Originally Posted by
OliverB
Thank you both! I knew that I had registered for the SPG promo and I must have gotten the two confused!
The SPG promo only offers double credit (2x Starpoints) plus an extra 1K points and I believe it's a one-time offer.
I was initially going to stay at the Westin exclusively to earn more SPG points in order to transfer out to Marriott at 3x value but w/ this more enticing free night promo by Marriott, I'm going to switch it up to take advantage of both offers. So 3 hotels total.
I just want to better understand how the free night is awarded based on category and tier in order to determine which properties to book. What if my stays include a category 7 and 8 hotel; which would the free night award reflect? Is the free night awarded in the form of a voucher or points and does it matter what category/tier of property we stay at?
The Megabonus free night is provided as a cert that is good for any cat 1-5 property within the Marriott family brands. Doesn't matter what category you stayed at to earn the cert. The cert will have an expiration date of six months from when it was earned. It must be consumed by that date (not just applied), and can only be used for a cat 1-5 property (meaning you can't use it at a cat 8 property and "pay the difference")