Hilton 100% buying points bonus

[n1368585]

Hi all,

Looking at a Dubai 7-night stay next year.

Are there any particular hotels in Dubai (or RAK) where I can take advantage of this offer.

I’ve tried a few Hilton properties – Hilton Palm, Conrad (where I’ve stayed previously) and also the Waldorf Palm. But even with the 100% bonus on points purchase, I’m barely saving £100 by doing a points redemption over the Hilton Honors rate (where I’d obviously earn base and my bonus diamond points on top).

Any suggestions?

[Rob]

Try over Christmas, Easter and October half term and you’ll save a fortune.

Outside that, it’s not necessarily going to work.

The way Hilton works now is that your return per point is pretty much fixed (at less than the purchase price) unless cash rates are so high that the property hits its points cap. Those are the nights you use points.

[pbcold]

Hear hear. These deals are great when cash prices are really steep – you can usually find $1,000 a night rooms for 110,000 points in The Maldives for e.g.

[NorthernLass]

The new SLH properties can be a good deal – I’ve just booked one in the Bahamas at $1000 per night for 100k points per night.

[n1368585]

Thanks all

@Rob just rechecked it for next Easter and getting almost a £700 saving for 6-night stay at Waldorf Palm by using the bonus point purchase offer.

[iamlost]

Does anyone know how the arrangement between Hilton and SLH properties works for points bookings? I’ve made two SLH bookings now (in Mallorca and Bali) where the cash rate was c.$8000 for 5 nights but the points cost me c.$2500 in this promotion – what will Hilton actually pay the property?

[ATC]

Is it possible/OK to buy points in USD rather than getting legged over by the points.com exchange rate and paying more in GBP. It will make a considerable saving when purchasing a large amount of points. Thanks.

[HampshireHog]

@ATC have you temporarily moved to a US address?

[ATC]

Yes..I must remember to keep my address up to date! Thanks for the reminder…

[chelseafifi]

Roughly how often does Hilton run the 100% bonuses? I may need to buy a good few early next year.

[davefl]

chelseafifi wrote:

Roughly how often does Hilton run the 100% bonuses? I may need to buy a good few early next year.

It feels like every 10 mins. There’s always another one along in 4-6 weeks.