RogerD408

Yes, it can vary greatly. And making some excuse to have all the charges in one bill could very well get you the points. A similar tactic can be used when the T&Cs call for the member to stay & pay... Use a non-member card to pay for all but the last dollar and the member pay for that. This has worked for promos requiring payment by VISA, company card for all but a dollar and final payment by VISA.

Johnny Rocket

Did you end up getting more than 3 rooms worth of credit then?

DUflyer

If I book and pay for one room for 10 nights, a second room for the last 6 nights and a third room for the last 2 nights (all on different reservations under my name), will I get night credits for all 18 nights?

I would personally check-in for all three rooms (together with the other guests). Check-out for all three rooms is on the same date and I will pay for all three rooms together.

What if check-out is on different dates?

Thanks.

RogerD408

IF everything works right, yes, you should. Now will the property mess up and try to deny credit, maybe. But a phone call to SPG should get it cleared up. There's been nothing in the T&Cs saying the booking must mirror each other, only that member must be staying and paying for the rooms.

lcpteck

I concur.

DUflyer

Thanks for the super fast reply!

What if I physically stay only for the 6 nights and not the ten nights?
(Assuming there is no bed patrol who checks if I am actually sleeping in a room)

RogerD408

Technically, that is against the T&Cs. But yes, no one will be doing a bed check to make sure you are there. Yes, your guests can walk out on the last day, or checkout via TV, if available, and everything will be fine.

Do make sure someone from each room is included on the registration so if something should happen and they need a new key or some such they can do it.

Mystery7

Is it possible to get a stay credit for three nights at two different hotels at the same time? I'll have a stay at the Sheraton Jumeirah Beach, though I'd also like to get another 3 night credit at the Sheraton Deira as the daily rate is pretty low.
Will I get both credits or only one?

Keyser

only one....

lcpteck

Only multiple rooms (up to 3 rooms) is allowed.

RogerD408

The T&Cs call for member to stay and pay to get credit. There are some exceptions, but I've never seen it granted for two different properties in the same general vicinity. Although it might post, it may also get taken away if SPG has any reason to review your account. This review could happen late in the year and making up the missing three nights might be tough to do.

DUflyer

What about two properties in the same building?

Johnny Rocket

You mean like Park Tower Buenos Aires and the Sheraton?

You would think this would be okay, wouldn't you?

I guess if it ever came up for review by Account Integrity you could explain it... but technically, it's a no-no.

mahasamatman

I wouldn't. They're still two separate properties, and you generally can't get credit for two properties the same night.

roverkt

I have a question re the "booked in your name" clause, and apologize if this has been responded to in one of the posts in this thread. It's difficult for me to go through all 17 pages of this (and the other thread on the same topic) cos I'm on mobile with very slow internet connection.

I booked three rooms while logged on to the SPG website, and during the confirmation process was asked to fill in names of people in the second and third rooms.

I filled them in with the names of my travel companions. I intend to pay for them all.

Will I be eligible to the points/stays/nights from this?

Since they were booked under my name (as in the email goes to me and the booking is logged in my SPG account) but are also under other people's names (cos they offered me to fill those in).