Combining Reward Stay with a Paid Stay: The Definitive Thread
Feb 19, 13, 8:10 am
#226
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I often make separate reservations, some paid and some award, for each night of a stay to have the flexibility to cancel a night without affecting the pricing of the rest. Sometimes they've combined all the reservations upon check in. Other times I've had to stop by the front desk and re-check in daily, but there's never been an issue about keeping the same room.
Dec 30, 21, 10:25 am
#227
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This is a very old thread! I'm not sure if it's best to answer my question on this 'definitive' thread or start a new one, but here goes...
I made a 5 night reward booking, followed by a 4 night paid booking. Today I read that this would count as one reward stay, and I would get no points. What is Hilton's current policy regarding combining a reward booking and a cash booking? Do the points for the paid nights post, or do I need to rework it somehow? I would be grateful for any recent experiences, thanks!
I made a 5 night reward booking, followed by a 4 night paid booking. Today I read that this would count as one reward stay, and I would get no points. What is Hilton's current policy regarding combining a reward booking and a cash booking? Do the points for the paid nights post, or do I need to rework it somehow? I would be grateful for any recent experiences, thanks!
Dec 31, 21, 12:42 am
#228
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This is a very old thread! I'm not sure if it's best to answer my question on this 'definitive' thread or start a new one, but here goes...
I made a 5 night reward booking, followed by a 4 night paid booking. Today I read that this would count as one reward stay, and I would get no points. What is Hilton's current policy regarding combining a reward booking and a cash booking? Do the points for the paid nights post, or do I need to rework it somehow? I would be grateful for any recent experiences, thanks!
I made a 5 night reward booking, followed by a 4 night paid booking. Today I read that this would count as one reward stay, and I would get no points. What is Hilton's current policy regarding combining a reward booking and a cash booking? Do the points for the paid nights post, or do I need to rework it somehow? I would be grateful for any recent experiences, thanks!
Dec 31, 21, 2:16 am
#229
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Feb 26, 23, 5:37 pm
#230
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Refresh my memory about earning pts for a stay
Not any unusual words/terms to pull up in search....
I can't recall if/where I heard this, but wanted to make sure before making a big mistake:
If I have a paid night followed by a points/certificate night (or vice versa), will I get all my points for the paid night, or will it all become a points stay with no earning?
Would it matter if one night is from my account, one night from my husband's?
I can't recall if/where I heard this, but wanted to make sure before making a big mistake:
If I have a paid night followed by a points/certificate night (or vice versa), will I get all my points for the paid night, or will it all become a points stay with no earning?
Would it matter if one night is from my account, one night from my husband's?
Feb 26, 23, 6:32 pm
#231
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My experience doing this has always been that, while the back-to-back stays (the paid one and then the redemption) are converted in the system to a single continuous stay, at the end of the day points are earned on base spend - the amount of money that I spent with Hilton, regardless of what other currency (points) may have been involved. So a stay never "converts" to being ineligible in its entirety or such.
I can't speak as to what involving another person's account would do, though.
I can't speak as to what involving another person's account would do, though.
Feb 26, 23, 6:43 pm
#232
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Some years ago a points stay combined with a paid stay lead to nothing being earned but that changed some time ago. Now there is no issue combining the two; you will earn points.
See for example:
Combining Reward Stay with a Paid Stay: The Definitive Thread
See for example:
Combining Reward Stay with a Paid Stay: The Definitive Thread
Last edited by jerry a. laska; Feb 26, 23 at 6:48 pm
Feb 26, 23, 7:05 pm
#233
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Some years ago a points stay combined with a paid stay lead to nothing being earned but that changed some time ago. Now there is no issue combining the two; you will earn points.
See for example:
Combining Reward Stay with a Paid Stay: The Definitive Thread
See for example:
Combining Reward Stay with a Paid Stay: The Definitive Thread
Feb 26, 23, 7:39 pm
#235
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Correct on the points being earned based on spend but fwiw, a property's PMS system does not convert the stays into a single continuous stay. Any type of redemption stay is made by HH as a separate reservation that must be manually checked in/out by someone on property day of.
Feb 27, 23, 5:29 am
#236
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Correct on the points being earned based on spend but fwiw, a property's PMS system does not convert the stays into a single continuous stay. Any type of redemption stay is made by HH as a separate reservation that must be manually checked in/out by someone on property day of.
Mar 1, 23, 1:12 pm
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