I searched under various titles, but didn't see this. This was included in my latest statement:

Better Tomorrows - Stay one night & the next is 50% off.

Now through March 31, 2009, for every night you pay regular rate, you can get the next night at 50% off *. So whether you stay 2 nights, 4 nights or more, your tomorrows will be that much better.

Book online, or call 1-866-924-8703 and mention promo code ZBT.*50% discount is applied to every second night and is based on the best available non-restricted rate. Rates are prepaid and non-refundable. All hotel deals and offers are subject to availability. See individual hotel listings for day of arrival restrictions and minimum lengths of stay. Read Full Terms & Conditions

I haven't read all the terms/conditions, but I did check a few rates over Thanksgiving weekend, and this promo did come out lower for 2 nights than when I checked out various other rates I'm eligible for. The 1st night rate was higher, but the 50% off night made the difference. Of course, this is a prepaid rate, but if your plans are set, it might be good.

Sorry if I missed this posted elsewhere.

Better Tomorrows™ - stay one night and the next is 50% off

• Reservations must be booked online through this offer or through a Starwood Customer Contact Center. If making a reservation through a Customer Contact Center (1-866-924-8746) callers must mention promotion code ZBT.
• A minimum stay of two (2) nights is required.
• Thursday through Saturday arrival is required.
• Offer is valid for reservations booked and completed by March 31, 2009.
• These offers are based on Starwood’s best available unrestricted retail rates.
• Advance purchase required. Credit card will be charged at time of booking. Reservations cannot be changed, are pre-paid and non-refundable; if cancellation takes place, guests forfeit total room charge plus tax.
• Offer is only valid for bookings made using promotion code ZBT. For reservations not confirmed through this offer in advance, no savings will be applied upon departure.
• Rates are per room, per night, based on single/double occupancy and availability at time of reservation and do not include additional per room, per night charges that may be imposed or state/local taxes.
• A limited number of rooms may be available at these rates.
• Blackout dates and other restrictions may apply.
• Offer not applicable to groups.
• Not to be combined with other offers or promotions and subject to change.
• Not responsible for omissions or typographical errors.
• Void where prohibited by law.
• Starwood reserves the right to discontinue this offer at any time.

I saw this on my statement as well and as luck would have it, I'll be able to save some significant coin for my w/e stays at SFP around Toronto. $90 first night, $45 second night. Simple as that. As noted, it's a prepaid rate but if one can take advantage of it (as I can), that's a nice saving. Happy with this promo. ^

They're really hyping this, but it's only a little better than the normal 2-night version of their multi-night offers (Z2H for hotels/Z2R for resorts). I.e., this one (ZBT) works out to 25% off the BAR rate for 2 nights, while the Z2H/Z2R deal is 20% off of BAR for 2 nights.

Both Z2H/Z2R and ZBT have similar T&Cs -- prepaid, nonrefundable, capacity-controlled, yada yada yada.

The real deal is 3 nights for the price of 2 (Z3H/Z3R) or 6 for the price of 4 (Z6H/Z6R). Those both net you 33% off, which is substantially better than 25% off.

And of course there's always the 25% off the price of 4 nights (Z4H/Z4R) or 5 (Z5H/Z5R) deals.

IOW, Starwood always offers lots of discount options. ZBT isn't the only game in town.

Hotels:

http://www.starwoodhotels.com/promot...egory=GENDRE_H

Resorts:

http://www.starwoodhotels.com/promot...egory=GENDRE_R

William or Theytus:

Do all the nights booked under ZBT count as nights for the Q4 promo, or only the first night?

Thanks!

You don't need a Lurker to answer that. @:-) It's a question that's been asked and answered dozens of times on this forum, and is addressed in the T&Cs of the SPG program (link at the bottom of spg.com).

The answer is, yes. All the nights count. Any of these discounted rates booked at spg.com (not just ZBT, but any of them) are "Eligible Rates" (as defined in the T&Cs), and count for stays and nights.

Thank you, KathyWdrf. As for asked and answered, search this forum for "ZBT" and you get this thread as the only result. Since we all know that many times SPG does not automatically post stays/credits/bonuses in accordance with their own T&C's (M7A comes to mind in particular), I have in the past and likely will in the future use the Lurkers' responses to get the appropriate credit when CS tells me something contrary to the Lurkers' statements. Hence I asked for a lurker ruling.

Cheers!

Thanks, OP, I'll be using later this year.

New promotion. book one night and the second night and so on
can be 50% off. and its not off of the rack rate in the properties i have looked into. here is the link

http://www.starwoodpromos.com/bettertomorrows/

Promo is also referenced and discussed on this earlier thread:

http://flyertalk.com/forum/showthread.php?t=874400

@:-) Tip: This promo is notably different from the ongoing Z2H - Z5H promos because this promo does not necessarily require checking in on a Thursday, Friday, or Saturday.

There must be a variety of versions of this promo's T&Cs because the ones that I found do not match the ones that Cheap Elite posted.

• Offer is valid for reservations booked by March 31, 2009 for stays completed between October 7, 2008 and March 31, 2009.
• A minimum stay of two (2) nights is required at hotels while the minimum night requirement will vary at resorts.
• Hotels require a Thursday, Friday, or Saturday arrival. Resorts require a Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, or Wednesday arrival. Hawaii has no arrival day restriction.

The details for each hotel/resort don't necessarily match the T&Cs. For example, see the details for the three Las Vegas Starwoods:

Planet Hollywood Hotel and Casino, a Sheraton Resort
Stay one night and the next is 50% off. Valid for arrivals Sunday - Wednesday. 2 night minimum length of stay.

The Westin Casuarina Las Vegas Hotel, Casino & Spa
Stay one night and the next is 50% off. Valid for arrivals any day of the week. 3 night minimum length of stay

element Las Vegas Summerlin (arrivals on or after December 18)
Stay one night and the next is 50% off. Valid for arrivals any Thurs. – Sat. 4 night minimum stay required.

I spotted 2-night stays this month at the PH for $79 + $39.50 = $118.50 (avg of $59.25/nt) during the week. ^