Rewards question
Jul 10, 2003 | 6:29 am
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Rewards question
I am thinking of switching from HHonors to Rewards and have a question. I went to the website and looked at what was available for redemption and I can only find one hotel in all of Italy- in Milan. Am I doing something wrong? .
Last edited by goingnow; Mar 9, 2010 at 6:33 am
Jul 10, 2003 | 7:01 am
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Funny. My search for Italy turned up two properties.
Jul 10, 2003 | 8:10 am
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The Rome hotel is one of the only ones in the world which doesn't take points.
Jul 10, 2003 | 8:32 am
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Hilton has the Cavalieri(sp?) in Rome. I have more Marriott rewards than HHonors points, but I find that HHonors is more generous with rewards i.e. Rome. Although, HHonors award system is much more confusing
Jul 10, 2003 | 10:29 am
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I really like the Marriott choices though and want to make the change. Thanks
Last edited by goingnow; Mar 9, 2010 at 6:32 am
Jul 10, 2003 | 12:00 pm
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<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by sbrower:
The Rome hotel is one of the only ones in the world which doesn't take points.</font>
The Rome hotel is one of the only ones in the world which doesn't take points.</font>
Jul 15, 2003 | 9:44 pm
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<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by longing4piedmont:
I called the award desk about a month ago about Rome and was told that it was a Cat 6 property but would have to use the 50% more deal to book it. </font>
I called the award desk about a month ago about Rome and was told that it was a Cat 6 property but would have to use the 50% more deal to book it. </font>
After reading all your posts on the Rome Grand Flora, decided still to go ahead and call this morning with the seemingly ridiculous mission of booking two nights on reward here in mid-August - this year! (i.e. just under 4 weeks away).
Of course I thought it couldn't be done, but I had to satisfy my curiousity...
And you know how this story is going to end, don't you?
Two nights, booked, confirmed, confirmation in hand. Standard Cat 6 rededemption (didn't need to use "stay anytime" option)...
I'm still grinning and shaking my head in amazement, and I think I will be like that for the rest of today at least!
Jul 16, 2003 | 5:27 pm
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August is also considered off-peak. you can book some nice roman hotels at a substantial discount. The rates at the Grand Flora are outrageous (anytime)
<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by MrsDrD:
Unbelievable story to share with you all!
After reading all your posts on the Rome Grand Flora, decided still to go ahead and call this morning with the seemingly ridiculous mission of booking two nights on reward here in mid-August - this year! (i.e. just under 4 weeks away).
Of course I thought it couldn't be done, but I had to satisfy my curiousity...
And you know how this story is going to end, don't you?
Two nights, booked, confirmed, confirmation in hand. Standard Cat 6 rededemption (didn't need to use "stay anytime" option)...
I'm still grinning and shaking my head in amazement, and I think I will be like that for the rest of today at least! </font>
Unbelievable story to share with you all!
After reading all your posts on the Rome Grand Flora, decided still to go ahead and call this morning with the seemingly ridiculous mission of booking two nights on reward here in mid-August - this year! (i.e. just under 4 weeks away).
Of course I thought it couldn't be done, but I had to satisfy my curiousity...
And you know how this story is going to end, don't you?
Two nights, booked, confirmed, confirmation in hand. Standard Cat 6 rededemption (didn't need to use "stay anytime" option)...
I'm still grinning and shaking my head in amazement, and I think I will be like that for the rest of today at least! </font>