Where did you spend your Chase Free Night certificate?
Feb 5, 2015, 6:17 am
#17
Join Date: Dec 2000
Location: Charleston, SC, USA
Programs: Avis Pref+, Hyatt Explorist, Marriott Life Gold, Honors Silver, IHG Plat via MC.
Posts: 6,786
I got the Hyatt Visa in Nov. 2013 & used my 2 any-category free nights in Aruba 
in March 2014! Vs. ~US$700 buxanite all-in!
My new max. Cat 4 free night was earmarked for Vancouver this July 29 (C$375 a night all-in) for Fireworks Night, but it's a Cat. 3 & I've been targeted for the 20% rebate of points, so I've changed to 2 nights there @9600 net !
in March 2014! Vs. ~US$700 buxanite all-in!My new max. Cat 4 free night was earmarked for Vancouver this July 29 (C$375 a night all-in) for Fireworks Night, but it's a Cat. 3 & I've been targeted for the 20% rebate of points, so I've changed to 2 nights there @9600 net
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Last edited by Brendan; Mar 23, 2015 at 11:25 pm
Feb 24, 2015, 12:21 am
#26
FlyerTalk Evangelist & Ambassador: China
Join Date: Aug 2005
Location: DEN
Programs: DL DM/MM, UA 1K, AA Exp, HH Dia, WOH Glob, IHG Plat, Marriott Gold, NA EE, Hertz PC
Posts: 17,419
Feb 25, 2015, 10:17 am
#27
Join Date: Nov 2010
Programs: Hyatt Plat, Hilton Gold
Posts: 12
I just got approved for the card (still waiting for it to arrive, $1k spend shouldn't be a problem). I'll be in Tokyo in late May and am planning to use it for the PH Tokyo.
It's a relatively easy process and i shouldn't need to worry about availability of rooms in late May if I book in early March, right?
Can't wait to use it!
It's a relatively easy process and i shouldn't need to worry about availability of rooms in late May if I book in early March, right?
Can't wait to use it!
Feb 25, 2015, 12:41 pm
#29
Join Date: Jul 2011
Programs: AA & DL / SPG & HGP
Posts: 1,723
Last, I did communicate with the hotel of my preference for OW, more than once, by phone and email, so that likely contributed to some extent.
Could one get #51 (or say any OW) with merely a non-pool land villa res? Most likely not... but with some advance communication, a low occupancy rate, and Diamond status it might be possible... or maybe paid upgrades have eliminated even a remote possibility of such an upgrade (at CI of course).
Feb 25, 2015, 3:05 pm
#30
Join Date: Feb 2015
Location: The best place on Earth.
Posts: 59
Upgrade was by no means guaranteed. First, it was in the first year of the resort, and since they've introduced paid upgrading (wasn't available then) and tightened up on Diamond/comp upgrading we read here in FT. Second, it was a different GM (who knows if that had any impact). Next, house was only about 50% occupied, so they seemed to take the attitude of "why not upgrade a Diamond to better/best available. Next, two of my nine nights were CC nights (other seven were Passport Escape) which back then were for a suite for Diamonds (while all 51 rooms are "suites" at this resort, or none are, they did back then make an effort to treat those as an automatic upgrade of some sort).
Last, I did communicate with the hotel of my preference for OW, more than once, by phone and email, so that likely contributed to some extent.
Could one get #51 (or say any OW) with merely a non-pool land villa res? Most likely not... but with some advance communication, a low occupancy rate, and Diamond status it might be possible... or maybe paid upgrades have eliminated even a remote possibility of such an upgrade (at CI of course).
Last, I did communicate with the hotel of my preference for OW, more than once, by phone and email, so that likely contributed to some extent.
Could one get #51 (or say any OW) with merely a non-pool land villa res? Most likely not... but with some advance communication, a low occupancy rate, and Diamond status it might be possible... or maybe paid upgrades have eliminated even a remote possibility of such an upgrade (at CI of course).