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Old Aug 15, 2021 | 1:00 am
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dbuckho
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5th night free is only when using points. I.e. the total points for 5 reward nights booked with points will come up the same as 4 nights booked with points.

You may be able to book a basic room for free with your points or cert and then call the hotel directly and pay the cash price difference between basic room rate and suite room rate. I have done this several times with certs. Very property dependent.
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