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as part of my changed-up Thanksgiving plans to go to Iceland instead of Chile, i have to overnight in Paris on the way back thanks to the scarcity of flights (award flights, to make matters worse) and connections. i found a Marriott* by CDG using comparison tool HotelsCombined<\/a> (thanks Points Summary<\/a> for the tip!) for much less on one site than the rest.<\/p>\n

* i’m interested in checking out more international Marriotts as an elite (thanks to RewardsPlus<\/a>) because i had a really good experience at the one in Z\u00fcrich during the Star Alliance MegaDo<\/a><\/p>\n

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on Marriott.com, the price shown was much more, but i guess to make a Best Rate Guarantee claim you have to make a reservation first, so i booked a refundable room. the lowest price?<\/p>\n

\"rate1\"

That’s roughly $410! *faint*<\/p><\/div>\n

with Marriott’s Best Rate Guarantee (BRG)<\/a> (i think most hotel chains have them as ways to get you to book through them), you get 25% off whatever lower price you find than what they themselves offer, which would make this a steal. i was afraid that cheap site, Getaroom.com<\/a>, was sketch or somehow ineligible, but i saw that Frequent Flyer University used a Getaroom.com sample<\/a>, so i felt slightly more confident. i submitted the form and it took nearly 12 hours (morning to evening) to get a reply (which went to gmail spam), but they accepted it!<\/p>\n

We have reviewed your claim and have made the following modification to your reservation:<\/p>\n

Rate: 57.33 Euro
\nReservation Confirmation Number: xxxxxxxxx<\/p>\n

The room rate listed above reflects your nightly room rate, before tax, and an additional 25% discount for submitting a successful claim according to the terms of Marriott’s Look No Further(SM) Best Rate Guarantee.<\/p>\n

Thank you for choosing Marriott.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

\"rate2\"

Or $77.62!<\/p><\/div>\n

thanks to the BRG discount, i not only got the cheap rate, but 25% off of the cheap rate, for a total savings of $338!<\/p>\n

not bad for a first time, eh?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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