Nov 28, 2014, 1:28 pm
Last edit by: Oxon Flyer
Listings of the hotels participating in the weekly SPG Hot Escapes promotion can be seen here.
[ENDED 01 Aug 2018] SPG Hot Escapes [which replace Starpicks and beatthetimer]
Oct 17, 2013, 1:47 pm
#76
Join Date: Jun 2007
Location: europe
Programs: EX²-*wood platinum, EX-hyatt diamond, sixt platinum, hilton silver, leaders club, esselunga verde...
Posts: 2,048
München LeMeridien
15.11.2013 - 17.11.2013
Lowest Rate: 151 Euro
HotEscape for Members: 899 Euro
Only 495 % more...
Is there a special kind of tax in it?!...
15.11.2013 - 17.11.2013
Lowest Rate: 151 Euro
HotEscape for Members: 899 Euro
Only 495 % more...
Is there a special kind of tax in it?!...
Oct 17, 2013, 2:16 pm
#77
Join Date: Apr 2008
Location: Germany-Dresden
Programs: Bonvoy AMB/LTE , Diamond HH, SEN LH
Posts: 181
Le Meridien München - Great Deal 
Lowest Rate: 161€
Hot escapes: 899€
from 21.11.-25.11.13
or Sheraton Genova
Lowest Rate: 92€
Hot escapes: 350€
from 21.11.-25.11.13
or Hotel Bristol, Warsaw
Lowest Rate: 120€
Hot escapes: 1582€
from 21.11.-25.11.13
Lowest Rate: 161€
Hot escapes: 899€
from 21.11.-25.11.13
or Sheraton Genova
Lowest Rate: 92€
Hot escapes: 350€
from 21.11.-25.11.13
or Hotel Bristol, Warsaw
Lowest Rate: 120€
Hot escapes: 1582€
from 21.11.-25.11.13
Last edited by Eastside; Oct 17, 2013 at 2:23 pm
Oct 17, 2013, 2:22 pm
#78
Join Date: Jun 2007
Location: europe
Programs: EX²-*wood platinum, EX-hyatt diamond, sixt platinum, hilton silver, leaders club, esselunga verde...
Posts: 2,048
Italy
21.12.2013 - 23.12.2013
St. Regis Roma: 314 / 912 Euro
Westin Excelsior Roma: 285 / 950 Euro
Sheraton Genova: 77 / 350 Euro
This is no JOKE isn't it?!
21.12.2013 - 23.12.2013
St. Regis Roma: 314 / 912 Euro
Westin Excelsior Roma: 285 / 950 Euro
Sheraton Genova: 77 / 350 Euro
This is no JOKE isn't it?!
Oct 17, 2013, 3:31 pm
#79
Suspended
Join Date: Oct 2003
Location: New York, NY
Programs: Delta - Gold; Starwood - Platinum; HHonors - Diamond & Avis Preferred
Posts: 10,869
Oct 17, 2013, 3:35 pm
#80
Join Date: Jun 2007
Location: europe
Programs: EX²-*wood platinum, EX-hyatt diamond, sixt platinum, hilton silver, leaders club, esselunga verde...
Posts: 2,048
And if you change the dates of my italy " found " into 29.11.2013 - 01.12.2013 the results will be the exactly same...
Other date for Sheraton Genova: 22.11.2013 - 24.11.2013 ==> 92 / 350 Euro
Last edited by Forstbetrieb; Oct 17, 2013 at 3:42 pm
Oct 17, 2013, 3:54 pm
#81
Join Date: Dec 2004
Location: Surbiton
Programs: Virgin Silver, BA Exec, Oman Gold, Starwood, MAS, Emirates, Hilton
Posts: 43
The W Retreat Maldives doesn't show up on a beach search but does on a resort one! Also noticed that additional hotels have been added over the course of the day. Most frustrating website.
Oct 17, 2013, 4:26 pm
#82
Join Date: Mar 2009
Location: Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
Programs: UA-1k, 1mm, Marriott-LT Platinum, Hertz-Presidents Circle
Posts: 6,355
without having read this entire thread, any feedback as to why spg choose to close starpicks and beatthetimer in favor of this?
Oct 18, 2013, 2:11 am
#83
Moderator: British Airways Executive Club, Marriott Bonvoy
Join Date: May 2006
Location: Englandshire
Programs: SPG LT Plat, BA G, BD*LG, MG Blue+ ...
Posts: 16,031
Another error in the Search programming : the Four Points by Sheraton Raleigh Durham Airport is not found when using 'Raleigh' or 'Durham' as search terms.
Looks like it's only looking at the actual address, since using 'Morrisville', or 'Carolina' (which are in the address of the property) as a search term does find it.
Looks like it's only looking at the actual address, since using 'Morrisville', or 'Carolina' (which are in the address of the property) as a search term does find it.
Last edited by Oxon Flyer; Oct 18, 2013 at 2:18 am
Oct 18, 2013, 2:46 am
#84
Join Date: Mar 2007
Location: Germany
Programs: Marriott Plat., HHonors gold, IHG Plat., Accor gold, IC Amb, Hertz #1 club, Sixt plat.
Posts: 359
Oct 18, 2013, 4:20 am
#85
Join Date: Jun 2011
Location: DCA
Programs: AA EXP; BoNVoY Tit LTP
Posts: 1,923
Another error: the Westin Europa & Regina in Venice does not come up in a search for "Italy".
Oct 18, 2013, 6:21 am
#86
Suspended
Join Date: Jun 2012
Location: 0°48′24″N 176°36′59″W
Programs: Taiwan is a country.
Posts: 1,206
A bit like the C&P joke.. raising the rate to increase availability, and now having availability decreased and only available at higher rates..
The Scammy-ness of SPG is growing tiresome.
The Scammy-ness of SPG is growing tiresome.
Oct 18, 2013, 8:15 am
#87
Join Date: Jun 2002
Location: BCT. Formerly known as attorney28
Programs: LH HON,BA GGL GfL,Hyatt LT Glob,Mrtt LT P,Hilt LT D,IC Amb,Acc P,GHA Tit,LHW Strlg,Sixt/Av/Hz D/Pres
Posts: 6,826
Just end this failed marketing experiment, fire the marketing person who "invented" it and the developers who executed it and bring back the SET for beatthetimer, as well as Starpicks. Done. (This is coming from someone who has stayed over 100 nights at SPG properties this year.)
Oct 18, 2013, 8:22 am
#88
Suspended
Join Date: Oct 2003
Location: New York, NY
Programs: Delta - Gold; Starwood - Platinum; HHonors - Diamond & Avis Preferred
Posts: 10,869
Just end this failed marketing experiment, fire the marketing person who "invented" it and the developers who executed it and bring back the SET for beatthetimer, as well as Starpicks. Done. (This is coming from someone who has stayed over 100 nights at SPG properties this year.)
I believe, this product shouldn't have been release without some input from the community. I don't think the website/UI for this is good, but why not give SPG a chance to improve it as they did with Starpicks??
Oct 18, 2013, 8:46 am
#89
Join Date: Jan 2012
Location: HEL
Programs: SPG LTP, hotels, OWE, STE+, *G, Octopus
Posts: 5,784
Beat The Timer beat Starpicks any day. And it beats Hot Escapes, too. Perhaps the US crowd didn't use BTT that much, but we on the right side of Greenwich certainly did.
Oct 18, 2013, 10:30 am
#90
Join Date: Aug 2013
Location: SFO
Programs: UA 1K, Hilton Gold, Marriott Gold, SPG Gold, Hertz PC
Posts: 211
I can live with the UI headaches. The six week window is troubling for those who like to plan our travel in advance and that's likely here to stay. We can see if the number of deals increase but I doubt it.