Kick Off 2019 with Points Unlimited Promo
Dec 20, 2018, 9:59 am
#46
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Just checking...you only need one multi-night stay to change a run of single nights from nights to stays?
For example, if my trip, in nights, is 1,2,1,1,1, - that is 5 stays, and gets the 10K pt bonus, even though only one stay was not a single night? Whereas a trip of all single nights would need 10 to get the bonus?
For example, if my trip, in nights, is 1,2,1,1,1, - that is 5 stays, and gets the 10K pt bonus, even though only one stay was not a single night? Whereas a trip of all single nights would need 10 to get the bonus?
Dec 20, 2018, 10:29 am
#47
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Hmmm...that doesn't make sense to me...if what you say is true, where does the 10 nights come into the picture?
Dec 20, 2018, 11:08 am
#48
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In other words, the 10 nights come into the picture if you get to 10 nights before you get to 5 stays.
Dec 20, 2018, 11:35 am
#49
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If you do 3-5-2 you have 10 nights but only 3 stays. So you would get the bonus for 10 nights, even though you don't have 5 stays yet. Both counters (nights and stays) would reset to zero, and you would be ready to try for another bonus.
In other words, the 10 nights come into the picture if you get to 10 nights before you get to 5 stays.
In other words, the 10 nights come into the picture if you get to 10 nights before you get to 5 stays.
Dec 20, 2018, 11:38 am
#50
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Or as @gemac mentioned, if you have 352 then you have reached 10 nights before reaching 5 stays. You get the bonus.
Dec 20, 2018, 11:39 am
#51
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11111 means 5 separate stays of 1 night. You have 5 stays, 5 nights. You have reached 5 stays before reaching 10 nights, you get the bonus.
Or as @gemac mentioned, if you have 352 then you have reached 10 nights before reaching 5 stays. You get the bonus.
Or as @gemac mentioned, if you have 352 then you have reached 10 nights before reaching 5 stays. You get the bonus.
Dec 20, 2018, 2:31 pm
#52
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Hi, Lauren:
If I hit the 10 night point after the third night of a 5 night stay, I should get 10,000 bonus points and my stay and night counters should reset to zero. When I check out, my night counter should be at 2 (the 4th and 5th nights). Would my stay counter be at zero or one? I guess I am asking if the stay is credited at the beginning or end of the stay.
Is there any way we can see our stay and night counters for this promo? We would like to help Hilton by making sure they are operating properly.
If I hit the 10 night point after the third night of a 5 night stay, I should get 10,000 bonus points and my stay and night counters should reset to zero. When I check out, my night counter should be at 2 (the 4th and 5th nights). Would my stay counter be at zero or one? I guess I am asking if the stay is credited at the beginning or end of the stay.
Is there any way we can see our stay and night counters for this promo? We would like to help Hilton by making sure they are operating properly.
While there aren't any plans to include a tracker for this upcoming promotion, we do have this on the "To Do" list and working towards it for future promotions.
Thank you!
Lauren
Dec 20, 2018, 3:34 pm
#53
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Bonuses are awarded based on checkout. If the 10K bonus is triggered by nights, the stay counter would reset to 0 ; nights: 2.
While there aren't any plans to include a tracker for this upcoming promotion, we do have this on the "To Do" list and working towards it for future promotions.
Thank you!
Lauren
While there aren't any plans to include a tracker for this upcoming promotion, we do have this on the "To Do" list and working towards it for future promotions.
Thank you!
Lauren
Dec 20, 2018, 3:37 pm
#54
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Just to be clear, 5 one-nights are 5 stays, as long as they are not back-to-back at the same hotel. Check out of that hotel, cross the street and check into another Hilton, and then cross back again, and 5 nights become 5 stays. Make 5 separate reservations for one night each at the same property for 5 consecutive days, and you have one stay.
Dec 20, 2018, 9:46 pm
#55
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Sooo, what are the best 1k/night properties? 
There hasn't been a better time for longer stays in cheap hotels with a partner. Just need to find a 5k/night hotel, both to have HH account and booking the hotels on both accounts for every other night. The result is 5k - 2k (per stay bonus) - 2k (after 5 stays 10k bonus) = 1k/night.
Even without the points purchase campaign, the 1000 points comes out at just 10USD, with the now expired 100% bonus it would've been 5USD.
So 2-month stay will cost just 300/600USD and both will be Diamonds by the end. Talk about value...
There hasn't been a better time for longer stays in cheap hotels with a partner. Just need to find a 5k/night hotel, both to have HH account and booking the hotels on both accounts for every other night. The result is 5k - 2k (per stay bonus) - 2k (after 5 stays 10k bonus) = 1k/night.
Even without the points purchase campaign, the 1000 points comes out at just 10USD, with the now expired 100% bonus it would've been 5USD.
So 2-month stay will cost just 300/600USD and both will be Diamonds by the end. Talk about value...
Dec 21, 2018, 2:45 am
#56
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Just to be clear, 5 one-nights are 5 stays, as long as they are not back-to-back at the same hotel. Check out of that hotel, cross the street and check into another Hilton, and then cross back again, and 5 nights become 5 stays. Make 5 separate reservations for one night each at the same property for 5 consecutive days, and you have one stay.
Dec 21, 2018, 10:48 am
#57
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Dec 21, 2018, 11:35 am
#58
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Dec 22, 2018, 7:05 am
#59
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It's a little confusing, but it's nice of them to offer both ways to earn the bonus. Marriott's current promo is bad - bonuses only earned on stays of 2+ nights, starting with the second stay. That doesn't work at all for my husband's work stays which are almost always 1 night. So he's stayed at Hiltons and Hyatts this quarter.