Hotel sampler question
Jul 21, 2008 | 11:53 am
#1
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Hotel sampler question
I’m looking at the UK sampler award, and it says “any 3 participating hotels”. Does it have to be three hotels, or can you use it at only two? I want to spend two nights at the Chancery Court in London, then three nights at the Shelbourne in Dublin, then back to Chancery Court for two more nights – can I do this on this award?
I apologize if this has been covered before, but I did a search and did not find the answer.
I apologize if this has been covered before, but I did a search and did not find the answer.
Jul 21, 2008 | 12:51 pm
#2
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Yes you can.
Jul 21, 2008 | 12:59 pm
#3
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Absolutely fine.
I used my 3 night certificate at County Hall in May, then came back in August and used the two 2 night certificates to stay 4 nights at County Hall. It's a great way to save points, as this is cheaper than booking a 3 night stay and a 4 night stay. I believe you have a whole year to use the certificates, so there's no need to use them on a single trip.
Jul 21, 2008 | 8:05 pm
#4
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I've strung together two parts of the cert for either a four or five night stay. I've also stayed in a hotel....left for a few days...and then and come back to the same place to cash in another piece of the cert. No problem. Very flexible.
Jul 21, 2008 | 8:18 pm
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Same here. You get a three-night and two two-night certs to use as you please. They don't even need to be consecutive sets of nights, at least when I used them.
Jul 22, 2008 | 12:59 pm
#6
Join Date: May 2003
Location: tampa, fl
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Good to know for future reference. This makes the award much more attractive IMO.