(EXPIRED) Wyndham Rewards selling 30 night hotel pass for $499 – but there’s a gotcha

Wyndham Rewards has announced that it will be selling something called the “Ultimate Hotel Pass” in early July. This pass will allow for up to 30 nights at hotels and resort within Wyndham’s portfolio through the end of September…all for only $499+tax. If you were able to use all 30 nights, you’d end up getting them for an average cost of around $17 each…a pretty spectacular price.

There are a couple of catches though.

First, Wyndham is only making 25 of these passes available to members in the US, so your chances of getting struck by lightning are probably better than your chances of actually being able to purchase one.

The second? You’d have to spend 30 nights at Wyndham properties in a little under three months.

The Deal

• Register for a chance to buy one of 25 Wyndham Rewards Ultimate Hotel Passes for $499 + tax. The pass includes:
  • 30 nights of hotel stays redeemable over the next three months at thousands of properties across Wyndham’s portfolio
  • A “Pass Concierge” to assist with reservations, modifications, and cancellations
  • Use of pass nights to book an extra room for accompanying guests.
  • Limited blackout dates with taxes and resort fees included at most hotels and resorts.
• For a chance to purchase a pass, you must pre-register by July 4, 2024 at 11:59 p.m. ET.
• On July 8th, 2024, 25 potential pass holders who pre-registered will be randomly selected and notified of their opportunity to purchase a pass. They’ll have 48-hours to claim their pass or a new name will be pulled.

Direct Link to Registration

Terms and Conditions

• You must be 18 years or older (or the age of majority or older in your jurisdiction of residence, if age of majority in such jurisdiction is over 18), a resident of the United States, and a member of the Wyndham Rewards Program to purchase and use a Pass.
• All Pass purchases are non-refundable.
• You must provide and maintain accurate and true personal information when purchasing and/or using a Pass (including, without limitation, when making reservations using a Pass). Failure to do so may invalidate your Pass at Sponsor’s sole discretion.
• As used in these Pass Terms, the “Booking Period” means the period that begins on the date you receive your Pass purchase confirmation email and runs through and includes September 30, 2024 (the “Booking Period”).
• Subject to all Pass Terms, your Pass give you the ability to book up to thirty (30) Room Nights (as defined below) during the Booking Period at any:
  • Hotel by Wyndham that participates in the Wyndham Rewards program
  • Caesars Entertainment property that participates in the Wyndham Rewards program (including, without limitation, those that are cobranded with Trademark Collection® by Wyndham)
  • A one bedroom unit at any of these resorts [refer to Section I(8)] (collectively, “Participating Resorts”)
  • Your Pass cannot be used at Wyndham Concorde Isla Margarita, The H Hotel, the Bank of Montreal Institute for Learning, ECHO Suites Extended Stay by Wyndham hotels, Vacasa Vacation Rentals or any property on cottages.com.
• You must be at least 21 years old to make reservations using your Pass at, and check in to, a participating Caesars Property; and (b) Stays booked with a Pass must completed on or before October 1, 2024.
• You must personally book and use all Pass Nights, except that on any date you use a Pass Night for yourself, you may also book a second Pass Night, under your name, for friends and/or family members at the same Pass Property.
  • You may use no more than two (2) Pass Nights on any given date;
  • If you use two (2) Pass Nights on the same date, they must occur at the same Pass Property
• You may book no more than ten (10) Pass Nights in total at any individual Pass Property throughout the Booking Period.
• At all-inclusive Pass Properties, a Pass Night is limited to two (2) people, although you will have the option to add additional guests, up to the maximum occupancy of the room, at applicable rates.
• Blackout dates and rates apply to use of the Pass at Participating Caesars Properties and Participating Resorts. Use of the Pass at Hotels by Wyndham is subject to availability, but not blackout dates or rates.

Quick Thoughts

First of all, let’s get the nomenclature cleared up. This isn’t a “sale.” It’s essentially a sweepstakes or lottery, with the odds of being able to buy a pass somewhat akin to the odds of winning Powerball. That said, Wyndham will be selling 25 of these things, so if it sounds like something you could use, there’s no harm in registering.

The pass is only valid for Wyndham Rewards members registered in the US and it’s only valid for stays through September 30th. While the passholder has to actually stay in the rooms, they can also book a second room at the same property they’re staying at, something that could make it much more useful for a family. It’s worth noting that you can’t spend more than 10 nights at any individual hotel or resort.

Wyndham properties won’t be leading any Conde Nast Traveler “Best of” lists anytime soon…but, at $17/night, it’s hard to complain.

There are actually plenty of passable Wyndhams out there. Nick and I took the whole team to the Wyndham Golden Suites in Foz do Iguacu during last year’s Party of Five Challenge. I never did figure out what made the suites “golden,” but Carrie was impressed by the “dark, creepy hallways where the lights would flicker for a solid 4 or 5 seconds after the elevator doors opened.” Sounds like a bargain for seventeen bucks.

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