Hilton opening a Hilton Garden Inn hotel in the Faroe Islands

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• Pran says:

  24 Aug24 August 04:27

  Just had a look at the IHG 2-4-1 and there seems to be a lot of blackout dates, can’t seem to find any availability in many locations at all!

• Anna says:

  24 Aug24 August 05:46

  I’ve used the IHG 2 4 1 offer twice now and not been charged until check out. I’ve got a 3rd booking for September which hasn’t been charged yet either. It’s been fantastic value for money and pretty much converted us to IHG.

  • Andy says:

    24 Aug24 August 16:49

    Some of my stays have been so cheap that I think they shouldn’t trigger the 4x bonus points, because that requires a minimum rate of USD30.

• Anna says:

  24 Aug24 August 05:52

  Just for fun I checked prices for the HGI in the Faroe Islands and it’s showing 34k points or £120 pn next June. It would be an interesting side trip while doing a longer stay in Scotland.

  • Michael C says:

    24 Aug24 August 07:12

    Loving the idea, & great prices, Anna!

  • Chrisasaurus says:

    24 Aug24 August 09:09

    It would – anyone that’s been able to make a recommendation around how many days it’s worth allowing?

    • Aliks says:

      24 Aug24 August 09:53

      We spent a long weekend in the Faroes some years ago, when there were direct flights from Stansted. We hired a car and got round quite a few of the islands, all having something interesting to offer.
      The scenery is great if the weather is good. Majestic cliffs, all sorts of rock formations, and interesting boat excursions around the various islands.
      We went mainly for the birdwatching – in June you can sit among the puffins, kittiwakes, razorbills and gannets all feeding their chicks.
      There isn’t much nightlife to speak of, and on a Saturday night we had to wait outside a restaurant for half an hour for a table to come free.
      Overall I would say 4 nights is fine to cover everything, but a week is certainly doable at a slower pace.
      One point to be aware of: the locals hunt and eat all types of bird, and enjoy an annual whale slaughtering festival in Torshavn harbour, but they don’t like being called barbarians . . . . .

• Zoe says:

  24 Aug24 August 06:56

  I looked to use the offer for a couple of stays but when I went to the last page to complete the reservation I was being charged for 2 nights at the standard price. Does anyone know if the hotel only charge for 1 night on check out?

  • Anna says:

    24 Aug24 August 07:35

    Zoe – not all hotels are participating in this, if you choose one which is, the pricing page will show the special offer and “book by August 24th” as the first pricing option. The price quoted is the price charged, so double check before booking.

    Another option is to click on the “limited time offer” banner on the home page – this puts the offer code in your search box so the system brings up hotels which are participating at the top of your results. It should be obvious on the “results” page if the price is 2 4 1 as it will show the actual price per night which is very low.

    • Anna says:

      24 Aug24 August 07:39

      Some hotels are also only participating on certain dates so I guess they have the option to charge full price if they think there is going to be high demand regardless of price at certain times.

    • Zoe says:

      24 Aug24 August 07:58

      Thank you

  • Rob says:

    24 Aug24 August 07:53

    Offer not available if it doesn’t show and price as one night.

    • Zoe says:

      24 Aug24 August 07:58

      Thank you

  • Jonathan says:

    24 Aug24 August 07:57

    I think the issue is that the nightly rate displayed in search results is an average so when you click through the eg. £42/night displayed becomes £84 (the actual cost of the first night). I’ve not found many hotels I’d want to stay at with any availability (Berlin, Krakow, all of Northern Italy, Lisbon, Porto etc.) Not sure if it was ever widely available or its all been snapped up. Edinburgh seems to have plenty of options left though.

• Vit says:

  24 Aug24 August 06:59

  Was aiming for Faroe Islands this summer after Iceland earlier this year but October is just a wee too late to get the last bit of summer over there. There is always next yeat I guess!

• Anthony Edwards says:

  24 Aug24 August 08:01

  Faroe Islands counts as a domestic flight from Copenhagen on SAS – so pretty cheap at 5000 Eurobonus points each way

• Heathrow Flyer says:

  24 Aug24 August 08:10

  I visited the Faroe Islands in October last year. From London I travelled via Copenhagen on SAS. The flights are more frequent and can be done as a EuroBonus redemption (MR partner). Availability was wide open – indeed there were only 19 people on the A320 I flew to Vagar on.

  Whilst overall I enjoyed my trip, there were a few things that it would be good to be aware of before going:

  – Seasonality is huge, so unless you’re there in peak summer you can expect most cafes/attractions away from the main towns to be shut.

  – There seems to be a relatively strong anti-tourist feeling on the islands. Visitor numbers have historically been very low and it feels like many locals preferred it this way. There is a tension between those with vested interests in increasing tourism (Atlantic Airways – one of the joint developers behind the HGI) and those who don’t want it to become a ‘mini-Iceland’.

  – One way the anti-tourist feeling manifests itself across the country is in the form of unmanned turnstiles, with contactless card readers attached, erected at the entrances to many of the islands’ sights. Landowners seem to be cashing in, often at £20+ a time (per person) just to let you walk to some of the natural sights. These seemed to be popping up like wildfire. Whether these were for (as stated) ‘restoration/environmental protection’ was a moot point. I even saw one put on an old concrete access track to a beach.

• Stuart says:

  24 Aug24 August 08:35

  Only issue I have in the current climate with the IHG offer is that it’s not refundable!

  • Harry T says:

    24 Aug24 August 09:14

    Yep, I would have booked a couple of stays if it was refundable. As it stands, I’m glad I didn’t book another stay in the Netherlands, anyway…

  • Darren says:

    24 Aug24 August 09:25

    While not refundable is it not transferable to other dates?

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