Originally Posted by
milemonkey
As a Bonvoy Gold I know I receive 12.5 points when staying at a Marriott hotel. However, I'm not exactly sure what charges earn points. Is it just the base room charges and items charged to my room? Do I earn points on taxes, resort fees, tips?
Does anybody have a breakdown of what charges actually earn points? My statements only show totals so its difficult to decipher.
I believe it’s your room rate, minus taxes, plus any eligible expense charge to your room. For example, on my recent stay at W Amsterdam, I received points for the room rate, minus taxes, and the cocktails and Duchess restaurant meal I charged to the room. Well, I had to chase them because they accidentally gave me half the points but I calculated what it should have been and Bonvoy kindly gave me the correct points within 36 hours of asking. I am Gold, so I received 12.5 points per USD on the room and eligible food and beverage charges.
You should be able to ask for an itemised bill, so you can calculate the correct points and compare with your final tally.