points for restaurant dining without a stay?
Dec 12, 1999 | 1:07 am
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points for restaurant dining without a stay?
Hi all,
I am wondering if it is possible to earn rewards points when dining at Marriott hotel restaurants but not actually staying there that night? Has anyone tried/done this?
Thanks for any info you can share.
tg
I am wondering if it is possible to earn rewards points when dining at Marriott hotel restaurants but not actually staying there that night? Has anyone tried/done this?
Thanks for any info you can share.
tg
Dec 12, 1999 | 2:00 am
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if they give you a temporary (imaginary) room number for a 'day-stay' and you put all charges on that one you might be succesful. When I hosted some Rum-people (in 98) at the San Juan P.R. Marriott I did that and was given points.
Dec 12, 1999 | 3:57 pm
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This would be great as there is a Marriott 10 minutes from my place which serves a great Sunday brunch, and they often have 2-for-1 coupons which makes it a good deal too. Still, seems like a lot of trouble to get a couple of hundred points.
Marriott should just do a dining program thing like the airlines do. At the very least encompass all their hotel restaurants, and then add more as appropriate.
Marriott should just do a dining program thing like the airlines do. At the very least encompass all their hotel restaurants, and then add more as appropriate.
Dec 13, 1999 | 7:51 am
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Try this simple but not very well known deal. Get out an AARP card and enclose it with the bill. You should save 10-25% (I forget the exact amount) off the total food bill ( usually not the booze bill but it sometimes happens).
Points are nice but CASH IS KING!!
Jan 29, 2001 | 9:52 am
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points for dining without staying?
Can you get Marriott points just for eating in their restaurants even if you're not staying in the hotel?
Jan 29, 2001 | 11:44 am
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No, you can't
Only if you stay in the hotel.
Only if you stay in the hotel.
Jan 29, 2001 | 2:18 pm
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I'm not so sure about that. IF you have the Marriott Visa and you eat at one of their restautants, it MAY come in at the 3 point/$ split instead of the 1point/$ split.
Anyone know for sure, as I have abandoned my Marriott Visa for a No Fee Hilton Visa.
Anyone know for sure, as I have abandoned my Marriott Visa for a No Fee Hilton Visa.
Feb 15, 2001 | 1:18 pm
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I have eaten at Full Service Marriotts when staying at another hotel and got 3 points for food...
Doug
Doug
Apr 9, 2003 | 11:56 pm
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Credits for restaurant?
We have a Marriott just next to our office and I eat there quite often. Is it possible to get Reward Points on a restaurant bill even if I am not staying at the hotel, just eating there?
Couldn't find it on the website and did a search here with no luck...
[This message has been edited by Snoopy (edited 04-09-2003).]
Couldn't find it on the website and did a search here with no luck...
[This message has been edited by Snoopy (edited 04-09-2003).]
Apr 10, 2003 | 4:51 am
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I don't think you can earn points directly to your MR account unless it's charged to a room. An option might be to get a FirstUSA/BankOne MR Visa card which would earn 3 MR points per charge @ Marriott.
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Apr 10, 2003 | 9:42 am
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*wood, OTOH, does give points for this activity (dine only).
Apr 12, 2003 | 9:20 am
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Snoopy,
There is a way. You need to be buddy/buddy enough with the hotel GM to get him to set up a house account. About once a quarter close the house account and have them send in the points.
It works for me
There is a way. You need to be buddy/buddy enough with the hotel GM to get him to set up a house account. About once a quarter close the house account and have them send in the points.
It works for me
Apr 13, 2003 | 7:10 pm
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Thanks for the information. I'll see what I can do, but to be honest they aren't that friendly there, so I don't know whether the GM will go for it. Nothing ventured, nothing gained, I guess.
May 8, 2007 | 12:51 pm
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Dining At Marriotts for pts?
If I have a nice dinner at the View in NYC (Marriott Marquis's Restaurant), do I get 10 pt per dollar plus elite bonus like Starwood does? Or basically only Chase's 5x pt per dollar and no pts from Marriott?
May 8, 2007 | 1:04 pm
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By the way, I personally thought the restaurant was poorly staffed and the food mediocre at best. Only redeeming quality was the view. Frankly, I haven't heard anyone with a much better experience.
(The View used to offer a hors d'oeurves and dessert menu for about $25...not sure if they still have that offering. Might have better luck with that than the dinner.)