Stay on points without enough points
Dec 27, 2010, 2:25 am
#1
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Stay on points without enough points
Let's say I need 100000 points for a stay at a Marriott property and I have only 50000, and maxed out how much I can buy per year.
Can I still take this stay and pay 50% with points and 50% with cash, or do I have to do two separate bookings, one for the stay-with-points, one for the stay-on-cash ? If it's two bookings and it's outside the USA I suspect it will be tough to get points-credited for the cash part of the stay.
Can I still take this stay and pay 50% with points and 50% with cash, or do I have to do two separate bookings, one for the stay-with-points, one for the stay-on-cash ? If it's two bookings and it's outside the USA I suspect it will be tough to get points-credited for the cash part of the stay.
Dec 27, 2010, 5:25 am
#2
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Dec 27, 2010, 8:40 am
#3
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If you have a family member with an account, they can buy the 50K points and gift them to you at no additional charge.
Dec 27, 2010, 9:37 am
#4
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Let's say I need 100000 points for a stay at a Marriott property and I have only 50000, and maxed out how much I can buy per year.
Can I still take this stay and pay 50% with points and 50% with cash, or do I have to do two separate bookings, one for the stay-with-points, one for the stay-on-cash ? If it's two bookings and it's outside the USA I suspect it will be tough to get points-credited for the cash part of the stay.
Can I still take this stay and pay 50% with points and 50% with cash, or do I have to do two separate bookings, one for the stay-with-points, one for the stay-on-cash ? If it's two bookings and it's outside the USA I suspect it will be tough to get points-credited for the cash part of the stay.
Dec 27, 2010, 11:53 am
#5
Join Date: Jun 2008
Location: BDU
Programs: DL:MM, Marriott:LTT
Posts: 8,779
If you just can't get to the 100K points, I would expect two reservations needed, one for points and the second for cash (personally I'd do the cash stay first). Make the effort to actually go down to the front desk to check out and then check back in again for the second rez. With any luck the property will treat it as two stays and process each as it's own and all postings will flow as needed. There is never any guarantee a stay will be error free.