Originally Posted by
margarita girl
Quick question. I may have found a LNF for a hotel in BKK. The Marriott website rates are refundable. The only prepaid rate includes breakfast. On the OTA, I found a prepaid rate that does not include breakfast. Which will they use to compare? The refundable rate without breakfast, or the prepaid rate with breakfast. (BRGs are so much easier with SPG.)
Marriott rate
flexible, no breakfast: $173 (tax incl)
prepaid, with breakfast: $195 (tax incl)
OTA rate
prepaid, no breakfast: $152
(I am not booking a prepaid room.)
If they are paying attention, they will deny you because you didn't book a room with the same terms (cancellable vs not) as what your giving the LNF for. That's what they compare, to see whether you booked a room under the same terms as the OTA rate you're now giving.
Check if the prepaid rate has a 24 hour cancel. Some Marriott prepaid rates do, some don't. Since LNF is supposed to get back to you within 24 hours, you can use such prepaid rates with 24 hours cancel pretty safely, since if you're denied or have no answer at 23h NNm, you can cancel and start again.
But unless they make a mistake, if you LNF against a prepaid rate and get approved, you LNF rate will also be prepaid. So if you don't want prepaid at all, give up on submitting LNFs for totally prepaid rates.