Holiday travel in November and December often means a one night hotel stay is unavoidable. A $50 Bonus Bucks promotion with Residence Inn can offer a high return on investment for a one night, Friday or Saturday hotel stay  by the end of 2009. The $50 Marriott Bonus Bucks certificate is valid for a future two-night weekend stay.

Stay as short as one night on a Friday or Saturday at a Residence Inn in the USA or Canada through December 31 and earn a $50 Bonus Bucks certificate per stay, per room valid for credit on a two-night weekend stay (valid Thursday-Sunday nights) at any participating Marriott brand hotel worldwide.

Bonus Bucks certificates are valid for eight months from date of issue.

Promotion Code = RPN

Promotion Link: http://www.marriott.com/marriott.mi?page=suiteweekend

Loyalty Traveler Analysis:

San Francisco Bay Area shows 11 Residence Inn properties within 25 miles of San Francisco ranging from $79 to $129 for Friday, October 30. Each of these hotels offers the $50 Bonus Bucks certificate.

Rate for one night at Residence Inn Fremont, CA or Pleasanton, CA = $79 + tax. Net cost is just $37 with the $50 Bonus Bucks discount on a future stay. This certificate has more flexible rules than the Marriott Fairfield Inn $50 Smart Bucks certificate only valid at for the Fairfield Inn brand.

San Francisco Airport/Oyster Point Residence Inn $129 ($143 after tax). Net cost is $93 with $50 Bonus Bucks certificate for future stay.

This offer is budget lodging that will help you sleep well over the holiday travel season. You might even want to splurge and put the kids in a two bedroom suite, although you might just get a better deal by booking two rooms and claiming two $50 bonus bucks certificates.

Pool at Residence Inn Oyster Point, north of San Francisco Airport

Bad news first:  This was not a good deal for 2 of the 4 hotels I checked tonight in the San Francisco Bay Area.

The Offer: Get a $20 prepaid MasterCard per stay at any Hyatt Place or Hyatt Summerfield Suites for a hotel stay including at least one night on a Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, or Thursday between September 21 and November 25, 2009.

Hyatt Place promotion link: http://www.hyatt.com/hyatt/place/specials/giftCard.jsp

Hyatt Summerfield Suites promotion link: http://www.hyatt.com/hyatt/summerfield/specials/giftCard.jsp

The GFTCRD rate did not show in my searches of Hyatt rates unless the promotional code is entered. The links provided in this post prefill the special rate offer code.

Terms: Must pay Hyatt Daily Rate and use promotion code offer “GFTCRD”. The Hyatt Daily rate is generally a higher rate than the Hyatt.com prepaid, nonrefundable rate or the AAA rate. Only one gift card may be earned per stay regardless of number of rooms booked, but multiple gift cards can be earned for separate stays during the promotional period. The offer says it is not combinable with other promotions, although I doubt this offer would disqualify the Gold Passport member for free nights,  double elite credit, or airline miles.

Loyalty Traveler Promotion Value Key = Variable 1 to 2 out of 5 keys depending on rate differences.

 This deal is no deal unless you can find rates where the promotional rate is not $15 to $20+ more than other available rates.

Hyatt Place and Summerfield Suites $20 MasterCard per stay promotion rate analysis