Book now: Hilton has launched its Winter Sale for weekend stays into mid-2019

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• Lynn says:

  7 Nov7 November 05:00

  I am currently Diamond and have been accepted for a status match. If I only manage four stays will I be eligible for Gold? Thanks

• Genghis says:

  7 Nov7 November 05:51

  “Top-tier Diamond status comes with guaranteed Executive Lounge access and 4pm check-out at most brands”. I thought late check out is subject to availability and a time is not specified?

  • Peter K says:

    7 Nov7 November 07:15

    +1
    Isn’t 4pm for Marriott Platinum and IHG Ambassador?

  • Rob says:

    7 Nov7 November 08:21

    Yes it is, not sure how that crept in!

    • Rocky says:

      7 Nov7 November 13:47

      you’re thinking FHR bookings

• paulm says:

  7 Nov7 November 06:42

  Hilton have a points sale on also. 100% bonus on buying 10k points and above for me (amount is personalised)

  yearly cap on points buying is also increased

  • Anna says:

    7 Nov7 November 07:17

    My account is saying I’ve reached my purchase limit even though I’ve only bought 15,000 (with 12,000 bonus) – is this right?

    • Anna says:

      7 Nov7 November 07:24

      My OH’s account is offering 80% bonus. I might go for this as the Embassy suites in Manhattan which I quite like for next May is 70,000 points per night but over $500 cash price.

      • Genghis says:

        7 Nov7 November 07:33

        Aren’t you better off with Conrad for 80k? Breakfast worth 10k for Gold+ for two but I guess it depends where you’d like to be.

      • Genghis says:

        7 Nov7 November 07:52

        Apologies. Lack of knowledge on free breakfast for all at ES

      • Anna says:

        7 Nov7 November 08:33

        I’ll have a look at the Conrad. Embassy suites have really big rooms for NYC though, plus in room coffee machine, fridge etc.

      • Brian says:

        7 Nov7 November 11:51

        Conrad is all-suite, so the rooms are large there, too.

    • paulm says:

      7 Nov7 November 08:33

      It should be 80k per year (excl bonus) but it’s currenyly 160k

• Paul says:

  7 Nov7 November 06:46

  I booked some Hilton hotels for next August a couple of weeks back, all of them are weekend stays but not one is cheaper in this so called sale.

  • Cat says:

    7 Nov7 November 06:50

    The sale is for stays until 29th May!

  • BJ says:

    7 Nov7 November 07:21

    That’s the usual pattern IME but this time I got caught out; I had a booking that is cheaper in the sale, thankfully only £8 and only one night.

• Cat says:

  7 Nov7 November 06:49

  Sorry if this is a daft question – I’ve looked at a few dates in March for Syon Park, and it’s pricing up very differently depending on whether I book for 1 person or for 2 people. Have Hilton always done this and I’ve somehow never noticed?

  • BJ says:

    7 Nov7 November 07:28

    I never book for one, even when travelling alone. That way you can invite friends or colleagues for meeting over breakfast and to the lounge. Booking for 1 adult and 1 or more children can also a pitfall as I found in the past booking for my sister and her kids.

    • David says:

      7 Nov7 November 08:04

      As I understand it the honors programme extends your benefits to an second person in the room at the same cost. So I nearly always book for one! In Japan for example, redemption rates are higher for two than for one so you can make savings and use the honors rulebook (not that it was ever questioned – even allows you to add in additional guest names on your reservation).

      • Cat says:

        7 Nov7 November 13:20

        Can anyone else confirm this? If I book for one, will I get away with bringing a second person along at breakfast (and to the spa) or will they tell me off?
        I normally book for 2 for this reason BJ, but I don’t want to pay loads more to be able to bring a friend if I don’t have to!

    • Teacher says:

      7 Nov7 November 13:58

      ‘tell me off’ ?

      its not a primary school, its a hotel.

      • Cat (the teacher) says:

        7 Nov7 November 15:48

        Fair point – occupational hazard!

• Craig says:

  7 Nov7 November 07:42

  I currently have 115k Hilton points and will be Diamond next year. Looking at purchasing another 110k using the 100% bonus offer to give me 225k for $550. In the past I managed to get 5 nights at the Sorrento Palace for this, what do you all think the chances of achieving the same for Malta would be?

• Brighton Belle says:

  7 Nov7 November 08:13

  I had 10 bookings. Not one is cheaper in the “sale”. I hoped the Amex £50 offer might help but my next EU destination city Prague isn’t included. You really have to check your intended destination will trigger the £50. Plus many UK hotels don’t have a Biz Lounge so you won’t get much as a Diamond over and Amex Platinum Benefit Gold. Some hotels might offer a drinks voucher instead if you’re lucky. On 3 separate stays at the Brighton Metropole they refused.

  • Jovanna says:

    7 Nov7 November 18:40

    Use the ‘Stay Feedback’ in the App to complain. I complained about the queue at reception, at Brighton, tocoolect my room keys. Plus they messed up with room service. Manager refunded half the cost of my stay.

• TripRep says:

  7 Nov7 November 08:32

  Slightly related, doubt I will have enough stays to maintain Gold past the spring, but I’ve spent more than £10k on the Visa, how do I check that takes precedence over the qualifying stays?

  • Anna says:

    7 Nov7 November 08:35

    When I fist got the visa I wasn’t given Silver but contacted CS and they amended it, so you could always try that route. I’m gold via Platinum till March 2020 though, that can be a better way!

    • TripRep says:

      7 Nov7 November 08:46

      Thanks, will maybe phone them, they’ve been good to me in the past on retaining status, it’s certainly encouraged me to put vast majority of bookings with them.

    • Mr(s) Entitled says:

      7 Nov7 November 10:14

      I’ve just updated my status (I was already gold) via this route last week. Is there a way to check if my gold expiration has been reset to Mar 2020? All I can see online is my progress for 2018/19 and what implication that has.

      • Anna says:

        7 Nov7 November 11:03

        There doesn’t seem to be anywhere online where they display this. I contacted CS about mine as they were doing some sort of offer of nearly 2 years membership when I got Amex Platinum. They emailed back saying that my gold status runs till March 2020 so I’ve kept the email in case the status disappears before then!

      • Mr(s) Entitled says:

        7 Nov7 November 14:46

        Thanks – I’ve sent them an email.

  • Jonty says:

    7 Nov7 November 08:49

    Mine didn’t show up anywhere but auto adjusted correctly from diamond to gold

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