Amex Promo - $40 off $200 at Renaissance
Oct 3, 2015, 7:11 pm
#16
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)The exclusion this time *could* mean that GCs don't count, but through the history of Amex Offers, it's common for GCs to be explicitly excluded and yet still count. The only way to know is when someone tests and posts whether they received the credit.
Oct 4, 2015, 10:08 am
#17
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I recently booked a Renaissance stay for November on an adv purchase rate using a Visa card. The card had not been charged. Is it possible to switch to an AMEX card to take advantage of the offer?
Oct 4, 2015, 11:05 am
#18
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The card has likely been authorized. I'd call Marriott, explain, and see if they'll let you switch. You're not cancelling or changing the reservation - you're just switching the payment account.
Oct 4, 2015, 12:14 pm
#19
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+1, you can also add that you need to cancel the Visa card for fraud or other reasons if you get any pushback.
Oct 4, 2015, 5:43 pm
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You can check to see if the promo shows up on the linked card afterwards. It did for me (but that was a Costco card).
Oct 4, 2015, 8:29 pm
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Oct 11, 2015, 12:54 am
#22
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anyone tried to buy gift card at Renaissance?
Oct 12, 2015, 11:34 am
#24
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I called my local Renaissance and they sell Marriott gift cards. As long as they sell them at the front desk this should be good to go.
EDIT - I called back to verify and they do not sell gift cards, only online.
EDIT - I called back to verify and they do not sell gift cards, only online.
Last edited by N_Phoenix; Oct 18, 2015 at 5:21 pm
Oct 13, 2015, 7:55 pm
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Oct 15, 2015, 1:18 pm
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Has anyone bought a gift card from a Renaissance and seen if the promo applies? (Would buying a gift card for, say, $205 rather than $200 make a difference?)
Anybody have a list of Renaissance hotels that sell Marriott gift cards? The two in Manhattan don't (else I'd have answered the previous question already).
Anybody have a list of Renaissance hotels that sell Marriott gift cards? The two in Manhattan don't (else I'd have answered the previous question already).
Oct 15, 2015, 5:10 pm
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Oct 15, 2015, 8:35 pm
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Oct 15, 2015, 10:03 pm
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