Fairmont Chase Signature Card
Mar 14, 2014, 10:49 am
#781
Join Date: Sep 2010
Location: San Francisco Bay Area
Posts: 5,825
Me too... but I wish now that I didn't get this card, and wish I got the Hyatt card instead..... Fairmont seems to restrict too much, the usage of the certs, especially to the properties Id like to go to like the one in Telluride... and I didnt realize there will be a year expiration... if people are having trouble redeeming them, then its gonna be a real problem.
What are the restrictions at Telluride? Blackout during the week between Christmas and New Years? Or other dates?
Mar 14, 2014, 11:10 am
#782
Join Date: Mar 2006
Location: (SJC)
Posts: 2,198
One can not use certificates at these locations.
As seen here: http://www.fairmont.com/promotions/c...nd-conditions/
In addition, Certificates may not be used as credit towards Fairmont Gold Rooms or Suites or at Fairmont Heritage Place Residences.
I have had the card since inception.
As far as Chase Free Night certificates:
2012 - I used 1 cert at the Savoy, 1 cert at Pacific Rim
2013 - I used my renewal cert at Miramar for my wedding
2014 - TBD
These 3 certificates I have utilized have been quite valuable, and I valued my stays at about $450 per night (Excluding any suite/upgrade value)
It is as simple as this:
If you can book a Fairmont Room (And there are no blackout dates) you can use the certificate.
Last edited by AMRivlin; Mar 14, 2014 at 11:15 am
Mar 14, 2014, 5:01 pm
#784
Join Date: Feb 2009
Posts: 3,737
I just wanted to get an idea of how long it took to get the certificates after you meet the spending. Is it a certain amount of time after the statement in which you meet the requirement posts or a certain amount of time after you hit the spend on the card?
Mar 14, 2014, 5:41 pm
#785
Join Date: Mar 2006
Location: (SJC)
Posts: 2,198
Spend $1000, wait for statement, then they arrive in 1-2 weeks after, sometimes immediately.
Mar 14, 2014, 9:42 pm
#786
Join Date: Feb 2009
Posts: 3,737
Wanting to use them May 3rd, met the spend a few days ago.. Statement posts around April 5th. Just trying to figure out when I should expect them. Do they email you to notify you?
Mar 17, 2014, 2:40 pm
#787
Join Date: Jan 2014
Location: MSN
Posts: 203
Datapoint:
Hit minimum spend about 1.5 weeks prior to statement closing. The two complimentary night certificates (and four $25 breakfast certs) were posted to my FPC account a couple of days before the statement closed.
The other Premier certs (2x $25 dining, 3rd night free, room upgrade, suite upgrade) were posted as soon as I registered for FPC account access (a week or so after applying for the card.
Looking forward to using the 2 comp night certs, the suite upgrade certs, the breakfast certs, and probably the dining certs in San Francisco this summer! It looks like I'll be getting about $1100-1300 of value out of this card...probably the best bang-for-buck CC bonus I've received.
Hit minimum spend about 1.5 weeks prior to statement closing. The two complimentary night certificates (and four $25 breakfast certs) were posted to my FPC account a couple of days before the statement closed.
The other Premier certs (2x $25 dining, 3rd night free, room upgrade, suite upgrade) were posted as soon as I registered for FPC account access (a week or so after applying for the card.
Looking forward to using the 2 comp night certs, the suite upgrade certs, the breakfast certs, and probably the dining certs in San Francisco this summer! It looks like I'll be getting about $1100-1300 of value out of this card...probably the best bang-for-buck CC bonus I've received.
Mar 21, 2014, 11:30 am
#788
Join Date: Apr 2011
Posts: 302
Telluride is not a Fairmont, it is a Heritage Place with Fairmont Branding.
One can not use certificates at these locations.
As seen here: http://www.fairmont.com/promotions/c...nd-conditions/
To be honest, and harsh, people need to RT*M before signing up for benefits.
I have had the card since inception.
As far as Chase Free Night certificates:
2012 - I used 1 cert at the Savoy, 1 cert at Pacific Rim
2013 - I used my renewal cert at Miramar for my wedding
2014 - TBD
These 3 certificates I have utilized have been quite valuable, and I valued my stays at about $450 per night (Excluding any suite/upgrade value)
It is as simple as this:
If you can book a Fairmont Room (And there are no blackout dates) you can use the certificate.
One can not use certificates at these locations.
As seen here: http://www.fairmont.com/promotions/c...nd-conditions/
To be honest, and harsh, people need to RT*M before signing up for benefits.
I have had the card since inception.
As far as Chase Free Night certificates:
2012 - I used 1 cert at the Savoy, 1 cert at Pacific Rim
2013 - I used my renewal cert at Miramar for my wedding
2014 - TBD
These 3 certificates I have utilized have been quite valuable, and I valued my stays at about $450 per night (Excluding any suite/upgrade value)
It is as simple as this:
If you can book a Fairmont Room (And there are no blackout dates) you can use the certificate.
Mar 24, 2014, 5:08 pm
#789
Join Date: Apr 2011
Posts: 302
Cards arrived today in ridiculously fancy packaging. Both cards have "Charter Member" printed below our names. Neither of us has ever stayed at a Fairmont before and it looks like the charter member promo was only back in 2012. Did we somehow get an added benefit with our cards?
Mar 24, 2014, 9:58 pm
#790
Join Date: Oct 2007
Location: L.A.
Programs: WN A-list & CP, Delta GM
Posts: 448
airfare redemption
A little known feature of Fairmont Rewards is the airfare redemption option. I am copying from the T&C (highlight is mine):
Travel
• You may redeem Fairmont Rewards for available airline tickets and car rentals through our toll-free travel redemption number 1-855-234-2538 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
• You will be told the amount of any service fee, if applicable, before you book your airline ticket(s) through our toll-free number.
• Redemptions may be made in 1 Fairmont Reward increments for each $0.0100 incremental ticket value. For example, 20,000 Fairmont Rewards can be redeemed for a $200 airline ticket.
• If you want to book a ticket with a value greater than the redemption value of your Fairmont Rewards, the additional amount must be paid for using your Card. Sufficient credit must be available for the transaction to be approved.
• In addition, there may be bonus offers for a ticket with a “fixed” value, for a discounted number of Fairmont Rewards, available through our toll-free number, where permitted by law. Redemptions for this specific item have the service fee waived.
• If you choose to book a ticket using the “fixed” ticket bonus option, and the actual ticket value is less, the number of Fairmont Rewards needed to redeem remains the same. For example, an offer to redeem 25,000 Fairmont Rewards for one roundtrip scheduled airline ticket valued at up to $335 will still require 25,000 Fairmont Rewards if the ticket you book is valued at $300.
• If you book a ticket with a value greater than the value of the “fixed” ticket, the additional amount must be paid for using your Card and/or additional Fairmont Rewards.
• Standard age, driver and credit rental requirements apply to car rental rewards. Minimum rental age is 25 (exceptions apply).
Normally it is 1 cent per point = the same as the gift card redemption option. However, there is a fixed value option. Chase doesn't make the table (I assume there is a table) public but just say you have to call the toll number. In the example given, you can redeem 25,000 points for up to $355 value and if your ticket is more than $355 you simply pay with your card. The value of a point is 1.42 cents in this example. I haven't called that number but wonder if anyone had experience with this "bonus offer".
Travel
• You may redeem Fairmont Rewards for available airline tickets and car rentals through our toll-free travel redemption number 1-855-234-2538 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
• You will be told the amount of any service fee, if applicable, before you book your airline ticket(s) through our toll-free number.
• Redemptions may be made in 1 Fairmont Reward increments for each $0.0100 incremental ticket value. For example, 20,000 Fairmont Rewards can be redeemed for a $200 airline ticket.
• If you want to book a ticket with a value greater than the redemption value of your Fairmont Rewards, the additional amount must be paid for using your Card. Sufficient credit must be available for the transaction to be approved.
• In addition, there may be bonus offers for a ticket with a “fixed” value, for a discounted number of Fairmont Rewards, available through our toll-free number, where permitted by law. Redemptions for this specific item have the service fee waived.
• If you choose to book a ticket using the “fixed” ticket bonus option, and the actual ticket value is less, the number of Fairmont Rewards needed to redeem remains the same. For example, an offer to redeem 25,000 Fairmont Rewards for one roundtrip scheduled airline ticket valued at up to $335 will still require 25,000 Fairmont Rewards if the ticket you book is valued at $300.
• If you book a ticket with a value greater than the value of the “fixed” ticket, the additional amount must be paid for using your Card and/or additional Fairmont Rewards.
• Standard age, driver and credit rental requirements apply to car rental rewards. Minimum rental age is 25 (exceptions apply).
Normally it is 1 cent per point = the same as the gift card redemption option. However, there is a fixed value option. Chase doesn't make the table (I assume there is a table) public but just say you have to call the toll number. In the example given, you can redeem 25,000 points for up to $355 value and if your ticket is more than $355 you simply pay with your card. The value of a point is 1.42 cents in this example. I haven't called that number but wonder if anyone had experience with this "bonus offer".
Last edited by leonard016; Mar 24, 2014 at 10:20 pm
Mar 24, 2014, 10:08 pm
#791
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Join Date: May 2009
Location: FRA / YEG
Programs: AC Super Elite, Radisson Platinum, Accor Platinum
Posts: 11,874
Mar 24, 2014, 10:14 pm
#792
Suspended
Join Date: Jan 2010
Location: Calgary, Alberta
Programs: Hyatt Diamond, Fairmont Platinum, Aeroplan Diamond, HHonors Gold, SPG Gold
Posts: 18,686
Is this feature in addition to the free nights once each threshold is achieved? If so, then the benefits on this card is actually pretty good. CC holder receives both points and free nights.
Mar 24, 2014, 10:22 pm
#793
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Join Date: May 2009
Location: FRA / YEG
Programs: AC Super Elite, Radisson Platinum, Accor Platinum
Posts: 11,874
What feature? Earning points? Yes. You earn points as outlined in post 1 and if you meet the $12k threshold you get a free night cert on top of that.
Mar 24, 2014, 10:29 pm
#794
Join Date: Oct 2007
Location: L.A.
Programs: WN A-list & CP, Delta GM
Posts: 448
You earn points for your purchases charged to the card, just like other rewards card. If you spend $12K a year you receive 12K points plus the free night. Since there are many cards return more than 1%, Fairmont Card is generally not good for general spending. If you only charge the card for general spending (meaning no bonus points), you actually lost $120 a year compared to FIA Fidelity Amex which returns 2% cashback - consider your free night to cost $120. However, this "fixed" value option may reduce your cost to, say $70.
Mar 24, 2014, 10:34 pm
#795
Suspended
Join Date: Jan 2010
Location: Calgary, Alberta
Programs: Hyatt Diamond, Fairmont Platinum, Aeroplan Diamond, HHonors Gold, SPG Gold
Posts: 18,686
You earn points for your purchases charged to the card, just like other rewards card. If you spend $12K a year you receive 12K points plus the free night. Since there are many cards return more than 1%, Fairmont Card is generally not good for general spending. If you only charge the card for general spending (meaning no bonus points), you actually lost $120 a year compared to FIA Fidelity Amex which returns 2% cashback - consider your free night to cost $120. However, this "fixed" value option may reduce your cost to, say $70.
The free night could be worth $600 or $700 US depending at the hotel you redeem at. The value of the package could far surpass competition.