Has anyone ever slept in their home office/ their firm's office in another city? (for the entire night not just 10 minutes)

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What's the points redemption rate for that?

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My previous client fired an expat after the cleaning crew caught him sleeping under his office desk. Turns out they had been reimbursing 4K/month for a luxury apartment he never had.

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Slept with someone, does that count?

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This post saddens me

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Trying to save on a hotel night?

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I've slept in my office before...pulled an all nighter and took a few cat naps.

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How many points do you get for this? Marriott, Hilton, or SPG?

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Wtf?

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Wow uncle D needs a upgrade to the hotel policy wtf!

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Locked myself in the nursing mothers room 3 am to 7 am

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Ummmm
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Sometimes it happens! Thank goodness for gym with showers.

🙋🏼‍♂️I have OP. Was working late and then had a flight to catch at 6pm once

Seems like a great way to save a hotel night if there's no firm policy against it.

Why would you want to save a hotel night?

Did the exact same thing D5 👍

Thought about sleeping in the Mothers room for a night while waiting for my flight in the Honolulu office. Found out mothers room was not a thing there. In fact there was not even a good conference room in that office :( Ended up dropping 20k points on the Hyatt

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