Who else is booking the St. Regis discounted award nights?
Aug 19, 2018, 4:06 pm
#16
Join Date: Aug 2016
Programs: AAdvantage, UR
Posts: 18
Booked 5 nights at StR Maldives for late July-early Aug next year.
Called a ton until i got a manager who told me to do it this way:
1. Book a refundable cash rate for the garden villa room, which was available for my dates. No deposit meeded via phone (nothing pending on my card approx 9 hours later).
2. Once confirmed, apply points to the reservation OR if not possible cancel and rebook with points immediately once they can make point reservations.
3. I called back layer and was able to apply the points to the reservation .
Called a ton until i got a manager who told me to do it this way:
1. Book a refundable cash rate for the garden villa room, which was available for my dates. No deposit meeded via phone (nothing pending on my card approx 9 hours later).
2. Once confirmed, apply points to the reservation OR if not possible cancel and rebook with points immediately once they can make point reservations.
3. I called back layer and was able to apply the points to the reservation .
Last edited by tcormier; Aug 19, 2018 at 6:23 pm
Aug 19, 2018, 4:52 pm
#18
Join Date: Jun 2011
Location: Florida
Programs: Hyatt Diamond. SPG Plat. Marriott Plat.
Posts: 522
Booked 5 nights at StR Maldives for late July-early Aug next year.
Called a ton until i got a manager who told me to do it this way:
1. Book a refundable cash rate for the garden villa room, which was available for my dates. No deposit meeded via phone (nothing pending on my card approx 9 hours later).
2. Once confirmed, apply points to the reservation OR if not possible cancel and rebook with points immediately once they can make point reservations.
3. I called back layer and was able to apply the points to the reservation .
Called a ton until i got a manager who told me to do it this way:
1. Book a refundable cash rate for the garden villa room, which was available for my dates. No deposit meeded via phone (nothing pending on my card approx 9 hours later).
2. Once confirmed, apply points to the reservation OR if not possible cancel and rebook with points immediately once they can make point reservations.
3. I called back layer and was able to apply the points to the reservation .
Aug 20, 2018, 2:43 am
#19
Join Date: Apr 2018
Posts: 4
Aug 20, 2018, 3:40 am
#20
Join Date: Jan 2013
Programs: MR Platinum, QRPC Platinum
Posts: 97
Maybe he is really lucky, I tried it several times with the hotline. Everytime they told me it is not possible to do points booking right now at the moment.
But it seems someone was able, because yesterday I see availability for the St. Regis for my dates. Today it is sold out. :-(
But it seems someone was able, because yesterday I see availability for the St. Regis for my dates. Today it is sold out. :-(
Aug 20, 2018, 5:29 am
#21
Join Date: Jan 2012
Posts: 96
Wow, thanks for this information. This is too bad, and contradicts what we were previously told (I even spoke with an SPG rep who said I would be able to do this for St Regis hotels, so they were misinformed, too). It's a good thing I cancelled my 7-night certificate and got the points back so that I could book my award stay, otherwise I would've been out of luck!
Aug 20, 2018, 5:36 am
#22
Join Date: Sep 2000
Location: MCO
Programs: Marriott Lifetime Platinum / Titanium, AA Executive Platinum
Posts: 959
I booked Bal Harbour for 2 nights and Princeville in Kauai for 5 nights on Sunday morning during the brief moment when the website was functional for me to do it. No problem getting what I wanted - I thought it would be more difficult to find availability with people scarfing up this great deal - especially getting 5 nights for the equivalent of 80k SPG.
Last edited by quinella66; Aug 20, 2018 at 5:37 am Reason: typo
Aug 20, 2018, 9:01 am
#23
Join Date: Jun 2009
Location: WAS
Programs: AA EXP, BA Bronze, TK Elite, Hyatt Diamond, Hilton Gold, Fairmont Premiere, IHG Ambas
Posts: 180
Still getting that there is a list of properties that you have no chance of points booking until announced. It is the all suites properties that are on that list.
Aug 20, 2018, 10:55 am
#24
Join Date: Jun 2011
Location: Florida
Programs: Hyatt Diamond. SPG Plat. Marriott Plat.
Posts: 522
Maybe he is really lucky, I tried it several times with the hotline. Everytime they told me it is not possible to do points booking right now at the moment.
But it seems someone was able, because yesterday I see availability for the St. Regis for my dates. Today it is sold out. :-(
But it seems someone was able, because yesterday I see availability for the St. Regis for my dates. Today it is sold out. :-(
Aug 20, 2018, 11:57 am
#25
Join Date: Apr 2005
Programs: Starwood:Lifetime Platinum, Air Canada:Basic, Asiana:Lifetime Diamond Plus, ANA: Basic
Posts: 980
Some of us that didn't do phantom bookings should get some fair play too
Aug 20, 2018, 12:00 pm
#26
Join Date: Jun 2011
Location: Florida
Programs: Hyatt Diamond. SPG Plat. Marriott Plat.
Posts: 522
I've speculatively booked here, but I totally agree with you as I dont think its fair
Aug 20, 2018, 7:19 pm
#27
Join Date: Feb 2015
Posts: 229
St Regis Bora Bora is 182,500 Points Per Night!
A SPG agent quoted me 85,000 points per night for St. Regis Maldives (Overwater) BUT 182,500 points per night for St. Regis Bora Bora (1br Ovrwtr Supr Lagn Vw Vla)! I called again and another agent repeated the same thing. Anyone else have something similar?
If true, I am very disappointed with the St. Regis Bora Bora quote. I understand non-standard rooms are higher but 182,500 points is insane and more than the cash-booking value of the room for my dates.
Above points quote is excluding 5th night free. If you book 5 nights, you will get 5 nights for the price of 4 nights.
If true, I am very disappointed with the St. Regis Bora Bora quote. I understand non-standard rooms are higher but 182,500 points is insane and more than the cash-booking value of the room for my dates.
Above points quote is excluding 5th night free. If you book 5 nights, you will get 5 nights for the price of 4 nights.
Aug 22, 2018, 4:03 am
#28
Join Date: Jul 2014
Location: Australia
Programs: KrisFlyer, AA, Qantas, SPG, Marriott
Posts: 592
A SPG agent quoted me 85,000 points per night for St. Regis Maldives (Overwater) BUT 182,500 points per night for St. Regis Bora Bora (1br Ovrwtr Supr Lagn Vw Vla)! I called again and another agent repeated the same thing. Anyone else have something similar?
If true, I am very disappointed with the St. Regis Bora Bora quote. I understand non-standard rooms are higher but 182,500 points is insane and more than the cash-booking value of the room for my dates.
Above points quote is excluding 5th night free. If you book 5 nights, you will get 5 nights for the price of 4 nights.
If true, I am very disappointed with the St. Regis Bora Bora quote. I understand non-standard rooms are higher but 182,500 points is insane and more than the cash-booking value of the room for my dates.
Above points quote is excluding 5th night free. If you book 5 nights, you will get 5 nights for the price of 4 nights.
Aug 22, 2018, 10:17 am
#30
Suspended
Join Date: Aug 2013
Location: Southern California, USA
Programs: Marriott Ambassador and LTT, UA Plat/LT Gold, AA Gold
Posts: 8,764
Trust me—the PdG is certainly as good as most StR properties. Congrats. You’ll love it, though the entry level award rooms are on the smaller side.