Marriott Rewards 2012 Hotel Category Changes
#136
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just as an FYI - the hotels have no incentive to cancel a reservation and make a new one after their category changed...they receive the same amount of $$$ regardless of their category/number of points used to stay, when you see something as you describe it's a honest mistake on the hotel's part
#137
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I wasn't trying to minimize your point - only point out the conspiracy isn't out there (it was only a matter of time before someone suggested it)
#138
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Now one has to go all the way to sai wan (or cross the border to Shenzhen) to use that Cat 4 cert in HK.
#139
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#141
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#142
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If I'm not mistaken, the renewal certs (for cat 5) are also good for a full year, not just 6 months.
#143
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#144
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#145
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I believe the chase Premier card gets you the cat 5 cert (good for 6 months.) There is a Chase Marriott card one level down that provides a Cat 4 cert even after year one.
#146
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#147
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#148
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#149
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Not listed as changing (and I have NO problem booking December nights at Cat 4 "pricing":
Charlotte Marriott City Center 4 5
Courtyard Anchorage Airport 4 5
Courtyard Austin Downtown/Convention Center 4 5
Courtyard Boston Cambridge 4 5
Courtyard Boston-South Boston 4 5
Courtyard Charleston Mt. Pleasant 4 5
Courtyard Charlottesville - University Medical Center 4 5
Courtyard Columbus Easton 4 5
Courtyard Gulf Shores Craft Farms 4 5
Courtyard Hadley Amherst 4 5
Courtyard Ithaca 4 5
Courtyard Kauai Kapa'a 4 5
Courtyard Key Largo 4 5
Courtyard Nashville Downtown 4 5
Courtyard Nashville Vanderbilt/West End 4 5
Courtyard New Orleans Downtown Near the French Quarter 4 5
Courtyard Norwich 4 5
Courtyard Page at Lake Powell 4 5
Courtyard Paris Defense West - Colombes
Charlotte Marriott City Center 4 5
Courtyard Anchorage Airport 4 5
Courtyard Austin Downtown/Convention Center 4 5
Courtyard Boston Cambridge 4 5
Courtyard Boston-South Boston 4 5
Courtyard Charleston Mt. Pleasant 4 5
Courtyard Charlottesville - University Medical Center 4 5
Courtyard Columbus Easton 4 5
Courtyard Gulf Shores Craft Farms 4 5
Courtyard Hadley Amherst 4 5
Courtyard Ithaca 4 5
Courtyard Kauai Kapa'a 4 5
Courtyard Key Largo 4 5
Courtyard Nashville Downtown 4 5
Courtyard Nashville Vanderbilt/West End 4 5
Courtyard New Orleans Downtown Near the French Quarter 4 5
Courtyard Norwich 4 5
Courtyard Page at Lake Powell 4 5
Courtyard Paris Defense West - Colombes
#150
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