Originally Posted by
Dambus
By the way, IIRC you will not earn points on the paid portion of n combined award/paid stay (I think this is still the case?)
Wrong. And NEVER was the case, IME. I've booked such stays a number of times.
If you didn't get proper points on the paid portion, it's probably because either 1) the hotel made a mistake or 2) there was some other reason, such as an ineligible paid stay.