As I noted much earlier in the thread, I got the $50 off gift card. And at a weekend stay, the hotel flatly refused to honor it, insisting that I had to use during the reservation process. I was wasn’t in the mood to turn it into a battle, so I let it go for the moment.

Anyone else have experience with the hotel refusing to honor the gift card? What’s the best way to rectify or at least make sure it doesn’t happen again?