Loews Card ?

[macraven]

So does this mean no gift when you check in anymore or just when your a gold member? Sorry it's all a little confusing to me. I signed up awhile back, but haven't used it yet.
How much has changed from before?

you would have to have 2 qualifying stays to earn the rewards at the blue card status.

click on the "here" link that calgary gary provided above in his post.

if you have not used your loews card before, you are at blue status with limited reward points of 250 for your stay.
you need to have 2 stays in the 12 month period to qualify for the rewards at blue card level.

the chart is easy to read. check it out.

no welcome gift at your level since this will be the first time you will be using it.

 

[shendley]

What a bummer. I'm in the same boat of having applied for my card a few months ago after I made my reservation at the Portofino. I was really keeping my fingers crossed for a room upgrade - didn't care that much about the welcome gift.

But, I'm curious: at check in, do the registration people actually plug your account number into a computer to check what you're eligible for or do they simply look at the card and see what level it says? Mine still says "blue" so without any further confirmation of my demotion to "member status," it would appear to indicate that I'm eligible for an upgrade, if available.

you would have to have 2 qualifying stays to earn the rewards at the blue card status.

click on the "here" link that calgary gary provided above in his post.

if you have not used your loews card before, you are at blue status with limited reward points of 250 for your stay.
you need to have 2 stays in the 12 month period to qualify for the rewards at blue card level.

the chart is easy to read. check it out.

no welcome gift at your level since this will be the first time you will be using it.

 

[macraven]

What a bummer. I'm in the same boat of having applied for my card a few months ago after I made my reservation at the Portofino. I was really keeping my fingers crossed for a room upgrade - didn't care that much about the welcome gift.

But, I'm curious: at check in, do the registration people actually plug your account number into a computer to check what you're eligible for or do they simply look at the card and see what level it says? Mine still says "blue" so without any further confirmation of my demotion to "member status," it would appear to indicate that I'm eligible for an upgrade, if available.

when you called loews to make the ressie, your loews number will be on that form that the hotel has.

when they pull up your reservation, it will show your loews number.
sometimes all they ask is do you have your loews card with you?
they won't need to see your card if it is in the files.

if you say you are a member and don't have the card, and it is not on the ressie form, then they can not confirm you did join loews you first program.

in the rules and regulations on the loews site, it states they have the right to change or terminate the program.

maybe they will have a grace period for the first 2 weeks to grandfather those guests in that have the blue card and have never used it.
i don't know.

as it states, you are a blue member until you have 2 separate stays in a one year period before you go to blue.



when are you going?
for present members, there is a 6 month grace period in order to get our stay in. if you do stay once in that 6 month period, you are stable at your level for the next 12 months after that.

 

[shendley]

Thanks for the additional info about how this works at check in. I don't know if my ressie will have my LowesFirst number as I made my ressie before joining (but I believe I called back after joining to tell them I had joined). I have a feeling that it will be a matter of luck whether we get counted as eligible for a comp upgrade if available. We check in this Saturday, so it won't be long before I find out.

I actually called Lowes this morning about this when I first came across this thread (and then the others about this topic) and was told I was no longer eligible for the free upgrade. So I wasn't offered any sort of grace period even though I've been a member for the last 3 or 4 months (though without having actually stayed at any Lowes properties yet). But I can't help but think there could be some confusion with regard to my card which clearly says "Blue" and not "Member" which is the new category I now belong to (on the website there's no category called "Blue Member," it's only "Member") with what amounts to no benefits at all. Anyway, I figure I'll ask if there's a free upgrade available for me since I'm a LowesFirst member. The worst that could happen is that I'm either told it's no longer available to me or there are none available anyway. It can't hurt to ask, eh?

when you called loews to make the ressie, your loews number will be on that form that the hotel has.

when they pull up your reservation, it will show your loews number.
sometimes all they ask is do you have your loews card with you?
they won't need to see your card if it is in the files.

if you say you are a member and don't have the card, and it is not on the ressie form, then they can not confirm you did join loews you first program.

in the rules and regulations on the loews site, it states they have the right to change or terminate the program.

maybe they will have a grace period for the first 2 weeks to grandfather those guests in that have the blue card and have never used it.
i don't know.

as it states, you are a blue member until you have 2 separate stays in a one year period before you go to blue.



when are you going?
for present members, there is a 6 month grace period in order to get our stay in. if you do stay once in that 6 month period, you are stable at your level for the next 12 months after that.

 

[calgarygary]

Doesn't hurt to ask and when you check in, have your id, your credit card and LF(YF) card together and hand all 3 to the clerk - maybe good things will happen.

 

[macraven]

i have received about 3 emails from loews so far.

the first one stated that since i received the email, it meant all my back info was in the system and i was still platinum.



ok, i pull up my ressie on the loews site thru the email i received today from them . (today's email states congrats...blah ....blah....in order to keep your status these are the rules...blah.,etc.)



it shows i don't have a ressie with them...........
i made the ressie late october last year and it went thru loews first.


called in the spring to make sure all was in order.


now, no ressie in the system.


good thing i printed out those emails prior and the confirmation ressie for this coming october.........

i have no worries, it will be honored.

this happened to me at rph 2 years ago when i booked january 1st for an october stay in the same year.

 

[macraven]

Doesn't hurt to ask and when you check in, have your id, your credit card and LF(YF) card together and hand all 3 to the clerk - maybe good things will happen.

shendley, do as calgary gary said above and stay very sweet and nice.

now, you probably are like that all the time, but stay really sweet and nice.
the front desk TM's can work wonders and spread mummy dust.....


let us know how it turns out when you come back please.
many of us homies base some of our answers to newbies based on how it went for them....

 

[shendley]

Thanks guys. I know 'nice and sweet' is the only way to encourage people to do good things for you. I don't get back 'till the 29th (and unless we get the free internet access don't plan on paying for it), but I'll definitely come back and post how it went then. I'm crossing my fingers!

shendley, do as calgary gary said above and stay very sweet and nice.

now, you probably are like that all the time, but stay really sweet and nice.
the front desk TM's can work wonders and spread mummy dust.....


let us know how it turns out when you come back please.
many of us homies base some of our answers to newbies based on how it went for them....

 

[scrabblegirl]

I just wanted to post my experience with the YouFirst program in case others have a similar situation.

I joined LoewsFirst last June and was a blue member. I had never stayed at a Loews hotel at that point. They changed it to YouFirst on July 15th, I believe.

When I checked in on July 24th, the lady confirmed that I was still a blue member and that I qualified for a room upgrade though no upgraded rooms were available. She told me I could call the front desk the next day and move if one became available, but we didn't want to leave the park to do that.

I also had free use of the gym and free wifi. I had to agree to the daily charge and enter my last name to login every day, but the charge did not appear on my bill.

My stay was booked with a group rate for the conference I was attending in the Pacifica ballroom and was still considered eligible for the YF benefits. I'm glad they kept their word about the benefits.

I can see why you're all so excited about the resorts and I hope that my family can go back next year to hit the parks without that stupid conference in the way!

 

[macraven]

i bet your conference was about scrabble board games.....

ok, what do i win since i guessed correctly....

 

[peel]

I stayed at RPR one time last year, and it was the first time using LF. Shortly before the switchover to YouFirst, I inexplicably received a Gold LF card. I just checked my status on the Loews website and I kept my Gold status in the transition. Not sure how that happened but I won't be calling to question it!

 

[bubba's mom]

I stayed at RPR one time last year, and it was the first time using LF. Shortly before the switchover to YouFirst, I inexplicably received a Gold LF card. I just checked my status on the Loews website and I kept my Gold status in the transition. Not sure how that happened but I won't be calling to question it!

Congrats...but you might have to check in to a Loews hotel (1 night minimum) sometime before Dec. 31, 2008 to maintain that Gold status for '09. If not, you might be dropped to Blue status.

 

[peel]

We won't be back until next May, so we'll see, I guess!

 

[perdidobay]

March will be interesting for me, under LowesFirst I was a gold member.
I'm assuming as of Jan 1 I will be just a member, they won't count the stay because I booked APH rate. That's ok, I'd rather have the $31 a day difference than any perks or member night stays.

It would be nice to get back up to Gold someday, though I don't see that happening.

 

[mvansear]

Hello All and thanks so much to all of you who give such helpful info on these boards!!! I have stayed at HRH twice during my visits to Universal. I have lurked these boards for several years. I am a huge planner and am now planning a stay for Jan 2010, I have a couple of questions. I called HRH directly to ask about what a premium room is considered as this next stay will be my first as a gold member. HRH told me that they were ending their association with the Lowes program as of Jan 2009, that HRH would have their own new member program. They did offer me to book my room now for Jan 2010 and still get the Lowes benifits, I declined. She said that RPH and PB would still participate in the Lowes programs. I soooo hope this was misinformation has anyone heard anything about this?

 

[Catrinabeach]

Sorry but it's true. HRH is no longer participating in YF. We stayed in August and were told them they are no longer participating and we did not receive the YF benefits.

 

[mvansear]

Awww sooo sad to hear that. I have only stayed at HR and can't imagine another hotel as we love the walk to the parks. Do you know anything about the HR member program? Where do you sign up? Do they pull in your old stays or are we back on the ground level?
Thanks
Marci

 

[Catrinabeach]

I haven't heard anything about the new program yet. They didn't have any info when we were there in August.

 

[MrsJobba1]

Hi
Just a quick question- I hope this is the correct forum

-Next August I am staying for 6 nights @ the Regency Lowes hotel in Newyork - I booked this via the Disney vacation club and am using my points to stay.

Would it be benefical for me to obtain a card before I stay?

I live in the UK would this be a problem?

Thankyou

 

[bubba's mom]

You can try...it doesn't cost anything to join (you won't get a card...they've done away with them)...

However, since you booked thru a 3rd party, your stay will probably not qualify. But, again, doesn't hurt to try.