Hi all,
I'm more familiar with airline redemptions, new to the hotel side. I will have two free night cat 1-5 certificates after my card anniversaries in June (one each for myself and my spouse).
I'm trying to book a family room for us and our two children in Paris for September. Please correct any of my assumptions if they are wrong:
1) I can book now by points and then pay with the certificates that I will have received by the time of my stay.
2) The cost of the room may not exceed the value of the certificate (i.e. I can't pay any difference with points).
3) My understanding is that category 5 hotels are moving from 35k to 30/40 depending on peak season.
Question: What will the certificates cover, post peak/offpeak transition? Will it cover a 40k peak category 5 room? Or still only rooms that are 35k or less?
Bonus Q: Do we need two separate reservations since the certificates are in seaparate names? Or can we be on one reservation and then pay with our separate certificates?
TIA!
Apologies if this is answered elsewhere, but I tried searching, to no avail.