So, the United Signature Service that is valid only til 30th Sept? And not the 10% bonus points for United Airlines.

Yes the 10% bonus is safe...

In a few months I am going to redeem a 7 night cat 7 hotel stay I purchased as part of a WN TP in January 2017. Since this is the first TP hotel stay I have ever redeemed and my situation is a bit tricky I just wanted to be sure I am doing everything correct.

I plan on calling in December 2017 to extend the cert on year to January of 2019 and then booking my 7 night stay for October 2018.

The hotel I am going to book is the Marriott Key West which is a cat 9 hotel so I will need to add 60K points to my Cat 7 cert to make 270K points for the cat 9.

I would also like to upgrade to the Gulf View Presidential Suite which is 480K points so I will need to add another 210K points to the 270K for a basic room in a Cat 9.

Will the agent who books my reservation be able to take the Cat 7 cert, upgrade me to the Cat 9 hocert and also book the presidential suite ? It seems as if it should all happen when I book but I figured I would ask. Thanks

Wow, I stayed there in 2013 at a Cat 5 on points. I believe its a former condo/timeshare so they are already suite like, I had a separate BR and a balcony overlooking the pool although it was too cold/windy to enjoy in early March. It's on opposite side of the Island from the action and overlooks the bridge into town.

I guess what I am saying is watch that you aren't overpaying on the points, especially for the Gulf View Presidential Suite unless you have to sleep a lot of people inside.

I asked and the general consensus was the room you get for the base 270K is under 300 SF with one window in the interior, basically not a place you want to stay for 7 days.


https://www.marriott.com/hotels/hote...eachside-hotel

The hotel is just basic guestrooms ( like the one I described ) and 1, 2, and 3 BR suites............facing the interior or the Gulf. Ours would be a 1BR gulf view, ~1000 SF, Kitchen, balcony over looking the gulf..............if they gave these rooms out on cat 5 points back in the 2013 that was a great deal. I will have Gold status and was told by the hotel that my upgrade chances were slim to none as they always have a lot of Diamonds so if we book the base room expect to get the base room.

I'm pretty sure Marriott has had category point increases so combining those with the hotel itself going from a Cat 5 to a Cat 9 in 4 years seems crazy...............the cat 9 doesn't seem as high as the cat 5 did cheap if they were giving a week in a suite for what, 125 K points ?

Thanks for your reply

Thanks for the detail, I was PLT / PLT P back then so probably got a free 1 BR upgrade plus it was the first year being a Marriott.

Tiny pool and sand "waterfront", the beach is not swimmable, it's basically a boating canal.

They did have a complementary van service to the airport and "downtown" on a regular basis but it stops early, like 10pm.

I recall a $15 daily parking fee but we arrived by the van and got a rental later on and there was really no checking / enforcement of the plentiful parking so did not pay it.

Had a blast over 5 nights.

We would be using the hotel shuttle to/from the airport and to Duval, maybe Uber back to the hotel if it's late

Have you ever stayed in any other Marriott properties in KW ?

We have never been to KW and have a bunch of Marriott points so it seemed like the best hotel

Thanks

No, don't think is another but I haven't checked since 2013.

I stayed at an FI when I was there for work a few years ago. IIRC, it was on the northeast side of the island. I couldn't imagine spending more than a night or two there, though.

Shouldn't this discussion be in Marriott Key West thread? @:-)

I come to this thread to read about Travel Packages.

Sorry, our bad, you are right. Did not know they existed:

http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/marri...y-west-fl.html

http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/marri...ollection.html

http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/marri...tels-keys.html

This sounds like it should all work as you describe.

Only one minor detail: I *think* that when you call to extend a TP, they extend it to 1 year from the date of the phone call, not a full year added onto the end of the certificate. So if you call in Dec 17, your cert is then good through Dec 18.

Unless this has changed recently...

I just did virtually the same thing. In fact, at one point I was even looking at the Key West Beach Marriott upgraded to a 3-bedroom unit. We ended up going with the Puerto Vallarta CasaMagna upgraded to an oceanfront suite instead. But I originally ordered the award as a Cat. 1-5, so I had to get it upgraded to a Cat. 7 and then order the requisite upgrade certs for the stay. I just called the Plat line and the agent took care of everything. ^

And while I didn't need to extend my cert beyond the 1st year, my understanding of how extending a cert works matches what pinniped stated. You get an extra year from the date you ask for the extension.

So I'd wait until at least January 2018 (or later if you can just in case you change your plans and need more time before you use the cert.)

There are 5 Marriott properties in Key West but the Beachside seems the nicest if we opt for the upgrade...........if not the other properties seem the same or better.

Hi FT!

Anyone have success or have an opinion of if Marriott will let us do the following?

Marriott Vacation Club Owner - My father
Marriott Platinum - Me
Same last name

We are traveling together on a trip and would love to use my Marriott points on a vacation package, but really would like the 5 night voucher instead of the 7 night.

Will Marriott let us redeem a 5 vacation package on my account, using my points, under my name? Assuming my father is on the phone and we have provided both our Marriott account numbers?

Thanks