Can you ever stay one night?

[Arimaas]

Is there any point you can use your points to stay one night? Looking to kill off some 2026 points that I would usually use in Shawanee in Newport, but since Newport is a bit further I can acutally only make it for one night. I booked a two night stay in April, but can cancel it if theres a point where I can just book one night, and save the 7K points. Not much of a big deal, but I rather the points in my pocket than Wyndhams.

Thanks

 

[Sandy VDH]

not any more, used to be able to if a single night was available

 

[Floridaman76]

Not anymore.

Wyndham hid behind "covid costs".

 

[Jan M.]

You can book 2 nights and only stay one night. In some cases having 2 nights can be useful. I don't like wasting points, but sometimes it's so worth it.

Scenario 1
I have January 17 and 18, Saturday and Sunday night, booked. We won't be arriving until the 18th but have a very early morning flight and will be at the resort by 9-10am. Instead of having to potentially wait who knows how long for our unit to be ready, our unit should be ready and waiting for us when we arrive

Scenario 2
Again using January 17 and 18. We have an evening flight on the 18th or the resort is only a couple hours drive from where we live. We don't want to have to be up and checked out of our unit by 10am. We can sleep in, have a relaxing brunch, use the pool, or whatever to enjoy the day before we have to leave for the airport or the drive home.

Scenario 3
This one probably applies to us more than most people. Back when we only had to book one night that meant we were up and on the road again the next morning after a long day on the road the day before. If we've had an 8-13 hour day on the road, getting back on the road to do it again the next day is something we have done and could do; we just don't want to now. Thanks to the 2 night minimum, we discovered how much we really like not having to get back in the car the next day.

 

[Arimaas]

You can book 2 nights and only stay one night. In some cases having 2 nights can be useful. I don't like wasting points, but sometimes it's so worth it.

Scenario 1
I have January 17 and 18, Saturday and Sunday night, booked. We won't be arriving until the 18th but have a very early morning flight and will be at the resort by 9-10am. Instead of having to potentially wait who knows how long for our unit to be ready, our unit should be ready and waiting for us when we arrive

Scenario 2
Again using January 17 and 18. We have an evening flight on the 18th or the resort is only a couple hours drive from where we live. We don't want to have to be up and checked out of our unit by 10am. We can sleep in, have a relaxing brunch, use the pool, or whatever to enjoy the day before we have to leave for the airport or the drive home.

Scenario 3
This one probably applies to us more than most people. Back when we only had to book one night that meant we were up and on the road again the next morning after a long day on the road the day before. If we've had an 8-13 hour day on the road, getting back on the road to do it again the next day is something we have done and could do; we just don't want to now. Thanks to the 2 night minimum, we discovered how much we really like not having to get back in the car the next day.

Yeah - mine is more like scenerio 1, but the likelyhood is, I would get to Newport right around check in time anyway. Taking the Amtrak from New York Penn since it's like $20. It gets to Kingston, RI around 1230pm, so by the time I take the bus to Long Wharf, it will be close to 2pm anyway. In April there likely would have been a 1BR ready at the Inn, but either way, it's 7K points. I won't loose and sleep over it. It's literally a 18 hours stay, if that. Pretty sure train back to NY is like noon the next day. But will be a fun little get away to get out of NY for the day

 

[Shiba]

We use the two night minimum as a way to leave when we want on the 2nd day instead of having to check out a 10 am.

 

[chapjim]

Not anymore.

Wyndham hid behind "covid costs".

If Wyndham is hiding behind "covid costs," so are lots of other businesses, at least those that are still in business post-covid. Good examples are restaurants, where prices have skyrocketed and service declined post-covid. My favorite example is Daisy Duke's, a couple of doors away from Quarter House in New Orleans. Daisy's used to be open 24/7, serve breakfast 24/7, sell long neck beers 24/7, etc. Last visit to N.O, Daisy's opend at 7 AM, closed at 2 PM, and was closed all day on Wednesdays. Problem was shortage of labor, a kind of covid cost.

If one-night stays were allowed again, I would expect to see maintenance fees to rise accordingly.

 

[chapjim]

You can book 2 nights and only stay one night. In some cases having 2 nights can be useful. I don't like wasting points, but sometimes it's so worth it.

Scenario 1
I have January 17 and 18, Saturday and Sunday night, booked. We won't be arriving until the 18th but have a very early morning flight and will be at the resort by 9-10am. Instead of having to potentially wait who knows how long for our unit to be ready, our unit should be ready and waiting for us when we arrive

Scenario 2
Again using January 17 and 18. We have an evening flight on the 18th or the resort is only a couple hours drive from where we live. We don't want to have to be up and checked out of our unit by 10am. We can sleep in, have a relaxing brunch, use the pool, or whatever to enjoy the day before we have to leave for the airport or the drive home.

Scenario 3
This one probably applies to us more than most people. Back when we only had to book one night that meant we were up and on the road again the next morning after a long day on the road the day before. If we've had an 8-13 hour day on the road, getting back on the road to do it again the next day is something we have done and could do; we just don't want to now. Thanks to the 2 night minimum, we discovered how much we really like not having to get back in the car the next day.

Re: Scenario 3. In addiition to driving two days in a row, unloading one afternoon/evening and loading up the next morning is a pain (sometimes literally). That's why we use Wyndham Lake Marion so much. We checked in yesterday around 7 PM, will chill today, and head home tomorrow AM. (By "chill," I mean watch football games)

 

[Jan M.]

Re: Scenario 3. In addiition to driving two days in a row, unloading one afternoon/evening and loading up the next morning is a pain (sometimes literally). That's why we use Wyndham Lake Marion so much. We checked in yesterday around 7 PM, will chill today, and head home tomorrow AM. (By "chill," I mean watch football games)

Definitively with the unloading and reloading after a full/long day spent on the road.

We've been up and out the door at 3-5am a number of times for long drives. Getting a few hours driving in before the traffic picks up is so well worth it. Another positive when heading east is getting those few hours in before the sun comes up and hits you in the eyes until it rises high enough. Same thing when heading west with the sun going down.

In 2024 I got us compression socks through our "old people" insurance. Another concession to or recognition of our age, lol. We wear those much despised uncomfortable socks from hell when traveling. DH is almost always wearing shorts for the drive and those knee high black compression socks make him look like a dorky old fart. The only thing that would complete the look is if he wore sandals and plaid shorts. Not that I look much better when I'm wearing capris and my Sketchers slip ons. DH laughs at me because I take them off before getting out of the car and going into the resort to check in. For women, think of taking off your bra at the end of the day only better.

For me the socks are really uncomfortable on my toes so for our fall trip I cut off the toes on mine. That helped a lot. I figured there had to be something better than the ones we have so looked online to see if there are other, better, products out there. Yes, there are! Open toes, wide calf, lengths, quite a variety of colors and designs. I'm buying us new ones before we leave on our next trip. The ones we have are going in the trash, although I'd prefer burning them if i had a place to do it. I don't hate anyone enough to give them to someone else or donate them.

 

[Floridaman76]

If Wyndham is hiding behind "covid costs," so are lots of other businesses, at least those that are still in business post-covid. Good examples are restaurants, where prices have skyrocketed and service declined post-covid. My favorite example is Daisy Duke's, a couple of doors away from Quarter House in New Orleans. Daisy's used to be open 24/7, serve breakfast 24/7, sell long neck beers 24/7, etc. Last visit to N.O, Daisy's opend at 7 AM, closed at 2 PM, and was closed all day on Wednesdays. Problem was shortage of labor, a kind of covid cost.

If one-night stays were allowed again, I would expect to see maintenance fees to rise accordingly.

I dsagree on your point about HK. Wymdham charges for housekeeping, unless you are a grandathered VIP (prior to what, December 2022?). It's a closed system of people getting free housekeepoing, and shrinking all the time.

If someone wants to use a paid HK or one of the scarce few free ones they get per 77,000 points, then why should anyone stop them?

I'm sure statistics could be produced to dispute the claim of the "cost" of HK and it's direct impact, be it negative or positive, in relation to one night stays.

The handful of times I used 1 night stays, it was ALWAY on the way from somewhere to somewhere else. Where I either didn't want to drive all night, or just needed a break along the way. Those times we literally checked in, went to sleep, woke up, showered and left. Often didn't even use any dishware except maybe a cup or 2. Simple low impact cleaning. Change the sheets, put trash bags in the cans, a quick once over on the shower and move on.

And truthfully, labor costs have a lot less to do with COVID at this point, and almost everything to do with national policy. Businesses are finding "americans", who they are having to hire, are less willing to work for peanuts. Shocking, right?

Last time I was in New Orleans (January 2025), I did notice that Daisy Dukes and a handful of other places that used to be 24x7 were no longer open past 11pm.

 

[chapjim]

I dsagree on your point about HK. Wymdham charges for housekeeping, unless you are a grandathered VIP (prior to what, December 2022?). It's a closed system of people getting free housekeepoing, and shrinking all the time.

If someone wants to use a paid HK or one of the scarce few free ones they get per 77,000 points, then why should anyone stop them?

I'm sure statistics could be produced to dispute the claim of the "cost" of HK and it's direct impact, be it negative or positive, in relation to one night stays.

The handful of times I used 1 night stays, it was ALWAY on the way from somewhere to somewhere else. Where I either didn't want to drive all night, or just needed a break along the way. Those times we literally checked in, went to sleep, woke up, showered and left. Often didn't even use any dishware except maybe a cup or 2. Simple low impact cleaning. Change the sheets, put trash bags in the cans, a quick once over on the shower and move on.

And truthfully, labor costs have a lot less to do with COVID at this point, and almost everything to do with national policy. Businesses are finding "americans", who they are having to hire, are less willing to work for peanuts. Shocking, right?

Last time I was in New Orleans (January 2025), I did notice that Daisy Dukes and a handful of other places that used to be 24x7 were no longer open past 11pm.

You think maintenance fees would stay the same if one night stays were reinstated?

 

[Floridaman76]

You think maintenance fees would stay the same if one night stays were reinstated?

Maintenance fees should be unchanged. Housekeeping is reimbursed by Wyndham, be it through CHARGED housekeeping collected by Wymdham at booking or thriough free Housekeepoing paid via the VIP program (which my umderstanding is funded through the sales budget).

How many people were utilizing 1 night stays? I would put money that the percentage of people using them was statistically insignificant and could not possible "move the needle" in terms of MF expenses...

 

[comicbookman]

Re: Scenario 3. In addiition to driving two days in a row, unloading one afternoon/evening and loading up the next morning is a pain (sometimes literally). That's why we use Wyndham Lake Marion so much. We checked in yesterday around 7 PM, will chill today, and head home tomorrow AM. (By "chill," I mean watch football games)

we us Lake Marion on our Florida trips to visit the kids and grandkids. in exactly the same way. Easy in, easy out. It is approximately halfway for us.

 

[Floridaman76]

we us Lake Marion on our Florida trips to visit the kids and grandkids. in exactly the same way. Easy in, easy out. It is approximately halfway for us.

That's the only place I ever used it. It's halway from my home to Old Town Alexandria and right off the interstate, so very convienient 1 night stop. It's pricey to waste a night there, so we now make the extra hour detour each way and stay at Ocean Blvd for 1/3 the points.

 

[chapjim]

That's the only place I ever used it. It's halway from my home to Old Town Alexandria and right off the interstate, so very convienient 1 night stop. It's pricey to waste a night there, so we now make the extra hour detour each way and stay at Ocean Blvd for 1/3 the points.

Southbound (from Springfield, VA), it doesn't seem like a big thing to hop off I-95 near Lumberton, NC and shoot down I-74/US-74 to Myrtle Beach. The leg that bothers me is the 90 or so minutes to get back out to join I-95 near Turbeville, SC. I-95 tends way west going through SC.

 

[chapjim]

Maintenance fees should be unchanged. Housekeeping is reimbursed by Wyndham, be it through CHARGED housekeeping collected by Wymdham at booking or thriough free Housekeepoing paid via the VIP program (which my umderstanding is funded through the sales budget).

How many people were utilizing 1 night stays? I would put money that the percentage of people using them was statistically insignificant and could not possible "move the needle" in terms of MF expenses...

You mean actual housekeeping costs (labor and supplies) is reimbursed to the HOA? If that is so, HOAs should be spending more money to hire competent housekeepers.

I definitely used one night stays. But, I was working then and time off was more precious than it is now. Time off is all I have now!