IHG Credit Card Free Night - Combining
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IHG Credit Card Free Night - Combining
Hi, so I have my first free night for having the IHG Credit Card available to me now. I want to book a 3-night stay somewhere. When I log into the IHG website, I'm a bit confused on how to do this so that I have a single reservation for all 3 nights, with one night being free and me paying for the other two nights. How do I do this? I saw somewhere where it mentions making this two separate reservations, but I don't want to check out and then check back in to the hotel. I just want to stay in the same room for all 3 nights.
Any help would be appreciated!
Any help would be appreciated!
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You have to book the ihg free night separately. You’ll have at least two separate reservations, regardless. Just ask the hotel to link them. If you’re booking the same type room, there won’t be an issue.
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I have combined separate reservations many times and was only asked to check in and out once (at a Radisson Blu in Mozambique, and even then it was just a "stop by the front desk and let us run your card for the first night" sort of thing).
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Hi, so I have my first free night for having the IHG Credit Card available to me now. I want to book a 3-night stay somewhere. When I log into the IHG website, I'm a bit confused on how to do this so that I have a single reservation for all 3 nights, with one night being free and me paying for the other two nights. How do I do this? I saw somewhere where it mentions making this two separate reservations, but I don't want to check out and then check back in to the hotel. I just want to stay in the same room for all 3 nights.
Any help would be appreciated!
Any help would be appreciated!
But once you determine that, book the second and third nights (paid) first, then immediately book the first night with the certificate, and in the notes for the first night's reservation explain that you have a second reservation that's paid (and provide that reservation number) and explain that you'd like to keep the same room. (Or, if you find no place to put the notes, call the hotel after you make both reservations and explain it to them, giving both reservation numbers.)
That' should help avoid them upgrading you separately for the two reservations (by someone who doesn't know they should stay as the same type of room) and putting you into different types of rooms, which might be hard to keep the same room if the hotel is booked up solid by the time you get there.
So that's why I suggest you somehow let the hotel know in advance (unless you're sure the hotel will be lightly booked even at check-in time).
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I have a free night coming up from IHG CC. I want to stay a couple of additional nights using rewards points.As an Inner Circle member and Spire Elite I would hope that an upgrade would be available. But if I read these comments correctly, the free night will only be a standard room? Is there any hope of not having to change rooms after the free night, i.e. getting upgrade room for ALL nights?
Thanks~
Thanks~
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I have a free night coming up from IHG CC. I want to stay a couple of additional nights using rewards points.As an Inner Circle member and Spire Elite I would hope that an upgrade would be available. But if I read these comments correctly, the free night will only be a standard room? Is there any hope of not having to change rooms after the free night, i.e. getting upgrade room for ALL nights?
Thanks~
Thanks~
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I've booked a free Chase night and one on points - should I contact the hotel ahead of time or wait until checkin to sort that out?
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