Aug 9, 2017, 11:10 am
Last edit by: SanDiego1K
This is a continuation of the original discussion HERE.
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Starting September 1, 2019 the complimentary 4th night benefit can be used up to two times per calendar year. Bookings made prior to September 1, 2019, will not count toward your two-stay cap for 2019. Starting September 1, 2019 bookings for the 4th night benefit must be made exclusively by visiting thankyou.com or calling 1 800 THANKYOU. Citi Concierge will no longer handle new 4th night benefit bookings but will continue to support bookings made prior to September 1, 2019. To utilize your benefit through our online travel site, and/or have the option to use your ThankYou points, please visit thankyou.com, select travel in the top menu bar, select hotels, choose hotel designated as “Complimentary 4th Night Eligible”, book at least 4 nights, see savings at checkout. 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.
Reimbursement times vary but seem to have improved in 2017, now about 2 weeks is most common. See this thread for details.
Book online at thankyou.com or by phone at 1-877-288-2484 7/24.
Starting September 1, 2019 the complimentary 4th night benefit can be used up to two times per calendar year. Bookings made prior to September 1, 2019, will not count toward your two-stay cap for 2019. Starting September 1, 2019 bookings for the 4th night benefit must be made exclusively by visiting thankyou.com or calling 1 800 THANKYOU. Citi Concierge will no longer handle new 4th night benefit bookings but will continue to support bookings made prior to September 1, 2019. To utilize your benefit through our online travel site, and/or have the option to use your ThankYou points, please visit thankyou.com, select travel in the top menu bar, select hotels, choose hotel designated as “Complimentary 4th Night Eligible”, book at least 4 nights, see savings at checkout.
Reimbursement times vary but seem to have improved in 2017, now about 2 weeks is most common. See this thread for details.
Citi Prestige 4th night free hotel benefit July 2017 - August 2019
Feb 25, 2018, 12:02 pm
#286
Join Date: Aug 2008
Location: Greenacres,WA
Programs: Marriott Plat; Hyatt Globalist ; National Exe; Avis Preferred; Delta Diamond
Posts: 431
Can Citi Prestige 4th nt Free be used booking Costco Vacation Pkg?
I'm looking at booking 5nt stay at the Westin Playa Conchal in Costa Rica.
For my dates the current SPG / AAA rate is $423/nt for 2 guests (all inclusive resort). I inquired with Citi concierge for booking, though they only listed 4th night free credit of $374.42 (I'm still waiting on reply why its not $423). So 5nt rate came to $1741.08.
Costco vacation packages has same 5 nts at $1768 and includes RT airport transportation (which is about $180) and also include $60 excursion credit.
I was wondering if anyone has ever used 4th nt free benefit combined with costco package? Is this possible? I've emailed Citi concierge and while waiting on reply I figured I'd ask here. TIA
For my dates the current SPG / AAA rate is $423/nt for 2 guests (all inclusive resort). I inquired with Citi concierge for booking, though they only listed 4th night free credit of $374.42 (I'm still waiting on reply why its not $423). So 5nt rate came to $1741.08.
Costco vacation packages has same 5 nts at $1768 and includes RT airport transportation (which is about $180) and also include $60 excursion credit.
I was wondering if anyone has ever used 4th nt free benefit combined with costco package? Is this possible? I've emailed Citi concierge and while waiting on reply I figured I'd ask here. TIA
Feb 25, 2018, 5:05 pm
#287
Moderator
Join Date: Jun 2003
Location: Miami, Mpls & London
Programs: AA & Marriott Perpetual Platinum; DL & HH Gold
Posts: 48,956
Feb 25, 2018, 5:50 pm
#288
Join Date: Aug 2008
Location: Greenacres,WA
Programs: Marriott Plat; Hyatt Globalist ; National Exe; Avis Preferred; Delta Diamond
Posts: 431
I guess so, they did reply back on that inquiry and that booking says 13% of all inclusive rate is taxes/fees. No reply yet on whether benefit can be used on costco pkg . .but since that includes airport transportation of 60 min ea way I will likely end up booking with costco and canceling the SPG booking.
Feb 25, 2018, 7:33 pm
#289
Original Member
Join Date: May 1998
Location: NYC
Programs: AA 2MM, Bonvoy LTT, Hilton Diamond
Posts: 14,638
If you can pull the Costco pkg up on Westin.com, then Citi should be able to book. If not, probably no.
Last edited by seawolf; Feb 25, 2018 at 7:41 pm
Feb 26, 2018, 12:33 pm
#290
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Join Date: Oct 2014
Posts: 10,904
i am planning on doing a 6-month trip through europe, africa, and south america, and am considering getting this card purely for the 4th night benefit (and also the 3hr delay benefits).
however, i'll mostly be doing the budget route and trying to stay at hostels and airbnbs (will likely try to keep the $/night rate to less than $50usd or even less if possible).
i read about a lot of experience of getting 4th nights free at nicer hotels, but does anyone here have any experience with budget accommodation availability with this card? i've read on TPG that hostels are acceptable, but airbnbs and other apartment situations are not.
looking forward to any input!
my main cc at the moment is the sapphire reserve so i'll also have to make a decision as to whether to keep both if i sign up for the prestige.
however, i'll mostly be doing the budget route and trying to stay at hostels and airbnbs (will likely try to keep the $/night rate to less than $50usd or even less if possible).
i read about a lot of experience of getting 4th nights free at nicer hotels, but does anyone here have any experience with budget accommodation availability with this card? i've read on TPG that hostels are acceptable, but airbnbs and other apartment situations are not.
looking forward to any input!
my main cc at the moment is the sapphire reserve so i'll also have to make a decision as to whether to keep both if i sign up for the prestige.
You can get the 4th night free through any hotel that you can book through their concierge, which should be just about any hotel. But the fee is $200/year after you get the travel credit so if you are pulling in the occasional $50 free night (which you still have to pay taxes and fees on) the value of the hotels is not exceeding your fee until you have 5 free nights. That is a lot -- 5 stays of 4+ nights in a year.
CSR is a better overall card IMO. I got my prestige today and I also have the CSR... I'll be keeping both but I expect to save $2k on a single trip that I have planned in this spring. It sounds like you will be struggling to get enough stays to even break even on the card -- my general rule is that if there's not clear value on things that you buy anyway it's not worth it. I used to sign up for every card under that sun that gave me marginal value and it was a hassle to keep track of, and more work than it was worth. Up to you, of course, but I wouldn't bother.
Feb 28, 2018, 4:28 pm
#291
Join Date: Mar 2017
Posts: 50
Just came back from our Honeymoon and had 2 different villas booked. The first villa gave me issues and required a supervisor approval, but the second went through without any issues. Not sure if it's new/old news. Just FYI.
Feb 28, 2018, 6:45 pm
#292
Join Date: May 2006
Location: SIN
Programs: KF, MPC, BAEC // Bonvoy, WoH, Honors
Posts: 1,464
Has anyone tried booking a MO under the new Fans of MO scheme using the Citi Prestige 4th Night Free benefit?
Mar 1, 2018, 10:24 am
#293
Join Date: Jan 2013
Location: BOS
Programs: AA EXP, DL PM, Hyatt Diamond
Posts: 2,028
In the past I've been able to have Citi call the hotel directly to book nights that weren't available online (i.e. past the booking window) that I had previously negotiated directly with the hotel (so they have my booking already created in their system).
Has anyone done something similarly recently? Basically the idea is that the hotel has the booking created and knows to wait for the travel agent to call and process it.
Has anyone done something similarly recently? Basically the idea is that the hotel has the booking created and knows to wait for the travel agent to call and process it.
Mar 1, 2018, 10:50 am
#294
Join Date: Feb 2000
Posts: 6,546
same advice always is first to let conceirge create new booking via the standard process on some date with online availability and similar price
few days later, call conceirge for a date change and suggest you conference in the hotel directly.
few days later, call conceirge for a date change and suggest you conference in the hotel directly.
Mar 2, 2018, 3:49 am
#295
Join Date: Jan 2010
Posts: 19
Citi Prestige 4th night free -- Using another name/SPG # for reservation... possible?
So I have a Citi Prestige card, my gf has Platinum SPG status. I'd ideally be able to book and pay for the reservation with my Citi Prestige card to get the 4th night free, but book it under her name / SPG # to get the perks.
When I called, the Travel Agent said that by adding her name/using her SPG #, the reservation would no longer be in my name and that would disqualify me from the 4th night free credit.
Any thoughts on if this is actually true / how to make this work?
When I called, the Travel Agent said that by adding her name/using her SPG #, the reservation would no longer be in my name and that would disqualify me from the 4th night free credit.
Any thoughts on if this is actually true / how to make this work?
Mar 3, 2018, 8:53 am
#296
Original Member
Join Date: May 1998
Location: NYC
Programs: AA 2MM, Bonvoy LTT, Hilton Diamond
Posts: 14,638
So I have a Citi Prestige card, my gf has Platinum SPG status. I'd ideally be able to book and pay for the reservation with my Citi Prestige card to get the 4th night free, but book it under her name / SPG # to get the perks.
When I called, the Travel Agent said that by adding her name/using her SPG #, the reservation would no longer be in my name and that would disqualify me from the 4th night free credit.
Any thoughts on if this is actually true / how to make this work?
When I called, the Travel Agent said that by adding her name/using her SPG #, the reservation would no longer be in my name and that would disqualify me from the 4th night free credit.
Any thoughts on if this is actually true / how to make this work?
Mar 3, 2018, 12:14 pm
#297
Join Date: Jan 2017
Location: NYC
Posts: 427
So I have a Citi Prestige card, my gf has Platinum SPG status. I'd ideally be able to book and pay for the reservation with my Citi Prestige card to get the 4th night free, but book it under her name / SPG # to get the perks.
When I called, the Travel Agent said that by adding her name/using her SPG #, the reservation would no longer be in my name and that would disqualify me from the 4th night free credit.
Any thoughts on if this is actually true / how to make this work?
When I called, the Travel Agent said that by adding her name/using her SPG #, the reservation would no longer be in my name and that would disqualify me from the 4th night free credit.
Any thoughts on if this is actually true / how to make this work?
Mar 3, 2018, 12:28 pm
#298
Join Date: Feb 2000
Posts: 6,546
book as you via conceirge, change to wifey with spg, complete stay, morning of departure call reception to finalize bill w elite credits, at checkout change name to you and say required for expense report
Mar 5, 2018, 7:20 am
#299
Join Date: Oct 2012
Location: HNL / SIN
Posts: 87
If you are going to be spending $50/night on hotels I don't know how much value you will get from this card.
You can get the 4th night free through any hotel that you can book through their concierge, which should be just about any hotel. But the fee is $200/year after you get the travel credit so if you are pulling in the occasional $50 free night (which you still have to pay taxes and fees on) the value of the hotels is not exceeding your fee until you have 5 free nights. That is a lot -- 5 stays of 4+ nights in a year.
CSR is a better overall card IMO. I got my prestige today and I also have the CSR... I'll be keeping both but I expect to save $2k on a single trip that I have planned in this spring. It sounds like you will be struggling to get enough stays to even break even on the card -- my general rule is that if there's not clear value on things that you buy anyway it's not worth it. I used to sign up for every card under that sun that gave me marginal value and it was a hassle to keep track of, and more work than it was worth. Up to you, of course, but I wouldn't bother.
You can get the 4th night free through any hotel that you can book through their concierge, which should be just about any hotel. But the fee is $200/year after you get the travel credit so if you are pulling in the occasional $50 free night (which you still have to pay taxes and fees on) the value of the hotels is not exceeding your fee until you have 5 free nights. That is a lot -- 5 stays of 4+ nights in a year.
CSR is a better overall card IMO. I got my prestige today and I also have the CSR... I'll be keeping both but I expect to save $2k on a single trip that I have planned in this spring. It sounds like you will be struggling to get enough stays to even break even on the card -- my general rule is that if there's not clear value on things that you buy anyway it's not worth it. I used to sign up for every card under that sun that gave me marginal value and it was a hassle to keep track of, and more work than it was worth. Up to you, of course, but I wouldn't bother.
Mar 8, 2018, 3:38 am
#300
Join Date: Sep 2007
Location: San Francisco & London
Programs: UA1k, Oneworld Sapphire, Hyatt Globalist, IHG DiamondAmb, Hilton Diamond, Marriott LTP,
Posts: 1,785
How long does it take to get the travel credit now? Checked out on 19th Feb still waiting for 4th night credit to be applied.
They used to be much quicker before!
They used to be much quicker before!