Originally Posted by
chad75
Did for me. In fact I checked out of the hotel stay that earned me the award and received the 2k when I checked out of the HP the next day - so the award wasn't even in my account when I checked in (or out) but automatically posted the next day with my normal stay credit/points.
Hotels in question were the HR Kyoto and HP in Melbourne.
I tried to do this but the stay did not post fast enough. I checked out of the hotel, then previous stay posted and I selected the award, and then the new stay posted and it did not count. Just a data point for anybody thinking of doing this. Also, the award expires within 180 days of being selected (which wasn't stated when selecting it)