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How to book a low cost ‘day room’ at a Hilton hotel

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Hilton has quietly been rolling out its ‘rooms for day use’ service over the last few years.

This allows you to book a hotel room for the working day – the idea is to compete with the likes of Regus and WeWork who rent private offices by the day.

The hours offered vary by hotel but usually start at 9am or 10am and end at anywhere between 4pm and 6pm.

Hilton day offices

I used this offer heavily during the pandemic in October / November 2020, when some Hilton hotels in London were offering rooms at £30 or £40 per day.

Stacked with the ‘2,000 bonus points per stay’ offer that was running at the time, plus double elite night credits, it paid for itself and I ended up with Hilton Honors Diamond status!  You won’t get that pricing now, unfortunately.

How do you book a Hilton day room?

These rooms are very easy to book online.  Simply visit hilton.com and set your check-in and check-out date to be the same.

Day rooms are no longer bargains. Looking at next Wednesday, the best deal in London is the Hampton by Hilton London Docklands, near Excel, for £80.

Other sensibly priced options include:

  • DoubleTree London Excel at £89
  • Hampton London Old Street at £90 (image above)
  • DoubleTree London Greenwich at £96
  • Hilton London Kensington at £98
  • The Westminster at £110

The Hilton Garden Inn London Heathrow (by Hatton Cross tube station) is the cheapest airport option at £65 if you have a long layover next Wednesday.

Remember that you will earn Hilton Honors points and elite night credit on these bookings.

If you want an example of how the service works, Rhys wrote a review of his ‘day office’ trial at DoubleTree Tower of London here.

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How to earn Hilton Honors points and status from UK credit cards

How to earn Hilton Honors points and status from UK credit cards (June 2025)

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.

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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.

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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 The Platinum Card from American Express in detail here and you can apply here.

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You can also earn Hilton Honors points indirectly with:

and for small business owners:

The conversion rate from American Express to Hilton Honors 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.

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Comments (30)

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  • Can2 says:
    29 Jan29 January 09:57

    I used to do it quite frequently during the pandemic, taking advantage of all those additional incentives. I still vividly recall how eerily quiet Hilton Hide Park used to be.

  • Pat says:
    29 Jan29 January 10:15

    The required pass mark for a Hilton hotel brand audit in UK/Europe is 65%, Asia 75% and the US, just 55%. It explains a lot, we can feel it.

    • Joseph says:
      29 Jan29 January 10:48

      They also hand out brand standard waivers like there’s no tomorrow especially for brands like DT. At the same time they can’t get out of their loss making leases on their provincial UK hotels which they signed before the franchise model was widespread so they just ignore spending any money up keeping them. Marriott is not perfect but is far more consistent as they don’t waiver their brand standards so much.

      • memesweeper says:
        29 Jan29 January 12:33

        Absolutely — hence so many Delta’s in the UK — ex-Marriott’s that don’t make the cut.

        Hilton need a demotion brand, help us consumers know where we stand.

      • Pat says:
        29 Jan29 January 13:17

        I doubt Deansgate and Liverpool are loss-making but they’re dumps. A lot of is down to poor owner relations and crap brand standards.
        It makes no sense I can be in one hotel and the lounge is 5:15-7:15PM another 4-6, 5:30-7:30, 6-8.
        With no consistent brand standards Hilton may as well close up shop.

        • daveinitalia says:
          29 Jan29 January 13:37

          As far as I’m concerned the lounge should be 18:00-20:00, until covid it seemed to be the most common time. Then some started shifting it earlier, probably because it saves them money (those working can’t get back to the hotel in time for a 17:00 start so they can’t be there for the full thing)

          My worry is if they enforce a standard they go for the worst option and those that are trying to be better are told they can’t due to consistency

  • SammyJ says:
    29 Jan29 January 14:04

    Accor also have the feature on their own website – search for Accor room-for-a-day
    Also worth checking DayBreakHotels, Dayuse & Dayrooms websites for other brands that don’t offer them from central websites, and independents. We use them for long layovers or before the drive home from a US west coast flight.
    A low-budget option is also Travelodge – they don’t offer dayrooms, but if you book the night before you can pay £10 for 2pm checkout, or £10 for 12pm checkin for the night after. Handier for those without hotel status.

  • PhatGit says:
    29 Jan29 January 15:27

    I’ve used the DayUse app a few times (iOS) when I’ve had a late flight and couldn’t get a sensible cost from the hotel. On one occasion in NYC managed to get a day room in the hotel I was staying for about a third of the cost the front desk was offering

  • Cathy H says:
    29 Jan29 January 17:44

    Frankly these are ‘Shag’ rooms! The only people I know who use them are people – afraid to say it, friends – who are having affairs. The idea you book a room for the day, to work is ridiculous. Plenty of wifi free spaces in London to get some work done. Lets not pretend!!!

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