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Guests Rewarded with Free Nights Faster at B&Bs Than Hotel Chains
There's a better way for guests to earn rewards and free nights than trying to earn points at hotel chains. Make a few phone calls and here are the kind of numbers you can expect:
Rewarded 10 Times Faster than at Marriott
Picking up the phone, we called Marriott Rewards with a standard request to earn a free stay. We asked about booking a $209-per-night room at the Marriott Suites, which would get us a total of 627 points per night. In order to compile enough points to get a free night at their lowest level, we would need 7,500 points. That means we would have to spend $2,500, staying about 11.9 nights in order to get that free night reward.
Let's compare this to how you can get a free night at a bed and breakfast and also look at a few other added values. When it comes to value, comfort, and individuality, it's hard to top a good bed and breakfast (B&B) or country inn. And if you really want to make your dollar go further, consider two things:
Across the nation, more than 1,500 B&B inns will give guests a free second-night stay with the purchase of the first night. They do this for a simple reason. They want exposure for their property. The typical bed and breakfast doesn't have the large advertising budget that a standard hotel does. So, they look to earn word-of-mouth exposure and added promotion through this popular program.
At iLoveInns.com, the site that runs this free-night program, travelers can save $140 on an average two-night stay. Think about the numbers above that we quoted from Marriott Rewards. How much more can you stretch your travel dollar than using it to spend 11.9 nights in order to get that free night?
Depending on the individual bed and breakfast or country inn, a traveler can save as much as $650. Plus, the buy-one-get-one promotion is an immediate reward.
Second, when you factor in food, the cost of your vacation is further reduced because typically your bed and breakfast room rate includes breakfast as the name indicates. In addition many innkeepers also provide assorted snacks/drinks and business services, such as sending a fax or printing an important document.
Money and Memories Go Further with Bed and Breakfast Trips
Understanding that you can stretch your dollar further at a bed and breakfast, let's look at a California bed and breakfast, this Craftsman-style B&B in the heart of Monterey Peninsula -- the Inn at Seventeen Mile Drive.
The Inn at Seventeen Mile Drive is a two-story, three-building inn offering sea or garden views from the main house. You will find rustic ambiance, surrounded by oak and redwood trees in the cottage and redwood chalet rooms. You can relax in the spa beneath the tall trees in the gardens, which are often visited by deer and monarch butterflies, or enjoy a glass of champagne while observing Koi in the fountain ponds. With the Free Night program, you can save $145 to $290 for two nights with the Free Night program.
A great value to go with a great experience. So, next time you are looking to compile some free-night stay rewards consider an alternative to the hotel chains. It's a tremendous value.
About the Author Jane Leisteiner is a frequent inngoer and writer. For more details about Monterey or Napa bed and breakfast inns or to find thousands of bed and breakfasts you can search with an iphone travel application, check out the iLoveInns site today.
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