@jsucool76 wrote:
@Anonymous wrote:
@jsucool76 wrote:
@quest208 wrote:wait did they really lower your annual fee? or was that sarcasm?
i dont want to open another card just to save $100 for 2 months. The real value will probably be the 4th night free and MAYBE the lounge access. if they cover my 4th night i'll break even and on two separate trips...well i'll be happier
It's a checking account. Lowers your annual fee to $350 as it's a top tier banking product.(but I got mine waived for year 1) Annual fee sticks at $350 forever from what I understand (Even if you cancel)
Remember for 4th night free you need to book through citi concierge/carlson wagonlit travel. Don't forget about the $250 airline credit (which can simply take $250 off a ticket purchase), or the elite status with Avis, National, and Sixt, or the 50,000 point signup bonus ($800 on american/us flights), or the global entry credit, or the 3 free rounds of golf. Priority pass is great, as is admiral's club access. While it says you can only gain access if you're flying on AA/US on the day of your visit, I've NEVER been asked for a boarding pass in my 9 admiral's club visits since getting my card. Not to say you won't be, but I haven't.
I just attempted to book through Wagonlit, They could not beat the price received with Hyatt Platinum status.
Hang up and call again. They might not be able to match it (if it's an elite only offer) but they're supposed to attempt to get you the lowest publicly available price. So if you can find a fairly close price publicly somewhere (even if it's a few bucks more a night) remember you're getting one night free.
Taking into account the free night out of seven, their price overall after rebate was still higher than the HP offer. Not by much though, I may see if I can get them to use my corporate rate to get the price even lower. 
@Anonymous wrote:
@jsucool76 wrote:
@Anonymous wrote:
@jsucool76 wrote:
@quest208 wrote:wait did they really lower your annual fee? or was that sarcasm?
i dont want to open another card just to save $100 for 2 months. The real value will probably be the 4th night free and MAYBE the lounge access. if they cover my 4th night i'll break even and on two separate trips...well i'll be happier
It's a checking account. Lowers your annual fee to $350 as it's a top tier banking product.(but I got mine waived for year 1) Annual fee sticks at $350 forever from what I understand (Even if you cancel)
Remember for 4th night free you need to book through citi concierge/carlson wagonlit travel. Don't forget about the $250 airline credit (which can simply take $250 off a ticket purchase), or the elite status with Avis, National, and Sixt, or the 50,000 point signup bonus ($800 on american/us flights), or the global entry credit, or the 3 free rounds of golf. Priority pass is great, as is admiral's club access. While it says you can only gain access if you're flying on AA/US on the day of your visit, I've NEVER been asked for a boarding pass in my 9 admiral's club visits since getting my card. Not to say you won't be, but I haven't.
I just attempted to book through Wagonlit, They could not beat the price received with Hyatt Platinum status.
Hang up and call again. They might not be able to match it (if it's an elite only offer) but they're supposed to attempt to get you the lowest publicly available price. So if you can find a fairly close price publicly somewhere (even if it's a few bucks more a night) remember you're getting one night free.
Taking into account the free night out of seven, their price overall after rebate was still higher than the HP offer. Not by much though, I may see if I can get them to use my corporate rate to get the price even lower.
"Publicly Available Rates"
Check OTAs like Orbitz, hotels.com, travelocity, Expedia and so on, or even the BAR on the hyatt website.