Hilton Nottingham joins the list of hotels charging for pool use
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A recurring theme on Head for Points over the last couple of years has been hotels which try to sneak though a charge for using their swimming pool.
Hilton appears to be the biggest culprit, and it is getting to the point where you need to be actively on the look out for small print when booking a UK Hilton with a pool.
Hilton Nottingham is the latest to jump on the bandwagon.
From 1st February, you will need to pay £10 per adult and £5 per child, although there is a £20 cap per family. This is confirmed on the hotel website here.
This gets you a 90-minute session for the hotel pool, sauna and steam room.
The hotel has confirmed that there will be no discount for Hilton Honors elite members.
The hotel is blaming ‘rising energy costs’, although this makes little sense as the health club is run as a standalone Livingwell facility with the majority of its users presumably being external paying members.
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