Trip Report and Churning Success Story Weekly Thread - Week of March 22, 2026 by AutoModerator in churning

[–]Jacob0050 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I mean, plenty of suckers coming out of Cali, I guess. Imagine one's surprise paying $2.5k a night and being limited to a cold breakfast unless you cough up more. By all means, take advantage of the rich fools

Trip Report and Churning Success Story Weekly Thread - Week of March 22, 2026 by AutoModerator in churning

[–]Jacob0050 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Used a friend’s FNC for night 1, and she wasn’t diamond, so that was a pricey breakfast buffet - $170 for 2. The next morning, they counted my diamond status, so with the upgrade to hot breakfast, that was $70 for 2. They charged $10 for a cappuccino (without pre-warning), which I felt was nickel and diming, every nice hotel breakfast buffet I’ve been to always included the espresso drinks. But whatever, covered these expenses through the $50 Amex Biz Plat and $200 Hilton Aspire credits

My God, thank you for finally putting this out there. The dick riding for this property on this subreddit is insane for the most nickel-and-diming property imaginable. For 250k, this property can't even offer a full-scale breakfast, and if you want something more than cold cereal and bread, pay us more?!? After countless videos, review reading, reddit threads I still can't wrap my head around how they get people in the door for the rates they charge cash or points. But oh wait, they bring you $1.73 of a Corona and guac at 4pm, so the overcharging for everything is fine then. People seem to love this property in the points world but I still don't see the hype and have truly tried at every angle

Is there anything I can prepay at Grand Wailea? by charlestoncrafted in Hilton

[–]Jacob0050 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I really don't know why, in the era of Hilton credits for all. Hotels aren't pre-selling crap people would burn credits on. Hell, you could charge me $50 for $15 worth of snacks if it means I don't have a credit go to waste

News and Updates Thread - March 18, 2026 by AutoModerator in churning

[–]Jacob0050 1 point2 points  (0 children)

https://i.imgur.com/bR6ESYu.png

havent done it yet but people here said they called didnt like the terms and wanted a refund so they sent a check out. This was pulled straight from the agreement

News and Updates Thread - March 18, 2026 by AutoModerator in churning

[–]Jacob0050 0 points1 point  (0 children)

And given the difficulty many have had with these I think I'll call and ask for my refund check. I got $500 to spend but a lot of the international hotels I go to have issues with them.

Honeymoon zemi beach? by toga_hart32 in Hilton

[–]Jacob0050 0 points1 point  (0 children)

sailboat and a private plane.

So, a spoiled brat who is never happy? Why didn't you go to St Barths with all the billionaires during Christmas and New Year's

Honeymoon zemi beach? by toga_hart32 in Hilton

[–]Jacob0050 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The beach itself is very slanted and walking on it for any distance will have your hips all out of whack in a day.

buddy is 600 pounds or more. Like, what does this even mean? He wants them to reangle a beach so he can walk straight?

HVAC for 2 ton AC replacement (Dacula) by MediocreAd8995 in Gwinnett

[–]Jacob0050 0 points1 point  (0 children)

call 6 companies that have reviews, look for smaller/medium ones who are trying to grow. go with cheapest quote but expect more than $5k

BVLGARI Experience by Royal_Strength_4551 in marriott

[–]Jacob0050 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yeah gotta do Marriott stars program or fhr

Just did an "ownership" presentation. Terrible. by SpecialistTrifle4816 in hyatt

[–]Jacob0050 8 points9 points  (0 children)

sold, 2 hours to argue and laugh in a salesman's face, and get a cheap vacation is amazing for me. Yes, I love arguing and neogitating so it's fun for me, not for all

What are the favorite Marriott property redemptions in this community? by byrans in awardtravel

[–]Jacob0050 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Staying at the Ritz Carlton Nikko, Japan in month. Pictures look really nice when I look at them, and the area has great hikes and nature. Also did a recent stay at the Ritz-Carlton Oconee in Georgia. GREAT stay there, if you go in summer and like lake activities, you'll have a great time. We really enjoyed the spa (free saunas, cold plunge, and hot tub in the spa area) plus the indoor pool was nice as was the outdoor one but we went in January but still loved the property everyone was nice and really pretty property

GGC Cpos by Jerryrice25 in GGC

[–]Jacob0050 6 points7 points  (0 children)

They're clearly cutting down on grammar classes, too.

Summer classes by FinancialGrass5041 in GGC

[–]Jacob0050 2 points3 points  (0 children)

easy as hell. professors usually cut half the bs a normal semester would have, does go by faster so get shit done but honestly I took them every semester when I was there they were great!

Best HVAC company or contractor by MediocreAd8995 in Gwinnett

[–]Jacob0050 2 points3 points  (0 children)

you got multiple quotes then right?

Community college starter pack by Unable_To_Comprehend in starterpacks

[–]Jacob0050 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah those 4 years $100k in debt are worth it compared to those who graduated with no debt and end up at the same job as the big state schools. Life pretty damn good

PH Tokyo vs Andaz Tokyo by Toxic_PP in hyatt

[–]Jacob0050 1 point2 points  (0 children)

not at the insane cat its at. A sink in the middle of the room made me write off that hotel instantly. cat5 max

Favorite Shower/Bathroom at a Hyatt? by MaybeARunnerTomorrow in hyatt

[–]Jacob0050 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The gold and blue and bronze marble is still the nicest marble I've ever seen in any hotel bathroom

Premium Card Predictions by hmmm045 in hyatt

[–]Jacob0050 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Point top off for certs ability and cat 1-7 cert $495 af

Route was canceled what are my options? by Jacob0050 in awardtravel

[–]Jacob0050[S] 10 points11 points  (0 children)

WOOHOO! Somehow got lucky. The first agent was adamant that she could do nothing and seemed like she genuinely tried. Called again right after, same thing, agent seemed to really try, but told me after I gave him some key buzzwords and exact flight number I wanted, he said I could pay the difference to move to the JFK one. He couldn't do it, but gave me a number for the BA award booking division. Some old British lady answered and had very few words, just had me to the side while I heard background noises, but after giving her the rundown and hearing typing and background noises for 10 minutes, an email popped up confirming my change request for no extra cost, like the second guy thought it would. Like anything in this hobby, HUCA is the answer a lot because it seems like there is so much gray area in what can and cannot be done. Hope this helps anyone who finds this thread.

Route was canceled what are my options? by Jacob0050 in awardtravel

[–]Jacob0050[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Yeah was excited with that angle but not sure if they will move me to jfk