Suite Redemption Alert
Mar 4, 2005, 10:44 am
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Suite Redemption Alert
Foolishly, I transferred 120k in PC points to BA miles in a recent promo, as my calculations were based on standard room redemption - but every now & then there is suite availability, & occasionally Presidential ones(predominately in S.America).
Therefore just thought would start a thread where people could post great suite redemptions available in the IC Chain with points? To start with;
IC RESORT BERCHTESGADEN of course, as you can see from my recent posts, has currently the Presidential Suite available for 30k, saving at present exchange rates, $3,313.13 usd (something to casually mention to the passenger next to me on the Ryanair flight to Salzburg)
Therefore just thought would start a thread where people could post great suite redemptions available in the IC Chain with points? To start with;
IC RESORT BERCHTESGADEN of course, as you can see from my recent posts, has currently the Presidential Suite available for 30k, saving at present exchange rates, $3,313.13 usd (something to casually mention to the passenger next to me on the Ryanair flight to Salzburg)
Last edited by tristan727; Mar 4, 2005 at 10:47 am
Mar 4, 2005, 3:31 pm
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Wonderful!
My thanks to tristan727 as well.
We were in Salzburg last Easter and really enjoyed ourselves, and were hoping for an opportunity to return again; we certainly did not know that it would be this soon
Perhaps we can even organize a FTers "do" at Resort Berchtesgaden this summer
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We were in Salzburg last Easter and really enjoyed ourselves, and were hoping for an opportunity to return again; we certainly did not know that it would be this soon
Perhaps we can even organize a FTers "do" at Resort Berchtesgaden this summer
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Mar 5, 2005, 7:17 am
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Originally Posted by midnight
Great offer. Thank you.
Have booked 2 nights in May (wife's birthday). I plan to use my free night certificate and stay a 3rd night.
I wonder if this is a genuine offer or if it will be removed . . . . .
Have booked 2 nights in May (wife's birthday). I plan to use my free night certificate and stay a 3rd night.
I wonder if this is a genuine offer or if it will be removed . . . . .
Cheers and thanks for the tip tristan727 ^
Mar 5, 2005, 10:41 am
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Originally Posted by vegasflyer
Can Ambassadors redeem the free weekend night certificate on a points stay? I am in Santiago's Presidential Suite March 10-13 for 30,000/night!
Mar 5, 2005, 12:25 pm
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Originally Posted by Shareholder
Nope. The night prior to the 2nd night free cert night must be a paid rate. So you'd likely have to book the suite at $3K or whatever it shows on the 10th to get it for the 11th using the cert, and then keep your award for the night of the 12th. In this case, save your cert for another trip.
CHeers ...
Mar 5, 2005, 1:30 pm
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checked reward availability on the night I've the Presidential Suite - not only is it not available (thank goodness as it is mine!), but no rooms or suites at all, so something going on.
Far as I am concerned, we are doing IC a favour in highlighting a problem they've not addressed since I joined - which is that every new European hotel which has opened I wanted to stay at, has had either no reward availability, or ridiculously high (like 450 euros a night for the new HI in Athens,months after the Olympics finished) rates on-line for several months after opening. ie. the Paphos IC has no reward availability at all right now. And who decided, or allowed the HI-X at Stansted to remain so ridicuously high in price for the first couple of months it opened - in the face of competition from the Hilton & the brand new (&looking dazzling) Radisson right next to the main Terminal?
So now, this un-preparedness has backfired on them, is all - finally we get a chance to stay at a new hotel.
Far as I am concerned, we are doing IC a favour in highlighting a problem they've not addressed since I joined - which is that every new European hotel which has opened I wanted to stay at, has had either no reward availability, or ridiculously high (like 450 euros a night for the new HI in Athens,months after the Olympics finished) rates on-line for several months after opening. ie. the Paphos IC has no reward availability at all right now. And who decided, or allowed the HI-X at Stansted to remain so ridicuously high in price for the first couple of months it opened - in the face of competition from the Hilton & the brand new (&looking dazzling) Radisson right next to the main Terminal?
So now, this un-preparedness has backfired on them, is all - finally we get a chance to stay at a new hotel.
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