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Originally Posted by sinfonia
(Post 30071628)
Yeah, I ended up buying a fourth package for this just because I could not pass up the amazing deal for the opportunity to stay at this property that I likely would not stay at otherwise. We chose the premium suite instead of family suite because it was the same square footage and there will only be two of us. Other than that, they looked the same to me - do you know if there is any other difference?
Originally Posted by PumpkinSmasher
(Post 30071956)
This was the one property that I thought about booking but ultimately decided not to. It was the difference between paying 540K for two Cat 1-5 TPs at the 120K mile marker vs the 390K for that package and I ultimately went with the two TPs. No regrets because I still value the airline miles more than the room points but it looks like an incredible property.
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Family member has a Cat 1-5 7 night certificate. They were planning a trip to a Category 8 (40K points) Marriott timeshare for January/February 2019 and were planning to upgrade the certificate and attach once rooms were released. Not surprisingly, the timeshare stopped opening up nights for points bookings when the new categories were announced and the timeshare is moving to 50K points per night (from 40K). However, in the past, the timeshare has regularly released nights for January/February. My guess is that rooms will be released for Jan/Feb fairly close to August 18, just at the new 50K level. So, with the new information that the certificates will be mapped to the new certificates, we are left with a dilemma. Should we go ahead and upgrade the certificate now to category 8 (40K points) and then hope that the certificate is matched to a new certificate at the 50K level? Any thoughts? One additional question pertains to how much the timeshares will charge to upgrade from studios to 1 bedrooms and 2 bedrooms. The current “cost” for an upgrade of one level is only $5K per night. I can’t find any information about new point costs for upgrades at timeshares. The planned timeshare property previously routinely made upgraded rooms available using points. Not sure whether they will now or at what cost. What do do . . . . . .? Thanks for your thoughts. |
Originally Posted by rny321
(Post 30071514)
Changing the category should extend the expiration of the hotel partial package to one year from the date of change. If you were thinking of staying in a current Category 6 and have 30K in points in your account, it might make sense if the option is still available to upgrade your current package. I was told yesterday that the system is blocking category changes, but on a later call I made the desired revisions.
in my case, mid Oct is my expiry date, and I just dont see myself using it by then.....so if upgrading changes the expiration date that is worth the insurance...plus it may possibly fare better in the hotel category mapping after next week. |
Originally Posted by dominick
(Post 30072573)
Can you confirm by upgrading your package, the expiry date moved another year?
in my case, mid Oct is my expiry date, and I just dont see myself using it by then.....so if upgrading changes the expiration date that is worth the insurance...plus it may possibly fare better in the hotel category mapping after next week. |
Originally Posted by dominick
(Post 30072573)
Can you confirm by upgrading your package, the expiry date moved another year?
in my case, mid Oct is my expiry date, and I just dont see myself using it by then.....so if upgrading changes the expiration date that is worth the insurance...plus it may possibly fare better in the hotel category mapping after next week.
Originally Posted by nexusCFX
(Post 30072594)
I can confirm this to be the case.
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Originally Posted by cfischer
(Post 30071565)
Looks like Marriott IT at its best again with all of these bogus 'certificate not attached' Emails. They already have enough call wait time right now ... oh what a joy.
Please note that whichever option you choose, from August 18 through September 18, you will not be able to modify your certificate for an existing reservation or attach it to a new one. Please plan accordingly. |
Originally Posted by sinfonia
(Post 30072312)
I definitely think you can upgrade by paying more points after Sep 18. I just think it will be converted to a new certificate and then you upgrade from cat 4 to whatever cat you want based on their new travel package pricing structure.
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Originally Posted by kgkg
(Post 30072799)
Thanks! The thing that I am worried is that if I change category after Sep 18, Marriott will ask me to pay the difference between the old TP and the new TP for the same amount of airline miles that I get. In that way, I have to pay a lot more points for upgrade the 7-night certificate.
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Originally Posted by RedSun
(Post 30072874)
If you want to change the category, change it now. Do not wait until the new system is on. So many uncertainties.
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Originally Posted by FlightBOS
(Post 30072330)
Airline miles are definitely worth more, so a good decision here. I only had 150k SPG miles to play with, so I opted for one big package. That being said, I do think you tend to get more value out of the higher tier hotels. Not that you can find value in cat 1-5, but I think its easier to get value for points at a higher tier...plus I'd never pay $800/night for a premium hotel. $100/night for a cat 5 in southeast Asia, I'm much more likely to pay out-of-pocket.
I agree as well on your assessment, but the good news is, while I'm not really excited about the current cat 1-5 hotels, I feel pretty good about the packages mapping to the new cat 1-4s, which when the SPG hotels are added in opens up a lot more possibilities. |
Originally Posted by PumpkinSmasher
(Post 30072924)
I agree as well on your assessment, but the good news is, while I'm not really excited about the current cat 1-5 hotels, I feel pretty good about the packages mapping to the new cat 1-4s, which when the SPG hotels are added in opens up a lot more possibilities.
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Originally Posted by kgkg
(Post 30072799)
Thanks! The thing that I am worried is that if I change category after Sep 18, Marriott will ask me to pay the difference between the old TP and the new TP for the same amount of airline miles that I get. In that way, I have to pay a lot more points for upgrade the 7-night certificate.
My expectation is that on 9/18 you'll have to pay the new price for upgrading a cert. Marriott's attitude will probably be, "hey, we told you the price was going up. There is no recourse if you wait." So yes, you're going to pay more to upgrade. But you already bought the miles if you bought the cert prior to 8/18. |
Originally Posted by kgkg
(Post 30072799)
Thanks! The thing that I am worried is that if I change category after Sep 18, Marriott will ask me to pay the difference between the old TP and the new TP for the same amount of airline miles that I get. In that way, I have to pay a lot more points for upgrade the 7-night certificate.
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Originally Posted by dsquared37
(Post 30072677)
The wording is horrible and belies the meat of the message which is:
And that is the crux which effects attached and unattached certs. I'd be freaked out if holding a cert reservation during that period because if plans didn't hold exactly there'd be no way to modify/cancel. |
Originally Posted by Counsellor
(Post 30073139)
It would certainly seem to me that you could cancel a reservation during the 18 August - 18 September transition period. That should (my opinion, no guarantee) simply leave the certificate as floating/unattached.
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