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Old Nov 29, 2012 | 11:16 am
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Originally Posted by ThreeA4Me
Just to follow up:

I was able to get the BRG of $234 for 2 nights. They wouldn't allow me to book three consecutive nights of BRG ($298, $298, $428 v Hyatt $325, $325, $445) for some reason -- because they would just look at the full three night rate which is Kayak $445 for 3 nights v Hyatt $445 for 3 nights).

So I booked two nights at $234 and used 22,000 points for my third night.

Since I can't suite upgrade on a third night award stay, I'll have to rely on the hotel for any upgrade at all.

Thanks again.
That is a problem I've run into too - often the nights are cheaper when you book a subset individually then booking them all together. You have to make them as multiple separate reservations which throws off suite redemptions. I wonder if you made two separate reservations if there is some way they could merge them into one? The method you did it is a good solution though that saves the hassle and is still a great deal for a great hotel in NY! With the BRG you can get some pretty amazing rates at this property - I had a $150 per night BRG rate here (with a confirmed suite upgrade) booked earlier this month which I unfortunately had to cancel in the Sandy aftermath.
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