Moderator, Marriott Bonvoy & FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Oct 2002
Location: McKinney, TX, USA
Programs: United Silver; AA Plat/2MM; Marriott LT Titanium; Hilton Gold
Posts: 11,775
Unfortunately, a stay is considered consecutive nights spent at a single hotel regardless of check-in/out activity. If you want to get more "stays" you have to switch between two different hotels.
Also, the first post has been updated.
I kindly ask to post you stays as noted in post #2:
‘arrival’ – ‘departure’ / Hotel / Handle
You might skip the departure date if you are not sure how long you will stay there.
e.g.
Dec 29 – Dec 30 / JW Marriott Shanghai / hhoope01