Pointbreaks Discussion Master Thread [merged]
May 9, 2011, 1:04 pm
#4156
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May 9, 2011, 2:51 pm
#4157
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Picked up 1 night at mission valley hi for this weekend, nice combo with my 199 flight from phl-san
May 9, 2011, 2:52 pm
#4158
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Strict diet of Pyramids & beer for me so it has to be Cairo & Strasbourg 
May 9, 2011, 3:23 pm
#4159
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Can anyone tell me whether they've had pointbreaks stays count for crack-the-case? I searched in the CTC thread and found only a few reports, and they were conflicting -- it does seem like charging incidentals to the room increases the odds, but I would love to get more data points.
May 9, 2011, 3:57 pm
#4160
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Can anyone tell me whether they've had pointbreaks stays count for crack-the-case? I searched in the CTC thread and found only a few reports, and they were conflicting -- it does seem like charging incidentals to the room increases the odds, but I would love to get more data points.
May 9, 2011, 5:00 pm
#4161
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May 9, 2011, 8:00 pm
#4162
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Can anyone tell me whether they've had pointbreaks stays count for crack-the-case? I searched in the CTC thread and found only a few reports, and they were conflicting -- it does seem like charging incidentals to the room increases the odds, but I would love to get more data points.
The only kind of free stays that I'm aware of counting toward CtC are free nights earned under last year's Sweet Dilemma. (Those free nights have nothing to do with points.) Not clear on whether incidentals are needed for those (I did do an incidental just in case, and my last CtC latch unlocked).
May 9, 2011, 8:08 pm
#4163
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Instead of one free night, I got 4 out of it.. and all suites.
May 9, 2011, 9:44 pm
#4164
Join Date: Jul 2004
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Generally, rewards stays booked with points (whether the normal number or the PointsBreak reduced number) don't count toward CtC (not even if you use points+cash, because the cash part counts as if a purchase, not as if part of the stay rate).
The only kind of free stays that I'm aware of counting toward CtC are free nights earned under last year's Sweet Dilemma. (Those free nights have nothing to do with points.) Not clear on whether incidentals are needed for those (I did do an incidental just in case, and my last CtC latch unlocked).
The only kind of free stays that I'm aware of counting toward CtC are free nights earned under last year's Sweet Dilemma. (Those free nights have nothing to do with points.) Not clear on whether incidentals are needed for those (I did do an incidental just in case, and my last CtC latch unlocked).
May 9, 2011, 11:08 pm
#4165
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Good to see PB going on, but locations not to good for me. May be the first list I can't use in awhile.
May 9, 2011, 11:48 pm
#4166
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Just booked 2 nights at the crowne plaza property in KL. Looks nice enough.
May 10, 2011, 1:57 am
#4167
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It the first time the locations have worked for me. I was all set to change my cash reservation at the Belfast HI to points and then I remembered that I have booked using the pre-paid Exclusive rate so I cannot cancel the cash booking and rebook with points.
May 10, 2011, 3:21 am
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May 10, 2011, 4:54 am
#4169
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Wish there was something nice in Shanghai. At least the rest of the locations in China are city locations. Not sure if I am going to move into anywhere on this list but it definitely will get some use.
Two ICs in Egypt!
Two ICs in Egypt!
May 10, 2011, 10:20 am
#4170
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Maybe 3 years ago I stayed on PB,
as AMB or RA, don't remember.
At check-in it was just a dlx room with no extras,
or pay $50 for a suite, lounge access, free mini-bar, maybe something else,
upsold for $50 pn.
I paid it for that occasion, but maybe not this year...
as AMB or RA, don't remember.
At check-in it was just a dlx room with no extras,
or pay $50 for a suite, lounge access, free mini-bar, maybe something else,
upsold for $50 pn.
I paid it for that occasion, but maybe not this year...