Good morning everyone, I hope your week is going well. Last week (Thanksgiving Week), Laura and I spent 4 days in New York City. We stayed at the conveniently located Crowne Plaza Times Square IHG Hotel which is close to Times Square, the Theater District, the Hell’s Kitchen neighborhood, and several subway stations (which you can take to JFK via Jamaica Station and the AirTrain). We stayed at this hotel last March during Laura’s Spring Break, so we knew the area well.
I used 2 IHG Free Night Certificates from my Chase IHG Business Credit Card and the Chase IHG Select Credit Card (no longer available) along with IHG Points. Nightly award prices vary dramatically (see the nightly prices for award stays in December 2024), but I closely tracked the nightly prices over a few months and rebooked my stays a few times whenever the award price dropped. Whenever I book a hotel stay of more than 1 night, I always book my stays in 1 night increments since it is much easier to cancel and rebook 1 night at a time. At check in, the front desk agent linked the stays together and kept us in the same room for the duration of the stay. You could also call, email, or text the hotel ahead of time to let them know about the multiple back to back stays.
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