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I have a stay coming up early next year, where I am the second member on the booking. The reason for this was that at the time I was too light in points on my account to make the booking and then had to use my Father’s account to get the booking. Unfortunately the rate to book now is way above what I got it for.
However, I do have a couple of questions and it would be helpful it anyone could point me in the right direction. The questions are as follows:
1) Am I right to presume that I am able to take the stay on my own even though the stay is a reward one booked via my Father’s account. *this I believe is correct according to the t&c’s but it would be nice if someone could confirm if this is correct.
2) Can I have my status benefits applied to the stay? By next year I will be a minimum of a AMB Diamond with the lounge pass. Will the hotel honour my breakfast and lounge benefits or can they refuse them as the booking is under my Father’s account.
Thanks for any answers.
You can book a stay for someone else using points but any benefits and stay credits will be as per the account holder.
It may be possible to change the ihg account associated with the stay to yours, even though it was booked with points, but it requires a staff member who knows how or is willing to try, and not sure if it’s still possible after the changes to the programme.
I may be wrong but AFAIK the hotel covers the cost of breakfast and lounge with no additional reimbursement from ihg so if they want to they can give you access anyway
Thank you Anna and John for the replies. I will contact the hotel and see what they say so that I can provide a data point.
As a data point, I can confirm the hotel in question, after talking to them via email, have agreed to apply both my Diamond and Ambassador status (lounge, breakfast, upgrade (they’ve given me a double in advance), late check out, AMB stay credit.)
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