Originally Posted by janetdoe

The reservation and the rewards certificate are entirely separate transactions.

For example, I just made a 5 night reservation in a standard room. Then the agent gave me two rewards 'certificates', an Axon7 and a Cat7 single night. When I get to the front desk on checkin, I can choose to pay with cash, or use one or both or the awards. If I don't use the awards, I can re-deposit the awards certificates for later use, or save them for the next time I have a standard room for 1 night or 4 nights in a cat7 hotel.

Another example, I redeemed for a 1-night certificate in a cat5 hotel, asked to put it in a friend's name, and e-mailed it to the friend. They had a prior reservation at a cat5 hotel, and they were able to apply the reward to their reservation with no problems.

So you should be able to make a 4-day reservation in a standard room, (it may help to check with the hotel front desk so they can guarantee your room qualifies as 'standard') and then present a printout of the Axon Award certificate at checkin. Or at least before checkout... they should work with you.

Good Luck!

I just saw your earlier post that says you have three free night certificates. I think the same logic applies, you can use three free nights and one points night to cover a 4-night stay.