Quick point: How to search for hotels using a free night award certificate
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Many loyalty programs have moved on dynamic pricingmaking it difficult to know how many points you’ll need for each hotel night on your upcoming vacation.
Do you have Free night certificate Is it enough? Or will you be charged, with hotels asking for more points than your free night certificate is worth?
Here’s how to search for free night certified hotel stays by filtering for hotels that match your free night award value.
Hilton Title
You can use it Hilton Free Night Award any night of the week (an improvement over last weekend’s restrictions) almost any time Hilton asset. (The exclusion list is This.) Although you must redeem these awards over the phone, you should still search for availability online first, verifying that the hotel you want has a standard room available on the night you want.
This is a used search Hilton Title point in Honolulu.
Next to the point value, look for the words “standard room award.” You need to have an available standard room to use the Hilton free night reward. Once you’ve found a property you like, call Hilton at 800-446-6677.
Marriott Bonvoy
Marriott Bonvoy may be the most complicated program on this list to use Free night certificate. It offers free night certificates with many values.
When looking for hotels SeattleThe results were amazing. Below the number of rooms and guests, click “All filters.”
From here, you can filter hotels in certain score ranges. Choose the right band for the maximum value of your free night rewards.
If you are using a 35,000 point certificate, select the 0-40,000 point option. You will now have a more manageable list of hotels to review.
Related: How to use Marriott Bonvoy’s 35,000 point certificate
Keep in mind that this will show hotels charging up to 40,000 points – a little more than your free night is worth. You can only choose hotels that fully include your free night award. Or, you can choose hotels that cost up to 15,000 points more than the value of your free night — Enhance your rewards with your Marriott points.
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- 7 great uses of Marriott’s 35,000-point free night voucher
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World of Hyatt
Start your search after logging in World of Hyatt account. Click “Rewards” to see any free nights available in your account.
You can search for a location (but not a specific date) from here.
This search San Francisco The hotel delivers many results. Clicking “Filters” at the top right allows you to select the hotel categories you want to view. If you have one Free nights for categories 1-4 (such as the annual awards offered by Hyatt World Credit Card), select hotel types 1-4 only.
Related: Incredible World of Hyatt credit card offer: Earn 5 free nights with the biggest rewards ever
Now you have a manageable list of properties that match the value of your free night rewards.
This does not show availability on specific dates – only which hotels are available. Five hotels are suitable for Free night prizes ranked 1-4so you can check availability at any hotel you like.
Related: How to earn, use, and make the most of your Hyatt free night certificate
Bottom line
You may see many results for your intended travel dates when searching for hotels. Unfortunately, not all of these hotels can be booked with your free night rewards.
Understanding how to limit your search results to hotels that match the value of your free night certificate will result in a better booking experience. It provides real options and makes the decision-making process easier, ensuring you can always redeem those valuable certificates.
