The Confidante Miami / Andaz Miami Beach - Unbound - REVIEW - MASTER THREAD
#31
Join Date: Nov 2015
Location: FL, USA
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I'll second the need to stay completely away from the beach that weekend! Utter chaos!
#32
Join Date: Jun 2014
Programs: Delta, Hilton Honors, SPG, Marriott, Hyatt
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#33
Join Date: Oct 2013
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So yesterday, i tried booking 28-31 at The Confidante in order to make use of the free night. I picked an OceanFront Balcony King in hope that they'll upgrade me to a Suite since im a Diamond. Price for 3 nights came out to almost $1500. Didn't seem weird to me but i wanted to try something else. I then went back and tried booking 28-30. Oceanfront was $20 less and the price came out to be $900+. Doesn't seem like the 3rd night is actually free...You're still paying for it. I just went ahead and booked 2 nights and then booked my earlier dates at the Hilton Bentley Miami (trying to keep Diamond at Hyatt and Hilton).
#34
Join Date: Oct 2013
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#36
Join Date: Jun 2014
Programs: Delta, Hilton Honors, SPG, Marriott, Hyatt
Posts: 672
Are you sure that you didn't get the 3rd night free? Did you remember to use the "FREE3" code? Also, the 3rd night free is off the standard rate. I just checked and I saw the Oceanfront balcony was $589/night for 2 nights. For the third it clearly showed in the rate details $589/night for the first 2 nights and the third night free. Final price was like $1200 + taxes.
#37
Join Date: Oct 2013
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Looking again - There seems to be a problem with the booking system.
The 28-29 is $499.
The 29-30 is $419.
The 30-31 is $319.
However the 28-30 is $589/night...that makes no sense that you are getting charged more for 2 nights booked together.
So the 3rd night free is working but their system is price calculating the price. You could possibly get that fixed with HGP.
#38
Join Date: Jun 2014
Programs: Delta, Hilton Honors, SPG, Marriott, Hyatt
Posts: 672
Again, did you remember to look at the standard rate?
Looking again - There seems to be a problem with the booking system.
The 28-29 is $499.
The 29-30 is $419.
The 30-31 is $319.
However the 28-30 is $589/night...that makes no sense that you are getting charged more for 2 nights booked together.
So the 3rd night free is working but their system is price calculating the price. You could possibly get that fixed with HGP.
Looking again - There seems to be a problem with the booking system.
The 28-29 is $499.
The 29-30 is $419.
The 30-31 is $319.
However the 28-30 is $589/night...that makes no sense that you are getting charged more for 2 nights booked together.
So the 3rd night free is working but their system is price calculating the price. You could possibly get that fixed with HGP.
#39
Join Date: Oct 2013
Programs: Hyatt Globalist No More..., Hyatt Explorist, Hilton Diamond, SPG Platinum, Marriott Platinum
Posts: 4,375
29-30 is showing as $336 here. Plus i don't think you understood what i said. Perhaps i did a poor job explaining. I was merely stating that the 3rd free night is basically not free because the amount you pay for the 3rd free night is very close to the amount you'd pay without the free night.
You said the Oceanfront balcony king, correct? For some reason, there appears to be glitch with the system. If you book the nights separately (using the standard rate not members only or advanced payment), it's one price. However, if you book the 28-30, it's a totally different and much much higher amount. If you add the 28-31 onto that date, it's the exact same as the 28-30 and when you look at the rate details on the booking page, it clearly shows $0 for the price of the last night.
Subtotal:
$1,178.00 USD
589.00 USD Sat May 28
589.00 USD Sun May 29
0.00 USD Mon May 30
VS (w/o the free night)
Subtotal:
$1,767.00 USD
589.00 USD Sat May 28
589.00 USD Sun May 29
589.00 USD Mon May 30
#40
Join Date: Jun 2014
Programs: Delta, Hilton Honors, SPG, Marriott, Hyatt
Posts: 672
Nope I completely understand what you are saying. You however don't understand what I was originally saying.
You said the Oceanfront balcony king, correct? For some reason, there appears to be glitch with the system. If you book the nights separately (using the standard rate not members only or advanced payment), it's one price. However, if you book the 28-30, it's a totally different and much much higher amount. If you add the 28-31 onto that date, it's the exact same as the 28-30 and when you look at the rate details on the booking page, it clearly shows $0 for the price of the last night.
Subtotal:
$1,178.00 USD
589.00 USD Sat May 28
589.00 USD Sun May 29
0.00 USD Mon May 30
VS (w/o the free night)
Subtotal:
$1,767.00 USD
589.00 USD Sat May 28
589.00 USD Sun May 29
589.00 USD Mon May 30
You said the Oceanfront balcony king, correct? For some reason, there appears to be glitch with the system. If you book the nights separately (using the standard rate not members only or advanced payment), it's one price. However, if you book the 28-30, it's a totally different and much much higher amount. If you add the 28-31 onto that date, it's the exact same as the 28-30 and when you look at the rate details on the booking page, it clearly shows $0 for the price of the last night.
Subtotal:
$1,178.00 USD
589.00 USD Sat May 28
589.00 USD Sun May 29
0.00 USD Mon May 30
VS (w/o the free night)
Subtotal:
$1,767.00 USD
589.00 USD Sat May 28
589.00 USD Sun May 29
589.00 USD Mon May 30
#41
Join Date: Oct 2013
Programs: Hyatt Globalist No More..., Hyatt Explorist, Hilton Diamond, SPG Platinum, Marriott Platinum
Posts: 4,375
Unfortunately with the glitch, I don't think it's worth it. You might can call the hotel or customer service though to find out why the system is doing that. Makes no sense that it costs more to book 2 nights consecutively than apart. Are they banking on people just not knowing?
#42
Join Date: Nov 2015
Location: FL, USA
Programs: AA Plat, Hyatt Explorist, Hilton Diamond, IHG Plat, Marriot Gold
Posts: 1,666
So yesterday, i tried booking 28-31 at The Confidante in order to make use of the free night. I picked an OceanFront Balcony King in hope that they'll upgrade me to a Suite since im a Diamond. Price for 3 nights came out to almost $1500. Didn't seem weird to me but i wanted to try something else. I then went back and tried booking 28-30. Oceanfront was $20 less and the price came out to be $900+. Doesn't seem like the 3rd night is actually free...You're still paying for it. I just went ahead and booked 2 nights and then booked my earlier dates at the Hilton Bentley Miami (trying to keep Diamond at Hyatt and Hilton).
Are you sure that you didn't get the 3rd night free? Did you remember to use the "FREE3" code? Also, the 3rd night free is off the standard rate. I just checked and I saw the Oceanfront balcony was $589/night for 2 nights. For the third it clearly showed in the rate details $589/night for the first 2 nights and the third night free. Final price was like $1200 + taxes.
When I initially tried it, the 3rd night was getting charged as well, i did have the promo code so not sure where it went wrong. I didnt actually intend to book just wanted to see prices but it didnt work for me so maybe they take it off at checkin?
#43
Join Date: Jun 2014
Programs: Delta, Hilton Honors, SPG, Marriott, Hyatt
Posts: 672
Nah, it's supposed to be taken off now. It eventually worked for me. I even switched my dates around and got a better price.
#45
Join Date: Oct 2013
Programs: Hyatt Globalist No More..., Hyatt Explorist, Hilton Diamond, SPG Platinum, Marriott Platinum
Posts: 4,375