Originally Posted by
jdang
I thought I read somewhere its only free for the 5th night if the 5th night is OFF-PEAK or STANDARD rate. If it is during PEAK rate, it wont be free
In The Points Guy interview with David Fleuck, he said that the 5th night has to be of the same or less value as the first 4 nights. Thus, if the first four days are peak, the free night can be peak as well. If you have standard rates on the first 4 then the 5th can be standard or off-peak. You just can't book an off peak or standard award and time it so the 5th night is peak and expect it to be free.