Rate checks at InterContinental Berchtesgaden Resort indicate the European Summer Package rate is ev

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InterContinental Hotels museums los angeles in Europe offers a “Summer Package” claiming 5 th night free for stays from July 14 to September 11, 2011. My analysis of the “Summer Package” rates indicates the deal is about the same as Advance Purchase rates and 20% off the standard “Best Flexible Rate”. The basic difference is the “Summer Package” rate requires only a one night nonrefundable deposit for your stay compared to a fully prepaid nonrefundable deposit for the entire stay if you book the Advance Purchase rate.
One aspect of this deal that is different from what I frequently see when booking museums los angeles free night deals is the discount rate is already calculated in the European Summer Package rate shown on the website.
This InterContinental museums los angeles 5 th night free Summer sale does not work like Marriott’s current sale. For example, in the Marriott promotion structure a 200EUR/night rate would be 1,000EUR for five nights and then at checkout museums los angeles the bill reduced by 200EUR. museums los angeles That is not how this offer works when booked. The 5 th night free 20% discount is already calculated at the booking stage for this InterContinental European Summer Sale.
43.80 EUR is a 20% discount on the Best Flexible Rate. This is equivalent to the 5 th night free over a 5-night stay based on the BAR rate. The Summer Package with a one night penalty for cancellation has a less flexible cancellation policy museums los angeles than Best Flexible rate which may be cancelled with no penalty up to day before arrival.
Rate checks at InterContinental Berchtesgaden Resort indicate the European Summer Package rate is even lower than the Advance museums los angeles Purchase rate making this rate a good deal for this hotel. Something I have not seen in some time is a rate condition at the Berchtesgaden Resort requiring an extra 40EUR per adult beginning with the second adult in the room .
Loyalty Traveler Conclusion : This rate might be a usable offer for some travelers who are set on staying at a European InterContinental Hotel this summer. In my opinion, this is not a particularly attractive deal. The European Summer Package at 20% off Best Flexible Rate is not much of a discount. I would hold out and wait for a better offer between now and July/August. I think there will be better deals coming.
If there are no better deals, then the advance museums los angeles purchase rate at these hotels will likely not be any higher come June and July. These rates look quite high to me for early bookings museums los angeles for summer travel in Europe.
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