Originally Posted by
Points Surfer
Don’t know if this helps but in Sept I purchased a 3 night stay as a gift for a relative under my name, CC account, my spg #....booked on line and processed through the Hotels front desk. At the same time I stayed 1200 miles away at another hotel and all worked out fine...no problems, all points/stays deserving were posted for simultaneous stays including the local 1000pt bonus on the distant 3-night stay
I think this may be a YMMV situation because I thought we could only get credit for one room each night in a particular city? Perhaps I am not up to date with any new rules because this is a great way to rack up points/stays!