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Thanks, @Daver6 - If I'd need to hop in an Uber from the Novotel, then I'd rather just stay in town at a nicer property, I reckon :) My flight out of BNE is around midday, so I've got ample time to get back there in the morning; but as I'm not doing anything the morning of, I figured waking up where I needed to be might be handy.

I'll keep looking at Pullman BNE and see if availability shows up. That's more the root of my query, I guess; i.e. does StayNight availability at a given property fluctuate over time, like it might for a reward seat on an airline, or is it more fixed than this?

Cheers,
Matt.
I guess you could just book elsewhere with your Stayplus night and then cancel and move if one opens up. The problem being though, without a StayPlus night being available, it makes it difficult to see if there is availability of one! The StayPlus Paradox if you will :)
 
The problem being though, without a StayPlus night being available, it makes it difficult to see if there is availability of one! The StayPlus Paradox if you will :)
This where we can help each other.
 
I guess you could just book elsewhere with your Stayplus night and then cancel and move if one opens up. The problem being though, without a StayPlus night being available, it makes it difficult to see if there is availability of one! The StayPlus Paradox if you will :)
I’ve booked a flex rate at a decent level and will most likely just pay using ALL rewards points if a StayPlus doesn’t eventuate
 
I have just had a strange experience with my Stay-plus night at Melbourne Airport Novotel. This was booked about 6 weeks in advance, and the confirmation email clearly shows a cost of zero.
However, when I tried to check in online, I was asked for a payment of $46! Assuming this was some kind of error I discontinued the online check in and later checked in at the hotel reception desk, where the agent assured that this was indeed an error and no further payment was required (I was also advised that I had been upgraded from a "Superior queen" room to a "Deluxe king").
When I went to check out in the morning (using the self check kiosk as the reception was unstaffed), I was again asked for the $46! I gave up trying to check out and later sent then a terse email asking for an explanation, to which they replied with a apology and promising to investigate.
Has anyone else encountered anything like this?
 
I have just had a strange experience with my Stay-plus night at Melbourne Airport Novotel. This was booked about 6 weeks in advance, and the confirmation email clearly shows a cost of zero.
However, when I tried to check in online, I was asked for a payment of $46! Assuming this was some kind of error I discontinued the online check in and later checked in at the hotel reception desk, where the agent assured that this was indeed an error and no further payment was required (I was also advised that I had been upgraded from a "Superior queen" room to a "Deluxe king").
When I went to check out in the morning (using the self check kiosk as the reception was unstaffed), I was again asked for the $46! I gave up trying to check out and later sent then a terse email asking for an explanation, to which they replied with a apology and promising to investigate.
Has anyone else encountered anything like this?

Yes I have.

 
Yes I have.

Interesting...had you been upgraded from what you had booked?
 
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