Discount on Hotel Stays for AMEX Cardholders

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Via Doctor of Credit, Starwood is having a promotion for American Express cardholders!

You’ll get 40% off your 2nd hotel night when you book 2+ nights at participating Starwood hotels in North and Latin America with any American Express card.  Stay dates are between September 1, 2017, and December 31, 2017.

But you might not be saving as much as you think!  I’ll explain.

Here’s what you need to know about this deal.

40% Off the 2nd Night at Participating Starwood Hotels

Link:   Starwood Better Tomorrows Promotion

Planning to stay at a Starwood hotel in North or Latin America between September 1, 2017, and December 31, 2017?  Check out Starwood’s latest promotion!

If you have an AMEX credit card, you’ll get 40% off the 2nd night at select Starwood hotels worldwide!  Just book through the promotional link and use any American Express card to pay for the room.

Here are the details:

• You must stay at least 2 nights
• Only valid when arriving to the hotel Thursday through Saturday
• Offer is valid only at participating hotels
• Reservations must be made directly through Starwood.  Book through this link, or call  877-782-0108 and mention promo codes P4B and P4C
• You must use an American Express credit card to book
• Offer is 40% off the best available unrestricted retail rate of every second eligible night
• These offers are based on Starwood’s best available unrestricted retail rates.
• You must pre-pay for the room (rate is NOT changeable or refundable)
• You can NOT combine this promotion with other Starwood promotions

Lots of hotels are taking part in this promotion, so it should be pretty easy to find a participating Starwood hotel along your travels.

Is This a Good Deal?

A 40% discount on your 2nd night is a good deal!  But after doing some digging, it doesn’t look like you’ll always get a 40% discount.

For example, the member rate for 2 nights at The Westin Lombard Yorktown Center for September 22, 2017, to September 24, 2017, is ~$272.  But you’ll get the same stay for ~$229 with this discount.  That’s a savings of $43, which is ($272 normal price for 2 nights / 2 nights = $136 per night.  $43 savings off 2nd night / $136 room rate = 31% off the 2nd night).

That’s not a 40% savings, but it’s still a nice discount.

However, the member rate for a stay at the Four Points by Sheraton Buffalo Grove from September 16,2017, to September 18, 2017, is ~$212.  But booking the same stay through this promotion only brings the price down to ~$204.  That is nowhere near the advertised discount.

It’s worth checking the regular price of the hotel before you take advantage of this promotion.  Because you may not be getting anywhere near the deal you think you are!

Earn Bonus Starwood Points With This Promotion

Link:   Starwood Preferred Guest® Credit Card from American Express

Link:   Starwood Preferred Guest® Business Credit Card from American Express

There aren’t many ways to earn Starwood points.  But if you have the AMEX Starwood personal or small business card, you’ll get 2 points per $1 on eligible purchases at Starwood hotels.

The personal AMEX Starwood card comes with 25,000 Starwood points after spending $3,000 on purchases within the first 3 months of account opening.  And the AMEX Starwood small business card comes with 25,000 Starwood points after spending $5,000 on purchases within the first 3 months of account opening.

But remember, you’re only eligible to earn AMEX sign-up bonuses ONCE per card, per lifetime.

You can also use other AMEX cards, like the Premier Rewards Gold Card from American Express, or The Platinum Card® from American Express, to book this promotion.

Bottom Line

Starwood is advertising 40% off the 2nd night when you book 2+ consecutive nights at participating hotels in North and Latin America.  But you’ll have to book directly through Starwood, and pre-pay with any American Express card.

That’s a great deal, but it may be difficult to find hotels that actually give you a full 40% off your 2nd night.  The hotels I checked gave much less than 40% off.  So compare the regular room price to the promotional price to make sure it’s a worthwhile deal!