I'll be damned. I read thru all 20 pages of comments so since the announcement and somehow missed that one post! I saw a lot of uncertainty about the checking out on the day-of the promo start date, so I thought I would provide a data point for future reference.

Anyway, I didn't have high hope anyway. I had since did two one-night stays in different brands so those will count for sure. But that just means I need to circle back to Courtyard again for my stay later in March