Originally Posted by
Governator
I did this exact thing, booked my three free nights as a points reservation at Half Moon Bay, then once the free nights posted I called back and swapped them in. Even better, since HMB uses a points plus program for upgraded rooms, I found I could use the free nights as the base plus some regular points for the upgrade.
How did you you know about this option at the HMB? How did you do this? Did you make the free nights reservation, and then call the hotel directly? What kind of room did you upgrade to?