Originally Posted by
fozziedoggie
... Best to book a room at the best available rate (able to cancel without penalty), and then advise the hotel you are paying with a BMG certificate.
Good luck. ^
I received my first BMG cert as a result of a stay where I checked out on 1/1. The BMG cert came via snail mail postmarked 1/5. So that part went well. I just wanted to mention that the instructions that came with the cert suggest making the reservation itself by phone and to notify the reservation agent that you will be surrendering a BMG cert as payment.