Travelzoo got denied. But aavacations still works.

My attempt to use Travelzoo was also denied. I did get the aavacations.com rate honored though - downside is that I'll be in a Garden Room instead of Ocean facing room.

More reason to be outside then :D

took me several attempts but got Garden View for 77 a night
seems they automatically deny then approve if you push
used aavacations

I was able to get AAvacations rate honored as well (without appealing), even though it only listed options for "ROH" rooms. Traveling Dec 16-20 for $77/night.

Was denied because of the following reason:

The Terms and Conditions of Marriott's Look No Further(SM) Best Rate Guarantee require that valid claims must be submitted for accommodations with the same guarantee requirements, including cancellation policies and, if applicable, advance purchase policies. According to our review, we have determined that the accommodations with which your comparison was made featured the following booking requirement:

“Policies:
Cancellation Policies
Hotel cancellations or changes made 24 hour/s prior to check-in (noon local hotel time) will be subject to a fee of 1 night/s”

For this reason, we must deny your claim under the terms of Marriott's Look No Further(SM) Best Rate Guarantee program.

When you appeal, what email address are you all using? Or are you all just resubmitting the claim form with new info? I have a different hotel that was refused because it was listed as standard on the cheaper site but suite on Marriott. It's an all suite hotel so a standard room is a suite. I keep reading about appeals and I'd like to know how to appeal please.

When you appeal, what email address are you all using? Or are you all just resubmitting the claim form with new info? I have a different hotel that was refused because it was listed as standard on the cheaper site but suite on Marriott. It's an all suite hotel so a standard room is a suite. I keep reading about appeals and I'd like to know how to appeal please.

I just responded to the original email and they approved my claim.

My claim from the aa site got denied.

Run of the House room. This is the garden view room, which is the least expensive room, on the Marriott reservation source. Your Marriott reservation has the pool view room confirmed.

Any site list a pool view room?

My claim from the aa site got denied.

Run of the House room. This is the garden view room, which is the least expensive room, on the Marriott reservation source. Your Marriott reservation has the pool view room confirmed.

Any site list a pool view room?

Ok do why don't you book the garden view room on Marriott.com?

Ok do why don't you book the garden view room on Marriott.com?

not available, i even called to confirm.

i can't even find this hotel on the aa vacations site anymore

I used hotelopia
worked out well for me in April 2013

Or is this considered a resort and no free breakfast was included? I have an upcoming stay and I'm hoping that my status at least includes breakfast--any informaton from past elite guests would be appreciated. thanks!

Iirc, domestic courtyards do not provide breakfast and are excluded from that requirement of elite benefits? Ime, this was one reason to avoid them

Iirc, domestic courtyards do not provide breakfast and are excluded from that requirement of elite benefits? Ime, this was one reason to avoid them

No breakfast included- did get an arrival Mai Tai ^ but never did see the breakfast spread. You might bet an UG to a higher floor with a sparkle of ocean though ;) [oh and free coffee next to checkin desk to the right]

this no longer available on aavacations

nice property

Came back from this 2 weeks ago with a LNF rate. I have to say they treated me well as a Platinum. Booked for a pool view room, they didn't hesitate to upgrade us to a deluxe ocean view. Since this property is in the east, we saw the sunrise right from the room and heard the waves from our lanai. The mai tais on check-in were a pretty nice surprise too.

As an aside, they seemed to have a 4square check-in deal where you can get upgraded to an ocean view room (even from a garden view room).

I just returned from my 4 night stay at the adjusted rate. Great stay! Nice property, really convenient location. It's on the water and though it's not a swimmer's beach, it's quite lovely to lay back and get some sun.

The Foursquare deal does work and we got upgraded to a partial ocean view room. The postage stamp size balcony was good for a laugh but the room was clean and more than adequate.

Staff was great! I would recommend this place.

Came back from this 2 weeks ago with a LNF rate. I have to say they treated me well as a Platinum. Booked for a pool view room, they didn't hesitate to upgrade us to a deluxe ocean view. Since this property is in the east, we saw the sunrise right from the room and heard the waves from our lanai. The mai tais on check-in were a pretty nice surprise too.

As an aside, they seemed to have a 4square check-in deal where you can get upgraded to an ocean view room (even from a garden view room).

Deal appears to be back on, but only thru December.

so tempting!!

also saw this in my email today..not sure how this can be combined with the BRG though..

Visit Kauai like royalty with a dining credit, ocean view rooms and more at the Courtyard Kauai at Coconut Beach.
From October 8 - December 31, 2012, stay any night and our Royalty All Inclusive Package features:

- Ocean view or Executive ocean view room
- $100 hotel food & beverage credit per stay at hotel restaurant (includes kids meals 12 & under)
- Mai Tai beverage welcome amenity

Plan your next adventure to the Garden Isle at the Courtyard Kauai at Coconut Beach in the Kapaa area near Lihue. Members will enjoy amenities like complimentary Internet and refrigerators in stylish and relaxing guest rooms with private lanais.

A limited number of rooms are available for this promotion. Please see below for more terms and conditions.

For Reservations:
Click on "Check Availability" to make an online reservation, or call 1-800-MARRIOTT from within the US, or one of our toll-free worldwide reservation numbers outside the US and quote the Promotional Code for this offer.
Valid through: December 31, 2012
Promotional Code: MR5 What's this?

oh yeah don't forget to check in on foursquare

pic.twitter.com/QQuH6CR3

I realize this thread is for the Courtyard Kaua'i and the special rate available but don't be afraid of going on Orbitz (which seems to always beat other OTAs on package deals) and pricing a Hotel + Car Rental package. Just made a booking for the Sheraton Kaua'i with an Oceanfront room where if you subtract out the car rental at the lowest retail available (and lowest Hotwire rate available) comes out to $110/night.

The Sheraton is in a far nicer location on Poipu beach especially for the winter months.

I realize this thread is for the Courtyard Kaua'i and the special rate available but don't be afraid of going on Orbitz (which seems to always beat other OTAs on package deals) and pricing a Hotel + Car Rental package. Just made a booking for the Sheraton Kaua'i with an Oceanfront room where if you subtract out the car rental at the lowest retail available (and lowest Hotwire rate available) comes out to $110/night.

The Sheraton is in a far nicer location on Poipu beach especially for the winter months.

Can you elaborate on the location differences? I'm thinking about a trip to Kaua'i in January, but have never been to HI before. Also trying to keep things within budget, but not sure what to spend more on...

Thanks to what I read here, I just booked the ocean view room at this property for Feb 2013 at a rate of $103 per night.

The standard at Marriott.com was $186, but I saw $155 at Hotelopia and submitted a BRG claim. I got an email response within 1 hour and my rate adjusted to $103.

Thanks to what I read here, I just booked the ocean view room at this property for Feb 2013 at a rate of $103 per night.

The standard at Marriott.com was $186, but I saw $155 at Hotelopia and submitted a BRG claim. I got an email response within 1 hour and my rate adjusted to $103.

i thought it was only suppose to be a 25% discount

i thought it was only suppose to be a 25% discount

Yeah! Cannot say I understand their math (discount seems to be more than 25%) but I didn't think it was wise to question :)

using the aa site to get the discount (though posts since that time indicate that this may not be available anymore).

I'm Marriott Gold but it was my husband's 4square check in that seems to have gotten us an upgrade to a partial ocean view. I don't know if the partial ocean view is really that big of a deal. We had a good view of the pool and could see a little ocean from the balcony, but if I wanted to see the ocean, there were plenty of better sites than the hotel and we didn't spend a lot of time in the hotel.

The hotel was fine--nothing to wow me--but met expectations. In fact the lobby area leading to the pool was nicer than I anticipated, more beach resort-like when I was anticipating something closer to the mainland Courtyards that I've stayed at for business. The pool water was freezing! If you want to swim at this time of the year, head south and swim in the ocean. There is a beach by the hotel but not for swimming and also difficult to walk on since it was so slanted, but if you want to walk, just a little north are wonderful paved trails right along the cliffs.

Also for anyone interested in snorkeling, November--at least this year--is not a good time. The water is really rough on almost all the beaches we visited. We went on a raft tour of the coast that was supposed to be combined with snorkeling but the water was too rough. There was one beach down south in Lihue that was ok for snorkeling but be careful going in since most of the entries to the water were really rocky but there is a sandy strip.

Thanks toinktoink. But slight problem. I booked a room in Jul for $221 (incl tax) and used an BRG with hotelopia rate of $126 (also incl tax). Marriott accepted but took the $126 as the base rate (excl tax) and reduce the Marriott base rate to $83. Then they add the extra adult charge and tax, getting it to $123. So just a $3 reduction from hotelopia. I'll contact Marriott again to clarify, and see what they say

Don't forget..if u don't have a marriot cc..then to use an amex business affliated open card..you can get another 5% off your courtyard stay

Thanks toinktoink. But slight problem. I booked a room in Jul for $221 (incl tax) and used an BRG with hotelopia rate of $126 (also incl tax). Marriott accepted but took the $126 as the base rate (excl tax) and reduce the Marriott base rate to $83. Then they add the extra adult charge and tax, getting it to $123. So just a $3 reduction from hotelopia. I'll contact Marriott again to clarify, and see what they say
Update: went down to $121.

just did a successful brg...sure not as good as on the original aa site..but still not bad...2 nights came out to 193$ or so...hopefully they still honor their foursquare checkin special...

looks like its still avail..

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