Kimpton multiple night pricing: bug?
#1
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Join Date: Jul 2007
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Kimpton multiple night pricing: bug?
I'm fairly new to the world of Kimpton and am seeing something I haven't often seen on other hotel and hotel chain websites: multiple night stays sometimes price as a simple multiple of the rate shown on the availability calendar for the first night, rather than as the sum of the rates shown for the nights of interest.
Example: 16 to 19 April at the Eventi. The calendar shows those three nights priced at $348, $297 and $297. If I make make three separate bookings I will pay those prices. If I make one booking for the first night and a second for the final two nights I will also pay those prices. But if I select all three and try to make a single booking the total price is 3 x $348.
I can't replicate this for all Kimpton hotels and dates and am wondering whether it's a bug or a standard Kimpton thing that I need to watch out for. Can anyone shed any light on the matter?
Example: 16 to 19 April at the Eventi. The calendar shows those three nights priced at $348, $297 and $297. If I make make three separate bookings I will pay those prices. If I make one booking for the first night and a second for the final two nights I will also pay those prices. But if I select all three and try to make a single booking the total price is 3 x $348.
I can't replicate this for all Kimpton hotels and dates and am wondering whether it's a bug or a standard Kimpton thing that I need to watch out for. Can anyone shed any light on the matter?
#2


Join Date: Jun 2000
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I have often seen weird things with Kimpton pricing, but it's not always this simple. Sometimes it seems to be a different night during the stay that bumps the price up. You may get a better rate by splitting into multiple reservations.
#3


Join Date: Mar 2011
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I sometimes split multiple night stays into different reservations for exactly this reason. I almost always check both the multi-night reservation and the separate days because sometimes there's a big difference.
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Thank you both. I'll be sure to check different combinations when booking (and will revisit my existing reservations just in case).
#5
Join Date: Jun 2006
Location: between Albuquerque and Santa Fe
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Call. The lovely reservation staff will make it all right, on one reservation.
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#7




Join Date: May 2007
Location: Dallas, TX
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I've seen this as well (to some substantially different rates in NYC). It never hurts to have multiple reservations in hopes of landing extra stay credits!

