JJeffrey

There is no counter though for the $250 resort credit.

GunneRy

Follow up question- there doesn't appear to be a way to book a refundable room at a resort, have the resort charge my card immediately (using the advance pay rate) and have that charge credited to the card, correct?

Adam1222

You could call the property and ask.

NightFury1

Booked Hilton Odawara Resort (It's on the list and it is outside of the US) Advance Purchase back in February. AP did not trigger $250 credit. Had to use it as credit.

Ask4haas

My credit came in yesterday. So it only took 3 days for me.

DaveInLA

sdsearch

Well, since you posted on the 25th, yesterday would be the 24th,which is the same day you said your annual renews. So with it being that tight, I think you'll have to chat with Amex (and save that chat in case someone tells you differently later) to find out whether the credit counted toward the card year that just end3e or the card year that just started.

rabilancia

The DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel Breckenridge is listed as a resort on the "resorts" website. Last Wednesday I booked two nights there for late August. I was surprised to see/read that the reservation needed to be prepaid in spite of it being "flexible." The full $250 credit posted to my AMEX Aspire card this morning.

sdsearch

Hoe was this reservation billed? I presume the reason it worked it because it was a prepayment direct to the hotel because of terms of the rate, rather than prepaid rate (which in the US gets billed by Hilton central, and thus does not qualify for the credit).

Thanks.

David Simon

Looking to make a 3 night reservation at the Hilton Lake Buena Vista Palace. Wanted to pay for one night (using my $250 credit), will use my free weekend certificate for one night, and will use points for the 3rd night. I know I have to call in for the free night certificate. I also see they charge a one-night deposit for bookings. From the thread if I understand correctly, it seems that a hotel that charges a deposit will trigger the credit (as opposed to a true advance pay rate). But I wanted to confirm (or find out if there's a way I can check on this prior to booking).

Side note - if I try to do all three nights through whoever I get to when I call to use my free night certificate - would that affect how the one-night deposit is billed for the night I'm actually paying for?

JJeffrey

Booking the rate that charges the one night deposit will trigger the credit. As long as the rate is the same, then it shouldn't matter if you book this online first or over the phone.

rabilancia

What you point out is what I too understood. I simply booked the reservation @ Hilton.com -- payment was required by the website to confirm.
According to my AMEX account:
"Will appear on your...statement as DOUBLETREE HOTELS BRECKENRIDGE CO"

DaveInLA

MNSWEEps

Booked 2 nights for next April 2020 at Doubletree Fiji Sonaisali island.. USD equivalent came to around $375 and the room is a refundable room (upto 9 days before arrival). My question is when will my Aspire get charged for the full amount... after the stay or in next few days? I am asking as I don't see any temporary charges on my AMEX yet.

JJeffrey

That all depends on what rate you booked. What do the terms say?

If this is just a normal rate that you can cancel without penalty until 9 days prior, then your card won't get charged until you check out. The hotel may put a pending charge through a week or a day in advance etc. to make sure its legit, but the actual charge won't post till after you check out.

But if it's a rate that charges a refundable deposit, then that will vary from hotel to hotel. Sometimes it will get charged immediately upon booking, other times a week later or a month before, etc. No way to know other than calling the hotel or finding the dedicated hotel thread here and asking if any others have booked a similar rate and when did the deposit charge hit.