InterContinental Hotels: Priority Club & Inter-Continental Ambassador - Best flexible rate

For the first time, I've booked my next stays using the best flexible rate. I understand that I must allow PC to charge my card a few hours/days before check-in in order to confirm my stay. Can I do it online or do I have to call PC? And what's more important: if I do it on the phone, will I lose the 1000 points for online booking?

Thanks.

Can I do it online or do I have to call PC?
Sorry, josmon10, I'm not clear on what you are asking. Do what? Once you've booked your stay under a best flexible rate, you don't have to do anything (unless you wish to cancel). Or do you mean you did not provide a credit card number when you made your booking?

After reading your post, I read the terms and conditions of one of my bookings, and yes, you are right. I guess I was confused because, prior to these, I made another booking on the phone (which I later cancelled) and the person from the call center told me to call them up again a few days before my stay in order to find out whether there were any offers.

I am finding that some Best Felxible Rates in Germany actually require a non-refundable deppsit. So how can these be considered "flexible"? This is also the case at these same properties if I book using my default Corporate rate. What's going on?

I am finding that some Best Felxible Rates in Germany actually require a non-refundable deppsit. So how can these be considered "flexible"? This is also the case at these same properties if I book using my default Corporate rate. What's going on?

Which hotels? They haven't done that to me at the IC Frankfurt, and I'm on a fully flexible corporate rate.

I have never been charged before checkout for a Best Flexible Rate, and have been able to cancel online as late as the day of.

Which hotels? They haven't done that to me at the IC Frankfurt, and I'm on a fully flexible corporate rate.

Found this with a couple of Berlin properties during late May. Finally booked this rate (71Euros) for the HI Garden Court K'damm for a night...then heading over to the HIX near Potzdamer Platz for the 2 for 1 deal (49.95Euros a night).

I have had a HI in IND charge me a deposit on a flexible rate. But then they have also prompty refunded it within a couple of days of my cancelling the reservation.

Guess it varies by hotel management.

I am finding that some Best Felxible Rates in Germany actually require a non-refundable deppsit. So how can these be considered "flexible"? This is also the case at these same properties if I book using my default Corporate rate. What's going on?

Which hotels? They haven't done that to me at the IC Frankfurt, and I'm on a fully flexible corporate rate.

I have noticed that the IC Frankfurt has some random dates where the cancellation policy for the Best Flexible rate and my flexible corporate rate is a week before arrival, instead of day of arrival. If you book within that 1-week window, it shows as a non-refundable deposit required. I don't know how those dates are determined, but I'm guessing its dates of high occupancy. The last time I stayed at the IC Frankfurt on one of those rates, it was chock-a-block with some soccer teams.

I have noticed that the IC Frankfurt has some random dates where the cancellation policy for the Best Flexible rate and my flexible corporate rate is a week before arrival, instead of day of arrival. If you book within that 1-week window, it shows as a non-refundable deposit required. I don't know how those dates are determined, but I'm guessing its dates of high occupancy. The last time I stayed at the IC Frankfurt on one of those rates, it was chock-a-block with some soccer teams.

It might be so - incidentally the HI in IND does that to me every year - when I book for the US Grand Prix.

So perhaps you are correct in assuming that special events cause the change in policy in a Best Flexible Rate. It still is flexible from my experience with the only difference being the deposit.