Hi irishguy and mickeyjaw...thanks for the quick responses.
irishguy, I could have been more specific, what I meant to say was that I didn't see any language suggesting that I wouldn't earn credits. I take your point re: booking with an affiliate site but if you go through the Avios website, you are redirected to the Hotels.com homepage...the only difference is that you're asked to include your Avios/Aerclub membership number at a certain point in the booking process.
mickeyjaw, the hotel.com credits have appeared on my hotels.com account. I'll keep you posted on the rate if they end up posting to my Aerclub account also.
Thanks again to both for the input.