The Offer
- Get a one-time $40 statement credit by using your registered Amex card to spend $200 or more on room rate and room charges, when you pay for your stay with Renaissance Hotels.
You can save this offer in your Amex login or with your connected Twitter account by tweeting #AmexRenaissance.
The Fine Print
- Valid from 9/30/15 to 11/30/15
- Excludes gift card purchases
- Reservations must be made online at renaissance-hotels.marriott.com, via the Marriott mobile app, or by phone
- Offer valid only at Renaissance Hotels brand properties in the US and US territories
- Excludes purchases made at the Collect Renaissance shop
- Excludes The Ritz-Carlton®, Bvlgari® Hotels & Resorts, JW Marriott®, EDITION®, Autograph Collection® Hotels, AC Hotels by Marriott®, Moxy Hotels®, Marriott Hotels®, Delta Hotels & Resorts®, Courtyard® by Marriott, Springhill Suites® by Marriott, Fairfield Inn & Suites® by Marriott, Protea Hotels®, Residence Inn® by Marriott, TownePlace Suites® by Marriott, Marriott Executive Apartments®, Gaylord Hotels® and Marriott Vacation Club®
Our Verdict
This is useful for Renaissance stays, but it can’t be used at other Marriott locations. In the past, many of us had success purchasing Marriott gift cards at the hotel to use for future stays in any Marriott location. We’ve finally gotten a confirmation on Flyertalk that, unsurprisingly, this is working for the current offer as well.
There is a small risk here that something can go wrong; since gift cards are officially excluded in the terms you won’t get any help from Amex if that happens.
Reselling Angle
If you don’t need Marriott gift cards for actual use, you can sell them to Cardpool for 88% of their value and profit $16 on the sale. You’ll also rack up 160 free credit card points along the way.
One note of caution: Not all Renaissance locations will carry Marriott gift cards. More likely they do have them somewhere but the front-desk people won’t necessarily know. Selling Marriott gift cards in apparently not a request they are used to getting. You’ll probably have more luck with the day-shift reps.
It may not be worth going hugely out of your way for this deal, but if you’re nearby it’s worth stopping by and picking up however many you can.
Other Travel Related Amex Offers
- #AmexVirAtl Get a one-time $200 statement credit by using your registered Card to spend $1000 or more on airfare online at virginatlantic.com or via the Virgin Atlantic mobile app by 12/31/15.
- #AmexEmbassy Get a one-time $50 statement credit by using your registered Card to spend a total of $250+ on room rate and room charges, when you pay for your stay with Embassy Suites by Hilton from 10/19/15 to 12/21/15. (This one should also work by purchasing Hilton gift cards in-hotel to lock in the discount for the future, but we don’t have any data points on this yet and I don’t even know for certain that they carry Hilton gift cards at the desk.)
