Originally Posted by Annandaler
But there were only 365 nights that year...
That was the year of the
double-double promo, in which each stay after your first (in the promo period) counted double for points credit and
double for nights credit.
I checked into a Marriott property for a long-term stay in January, and didn't check out for over a year. Every night from my check-in until the end of March counted double.
Originally Posted by sparker
That's kinda scary. How long has you been "homeless"? I've been thinking along those lines myself. When you add up all the mortgage, bills, maintenance, etc, it's not much more expensive to move into a hotel.
Ms. JPT put me on notice after that assignment, and my travel is now way, way down. She put up with it for 6 1/2 years; now she wants me home more often. I don't do that homeless thing any more.
You will find, though, that if you're willing to commit to a long-term stay, many hotels will wiggle quite a bit on rates. In fact Marriott's extended-stay brands usually already have decreased rates for longer stays. I've found that the price breaks usually come at 7 and 14 nights, and sometimes there's another one around 21 or 30 days. You might find it worth looking into.