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Old Aug 7, 2013 | 2:47 am
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kcaluwae
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Originally Posted by BKKLEE
the # of points due is based upon the base rate WITHOUT taxes/service charges (and not include any 3rd party payments which may include parking charges not owned by the property) ...............so it may not be due to a conversion issue.............
T&C states that taxes are excluded. Nowhere have I read that service charges are excluded as well:

Charges that do not qualify for Points include taxes applied to the room rate, purchase of Marriott gift certificates or gift cards, purchase of The Ritz-Carlton gift certificates or gift cards, charges for third party-provided goods and services at participating Marriott brand hotels or Ritz-Carlton hotels, and catering or banquet functions charged to the guest room account.
I had a 10% service charge on this stay and the number of points I received differ 5% so it's somewhere in the middle and is not close to either the amount with or without service charge.

Originally Posted by georgebaz
To calculate points, Marriott use their own rates - https://www.marriott.com/reservation...ateCurrency.mi
Thanks for this link. Checked with this link and it gives me a similar quote to what I find with Google. It's not close to the number of points I received.
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