Hey Jeff,

Yes, your points are automatically transferred to your Marriott account when your monthly statement posts.

Hey James,

Since you get 5 points per dollar spent and 1 point is worth about .9 cents, you’re getting 4.5 cents in points for a 2.5% fee. To me, that’s reasonable. That said, I wouldn’t use the card for any other foreign purchases.

You could just stay at home, Jeff. You seem upset. Maybe a warm bath with some Epsom salt would relieve some of that anger. Or perhaps, just book a room for one, and do the remaining four family members the favour of a few nights without your negativity.

I have a family of five – I want a hotel room that sleeps five. Booking a room for four, while easy, wouldn’t actually provide us with five places to sleep.

Have you tried calling to book, I have found many times that rates not available on the internet are available if you ask one of their reservations agents.

I have a family of 5 and never pay for hotel rooms, I do it all on points. You can easily book larger rooms on points by just calling in and often you will not need to because once you are platinum or titanium they will almost always upgrade you for free.