Bits: Hilton cutting UK Diamond benefits, cheap InterContinental London 02 nights

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• ringingup says:

  26 May26 May 14:06

  Any changes were officially denied by Hilton on Flyertalk.

  https://www.flyertalk.com/forum/hilton-hilton-hhonors/1765196-confirmed-not-true-we-re-making-some-changes-hilton-hhonors-programme.html

  • Ian says:

    26 May26 May 16:56

    She only denied any changes to my way benefits not the changes listed in this article.

    • ringingup says:

      26 May26 May 17:01

      Changes to benefits that are not documented anywhere, though. Or are they?

• Zander says:

  26 May26 May 15:15

  I wonder if it’s time to switch preferred hotel choice, I’ve always loved Hilton and average under 100€/night for most places (Conrad and Waldorf properties excluded).

  If Shangri-La had a better foot print in Europe and the US I’d use them all the time without a shadow of a doubt, well if work permits! I loved my recent stay in Hong Kong Island Shangri-La likewise Dubai and Paris were amazing too. Shame it’s harder to keep status from the UK.

• mitpat474 says:

  26 May26 May 16:02

  I’m there on Sunday, if your about give me a shout. Booked into a club room expecting a club intercon suite as a minimal. I’m solo for the evening if you need access to lounge let me know i can walk you in.

  • Rob says:

    26 May26 May 16:35

    Thanks. There is someone else there I know so I may sneak in to the lounge with that couple – need some photos! Say hi if you see me, pic on ‘Contact Us’.

    • mitpat474 says:

      26 May26 May 21:53

      yeah mate ill give you a shout if i see you.. email me as per my details if you fail to get in.
      cheers.

• Barnaby100 says:

  26 May26 May 16:27

  I see the letter came from the hilton Northampton. When I checked it late it was very evident that my room had been vacated only minutes before and that the departing occupants had just had a quick shower and ruffled the bed a bit. I asked to move rooms. The bathroom floor had wet footprints. Don’t they charge for parking as well despite being a single site hotel. They are number 1 on my dodgy hotels to avoid in the future list. I got charged for 1 small bottle of water that was in the room despite being diamond- it was put through a couple of days after the stay.

• Ralph says:

  26 May26 May 17:51

  Hilton now officially confirmed the removal of these benefits from hotels on flyertalk.

  • Alan says:

    26 May26 May 19:17

    Looks like this is the relevant post – https://www.flyertalk.com/forum/26685303-post20.html

    The welcome gift is likely going although, as commented already in that thread and here, this was pretty patchy between properties and even between stays at the same property.

    They’ve also confirmed though that the more important MyWay benefits are remaining the same and bottles of water should therefore be fine too given they’re listed as a core benefit (welcome gifts were never listed at all).

    Seems a bit petty but it doesn’t look like a change to published benefits.

    • harry says:

      26 May26 May 19:43

      I bet that Lauren is a bit dull as a girlfriend…I’m removing your in-room gifts…it was never an official benefit…however I’m still your girl, harry

      • Alan says:

        26 May26 May 19:44

        Lol, better not let Mrs Harry hear you speaking like that or you’ll be sent away to your European retreat!! 😛

        • harry says:

          26 May26 May 19:49

          Oh, she knows there’ll never be another & I’d rather get a spaniel next time round 🙂

        • James67 says:

          26 May26 May 22:27

          … I’d have thought you would just settle for another case of Tescos “very drinkable” if they came with 1000 bonus cc points, no need to feed it or any mess to clean up.

• William says:

  26 May26 May 23:03

  As a frequent Hilton resident (but not with Diamond status) I have been finding that Hiltons have been undergoing changes which are not for the best. Apart from sales they are routinely overpriced with the exception of some of the lower end Hiltons which can be good value for money. The benefits are being withdrawn and the executive lounge provision is now a poor shadow of its former self.

• Chris Cannon says:

  2 Jun2 June 18:31

  Rob. Just checked into the HIlton Northampton which I use a lot. I can confirm that unfortunately the cut in diamond benefits is true. Only water now. No nuts, jellybean sir drinks voucher. That’ll help with the diet anyway!

• John says:

  6 Jun6 June 20:05

  Nothing except water in Maidstone this week…I knew there was a reason that I didn’t like change!

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