Washington, DC, Area FFN Mattress Runners
May 23, 2010, 7:52 pm
#136
Join Date: Jan 2009
Posts: 56
May 23, 2010, 8:05 pm
#137
Join Date: Jan 2009
Posts: 56
Bethesda had a ~$100 AAA rate so I decided to bite for variety (it's about $80 after you use the Costco certs). I have to say, rather run down, tired/damp smelling rooms, slow, slow, slow elevators, overrun by high school kids (probably the time of year) and breakfast is a cart in the lobby! Was assigned a room opposite the elevator/next to the ice machines, even though I am Diamond, and it says in the requests "quiet room please". No upgrade of any kind. Dulles is still my favorite - I wouldn't come back here. Also $10 to park.
May 23, 2010, 8:43 pm
#138
Join Date: Feb 2006
Location: ORF
Programs: UA Silver, MR titanium
Posts: 2,020
May 25, 2010, 1:42 pm
#140
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Join Date: Dec 2009
Location: WAS
Programs: UA 1k, SPG Plat, Hyatt Diamond, Hilton Diamond, PC Plat
Posts: 484
Great rates for the holiday weekend coming up! Staying in town this year and looking forward to the 4-night run.
Friday - Hyatt Place Dulles East ($48 LTO)
Saturday - Hyatt IAD ($59 AAA)
Sunday - Hyatt Place Dulles East ($49 LTO)
Monday - Hyatt Fair Lakes ($67 AAA)
Out of those, I think only the Hyatt IAD rate is still available. Anyone else running some Hyatts this weekend?
Friday - Hyatt Place Dulles East ($48 LTO)
Saturday - Hyatt IAD ($59 AAA)
Sunday - Hyatt Place Dulles East ($49 LTO)
Monday - Hyatt Fair Lakes ($67 AAA)
Out of those, I think only the Hyatt IAD rate is still available. Anyone else running some Hyatts this weekend?
May 25, 2010, 10:49 pm
#142
Join Date: Jan 2009
Posts: 56
Raleigh North HP - $79 AAA rate on Friday, 5/28
Raleigh RDU HP- $89 AAA rate on 5/28
HP Richmond HP Innsbrook - $87 AAA rate on 5/28
HP Chesapeake - $101 AAA rate on 5/28
RDU is closer than Dulles for us and they actually have 2 HPs near the airport. You can often find decent rates near the HP Richmond airport on weekends, too. Last weekend the rates were $87.
I drive an SUV, so I have to take gas into account when I'm doing these MRs. It costs me a full tank of gas ($50) roundtrip to do a Dulles run plus the cost of the hotels. I found a rate of $93 last weekend at Chesapeake HP and $63 at RDU. With gas, it was cheaper to do this than to drive the extra 66 miles (RT) to Dulles.
I can split out 2 stays at Greenbrier over 2 weekends for $202 ($162 with the Hyatt certs) and $0 for gas vs. $63/nt at Dulles plus $50 in gas and 4 hours driving time. It comes out to roughly the same thing, just no wear and tear on my truck and no gas for option 1.
I hope this helps.
May 26, 2010, 7:05 pm
#143
Join Date: May 2003
Location: Bangkok, Thailand. No longer Palm Coast, FL though still exiled, again, from the Bay Area.
Programs: Only the good ones
Posts: 5,153
Great rates for the holiday weekend coming up! Staying in town this year and looking forward to the 4-night run.
Friday - Hyatt Place Dulles East ($48 LTO)
Saturday - Hyatt IAD ($59 AAA)
Sunday - Hyatt Place Dulles East ($49 LTO)
Monday - Hyatt Fair Lakes ($67 AAA)
Out of those, I think only the Hyatt IAD rate is still available. Anyone else running some Hyatts this weekend?
Friday - Hyatt Place Dulles East ($48 LTO)
Saturday - Hyatt IAD ($59 AAA)
Sunday - Hyatt Place Dulles East ($49 LTO)
Monday - Hyatt Fair Lakes ($67 AAA)
Out of those, I think only the Hyatt IAD rate is still available. Anyone else running some Hyatts this weekend?
May 27, 2010, 5:19 pm
#147
Join Date: Jan 2009
Posts: 56
If you are able to do it beforehand, please let us know which property it is.
May 27, 2010, 6:41 pm
#148
Join Date: May 2003
Location: Bangkok, Thailand. No longer Palm Coast, FL though still exiled, again, from the Bay Area.
Programs: Only the good ones
Posts: 5,153
It depends entirely on the hotel. Some may accept them at check-in, others may not. You may want to check with the individual property just in case. We haven't tried to use the certs at check-in simply because we always stay for breakfast. But we may look into doing this so we can use the kiosk.
If you are able to do it beforehand, please let us know which property it is.
If you are able to do it beforehand, please let us know which property it is.
May 27, 2010, 9:22 pm
#149
Join Date: Apr 2005
Location: Mid-Atlantic
Programs: AA Plat, UA Silver, DL Silver, Marriott Titanium, etc.
Posts: 4,210
Great rates for the holiday weekend coming up! Staying in town this year and looking forward to the 4-night run.
Friday - Hyatt Place Dulles East ($48 LTO)
Saturday - Hyatt IAD ($59 AAA)
Sunday - Hyatt Place Dulles East ($49 LTO)
Monday - Hyatt Fair Lakes ($67 AAA)
Out of those, I think only the Hyatt IAD rate is still available. Anyone else running some Hyatts this weekend?
Friday - Hyatt Place Dulles East ($48 LTO)
Saturday - Hyatt IAD ($59 AAA)
Sunday - Hyatt Place Dulles East ($49 LTO)
Monday - Hyatt Fair Lakes ($67 AAA)
Out of those, I think only the Hyatt IAD rate is still available. Anyone else running some Hyatts this weekend?
May 28, 2010, 4:35 pm
#150
Join Date: Jan 2009
Posts: 56
I have never had any problem having the cert credited at checkin. HR Dulles, HP Fremont, HP Dublin, HR Waikiki, HP lakeland. (Sure that doesn't help you much.) In fact, I usually give the checkin agent the cert with my ID and don't give them a CC before they credit the cert.