Good afternoon everyone, I hope your week is going well.  A few weeks ago, Greg the Frequent Miler wrote 2 great articles about using Wyndham Rewards Points to book Vacasa vacation rentals (article 1 and article 2).  I wanted to provide my experience booking 2 Vacasa vacation rentals, so I followed the 4 steps that Greg laid out in the second article:

How to book Vacasa Vacation Rentals with Wyndham points

Here’s the step by step process that I recommend:

1. 1. Start your search here: www.vacasa.com/search?maxbeds=1&place=/usa/
      This link filters to a maximum of 1 bedroom. If you want more than 1 bedroom, change the filter, but keep in mind that 2 bedroom units cost twice as many points.
   2. Use the Vacasa website to find properties that are available for cash rates for your dates of interest. I recommend finding at least three options that would work for you, if possible.
   3. Email Wyndham to inquire about those properties and dates, here: triprewards.fulfillment@wyndham.com OR call: (506) 646-2943
   4. Put a reminder on your calendar 31 days or more before your stay to remind you to cancel if it doesn’t look like the stay will work out. Bookings are non-refundable within 30 days.

I have an upcoming trip to Kauai this summer, so I used the Vacasa search tool to see what properties were available for the dates of my trip.  The dates in this post are just example dates and not the real dates I booked.  For a 2 night stay from July 1-3, there were 36 rentals on Kauai.  I wanted to stay in the Princeville area on the north side of the island, so I clicked the 15 number to zoom into those properties.

Here are the 15 rentals in the Princeville area.  If you see a dark blue/gray house, that means there is 1 property available for your dates.  If you see a light gray house, that means that property is unavailable for your dates.  If you see a number, that means there are several properties close by and you will need to click the number to zoom into that area to see which of those properties are available for your dates.

I really liked the location of the property overlooking the beach and coast, so I clicked on the dark blue/gray house to see the name of the property.  To learn more about the property, click the name of the property (SeaLodge H6).

Each rental has a dedicated page and you can look through several photos of the property and even do a virtual tour of the property.  If you were paying cash for this stay, the total price would be $880.70, or $440 per night.

Here is the breakdown of the cost, but since you plan on paying with Wyndham Rewards Points, the cost of the stay doesn’t matter.

I ran a second search on Kauai for another 2 night stay from July 6-8 and there were 36 rentals on Kauai.  This time, I wanted to stay near the south side of the island, so I clicked the number 4 to zoom into those properties.

Of the 4 properties on the south side of the island, 1 was by itself and unavailable and 3 were close together.  I clicked the number 3 to zoom into those properties.

Of those 3 properties, only 1 property was available for the dates I selected.  To learn more about the property, click the name of the property (Manualoha 302).

Each rental has a dedicated page and you can look through several photos of the property and even do a virtual tour of the property.  If you were paying cash for this stay, the total price would be $816.32, or $408 per night.

Here is the breakdown of the cost, but since you plan on paying with Wyndham Rewards Points, the cost of the stay doesn’t matter.

After I found the properties that looked good and fit my date range, I contacted Wyndham Rewards to complete the reservation.  You can either email triprewards.fulfillment@wyndham.com or call them at (506) 646-2943.  When I called the number, I told the rep that I wanted to book 2 Vacasa vacation rental properties and pay with my Wyndham Rewards Points.  I told the rep the location of the property, the name of the property, and the dates of the stay.  The rep appeared to fill out a form and send the request to a specific team / person who handles these requests.  If you would rather email Wyndham Rewards, fill out this form and email it to triprewards.fulfillment@wyndham.com.

Member name:
Member #:
Site Name:
City/State:
Unit Number:
Number of Adults:
Number of Children:
Number of Bedrooms:
Arrival Date:
Departure Date:

Here is what a sample filled out form would look like for the first property in Princeville:

Member name: Grant Thomas
Member #: 1234567890G
Site Name: SeaLodge H6
City/State: Princeville, Hawaii
Unit Number: H6
Number of Adults: 2
Number of Children: 0
Number of Bedrooms: 1
Arrival Date: 01-Jul-2021
Departure Date: 03-Jul-2021

The next business day, I received this email response from Wyndham Rewards:

I am reaching out from Wyndham Rewards regarding your Vacasa request.

In reviewing the SeaLodge H6 – Princeville, HI (Listing 21094) location, they are showing as available for the requested dates 7/01/2021-7/03/2021. The property is a 1 bedroom location for 13,500 points per night (13,500 points, per bedroom, per night). To book for the full 2 nights it would be 27,000 points.

https://www.vacasa.ca/unit.php?UnitID=21094

Vacasa properties do have a 30 day cancellation policy, for example with a check in date of 7/01/2021 you would need to cancel before 6/01/2021.

Please let me know if you would like to book or view any other locations.

Normally, Vacasa rentals cost 15,000 Wyndham Rewards Points per bedroom per night, but since I have the Barclays Wyndham Rewards Business Earner Credit Card, I get 10% off award stays which brings the cost down to 13,500 points per bedroom per night.

I confirmed the details in the email and responded to the email.  Shortly after that, I received this email confirmation:

I am happy to confirm your 2 reservations are now booked. You will receive your detailed Vacasa emails within the next 24hrs. In your second email from Vacasa this will contain a link that advises ‘view your trip’, click on this link to bring up your rental agreement.

SeaLodge H6 – Princeville, HI (Listing 21094)
7/01/2021 – 7/03/2021
Confirmation # 1234567
Cancellation: Before 6/01/2021
Points used: 27,000

Manualoha 302 – Poipu, HI (Listing 47086)
7/06/2021-7/08/2021
Confirmation # 2345678
Cancellation: Before 6/06/2021
Points used: 27,000

Please let me know if you have any questions.

The next day, I received these 2 confirmation emails from Vacasa.

I then signed into my Wyndham Rewards account and went to the My Activity page.  I can see 2 redemptions of 27,000 points.  If I add the cost of the 2 reservation $880.70 + $816.32 = $1,697.02 / 54,000 Wyndham Rewards Points (10% discount for cardholders) = 3.14 cents per point.  That is a great redemption for Wyndham Rewards Points :)

I then went to the My Reservations page, but I did not see any upcoming reservations.  I responded to the email to ask about the reservations and the response was, “The Vacasa reservation(s) will not show up in the upcoming reservations section at this time.”

I then created a Vacasa online account and was able to see both reservations online.  There is also an iOS app and an Android app if you want to view the reservations on your mobile device.

As long as you do the upfront work of finding Vacasa rentals that are available, the booking process is pretty simple.  Once the Wyndham Rewards team receives your email and verifies the availability, you just need to confirm the details via email.  The booking process is not instant, so please be patient and allow 1-2 business days for your reservation to be created.  If you have any questions about booking Vacasa vacation rentals, please leave a comment below.  Have a great day everyone!