Then I got 810 extra points as a Diamond elite member and 1,000 points for my welcome amenity. My base rate was $81, earning 810 points. The most-lucrative stay, however, was my Hilton one.
Those 1,634 points are worth $27.78, according to our valuations.
HILTON WORKSPACES PLUS
So my $99 base rate earned me 495 points plus a 30% bonus - or 149 extra points - as a Globalist member. The World of Hyatt program gives members 5 points per dollar spent at most properties. In total, I got 2,908 Bonvoy points, which TPG currently values at $23.26. As a Titanium Elite member, I get an additional 75% bonus, so 818 points - plus 1,000 bonus points as my welcome amenity. At the New York Marriott Marquis, my base rate of $109 earned me 1,090 points. Points and Elite Statusįor each stay, I earned my normal points off the base rate plus any elite bonus and welcome amenity.Īt most Marriott properties, members earn 10 points per dollar spent on eligible hotel charges.
HILTON WORKSPACES UPGRADE
Having the booking there meant I was going to get my points and maybe even an upgrade - more on that in a minute. The one exception was the first of my two Marriott stays. In most cases, the booking showed up in my loyalty account almost immediately. But when she called early that morning and arrived at 8 a.m., there was no issue checking in early. I was on a Day Pass and she had a normal booking with a 4 p.m. To test out the check-in time theory, my colleague Laura Motta and I both stayed at the AC Hotel by Marriott New York Downtown. (Screenshot courtesy of Hilton) (Screenshot courtesy of Hilton) and bet I could have done the same if I was booked on an overnight stay. Regardless, I was able to check-in at 8:30 a.m. That was peculiar when the working world - pandemic or not - tends to start earlier. The other strange thing was that my Hilton Workspaces reservation said official check-in wasn’t until 10 a.m. However, the morning of my stay, I noticed that bookings for that night had dropped to $76, plus tax. The nightly rate was more when I booked the room a day prior. Similarly, with Hilton, my Workspaces rate was $81, plus tax, at the Millennium Hilton New York Downtown. I did search other Hyatt properties outside New York City and did find cases where the office rate was cheaper than the nightly one. I only saw two other guests during my stay. check-in, but given how low occupancy rates are these days, I’m pretty confident the hotel wouldn’t have turned me away at 9 a.m. Sure, the office rate guaranteed a 7 a.m.
Warning: These rates weren’t always the cheapest.įor instance, the Hyatt House New York/Chelsea was offering an overnight stay for members that was $2 cheaper than the office rate.
Marriott: All bookings need to be made through the Day Pass website.
HILTON WORKSPACES CODE
Hyatt: Office for a Day rooms can be booked through the special site or by entering the special offer code “OFFICE” on Hyatt’s website or mobile app. Hilton: Rooms need to be booked through the WorkSpaces website. Hyatt required check-in and check-out dates, which seemed very odd - and a bit confusing - since it was just a few hours in the room. Hilton and Marriott both had set up sites where you only needed one date since this was just a daytime stay. Bookings were easy to make in each of the three chains.
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