Minimum stay on award nights for city hotels
Jan 31, 2019, 2:09 pm
#1
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Minimum stay on award nights for city hotels
Over the last couple of months, I've found that a significant proportion of my award stays are coming up against minimum stay rules which means that reasonably priced rooms are only available for 3+ nights. Rooms below Suite at the Imperial in Vienna as well as the Daniele and the Gritti Palace in Venice both have minimum stay limits coded such that practical availability for weekend stays appears to me to be significantly reduced. I've only looked at a handful of hotels for awards in the last couple of months and seem to be coming up against it more often than not.
Have others also experienced this? I can't believe that I'm just incredibly unlucky. If weekend award availability is dramatically reduced, this would entirely change the utility of Marriott points to me.
Have others also experienced this? I can't believe that I'm just incredibly unlucky. If weekend award availability is dramatically reduced, this would entirely change the utility of Marriott points to me.
Jan 31, 2019, 3:01 pm
#2
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I have no issue with this, as long as the standard room rates also have a minimum stay requirement.
If it's not a hotel issue, just book the longer stay and call CS to adjust the booking to what you really want.
If it's not a hotel issue, just book the longer stay and call CS to adjust the booking to what you really want.
Jan 31, 2019, 3:35 pm
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Over the last couple of months, I've found that a significant proportion of my award stays are coming up against minimum stay rules which means that reasonably priced rooms are only available for 3+ nights. Rooms below Suite at the Imperial in Vienna as well as the Daniele and the Gritti Palace in Venice both have minimum stay limits coded such that practical availability for weekend stays appears to me to be significantly reduced. I've only looked at a handful of hotels for awards in the last couple of months and seem to be coming up against it more often than not.
Have others also experienced this? I can't believe that I'm just incredibly unlucky. If weekend award availability is dramatically reduced, this would entirely change the utility of Marriott points to me.
Have others also experienced this? I can't believe that I'm just incredibly unlucky. If weekend award availability is dramatically reduced, this would entirely change the utility of Marriott points to me.
Jan 31, 2019, 3:36 pm
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