$100 The Hotel Cash Card for $18. Good deal?
Aug 14, 2012, 9:30 pm
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I'm looking at a hotel in San Diego for this weekend.
On Hilton.com, it comes up to $117 with taxes. On hotelcashcard.com, it comes up to $127 (so $10 in additional fee but save $82, so net it's still $72 ahead). Is it too good to be true?
On Hilton.com, it comes up to $117 with taxes. On hotelcashcard.com, it comes up to $127 (so $10 in additional fee but save $82, so net it's still $72 ahead). Is it too good to be true?
Aug 14, 2012, 9:34 pm
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no min spend, and valid for 1 night stays? what is the catch here?
can this be real?
edit: just checked for 2 destinations - san francisco and tel aviv. they only have extremely expensive hotels available. nothing even close to 100 USD/night.
hilton bogota is $ 209, whereas it is only $ 99 on expedia.com on a refundable rate.
can this be real?
edit: just checked for 2 destinations - san francisco and tel aviv. they only have extremely expensive hotels available. nothing even close to 100 USD/night.
hilton bogota is $ 209, whereas it is only $ 99 on expedia.com on a refundable rate.
Last edited by flyinghigh77; Aug 14, 2012 at 10:05 pm
Aug 14, 2012, 9:35 pm
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Aug 14, 2012, 9:38 pm
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Did you use the other one? Or did they prove their business model that a lot of cards will never be redeemed? Just interested...
Aug 14, 2012, 9:41 pm
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I just submitted payment for got the following message:
Payment Accepted. Please allow 2 business days for your order to be processed. You will then receive an email with your Hotel Cash Card number and Restaurant.com card number
So we've to wait a see. Anyway, max lost is $18. If it works, it'll benefit other FT'ers.
Aug 14, 2012, 9:43 pm
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no min spend, and valid for 1 night stays? what is the catch here?
can this be real?
edit: just checked for 2 destinations - san francisco and tel aviv. they only have extremely expensive hotels available. nothing even close to 100 USD/night.
what a scam: hilton bogota is $ 209, whereas it is only $ 99 on expedia.com on a refundable rate.
can this be real?
edit: just checked for 2 destinations - san francisco and tel aviv. they only have extremely expensive hotels available. nothing even close to 100 USD/night.
what a scam: hilton bogota is $ 209, whereas it is only $ 99 on expedia.com on a refundable rate.
Aug 14, 2012, 9:50 pm
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This is the 2nd post I've seen in a relatively short time with regard to "Saveology." Coincidence?
My experience with them has been mixed. Had a good deal or two but that was over a year ago. On the other hand, sometimes I did not get the voucher in my account. Emailing was all but useless and the responses that I received were haphazard at best.
My advice is to proceed with caution. If the pricing on the hotels is as described in the previous post (and I have no reason to doubt, just don't want to look it all up) then I would stay clear.
My experience with them has been mixed. Had a good deal or two but that was over a year ago. On the other hand, sometimes I did not get the voucher in my account. Emailing was all but useless and the responses that I received were haphazard at best.
My advice is to proceed with caution. If the pricing on the hotels is as described in the previous post (and I have no reason to doubt, just don't want to look it all up) then I would stay clear.
Aug 14, 2012, 9:53 pm
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As far as I read it, you will only get a discount of up to 8 percent per booking. so you have to stretch those 100 USD over 12 bookings or so...
Last edited by flyinghigh77; Aug 14, 2012 at 10:07 pm
Aug 14, 2012, 9:57 pm
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from t&c:
"At time of use your Hotel Cash Card has a redemption value of up to 8% off the then published price for a hotel room offered by The Hotel Cash Card website subject to the Hotel Cash Card's promotional code."
As far as I read it, you will only get a discount of up to 8 percent per booking. so you have to stretch those 100 USD over 12 bookings or so...
"At time of use your Hotel Cash Card has a redemption value of up to 8% off the then published price for a hotel room offered by The Hotel Cash Card website subject to the Hotel Cash Card's promotional code."
As far as I read it, you will only get a discount of up to 8 percent per booking. so you have to stretch those 100 USD over 12 bookings or so...
Their mark up is ~8-10%, so pretty much you broke even and they pocket all the commissions.