Originally Posted by benmaller

I believe there are 2 themes in this paragraph.

1.) Points: points can be earned on awards stays but only for incidental charges at Hilton, Conrad, etc but not Homewood or Hampton.

2.) Stays: This appears to be seperate from the preceding discussion. Rewards stays will count towards the number of stays with no qualification for hotel brand.

Perhaps HHonors_Representative can confirm again.