Hiya, Dis-ies!!!
I have to go to a wedding in Kansas City the weekend of September 23rd, it will be kind of a whirlwind for us, since H's schedule is tight. We are arriving Friday afternoon, wedding Saturday, Fly back Sunday afternoon... Flights are already locked in.
Right now we are leaning towards an Embassy Suites near the venue, at about $180/night. (I like free breakfasts, H likes the afternoon booze, pool for the teenagers, and a door we can close between our king-sized bed and their double sofa-bed.)
I was thinking about putting the rental car on my CSP to trigger the $50 credit, then putting the hotel on our newest Ink to work on the MSR... H has a HHonors account, I think, so we would link to that... probably book on a travel site through rakuten... I had a question of whether I could reserve the hotel with our CC, then pay for it with VGCs I grab at Staples during the fee-free promotions (for the 5% URs.)
Any other tricks I should be aware of?
(FWIW, I did check out the IHG specials going on right now, but I'd rather pay the extra $40-ish a night and have a door between me and the kids...)
Any advice would be appreciated... we are very very new at this