Jun 8, 2015, 11:36 am
Last edit by: swag
Reimbursement times vary but seem to have improved in 2017, now about 2 weeks is most common. See this thread for details.
Starting for reservations made on or after July 23, 2017, this benefit will give you the average nightly rate on stays of 4+ nights, and will NOT include taxes.
FAQ
Will I be able to earn points on rooms booked via the Concierge?
Yes
What rates can the Concierge book?
Any rate you can book online at the hotel website should be bookable by the Concierge.
Are taxes included in the 4th night refund?
Currently yes. For reservations made on or after July 23, 2017, this will change and taxes will not be included.
How to book.
By phone: 1-561-922-0158 (concierge direct), or call the toll free number on the back of your card.
By email: Send to [email protected].
Include:
Terms & Conditions: https://www.citi.com/credit-cards/additional-info/citi.action?ID=AdditionalInfo-CitiPrestige
Starting for reservations made on or after July 23, 2017, this benefit will give you the average nightly rate on stays of 4+ nights, and will NOT include taxes.
FAQ
Will I be able to earn points on rooms booked via the Concierge?
Yes
What rates can the Concierge book?
Any rate you can book online at the hotel website should be bookable by the Concierge.
Are taxes included in the 4th night refund?
Currently yes. For reservations made on or after July 23, 2017, this will change and taxes will not be included.
How to book.
By phone: 1-561-922-0158 (concierge direct), or call the toll free number on the back of your card.
By email: Send to [email protected].
Include:
- Your name & email
- Last 4 digits of your card number
- Hotel name (plus address or link if it may be confused with a similar named property)
- Stay dates
- Number of guests in the room
- Any rate type requests (AAA, AARP, etc)
- Your hotel chain loyalty number, if applicable
Terms & Conditions: https://www.citi.com/credit-cards/additional-info/citi.action?ID=AdditionalInfo-CitiPrestige
Anybody used the Citi Prestige 4th night free hotel benefit? (Dec 2014 - Jul 22,2017)
Apr 3, 2017, 10:43 am
#2056
Original Member
Join Date: May 1998
Location: NYC
Programs: AA 2MM, Bonvoy LTT, Hilton Diamond
Posts: 14,638
Aspire is VERY variable. They won't/can't match booking.com, etc. only their rates and if pushed the rates on the hotel website.
Their incompetence led me to cancel to card - might consider it again, but for now I'm either booking hotels that have a promotion for free night, airbnb or........
Their incompetence led me to cancel to card - might consider it again, but for now I'm either booking hotels that have a promotion for free night, airbnb or........
booking.com is not a hotel and Citi is not in the business of lowest price guarantee either so there is no reason why they would be matching booking.com or any other travel agency/hotel consolidator rates. What has been reported recently is you can have Citi book the lowest hotel central reservation rate and then have Citi take advantage of any best rate guarantee the hotel offers.
Apr 3, 2017, 11:05 am
#2057
Join Date: Sep 2007
Location: San Francisco & London
Programs: UA1k, Oneworld Sapphire, Hyatt Globalist, IHG DiamondAmb, Hilton Diamond, Marriott LTP,
Posts: 1,785
I made a reservation using Citi 4th night benefit back in Jan at Aria... this was an exclusive M Life member rate. They had to use a differrent system to pull this off.
Apr 3, 2017, 11:08 am
#2058
Original Member
Join Date: May 1998
Location: NYC
Programs: AA 2MM, Bonvoy LTT, Hilton Diamond
Posts: 14,638
I tried earlier in March for Aria as well. After putting on hold, was told they were not allowed to book mLife tier rates. There is a separate FT thread on this.
Apr 3, 2017, 2:29 pm
#2059
Join Date: Dec 2000
Location: bay area, ca
Programs: UA plat, , aa plat, marriott LT titanium
Posts: 4,833
No I wasn't saying that, sometimes they quote a rate off the hotels website but neglect to mention lower rates (varies by agent), such as senior, government etc. They seem to look rates up on their website (don't know what it is), then if requested look directly on the chains website.
Apr 3, 2017, 6:53 pm
#2060
Join Date: Jun 2012
Location: ATL
Programs: DL, Marriott
Posts: 728
Anyone know if Citi Prestige 4th night free can work with corporate rates?
Apr 4, 2017, 1:50 am
#2062
Join Date: Apr 2014
Posts: 1,774
two rooms in a 4+ night stay.
can I book two room on a 4+ night stay and get two night credit (one for each room) ??
Apr 4, 2017, 7:48 am
#2063
Original Member
Join Date: May 1998
Location: NYC
Programs: AA 2MM, Bonvoy LTT, Hilton Diamond
Posts: 14,638
Apr 4, 2017, 7:58 am
#2064
Join Date: Feb 2000
Posts: 6,546
sometimes a 2 bedroom suite is priced similar to 2x standard room.
this Citi benefit covers the full 4th night cost for such a 2 bedroom suite.
this Citi benefit covers the full 4th night cost for such a 2 bedroom suite.
Apr 5, 2017, 11:50 am
#2065
Join Date: Feb 2013
Programs: Hyatt Globalist, MLife Gold, Marriott Gold, HHonors Gold, Caesars Diamond, Amex Plat
Posts: 5,943
I did this last year. Since you cannot book concurrently or back-to-back, it was ultimately cheaper to do one suite rather than two rooms w/ only the benefit for one.
Apr 7, 2017, 2:58 am
#2066
Join Date: Apr 2005
Location: East Hampton, NY
Programs: AA EXP, 12 year ex AA CK, AA LT PLT, Marriott LTT, Hyatt Globalist, UA Silver
Posts: 230
Could you book as follows
4 night stay with Citi ?
1 night stay booked and paid as a separate reservation
A second 4 night stay with Citi ?
Total nine 9 nights
4 night stay with Citi ?
1 night stay booked and paid as a separate reservation
A second 4 night stay with Citi ?
Total nine 9 nights
Apr 8, 2017, 9:20 am
#2067
Join Date: May 2002
Location: SNA
Programs: STARS/LUMINOUS, PRIVE, FSPP, STARS, MO FAN Club, PEN Club, Bellini Club
Posts: 2,612
Apr 8, 2017, 6:55 pm
#2068
Join Date: Mar 2004
Location: Baltimore MD
Posts: 3,457
FDW
Apr 9, 2017, 12:50 pm
#2069
Join Date: Jun 2012
Location: ATL
Programs: DL, Marriott
Posts: 728
Confirmed that concierge took my corporate code. I thought I recalled at one point in time they could only do AAA/military, not corporate, but guess 4th night free works with corp rates! Great deal now.