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

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• Alex says:

  7 Nov7 November 09:03

  I think calling ‘Hilton Paris’ gorgeous is stretching it significantly, there was nothing gorgeous about it when we stayed there for a night on Oct 27 in Executive room. The only nice feature was the lobby bar, the rest was quite shabby and with a very average and vastly overcrowded breakfast – can’t imagine what’s it like in high season.

  • Genghis says:

    7 Nov7 November 09:32

    My wife and I really enjoyed Hilton Paris Opera last year in a Junior Suite. The lounge was busy in the evening but the breakfast was very good with a slice-your-self iberico ham leg.

    • Adey says:

      7 Nov7 November 15:55

      Oh, that wouldn’t have lasted long, had I been there!

• @mkcol says:

  7 Nov7 November 09:21

  Don’t forget to try the public sector discount code of PR11PN

  • Anna says:

    7 Nov7 November 11:04

    I’ve never found an available hotel for that offer!

  • RussellH says:

    7 Nov7 November 14:36

    Do they check for you actuallly working in the public sector? Would they accept a public sector pension?

    • Rob says:

      7 Nov7 November 15:00

      The hotel may ask for your ID and refuse to honour the rate if you can’t produce it.

    • Relaxo says:

      7 Nov7 November 18:30

      I use the code often. Have never been asked for proof. It also comes with breakfast incl so you can switch your preference to bonus points instead of bkfst as your status benefit

• Simon says:

  7 Nov7 November 11:42

  If I am IHG Ambassador, does that match across as a status match , and if so, to what level do we know?
  TIA

  • Genghis says:

    7 Nov7 November 12:46

    No. It’s the IHG (not IC) status that matters.

    • Simon says:

      7 Nov7 November 12:52

      cheers Genghis – not what I’d hoped although should get Platinum with the current accelerate.

      • Genghis says:

        7 Nov7 November 12:56

        Just get the Black credit card. Much easier.

• Gavin says:

  7 Nov7 November 12:02

  Have been tracking the prices of a Seychelles hotel – it’s become more expensive in this sale. Lowest bookable rate was previously €309/night, now it’s €316/night. The sale rate is B&B but I would have had breakfast free anyway as I’m Gold. The standard advance purchase rate is no longer available to book.

  Unfortunately I also only have the 80% bonus on points. Probably would have been a buyer at 100%.

  • meta says:

    7 Nov7 November 14:13

    Me too. The pre-sale price for my dates was €273 for standard room on Hilton Honors rate. Bed&Breakfast was €309. Then on Monday the breakfast rate jumped to €341. It is now showing €333 for room only and B&B is now at €273. It makes no sense and it’s seems it’s just a way to confuse the customer, so they book a higher rate. I am gold, so don’t need breakfast either. I also only have 80% bonus on my account and the other half as well. I would actually buy them if it was 100% and finalise my stay, but in the end I might ditch Hilton and go with another option.

  • Cat says:

    7 Nov7 November 16:06

    My advice, for what it’s worth, don’t bother with the Hiltons on the Seychelles. Go to Praslin and La Digue – they’re absolutely stunning. Find a fabulous Airbnb, or one of the many gorgeous hotels on hotels.com. Then go to Raffles on Praslin and order the Wagyu beef burger, or Domain de L’Orangeraie on La Digue, if you fancy a lovely day by a stunning pool, with a fancy restaurant. Otherwise go to anse Volbert, anse Georgette and anse Lazio on Praslin, or anse Pierrot, Anse Source de L’Argent, Anse Cocos, Anse Marron and many, many more on La Digue. Trust me, the beaches at all three Hiltons don’t even come close to being a patch on any of those beaches, nor do any of the nearby beaches.

    • dgsupersonic says:

      7 Nov7 November 17:08

      Hi Cat, any top picks on alternative hotels?

      • Cat says:

        7 Nov7 November 20:55

        Depends on budget – if feeling particularly flush, or on honeymoon, go for Constance Lemuria or Raffles on Praslin. Le Domaine de La Reserve looks stunning. If you want to go for a B&B, l’Hirondelle looks lovely, I really liked staying at Aquario villas the year before last – it’s dirt cheap and very pleasant, quite close to anse Volbert and its very easy to get to anse Lazio from. Les Lauriers is supposed to be great too, and right by anse Volbert (it’s not the pin-up stunner beach of the island, but it comes a close third after Georgette and Lazio).
        For La Digue Casa La Deela looks lovely, and is close to the nicer beaches on the island. I stayed at Rising Sun, which was cheap and cheerful, and right in the thick of things, and Jml apartments, which I wouldn’t touch with a bargepole again! Make sure you go to the Bellevue restaurant – it’s gorgeous! The sunset views are stunning, and the food is divine.
        Have an amazing time! I can’t even describe to you just how beautiful it is over there!

    • Gavin says:

      7 Nov7 November 18:07

      Thanks – We were hoping to try out the Hilton Labriz for the “private island” feeling (the proper private islands are out of our budget!). We’ve visited Seychelles before and we spent most of our time on Prasin and La Digue, so maybe we will do that again. Really loved La Digue in particular. We did enjoy a two night stay at the Hilton Northolme last time using our free Visa nights. But as you say, not great for beaches.

      • meta says:

        7 Nov7 November 18:41

        Thanks Cat. We booked 5 nights already on Praslin in a villa with direct beach access. A bargain of £25 per night after transfering CC points to hotels.com. The full
        price was nearly £300 a night. We are going to do a day trip to La Digue from there. Then we will spend 4 nights on Mahe. We’ll be renting a car on both islands as we like to explore. I was thinking of going to Doubletree rather then Hilton Northolme. The beach looked terrible at Northolme. Would you not recommend DoubleTree at all? We are just looking for a good base with a beach if we feel lazy in the mornings. Is the beach not good at all there? Don’t want to spend too much on accommodation. Also not looking for private island feel.

      • Cat says:

        7 Nov7 November 21:12

        I honestly can’t emphasise enough just how easy it is to feel like you’re on a private island on La Digue Gavin (and Meta – seriously, La Digue is regarded by most people as the most beautiful, it’s worth spending a few nights to explore, especially if you like bouldering and hiking). My favourite beach is the incomparably glorious anse Pierrot, which requires a bit of a swim or a wade with a dry bag to get round the headland, but most days I had it to myself (during peak season), with the occasional hiking / bouldering group coming back through. I travel with my hammock, so I’d string that up between palm trees for when the sun got too intense around noon. Go and come back within 2-3 hours either side of high tide. If anyone wants to see my photos of anse Pierrot or other beaches, let me know, and I can get Rob to swap email addresses, or you can temporarily befriend me (Cat Downie) on Facebook, and I’ll tag you on the photos. Seriously, these places need to be seen to be believed…

      • Cat says:

        7 Nov7 November 21:20

        Oh, and the Doubletree is pleasant enough, but if you’re on your way back home after La Digue and Praslin, it will look like Skegness beach in comparison! Your standards will be forever changed, and all future beaches will be ruined!
        I got back to Mahe 24 hours before my intercontinental flight (in case of storms and boat cancellations, it seemed sensible) then spent the day at the Doubletree for a spa and lunch package. It was nice, but not a patch on the beaches I’d seen beforehand. The massage was good.
        Also, Les Lauriers is great for dinner, and *DO NOT TAKE THE FERRY FROM MAHE IN AUGUST*. Unless twin prop flights terrify you, fly to Praslin – the seas are mad in the summer, and video the approach into Praslin Airport – its breathtaking.

    • meta says:

      7 Nov7 November 23:34

      That’s very useful info. Thanks. Lots of food for thought. At the moment we only have one way flight from Mahe to Praslin sorted and was waiting on finalising booking accommodation… This is mainly points funded trip and we’ll be flying CW with Lloyds voucher on the way there and on the way back we are going to Ras & Abu Dhabi from where we’ll fly Etihad 1st class apartment. This is entirely thanks to the tricks learned on this site over the last what 10 years?

      • Cat says:

        8 Nov8 November 08:06

        Wow, it does sound like you’ve planned this perfectly! It’s incredibly difficult to get award seats to or from the Seychelles (if you didn’t have a large enough stash of miles when BA launched the new route)!
        Which villa are you in on Praslin?
        Ooh, one other bit of advice – all beaches are public access, but if you want to go to Georgette (and you should, I have video footage of my friends swimming with 3 dolphins when they turned up just metres from one of the most glorious beaches in the world, it had just finished raining and we had journeyed there in the rain, hoping that we would have the place to ourselves for an hour or so. As it turns out, it was just the 6 of us – 3 humans, 3 cetaceans), you either have to hike there on one of various trails – wikiloc is great for finding the way, or you need to book with the Constance Lemuria. They only allow a small number of people to walk through their grounds to the beach each day – phone to book a week in advance.

• Rocky says:

  7 Nov7 November 13:44

  Any idea when Asia properties go on such a sale?

• Don says:

  7 Nov7 November 13:58

  I hate Hilton sales, because they always put the BAR up and rates which are based on discounting that then cost more. Shows what a big scam it is!

  • Asking says:

    7 Nov7 November 17:34

    Which rate (from the many listed) is the BAR rate exactly?

• Oli says:

  7 Nov7 November 14:32

  Any idea if I might trigger the £50 off £250 Hilton Amex offer with prepaid stays for next year, given they should take payment immediately? Granted, the offer terms state “Book, pay at hotel checkout and stay by 31 December 2018.”

  • Rob says:

    7 Nov7 November 15:01

    It will be fine if the payment is taken now, but the hotel may try to be ‘helpful’ and not actually charge you immediately.

    • Don says:

      7 Nov7 November 15:10

      Just call to ask and they will for sure charge! Its often possible on a Flex too.

      FOM I know, is well aware of Amex promos.

    • Oli says:

      7 Nov7 November 15:31

      Okay great – was just slightly concerned by the “stay by 31 December 2018”, but I guess they can’t/won’t try to tell…

  • Brighton Belle says:

    7 Nov7 November 15:37

    Booked 2 advance purchase in London for next year. Billed to my Amex card and the £50 rebate credited about 5 days later.

• A270 says:

  7 Nov7 November 16:32

  OT but Hilton related: Which hotel would you recommend in Istanbul? We are 2 adults and 2 kids. I am a Diamond so interested in one with Executive Lounge but there are quite a few. Just staying for a couple of nights.

  • johnny_c-l says:

    7 Nov7 November 18:22

    The Conrad is nice with decent lounge and a reasonable location. Not sure about Hilton Bosphorus as I’ve not stayed there, but location is good so worth checking out. Doubletree Sirkeçi is great location for the main sights but don’t think there is a lounge.

    Hilton Maslak lounge is outstanding with brilliant staff however the location not good if you’re there for tourism.

    • A270 says:

      7 Nov7 November 21:25

      Thanks

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