sunspotzsz

any google map available for this PB list?

MrHalliday

Being a new rule, it may not have been implemented perfectly (yet).
I wouldn't worry about being shut down.
If the system confirms it, you are probably OK.

Not a single IC...maybe not surprising,
not sure if it is the first time.

Not one in China... I think THAT is a "first" !!

camsean

Worst. List. Ever.

Twickenham

Can you reserve this on one reservation? Then no, it doesn't violate it (it mentions reservations, it doesn't to my knowledge mention number of rooms).

I've previously stayed at at least 1 of the hotels on the list -HI Genoa City, certainly not a hick town. A bit of a hidden gem on this list actually - while not a lot right in the vicinity, an easy bus ride to the heart of Genoa, and right in front of the harbour, so ideal if you're cruising from there.

Mauibaby2008

Downtown Montreal is nice- got four nights there, and a few nights in New Jersey. Underwhelming list but I expected this. People have too many points from the Big Win, and it is summertime. No reason to giveaway expensive properties!

travelisfree

Downtown montreal would be real nice... but is Laval anywhere close to that?

username

Nope. It is not even on the same island

chunky649

A stupid limitation, but award nights reservations are 1 room per reservation...
So if the OP wants 4 rooms on award, he need 4 reservations.

Since the rule is new, I think the OP (the guy with 4 reservations) will be our guinea pig. Unfortunately, it is entirely possible for ICH to cancel his reservation, or change it to the regular 20K+ points. I suggest he keep a very close eye on his reservation and point balance, and keep all paperwork. Also, have backup reservations somewhere in case they do cancel.

I am also a little shocked at the lack of international destination, even though it is holiday travel season.

I may be able to use the Milan airport HIX and Montreal location for different friends. I'm personally looking for rooms along the east coast for an upcoming road trip. I'm looking for that "map" as well. The new reservation website is not easy to scan for PB near where I want to stay...

MrHalliday

I always thought rewards nights could only be booked one room at a time.
To check, I just tried to book 2 rooms one night at Medford OR,
and the system changed my 2-room request to one room at 5000...

chunky649

Google map say ~34 minutes to downtown. In my experience, its not much worst than staying at the airport (usually the cheapest rates).

Mauibaby2008

There are two hotels in Montreal on the PB list, one is Laval and one is actually Downtown. Check it out

garethmorgan

Just don't try to use their car park. It takes about 10 cars but they jigsaw in about 18. They rang me at 5.30 in the morning, after a late arrival, to ask me to move my car because it was blocking someone (at their direction). When I got down, it wasn't my car that needed to move.

tycosiao

Worse list ever.

No IC.

No properties in China? Seriously?

NBSPGMEMBER

The Montreal HIX downtown is a great location, I know that area very well. You won't regret it, supermarket IGA closely, metro stations, you are on René-Levesque Blvd between Saint-Denis and Saint-Laurent, it's fairly quiet at night IMHO. It's not the IC down the road, but quite the value in this case. I would not stay at the HI Laval, when you can be in the middle of it all at the HIX downtown.

iahphx

I really don't know what folks are expecting with this. I guess they've thrown in a few "surprising" hotels over the years, which has raised expectations. But let's face it: it's summer in the Northern Hemisphere and that means it's time for most hotels there to make some money on leisure travel. I NEVER expect to book a vacation from this list; just to hopefully find a couple of hotels in cities that I'm passing through. I EXPECT these hotels to be odd, and certainly not their best, most convenient, and most expensive properties.

Still, a lot of these "odd" random HIX and Staybridges can cost $120+ night, or 20,000+ points, so I'm grateful when I can pick up a couple of almost-free nights.

If you want more from the PointBreaks program, I think you're going to be disappointed every time a new list comes out. Personally, I'm glad there's "a list" at all, since none of the other chains do anything like this.