Award stay, no points for incidental?
#1
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Award stay, no points for incidental?
So I just finished a stay at RC - Jakarta Pacific Place (for 30,000 points it's a steal)
but I noticed that I got 0 base points posted (spent around $200 on food/other items)
Is this the norms for RC award stay?
but I noticed that I got 0 base points posted (spent around $200 on food/other items)
Is this the norms for RC award stay?
#2
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It's normal for all stays at RC properties (paid or points) because you only earn points on the room rate, not on incidentals:
https://www.marriott.com/marriott-re...earn/hotels.mi
https://www.marriott.com/marriott-re...earn/hotels.mi
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It's normal for all stays at RC properties (paid or points) because you only earn points on the room rate, not on incidentals:
https://www.marriott.com/marriott-re...earn/hotels.mi
https://www.marriott.com/marriott-re...earn/hotels.mi
My understanding is that you get 10 points for room rate as a RC Reward program member, regardless of what CC you use to pay.
Is my understanding correct?
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Yes you get 5 points per dollar on any Marriott or Ritz credit card at a Ritz Hotel. Yes you get 10 points only for the Room Rate. Yes you get Zero points for incidentals as of today..
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All rewards credit cards provide at least one point for each dollar spent, so I think it is impossible that you did not receive at least one point for each dollar spent on incidentals.
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I think he was only looking at the hotel bill charges. He is correct about not getting points for his incidentals. However the credit card will give 5 points to 1 point even if they don't participate in the Ritz program.
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yup. Was reffering to the points at the marriott account (got 1000 welcome points for each night though since all the meals are included with the room)
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Let us know what you find out. Although, the T&C I linked to above don't specifically list parking or resort fees..."eligible hotel purchases, including dining, beverages, rounds of golf, spa services and more." I would think parking and resort fees should be included in the "more". But I'm not running Marriott.