Quote Originally Posted by griffin View Post
It took me 26 minutes on the phone to a Chicago phone number, but I finally got two linked reservations for the Resort. First two days at the BotCon rate US$114, and the last five days at the regular rate US$129. (all plus $70 resort fee and Tax)

One thing that doesn't make sense on their reservations site is the "buy 2 get 1 free" deal. If that means the standard rate of US$129 is free for every third day, that would equate to US$86 per night... but each time I tried adding days on the website, it would keep charging the full rate, and there was no option before filling out the payment details to add the free rooms on.

EDIT - I did a new reservation, at the full rate for the seven days, and selected the "3rd day free" deal, and all it says in the email is "discount applied after second night".
So, it looks like you check-in, they put a hold on the full amount on your card when they swipe it, and then after the second paid night, your bill gets credited with a free night.
Why can't they just give you the discounted total in the email confirmation... so I have no idea how much it will all cost after tax, and after resort fees (which they'd still charge for the free days). In other words, I have no idea which reservation will work out cheaper, in order to make sure I cancel the right one.
I emailed them to ask about it, and three days later I got a reply and two adjusted reservations.

The FIRST one they combined my first pair of reservations that had the BotCon rate for just two days and the full rate for five days - into a single reservation of seven days at the BotCon rate.
That might sound great, and now totals US$882.17 (with tax & fee), saving me about $100 from the previous reservations.

However, the SECOND reservation that I made was adjusted to include the two free days (under the deal of every third day free). That brought it down from US$1,079.68 to $771.15.
A saving of $300, plus ends up cheaper than the BotCon rate, at a daily rate of US$92 before tax and fee... or US$86 if I check out on the Sunday (which is 6 nights).

Later I'll call them up and see if the third day free deal can apply to the BotCon reservation, which would see two of those days free... and could get the room as low as US$76 per night before tax and fee.
And if I end up going and share with someone, it's a "huge" US$38 each per night before tax and fee.
And even if I can't get the BotCon reservation adjusted, I'll just go with the non-BotCon reservation... and pass off the BotCon one later to someone else if it is needed.