5 Night Mattress Run using Points
Sep 16, 2018, 11:57 am
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Absolutely 10k point properties exist in the US. They are not bad places. Just a bit remote/boring. Usually with a view of the interstate and a Wal Mart in close proximity. Or in some cases, no Wal Mart for another 30 miles. I've been to quite a few of them. Most do not come up when searching for a major city because they are so far from any major city...
Thank you all for the comments. Sounds like maybe check-in and leave a piece of luggage and maybe a couple of shirts hanging up. Come back on the 3rd night, and rumple some bedding and towels. Then come back on the 5th night, take my stuff and throw the key cards on the bed. Maybe alert the FDA at check-in that I may be in and out and not spend every night there?
I would hope they would not, but was just asking for advice as I've only read about folks doing this for a one night stay and not for multi nights.
Sep 16, 2018, 5:03 pm
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I used to work in several business-oriented hotels. Some guests would book a Monday-Friday reservation every week. Come Wednesday and especially Thursday, we'd have several checked-in but vacant rooms. If we didn't check out those guests, we'd end up with 2-20 billing disputes every week.
Sep 16, 2018, 10:55 pm
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The only one on the west coast is a Hampton Inn outside Bakersfield, CA. None in NV, AZ, UT, ID... one in La Junta, CO (I think that is the only one in CO; the Colorado Springs Airport Hampton used to be a 10k too but I think again that changed about 5 years ago); maybe 5 in NM... not sure about TX.
Sep 16, 2018, 11:50 pm
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The last 10k point property in the Pacific Northwest was the Clackamas, OR Hampton Inn. It has not been 10k points for probably 5 years now.
The only one on the west coast is a Hampton Inn outside Bakersfield, CA. None in NV, AZ, UT, ID... one in La Junta, CO (I think that is the only one in CO; the Colorado Springs Airport Hampton used to be a 10k too but I think again that changed about 5 years ago); maybe 5 in NM... not sure about TX.
The only one on the west coast is a Hampton Inn outside Bakersfield, CA. None in NV, AZ, UT, ID... one in La Junta, CO (I think that is the only one in CO; the Colorado Springs Airport Hampton used to be a 10k too but I think again that changed about 5 years ago); maybe 5 in NM... not sure about TX.
Hampton Inn Bakersfield Hwy 58 is indeed 10k points! And that's despite the fact that their rooms are going for $100+tax.
We need to protect these critically endangered species.
Sep 17, 2018, 12:56 pm
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Off topic: Stayed there twice this year, mainly because of the stay credit / great value. Otherwise I would have chosen a nicer location. The hotel is less than 10 years old and the front desk confirmed that the owners are trying to keep it in a mint condition. 10k points will even get you a junior suite when it is available. The property is beyond the end or town, but a great value if you just need a good night's sleep. I hate highway noise but neither the nearby huge truck stop nor Highway 58 were a problem to me.
Sep 17, 2018, 2:56 pm
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Or, you can for a generic search for a non-holiday rate far in advance 6-10 months. Sunday nights are often the cheapest, so if doing a single night search, that’s what I do.
You can search an area, say Arizona, and then sort by price for points stay.
Sep 17, 2018, 5:02 pm
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There used to be a list of all 5k, 10k properties. Maybe from the Loyalty Lobby blog?
Or, you can for a generic search for a non-holiday rate far in advance 6-10 months. Sunday nights are often the cheapest, so if doing a single night search, that’s what I do.
You can search an area, say Arizona, and then sort by price for points stay.
Or, you can for a generic search for a non-holiday rate far in advance 6-10 months. Sunday nights are often the cheapest, so if doing a single night search, that’s what I do.
You can search an area, say Arizona, and then sort by price for points stay.
You can find the maps on our website within the article: Award Travel Category 1, 2, & 3 Hotel Maps: Hilton, Radisson, Marriott/SPG, Hyatt.
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Last edited by ScrewTheAverage; Sep 21, 2018 at 11:28 am
Sep 20, 2018, 8:37 am
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There's a lot fewer of them now than there were when Hilton launched its recent 100% points promo!
Jun 5, 2019, 1:40 pm
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We too were tired of what seemed like endlessly searching for high value hotel award redemptions, so we created category one, two, and three hotel award maps for Hilton/Radisson/Marriott(SPG)/and Hyatt.
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Last edited by ScrewTheAverage; Jun 5, 2019 at 1:46 pm
Jun 13, 2019, 5:27 am
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Category 1, 2, 3 award maps for Hilton, Radisson, Marriott/SPG, and Hyatt have been updated for 2019!
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