I'm looking to book this for New Years. It's an affordable 35k points, and considering the paid rate is over $400, that's a steal. I want to use my two free certs. I've already booked at the HK IHG Intercon, one which is basically use-or-lose since it was an expiring cert.
Anyway the booking policy gives me TWO DAYS to cancel from booking. Considering the unrest over there, who knows what it'll be like at New Years. Most likely OK but you never know.
I'd love to book it for New Years but seems just too risky to book something that's effectively non-refundable. I checked the paid rates and its the same thing. I even wrote Marriott to ask if it was a mistake. I can't imagine why they would do that, its unbelievable that they would have empty rooms at New Years, so why not have a more generous cancellation policy?
Ideas?