Thank you (and to all the others) that are helping me with the fine details of the benefits of this card!!!
I hope you're right on dates simply not being released yet. It let me select those dates on the calendar... dates beyond September 19 are "grayed out." It was very odd.
That's an interesting point about double dipping the credit because I was sort of wondering if that would work out for me. I think I should push back the application date though, because at the moment I have no plans to hang onto the card past my trip. Like I'd be cancelling it around December 2020, most likely. Right now my travel plans stop at Japan! Not to say that couldn't change in the next year, of course...
I was originally planning on 4 days at this Hilton anyway. If I booked 4, on points, I get a 5th "free". Do I book all 5 of those together (when I have the points) and it automatically takes one off, or do I book 4 and then have to call someone to add the 5th?
When I add the free weekend night (after they send me an email or something), I believe that has to be made as a one-night separate reservation. Then I call the hotel (?) and ask them to combine that night with my other 5... right?
So now I am up to 6 nights, for the "price" of 4 nights' worth of points. Am I understanding that correctly? Because I was going to book a separate hotel in Tokyo proper for a couple nights, but if I can get 2 more nights for "free" even if it's farther from city center, that's pretty cool!
And I should be able to charge the park tickets to my room with the assistance of the guest services manager, thereby making use of the resort credit. Because let's be honest- if breakfast is included under my "status," there won't be many other things I'll be charging to the room!