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Aug 1, 2011 | 4:37 pm

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iflyjetz

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I've done this a TON of times; no problem. And I do it the exact same way; pts on high rates and pay for cheap nights.

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Originally Posted by b1513

They will have no trouble reserving the room that way but I would call the hotel in advance to alert them that the reservations will be split between points and paid stay so that they wouldn't have to move rooms. They will link the reservation. Nine out of ten times they won't have to but it did happen to me once.

Bobette

Excellent advice, Bobette. It's not hard to get the two reservations linked together but it makes everything much smoother if it's done ahead of time.