GrizShel

May need to get in an extra "pad" night to qualify for some bonuses. Most of the lower rates available where I am looking are Entertainment Card rates. The discounts range from 10 all the way to 50% off "best available" rates.

Just wondering if anyone can add some more recent experiences / datapoints on whether they got points for EC stays, and whether there is truly a cutoff in the percent discount that disqualifies a rate.

Is it up to the property regarding whether these are coded as qualifying stays? Would it be worthwhile asking the property GM if the stay will qualify?

Someone started a thread on this topic previously, which didn't get any responses, fyi:
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/inter...ent-rates.html

Ancien Maestro

I stayed 15 nights Orlando CP Entertainment rate and got the points. October 08.

Roger

Yes and yes.

I'm pretty sure Entertainment rates are excluded but I have been lucky and, on one occasion, I contacted the hotel in advance and got a Yes answer.

Exiled in Express

I booked a pool side suite, their top room, on the Entertainment Rate (50%) and got full points for the stay. I called in advance and was told it would not qualify so this was a pleasant surprise. It probably helped that the rate I was paying was still above the ADR for their standard rooms.

pdx_fam

Hmmm... Just booked an Entertainment Card rate three weeks from today as it was 41% off and I need to get my first stay done to earn some points. (It's a local HI, so it's purely for the points). I thought I had read about discounted non-eligible rates and found this thread.

It appears I'm in the no man's land between 30% and 50% off.

I will call the hotel directly and let you know what they say...

MXM135

The hotels actually do the coding, but they are supposed to follow the T&C's and direction from Priority Club, but as we all know, they don't. That's what leads to the discrepancies in whether a rate qualifies or not.

Officially, Entertainment rates are non-qualifying, but YMMV.

mxm135

best

It would be much better for all of us if all thir hotels would have this ENT rate.

soitgoes

It would be much better if all hotels gave FTers a 75% discount.

Actually, I've found a lot of hotels do indeed have the Entertainment Card rate which can indeed be a good deal.

pdx_fam

I just called the hotel, and they say that as long as it's not booked through Priceline or Hotwire or similar, it's an eligible point earning stay. Since it's a mattress run 5 miles from home, it better be!

I will wait to post the hotel name once I stay, just in case there are eyes watching - I don't want to jinx myself...

bumburuck

Is the "Entertainment Card rate" valid for US/CANADA properties only? I am located in Europe.

rbAA

Have had a few discussions with PC about this and recommend doing a screen print of the rates, to show that the Ent rate is more than 50% of the best Flexible. Since the Ent rate is in the drop down menu on the PC.com booking site, so long as it is not 50% (or more) off the Best Flexible, there would be no T&C to exclude. So Ent rates are not "non-qualifying" and even some properties that claim they are, post properly, according to the T&C's.

KathyWdrf

Very good suggestion. ^ Will do the screen print(s), just in case there's an issue with points/stay credit.

By the way, I know this has already been asked & answered by a few others on this thread, but how often have you been asked to actually show the Entertainment Card when checking in?

I recently purchased a new Ent membership (have intermittently been a member for the past few years), but don't have my new card yet -- takes maybe 2-3 weeks to get card & book(s), with regular cheap $1/book shipping option. Contemplating how risky it would be to book the Ent rate and show up without the card. Of course, I can print out email and web info showing that I am a member, but without the card, I am unable to obtain an actual membership number. (Already contacted entertainment.com customer service about this -- they responded that they cannot provide me a membership number & I have to wait to receive the card/books in the mail.)

(OBTW, I purchased the Ent books at 2 for $10 + $2 shipping, total $12, via Fatwallet; get $5 rebate -- eventually -- so net cost for 2 books is just $7. Even with only a few months left on them, not a bad deal. Other places such as ebates have deals as well, but the Fatwallet one was the best I found at the moment. Deal is good until Aug. 3, 2010 or books sell out.)

Kathabene

Hello,
could you please tell me where I can buy that entertainment card and where is it valid?
Thanks!

KathyWdrf

Amazingly enough, the entertainment.com website is:

www.entertainment.com

As for "where it is valid," there are far too many things to list (restaurants, retail stores, travel providers, etc). Please just go to the website and read up. @:-)

CDKing

Does a card for Boston get the discounts at the hotels in Australia. The US book is way cheaper than the australia book