Originally Posted by
echino
I am disappointed with Amex not being able to book the $229 expedia rate at all, so I can't use my $200 travel credit. Booking.com has $184 rate! Amex $349 lowest rate (non-FHR) is the same as on Fairmont website. FHR rate at $409 is useless, too. Sure, I'll book $184 booking.com rate.
It would seem that the Amex rates are the same as those offered by Fairmont, in which case your disappointment should lie not with Amex but with Fairmont, who allows third parties to undercut their own rates.