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Re: SDCC 2019 Hotel Discussion
« Reply #2865 on: July 15, 2019, 05:15:07 PM »
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When did you cancel and what hotel was it? Trying to cancel one night at the Intercontinental  but the hotel is saying I can’t get deposit back, (I’m trying to offer it here on the forum as a last resort)
My hotel rooms were at MMM.

My friend had luck with changing the days at a hotel from Wednesday to Sunday and then calling the next day to cancel it and get their deposit back since it fell within the 7-day cancelation policy for that hotel.

Obviously it might not work and might just be a special case for them.

What day is your hotel for?

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Re: SDCC 2019 Hotel Discussion
« Reply #2866 on: July 15, 2019, 05:27:28 PM »

This is what the policy says for MGH when I log in my world of hyatt account:

Cancellation Policy:
To Avoid 1 Night Fee Cancel 72hours Prior To

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Re: SDCC 2019 Hotel Discussion
« Reply #2867 on: July 15, 2019, 05:43:42 PM »
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My hotel rooms were at MMM.

My friend had luck with changing the days at a hotel from Wednesday to Sunday and then calling the next day to cancel it and get their deposit back since it fell within the 7-day cancelation policy for that hotel.

Obviously it might not work and might just be a special case for them.

What day is your hotel for?

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Oh ok, I think it’s because we are within 7 days then that I’m having the issue...(Friday)

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Re: SDCC 2019 Hotel Discussion
« Reply #2868 on: July 15, 2019, 06:01:59 PM »
My MMM reservation from OnPeak has the resort fee. Does anyone else staying there?


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Re: SDCC 2019 Hotel Discussion
« Reply #2869 on: July 15, 2019, 07:42:56 PM »
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I just checked in at MMM. For anyone staying here, they have moved the Starbucks over to the bottom of the North Tower, near the entrance to the old Nintendo Lounge/where the GoT Beer Bar was in previous years. The old Starbucks location at the top of the escalators now looks like the con-event beer place.

Also, no resort fee on the OnPeak portion of my reservation!
Aww, so there really is no Nintendo Lounge this year? :(

Also, do you find out if there's a resort fee one you check in? Still has it online, but I suppose it doesn't matter until I'm actually there.

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Re: SDCC 2019 Hotel Discussion
« Reply #2870 on: July 15, 2019, 08:00:31 PM »
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Aww, so there really is no Nintendo Lounge this year? :(

It's the eSports Lounge this year.
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Re: SDCC 2019 Hotel Discussion
« Reply #2871 on: July 15, 2019, 08:09:08 PM »
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It's the eSports Lounge this year.
Aww, I was hoping they'd have both like last year. Thanks!

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Re: SDCC 2019 Hotel Discussion
« Reply #2872 on: July 15, 2019, 08:17:46 PM »
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Aww, I was hoping they'd have both like last year. Thanks!

Well, now I'm looking at the maps in the Quick Guide and it has the Nintendo Lounge on the map of MMM. So maybe I don't know what I'm talking about?
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Re: SDCC 2019 Hotel Discussion
« Reply #2873 on: July 15, 2019, 08:34:25 PM »
Anyone who booked intercontinental hotel without the comic con rate, double check your credit card statement if you canceled with them before the deadline. I was apparently charged the full rate a few days before the cancellation policy deadline even though the email for cancellation policy says no charge if done before 6pm local time.

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Re: SDCC 2019 Hotel Discussion
« Reply #2874 on: July 15, 2019, 08:36:24 PM »
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Yeah, I just checked, and my confirmation from MMM in 2018 listed the fee, but my final bill didn't include it.

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MGH last year said that if you were in the comic con block rate, then it would exclude the destination fee.

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Re: SDCC 2019 Hotel Discussion
« Reply #2875 on: July 15, 2019, 09:12:17 PM »
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Aww, so there really is no Nintendo Lounge this year? :(

Also, do you find out if there's a resort fee one you check in? Still has it online, but I suppose it doesn't matter until I'm actually there.

Turns out I was wrong about the Nintendo Lounge... it is on the maps they posted around the MMM lobby this evening, in the same place as always.

When I checked in, the person at the check-in desk (who happened to be the front desk supervisor) said that there was no resort fee on my OnPeak days, only the days I booked direct.

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Re: SDCC 2019 Hotel Discussion
« Reply #2876 on: July 15, 2019, 09:31:13 PM »
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Turns out I was wrong about the Nintendo Lounge... it is on the maps they posted around the MMM lobby this evening, in the same place as always.

When I checked in, the person at the check-in desk (who happened to be the front desk supervisor) said that there was no resort fee on my OnPeak days, only the days I booked direct.
Thank you so much!!!

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Re: SDCC 2019 Hotel Discussion
« Reply #2877 on: July 20, 2019, 02:43:33 PM »
[we're at the Westin downtown, does anyone have experience with reducing one day in the booking? We all want to leave Monday, but we have 2 rooms booked until Tuesday. Westin says there is a 1 night penalty for cancellation, which really just keeps it the same price, but I was wondering if there was anything I could do to waive it? Does onpeak have any agreement here with the hotel we can refer to?

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Re: SDCC 2019 Hotel Discussion
« Reply #2878 on: July 21, 2019, 11:59:47 AM »
Heads up to those who are staying at MGH and paying with AMEX: you may have a special offer on your card to get $60 off a purchase on $300+ at any Grand Hyatt (it does not include other Hyatt brands such as Regency, Andaz, etc.) In order to qualify, you must log onto your AMEX account, go to the offers section, and click to add it to your card. This morning when checking out, I added it and split my bill between that and my regular card, and received the credit.

(Also, I can confirm that they did not charge me the $25 destination fee per night during SDCC. I asked but they said it did not show up at all.)
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Re: SDCC 2019 Hotel Discussion
« Reply #2879 on: July 21, 2019, 08:17:13 PM »
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Heads up to those who are staying at MGH and paying with AMEX: you may have a special offer on your card to get $60 off a purchase on $300+ at any Grand Hyatt (it does not include other Hyatt brands such as Regency, Andaz, etc.) In order to qualify, you must log onto your AMEX account, go to the offers section, and click to add it to your card. This morning when checking out, I added it and split my bill between that and my regular card, and received the credit.

(Also, I can confirm that they did not charge me the $25 destination fee per night during SDCC. I asked but they said it did not show up at all.)

This is odd. I couldn’t find this offer.  I found offers for the Omni and the Hilton and Kimpton Hotels, But not the Hyatt.