Originally Posted by Flying Buccaneer

They Hyatt Regency Chicago is $207/night on March 26-28 at Hyatt.com. Getaroom.com has it for $111.71/night. I just called to make a BRG claim and was told that Getaroom is on their "list of sites that are not allowed." When I asked why, the agent said that they don't provide instant confirmations. While I was on the phone, I made a booking using getaroom--it was cancellable--and got an instant confirmation! When I mentioned this, I was referred to some part of getaroom's website that said confirmations may take a few hours.

So, it didn't matter that I got an instant confirmation. All that mattered was that, on rare occasions, a confirmation might not be instant. What a joke!