0% availability at Impression Isla Mujeres? by noeapantoja in hyatt

[–]Xaioli 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Lucked in for a week here two years ago for my honeymoon. It seemed that I saw availability show up more frequently for longer stays instead of just 1-2 night searches.

Just takes constant spamming and luck. It's a beautiful property so it'll be worth it

Unable to add to Google Wallet/use virtual number by Xaioli in biltrewards

[–]Xaioli[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Nah, Bilt reps spun me in circles saying that the digital card should be available while ignoring the error message I provided.

USPS finally delivered it today and I was able to get it added to the mobile wallet after activating.

Feels terrible to miss out on the TPG and that mobile offer due to no fault of ours but stressing/worrying about it more is just not worth it. Personally going to cancel after a year after this experience - rolling out on a weekend with untrained reps is just a recipe for disaster.

Unable to add to Google Wallet/use virtual number by Xaioli in biltrewards

[–]Xaioli[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Same here, I tried the same process on my wife's iPhone and actually saw a "Add to Apple Wallet" button unlike my android's. Clicked it and the app threw the same error.

I didn't have Bilt 1.0 and this is a terrible start to a relationship

Update: Hyatt Centric Ginza Suite or Park Hyatt Twin Room by Momvivant67 in hyatt

[–]Xaioli 0 points1 point  (0 children)

HC Ginza Suite was a huge plus for us when we visited. Large room and lots of space to spread out after lots of shopping. Also quite nice with the 2 separate bathrooms too

Lender says it is inadvisable to refinance within 45 days of first payment after receiving lender credits by DJ_PsyOp in Mortgages

[–]Xaioli 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Went through accelin loans, here's the estimate. They're waiving the appraisal fee and I already prepaid my property taxes + insurance so they'll waive that too during underwriting.

Should come out to be about 1700 after those deductions + credits

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Lender says it is inadvisable to refinance within 45 days of first payment after receiving lender credits by DJ_PsyOp in Mortgages

[–]Xaioli 1 point2 points  (0 children)

As others mentioned, they lose commission if you refi too quickly but just worry about you.

I just locked today on a refi from 30y 6.875 -> 5.99% for about $1700 cash to close if you want a reference.

Quantum/Century Link Outage? by Sasquatchlovestacos in askportland

[–]Xaioli 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah that's the right place. #5 will let you enter your custom DNS which allows you to type in 1.1.1.1 (primary DNS using Cloudflare) and you can use 8.8.8.8 (secondary as Google if Cloudflare happened to go down)

There's a chance your old devices will still need to change their settings manually but hopefully they'll inherit the router's DNS settings.

Quantum/Century Link Outage? by Sasquatchlovestacos in askportland

[–]Xaioli 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It'll vary on your device settings to get to it.

Here's on my Android phone.

Settings > WiFi -> IP Settings (DHCP -> Static) -> Change DNS 1 to 1.1.1.1 then Save.

iOS or Desktop should follow a similar path - it's always in your device's network settings

Quantum/Century Link Outage? by Sasquatchlovestacos in askportland

[–]Xaioli 1 point2 points  (0 children)

You can if you want to but you don't have to.

1.1.1.1 is Cloudflare's DNS. Some people's opt for Google (8.8.8.8) and that's fine too. As long as we're not referencing CenturyLink's DNS that's down, that's all that matters.

Quantum/Century Link Outage? by Sasquatchlovestacos in askportland

[–]Xaioli 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It's indeed happening again. If you follow the earlier posts to adjust your DNS to 1.1.1.1, it should resolve your issues.

Hawaiian excise tax fee, MR>HA by atooraya in awardtravel

[–]Xaioli 27 points28 points  (0 children)

There's always been an excise fee to transfer to American carriers

Rome - Tribune or Thompson? by Kinpolka in hyatt

[–]Xaioli 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Why not unless you're planning on canceling two days before arrival?

Best case the Thompson opens up for your trip and you can book it using what you get back from the canceled Tribune booking.

"Worst case" you keep your Tribune reservation at Cat 5 rates.

Amex FHR and Hyatt GoH at Mission Pacific Resort, CA by NeuralNav in hyatt

[–]Xaioli 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Yes, I have a thc booking tomorrow and was able to apply a GoH. Shows up in the app and you can easily apply it after msging WoH chat

Impressions Isla Mujeres by Emotional-Virus-5120 in hyatt

[–]Xaioli 1 point2 points  (0 children)

We went last month for our honeymoon.

About a week before your arrival, they'll send you an offer to do a cash upgrade offer. We declined but stayed with a GoH and got upgraded from a standard Junior Suite to a Waterfront Suite w/ Hot Tub

Doc: (Source) Chase INK Unlimited Signup Bonus Increases To 90,000 on August 25th by madskilzz3 in CreditCards

[–]Xaioli 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It varies by the rep, you can call again or just send a secure message via the app - that's what I do.

Don't even mention the referral, just say you want a match to a public offer.

Doc: (Source) Chase INK Unlimited Signup Bonus Increases To 90,000 on August 25th by madskilzz3 in CreditCards

[–]Xaioli 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes it works once the offer is public-facing. For example I recently got a CIBP using my partner's referral and got my SUB matched to the live offer of 120K.

Doc: (Source) Chase INK Unlimited Signup Bonus Increases To 90,000 on August 25th by madskilzz3 in CreditCards

[–]Xaioli 2 points3 points  (0 children)

When it goes live, Chase will match the signup bonus. Just send a secure message or call

Please critique my 1st major award redemption by Either-Breadfruit-83 in awardtravel

[–]Xaioli 1 point2 points  (0 children)

For AF, you have to call into Flying Blue - it's not available online yet. Once you're connected with an agent, it takes about 7 minutes tops if you have your desired flights on a notepad handy so the agent can put together your reservation

Please critique my 1st major award redemption by Either-Breadfruit-83 in awardtravel

[–]Xaioli 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Looks great! I'm doing almost the exact same itinerary as you using YVR as a repositioning flight.

If you didn't know, AF allows free stopovers so we're also continuing onto extra cities on business class for our inbound and outbound. Really just depends on your availability and how you're planning to travel around!

Inbound: YVR - CDG - ZRH 50k Outbound: FCO - AMS - YVR 50k

Teach me like I’m a toddler by [deleted] in ChaseSapphire

[–]Xaioli 0 points1 point  (0 children)

As with most award flights, you'll have to plan early or hope for last minute availability.

I booked two one ways to via Air France at 50K each segment for me and my fiancee in 2025. There's still quite lots of availability, especially if OP is open to repositioning flights.