What happened at Hilton Garden Inn Silverstone’s rooftop F1 party?

Today (Sunday) is the British Grand Prix at Silverstone.

For Practice Day on Friday 7th July, Hilton threw a rooftop party at the hotel. We wrote about it back in May – you could redeem 110,000 Hilton Honors points for two tickets.

Reader Robin, who is a huge F1 fan and has also redeemed points for some of Hilton’s premium packages for the race today (when he emailed on Friday night he told me was just off to an event where Paris Hilton was DJ!) went along and sent me some pictures.

I thought it was sharing the photographs because, now that the hotel is open, you can expect this to become an annual event which you could attend next year.

This is the hotel lobby – definitely not your normal Hilton Garden Inn!

From the roof of the hotel, the view is of the Hamilton straight and the Silverstone wing. Annoyingly, the view is hampered by the wide ledge as can be seen below. There is an indoor space and medium sized rooftop terrace.

Service levels were good and suitably staffed …..

Food was served in small bowls – Cornish crab salad, tomato and mozzarella salad, BBQ sirloin and potatoes or BBQ mushrooms and potatoes.

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In terms of value for the 110,000 Hilton Honors points spent (which we’d value at around £350 of free hotel nights), Robin admits that it is on the expensive side but – as he said – “it’s another option to see Formula 1 which can only be a good thing”.

You can keep an eye out for future experiences like this at the Hilton Honors Experiences website here.

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How to earn Hilton Honors points and status from UK credit cards (October 2024)

There are various ways of earning Hilton Honors points from UK credit and debit cards.  Many cards also have generous sign-up bonuses.

There are two dedicated Hilton Honors debit cards. These are especially attractive when spending abroad due to the 0% or 0.5% FX fee, depending on card.

You also receive FREE Hilton Honors status for as long as you hold the debit cards – Gold status with the Plus card and Silver status with the basic card. This is a great reason to apply even if you rarely use it.

We reviewed the Hilton Honors Plus Debit Card here and the Hilton Honors Debit Card here. You can apply for either card here.

There is another way of getting Hilton Honors status, and earning Hilton Honors points, from a payment card.

Holders of The Platinum Card from American Express receive FREE Hilton Honors Gold status for as long as they hold the card.  It also comes with Marriott Bonvoy Gold, Radisson Rewards Premium and MeliaRewards Gold status.  We reviewed American Express Platinum in detail here and you can apply here.

You can also earn Hilton Honors points indirectly with:

• American Express Gold (20,000 bonus Amex points)
• American Express Rewards Credit Card (10,000 bonus Amex points)

and for small business owners:

• American Express Business Gold (20,000 bonus Amex points)
• American Express Business Platinum (40,000 bonus Amex points)

SPECIAL OFFER: Until 22nd October 2024, the bonus on American Express Business Platinum is increased to up to 80,000 Membership Rewards points, worth 80,000 Avios. You will receive 8 points per £1 spent for the first three months, on up to £10,000 of spending. Click here to read our full card review. Click here to apply.

SPECIAL OFFER: Until 22nd October 2024, the bonus on American Express Business Gold is increased to up to 40,000 Membership Rewards points, worth 40,000 Avios. You will receive 4 points per £1 spent for the first three months, on up to £10,000 of spending. The card is FREE for your first year. Click here to read our full card review. Click here to apply.

The conversion rate from American Express to Hilton points is 1:2.

Click here to read our detailed summary of all UK credit cards which can be used to earn Hilton Honors points. 

(Want to earn more hotel points?  Click here to see our complete list of promotions from the major hotel chains or use the ‘Hotel Offers’ link in the menu bar at the top of the page.)