Originally Posted by
BKKLEE
Based upon the unambiguous R&Rs, I'll stand by my response.............
The
guarantee does not apply to the following rate types:
Rates that are not publicly available, such as negotiated corporate or group rates.
Discount rates offered only to members of groups or individuals who meet previously-specified criteria, including
AAA members, seniors, government employees, or Marriott Rewards members
https://www.marriott.com/hotel-prices/travel.mi
Yes, but since other FTers
have gotten LNF approved w/ AAA rates, I'll stand by what I said, which is it
probably won't happen, but it's
not an absolute 100% that AAA LNFs don't get approved, regardless of what the T&Cs say.
Originally Posted by
escapefromphl
I found that hotel as low as $123 for early/mid Nov a night using 3rd party search engines, rates which are valid for LNF claim (PM me if you need assistance). I suspect you may still get the stay and points for booking through aaa.com, but I wouldn't take the chance.
If I were the OP, I'd go for the LNF & forget about AAA.
Originally Posted by
escapefromphl
I guess it depends whether you're booking a AAA rate or some other prepaid package on aaa.com:
"In cases where such third party online retailers offer for sale “retail” rates that require the guest to pay the hotel directly for the stay, provided the online retailer has remitted your Marriott Rewards information to the hotel, such stays are eligible for Points or Elite night credit. "
Originally Posted by
VickiSoCal
In general if you book thru a third party site and pay them, you do not get credit. If you are just makign a reservation thru the third pary site, but the hotel takes your credit card and processes the payment when you are on site you do. Not 100% true, but good rule of thumb.
Agree w/ both of the above.
If I were the OP, I'd go for the LNF. I'd also keep checking back on a regular basis to see if the hotel drops its rates or AAA applies, etc.
Cheers.