Originally Posted by
ftrichard
For the avoidance of doubt, and also to avoid a mass check out and relocation to non-Bonvoy hotels on December 6, can you clarify that what you mean is the last qualifying night of the promo is the night December 5-6 and you don't have to physically check out on December 6 for that last qualifying night to, er, qualify. Promos usually refer to qualifying dates irrespective of check in or check out activity and hence actual stays can straddle the start or end dates of the promo even if the qualifying stay days are contained within the promo dates
I'm pretty sure that stays that straddle the end date (ie that night of December 5-6) will successfully post the promo for the nights up to and including the night of December 5-6 if the guest checks out some days later.
I just want to check on this as you use the phrase "check out" and not "qualify" which I think is what you mean. If I am wrong and members must actually check out (and leave) on December 6 then this should be highlighted in bold, red, flashing lights. Unless I've dreamed that stays that straddle start and end dates of promos have correctly posted the promo points for the qualifying nights within the stay before now.
Technically, checking in and out on December 6 would not allow a stay to count, because the T&C of the promo say "A “stay” is defined as consecutive nights spent at the same hotel, regardless of check-in/checkout activity on any points-eligible rate".
So Marriott could say that consecutive nights at the same property beyond December 6 mean that you have one long "stay", and since it was not "completed" before December 6, it does not count.
That is, of course, absurd, so I would think that a stay commenced before December 6 should count.
It is amazing that this promo has been around for as long as it has, and so far as I can tell, they haven't updated the language to address any of the concerns mentioned in this thread.