Free Nights Promotion
Jun 17, 2009, 12:49 am
#571
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What about investing 40 Dollars or so for a cheap HI night?
I did the same thing with the SPG promo: I have a 4P around the corner in the next block and their rates go down to 50 Euro. I had nine weekend nights planed until the end of the SPG promo period and could not get the 18 stays required the usual way. Easy math: Two stays (check-ins) for a total of 100 Euro gave me two stay credits, about 1000 points, two bottles of wine (their usual gift) and one free weekend night in a 250 Euro hotel.....
I have my 4th night scheduled July 3-4. 
I did the same thing with the SPG promo: I have a 4P around the corner in the next block and their rates go down to 50 Euro. I had nine weekend nights planed until the end of the SPG promo period and could not get the 18 stays required the usual way. Easy math: Two stays (check-ins) for a total of 100 Euro gave me two stay credits, about 1000 points, two bottles of wine (their usual gift) and one free weekend night in a 250 Euro hotel.....
Jun 17, 2009, 1:58 am
#572
Join Date: Mar 2008
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That's what I did...booked a cheap HI for 2 nyts at $130 (Manila) and Australia ( $210 not so cheap eh but the HI looked cheap anyway)...
Now Im gonna used that 1 free stay in IC Singapore ( about $200 plus a BOGO so its like paying $200 for 3 nights) and IC HK later (about $250)...
Im too tied up at work now wish i could have booked more qualifying stays (though I used several 5K PB's along the way)...
Now Im gonna used that 1 free stay in IC Singapore ( about $200 plus a BOGO so its like paying $200 for 3 nights) and IC HK later (about $250)...
Im too tied up at work now wish i could have booked more qualifying stays (though I used several 5K PB's along the way)...
Jun 17, 2009, 5:52 am
#573
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Hi all,
I have tried to read all this thread but my head is getting dizzy!
I am going to book 2 rooms at the CP London City for this weekend as it is a reasonable rate through the www.ichotels.com/exclusive link.
The rate will be around 75ukp/night which is well below the usual rate.
I am 2 nights away from a 5k bonus as well as the other few bonuses I have signed up for.
I am trying to figure out of it is worth signing up for the free night promo as this will be my last PC hotel stay before it ends.
What would you do? Take the points or see if it posts as a QR and I get a free night out of it?
I have tried to read all this thread but my head is getting dizzy!
I am going to book 2 rooms at the CP London City for this weekend as it is a reasonable rate through the www.ichotels.com/exclusive link.
The rate will be around 75ukp/night which is well below the usual rate.
I am 2 nights away from a 5k bonus as well as the other few bonuses I have signed up for.
I am trying to figure out of it is worth signing up for the free night promo as this will be my last PC hotel stay before it ends.
What would you do? Take the points or see if it posts as a QR and I get a free night out of it?
Jun 17, 2009, 8:57 am
#574
Join Date: Feb 2009
Location: UK
Posts: 774
Hi all,
I have tried to read all this thread but my head is getting dizzy!
I am going to book 2 rooms at the CP London City for this weekend as it is a reasonable rate through the www.ichotels.com/exclusive link.
The rate will be around 75ukp/night which is well below the usual rate.
I am 2 nights away from a 5k bonus as well as the other few bonuses I have signed up for.
I am trying to figure out of it is worth signing up for the free night promo as this will be my last PC hotel stay before it ends.
What would you do? Take the points or see if it posts as a QR and I get a free night out of it?
I have tried to read all this thread but my head is getting dizzy!
I am going to book 2 rooms at the CP London City for this weekend as it is a reasonable rate through the www.ichotels.com/exclusive link.
The rate will be around 75ukp/night which is well below the usual rate.
I am 2 nights away from a 5k bonus as well as the other few bonuses I have signed up for.
I am trying to figure out of it is worth signing up for the free night promo as this will be my last PC hotel stay before it ends.
What would you do? Take the points or see if it posts as a QR and I get a free night out of it?
Jun 17, 2009, 8:59 am
#575
Join Date: Feb 2009
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It's a bit late now, but I completed nights 9 and 10 (actually, 10 and 11 but one nights posted as NQ for no reason whatsoever and my discrepancy report has been ignored for a week now...) last night, checked out this morning. Will report what happens points-wise when the stay posts...
Jun 17, 2009, 9:23 am
#576
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just be aware that the 35% Exclusive rate is not eligible for PCR credit--you may luck out, but be aware.
Jun 17, 2009, 10:35 am
#577
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I checked out on the 10th and have 4 nights coming to me. The stay has not posted yet. I called and they said it would post tomorrow. But, now they're saying it will be another 3-5 maybe 6 days before I can use the free nights. They point to T&C #2 where it says 14 days from check out. Is anyone else experiencing this long of a wait? I need to use one of the nights for the 4th of July and rooms are running out.
Jun 17, 2009, 2:24 pm
#578
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But how can it be that, if you book through an online travel agent such as hotels.com, you get neither points or qualifying nights for this promotion? Even if the stay cost at least as much as booking directly on the Holiday Inn site? It did say in the T&Cs that travel agents were accepted.
Jun 17, 2009, 8:30 pm
#579
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That's unrelated to this promotion. If you would normally get points for the stay, you will get free night credit. It's not that this promo excludes prepaid hotels.com stays; rather, PCR earning (as with other hotel programs) generally is excluded on those stays.
Jun 18, 2009, 7:34 am
#580
Join Date: May 2009
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Hi,
does anyone of you has an idea which hotel (maybe a HIX?) around the world could have one or several nights with the absolutely cheapest rate? I am thinking of booking one or more of those, without ever staying there - just to get the free nights.
Maybe in europe is the best idea, because the Exclusive 2for1 promo could be used at the same time.
The issue is, there is no "All HIX of the worlds" overview online...
Last week i forgot to cancel a reservation for one night in the UK and I got still credited a one night qualifying stay and it did count in the free nights promotion.
does anyone of you has an idea which hotel (maybe a HIX?) around the world could have one or several nights with the absolutely cheapest rate? I am thinking of booking one or more of those, without ever staying there - just to get the free nights.
Maybe in europe is the best idea, because the Exclusive 2for1 promo could be used at the same time.
The issue is, there is no "All HIX of the worlds" overview online...
Last week i forgot to cancel a reservation for one night in the UK and I got still credited a one night qualifying stay and it did count in the free nights promotion.
Jun 18, 2009, 8:09 am
#581
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Before you make any reservation and pay check around on this thread/forum if you will qualify for free night in case of none show (IHG IMHO thought about it) you can end with 0 night - money
Jun 18, 2009, 11:50 am
#582
Join Date: Feb 2009
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That said, nowt to stop you from picking a local HIX and checking n/out without staying, just be sure to mess up the linen a little in case housekeeping report the room as empty...
Jun 18, 2009, 11:52 am
#583
Join Date: Feb 2009
Location: UK
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Hmm.. That's interesting.. I'd had so many stays post as qualifying that I'd stopped even thinking about it. In fact, my NQ stay might well have been an exclusive rate booking (albeit an expensive one)..
Jun 18, 2009, 1:49 pm
#584
Join Date: May 2009
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It gave me a free night, it even triggered a Stay X get 10000 points promo where I was missing just one night.
Ok, so I sould maybe chose one where I have the time to show and make the room look used
Thanks!