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Old Mar 23, 2017, 6:57 pm
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ralphs
 
Join Date: Sep 2011
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Programs: AA EXP, Hilton Diamond, Hyatt Globalist, IHG Plat, Marriott Gold, National EE
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Originally Posted by madbrain
I have all 3 cards as well. I have not found the Citi 4th night benefit to be useful. Reasons :
- Citi concierge only goes by the rates on the hotel web site, not Expedia or other aggregators. And you can often find much better rates there for the same room / same type of rate (refundable/breakfast/etc), frequently 15-20 percent off . The 4th night benefit would save money, but it only ends up being $10 - $20 per reservation due to this.
- You have to call the Citi concierge, and it takes a looong time to make/cancel bookings through them on the phone
So for me, I'm leaning towards cancelling the Prestige card.
I have had success in asking the Citi concierge to find AAA rates or apply rate codes for SPG properties (e.g. Z3R).

YMMV of course.
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