Quick question on reward room availability
Mar 31, 2015, 8:48 am
#1
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Quick question on reward room availability
Hey all,
I am looking at taking a quick trip to a beach on points. The deal is, I don't have hhonors points, I have 500k AMEX MR points which I would transfer to HHonors to book a room.
The thing is, I search a room on the Hilton site and see a points room and then when I log in, it disappears. Is this because I dont have a HHonors point balance? Will it change once I transfer?
I am looking at taking a quick trip to a beach on points. The deal is, I don't have hhonors points, I have 500k AMEX MR points which I would transfer to HHonors to book a room.
The thing is, I search a room on the Hilton site and see a points room and then when I log in, it disappears. Is this because I dont have a HHonors point balance? Will it change once I transfer?
Mar 31, 2015, 8:54 am
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Hey all,
I am looking at taking a quick trip to a beach on points. The deal is, I don't have hhonors points, I have 500k AMEX MR points which I would transfer to HHonors to book a room.
The thing is, I search a room on the Hilton site and see a points room and then when I log in, it disappears. Is this because I dont have a HHonors point balance? Will it change once I transfer?
I am looking at taking a quick trip to a beach on points. The deal is, I don't have hhonors points, I have 500k AMEX MR points which I would transfer to HHonors to book a room.
The thing is, I search a room on the Hilton site and see a points room and then when I log in, it disappears. Is this because I dont have a HHonors point balance? Will it change once I transfer?
Mar 31, 2015, 9:13 am
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Directly to your question, HHonors award search is full of inconsistencies. Sometimes a reward room will not appear if you're logged in but don't have enough points. Sometimes it will appear, anyway.
If you don't know the nuances of point usage this is an excellent overview.
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/hilto...ch-2015-a.html
Mar 31, 2015, 10:15 am
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Thanks, I know the valuation is a pretty bad one. Some of the rooms I was looking at ended being about 1cent per MR point which isn't horrible.
I know the best MR valuations are airfare to europe (and even domestic with ANA/Avios) but I honestly don't see myself on a europe trip for years unless I pack up my army of 3 toddles with me.
I know the best MR valuations are airfare to europe (and even domestic with ANA/Avios) but I honestly don't see myself on a europe trip for years unless I pack up my army of 3 toddles with me.
Mar 31, 2015, 2:29 pm
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You're correct. When logged in, you need enough points in your account to see the awards and make a reservation.
Mar 31, 2015, 3:11 pm
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Is this new? Seems to me in the past it would say something like you need to purchase X points for $X to use this option. I specifically remember laughing at the ridiculous dollar amounts it would often require.
Mar 31, 2015, 4:16 pm
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Mar 31, 2015, 5:28 pm
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Okay, my mistake. I should have said sometimes it won't let you see the points required for the Award if you don't have enough points when logged in. Not sure about this, but perhaps this scenario applies to Standard Awards. Where Premium Awards are involved, does it let you know how many points you need to purchase to make that reservation. Only guessing here.
Apr 1, 2015, 9:38 pm
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Those ridiculous premium room redemptions are one of several reasons why a good chunk of my redemptions are for the more modest properties during an unusual peak period (aka a room that is usually $150 and for that time frame is going for $400-500). An added bonus is the standard award rooms at those properties doesn't typically deviate too much for the upper range (not taking into account suites)