Jim055

+ per year.

Neil35

Your opinion brings up an interesting question: who is paying for the Bonus Award Night?

Is it the individual hotel owner?
Is it the Club Carlson program?
Is it U.S. Bank?

All I know is I am not paying (directly).

Tizzette

In the other programs like SPG and HH, the program pays the hotel when you redeem points or free night awards but the rate is quite low.

Neil35

In all programs that I know of the card issuers buy points from hotel programs and the card holders in turn use the points they earn (through cc spending) to book award nights.

The Club Carlson card goes beyond that. Does U.S. Bank buy nights in addition to points from Club Carlson?

vrzz123

How do I get a total of four night. Please explain

dsquared37

You need 2 accounts each associated with the credit card. Then just alternate 2 night reservations.

vrzz123

How is this not considered a continuous stay
Night 1 &2 under my name and using points -night 2 is free from the credit card
Night 3&4 under my husbands name using points and night 4 free from credit card
Night 5-9 reservstion under my nane and husband via travel agent paid with cash
Night 9-10 - under my name using points night 10 free from credit card

Would I be able to get night 10 free? Isn't this a continuous stay? Also the rules say can't check in and check out?
Isn't this what I'm doing- checking in and checking out

Only one Bonus Award Night will be available for a stay of two or more consecutive nights at the same hotel (early checkout with one night stay not eligible), regardless of the total length of stay, the total number of reservations or the number of check-in/check-outs, is subject to availability and all other terms and conditions and cancellation policies regarding Award Nights apply. Does not apply to additional reservations booked as contiguous stays at the same hotel. Only one room per reservation, per hotel for an Award Stay will be eligible to receive the Bonus Award Night offer.

arizonawildcat

Well, there are certainly many items in that paragraph that could be interpreted in different ways. Like I said before, my wife and I have only done the 4-night today stay (two separate 2-night reservations) and then had the clerk combine the two reservations when checking in to avoid having to move rooms.

This is where it stopped, however. The trick is to have someone with an upcoming stay book nights 5&6 back on the first person's account again (the one who also had booked nights 1&2). This will be the true test of if this will work - anyone game to try?

Tizzette

Whether they call it free nights or points, the credit card companies are still buying them from the hotel points programs. When you redeem them, the hotel gets paid for your stay by the hotel points program. It's is a lower rate than any guest would have pay for a room.

ZapperO

Can anyone advise on how many days it typically takes for the 2nd free night benefit to be added to your Club Carlson account after you are approved by US Bank for the card?

I have a trip to Amsterdam a week from now that just got booked out of the blu and I'd like to be able to take advantage of the 2nd free night benefit next week (assuming availability is still open at the Radison Blu, which it is right now). I have the points, I just need the status/credit card link to kick in so I'm eligible to book it. Thanks for any advice/experiences that people can share...

OliverWinthorpe

For me it was almost instant. It doesn't indicate anywhere that you have it. But when I booked a 2 night stay on the final page it was for 50% of the points. If you associated your membership number when you signed up I'd say try it now, it might already be working.

WrLdTrvLnIndian

Trying to do the following, online it allowed me to do so and have a confirmation, but wanted to get some consensus from some that have experienced the same.

Night 1 and 2 - My Credit Card and Club Carlson Account (Reservation under my name)
Night 3 and 4 - My Mom's Credit Card and Club Carlson Account (Reservation under my name)

Should i book Night 3 and 4 under my wife's name to avoid issues (mom not traveling with us)? Or, since the fact that it allowed me to book them without any issues to leave it alone (i.e. 4 consecutive nights from two account all under one name)

thanks

farnorthtrader

I assume these are award bookings and second night free, however, from everything I have seen before, this is not possible. The website has always prepopulated the name for the booking using the club Carlson account information and would not allow me to change it, so I don't understand how you used your mom's club Carlson account and put the reservation in your name. It sounds to me like something has gone wrong and you need to check your reservations to make sure that they are set up the way you think they are.

WrLdTrvLnIndian

It allowed me to change the name/address and email address. I also got the confirmation in my email (as i had changed it from my moms to mine). Just double checked loging into my mom's account and says Guest Name: WrldTrvlnIndian.

Given the above, it should work out, right? The stay is not until Sept 2015. Thought maybe i call the hotel as it gets closer to let them know to merge the two so i don't have to check out.

farnorthtrader

Yes, in my, albeit limited, experience, if the computer lets you do it, then no one has ever questioned it after that.