Originally Posted by
cpt.shenanigans
Lots of people used to rely on "hotel hustle," but it does not work anymore (I tried). I managed to string together a few reservations by checking 1-2x per day over the course of 4-6 weeks. If you're flexible, you'll start to see things pop up. Le Moana is a good backup/holding option, and it generally has better availability.
I noticed that if you have a free night award available, you are able to find award availability with the free night award that are otherwise unavailable using points.
However, it is only possible to search for chase free night award if you have an award available. This make it difficult if you are interested in changing your booking dates, since it is no longer possible to search for chase free night award availability unless you have one available in your account.
Has anyone found a workaround to search for chase free night award availability when you do not have an award certificate available?