Hilton HHonors - Can you book awards 11 months out for Europe (Swiss) Hiltons?

I went and tried to book the Basel Switzerland Hilton for March 5/6/7 to catch up with Rudi and some others for his Birthday.

Trying to book it online there is no availability around that date.

It may be that award inventory is not yet released. Anyone know what their usual policy is on this?

Glen


FlyerTalk 'Oz Fest #2' in Sydney May 27/29, 2005. Click for details (http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/showthread.php?threadid=336631)

And I tried all kinds of smoking/non smoking, King/Twin combos when I tried to book.

Just nothing seemed to take. :(

It sounds like nobody else has a clue; perhaps there's an event it is booked for? In any case, it might be time to call.

there is diamond availability.

It sounds like nobody else has a clue; perhaps there's an event it is booked for? In any case, it might be time to call.

Surprised nobody has picked up on this yet. Very hard to get a room in Basel in early March because of Fasnacht (starts Ash Wednesday).Switzerland most popular carnival.
Last year I was able to get a room at the Hilton for three nights but only by booking with the Diamond desk since the hotel was sold out for one night, and wanted 350 euro each for the other two.
The hotel was ectastic when i cancelled one night :D

mike

Surprised nobody has picked up on this yet. Very hard to get a room in Basel in early March because of Fasnacht (starts Ash Wednesday). Switzerland most popular carnival.



Give that man a ceegar!

There was a large FT Doo there last year, (sensational experience) and some of us are going back next year, as it is in the week of Rudi's Birthday.

How come you were not among us MIKESILV? :p

http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/showthread.php?t=316124&page=2

Last year I used a GLON there for 6 nights, and that was redeemd with no issues.

I phoned Hilton SYD today to see if they could do it on phone, and they said no award inventory whatever is loaded for that property yet for March, on any dates?

Glen


FlyerTalk 'Oz Fest #2' in Sydney May 27/29, 2005. Click for details (http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/showthread.php?threadid=336631)

Give that man a ceegar!

There was a large FT Doo there last year, (sensational experience) and some of us are going back next year, as it is in the week of Rudi's Birthday.

How come you were not among us MIKESILV? :p

http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/showthread.php?t=316124&page=2

Last year I used a GLON there for 6 nights, and that was redeemd with no issues.

I phoned Hilton SYD today to see if they could do it on phone, and they said no award inventory whatever is loaded for that property yet for March, on any dates?

Glen


FlyerTalk 'Oz Fest #2' in Sydney May 27/29, 2005. Click for details (http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/showthread.php?threadid=336631)

Didnt make it because my cousin ( who married a local guy) had insisted on us coming over and had planned a party for my wife's birthday.
Its often pretty difficult extracting ones-self from your relatives' plans :D
mike
Edited to add
I wouldnt despair regarding availiblity becuase I was able to make mine as late as January, failing that you could always get some Ftalk Daimond to book it for you. :)

I wouldnt despair regarding availiblity becuase I was able to make mine as late as January, failing that you could always get some Ftalk Daimond to book it for you. :)

Yes that's always an option but mutual gifting of 90,000 points gets a little tricky to arrange I'd guess. ;)

Unless Diamond Desk will allow a booking using someone else's points - will they run to that? Maybe if booking is in "joint names" :D

Glen


FlyerTalk 'Oz Fest #2' in Sydney May 27/29, 2005. Click for details (http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/showthread.php?threadid=336631)

Yes that's always an option but mutual gifting of 90,000 points gets a little tricky to arrange I'd guess. ;)

Unless Diamond Desk will allow a booking using someone else's points - will they run to that? Maybe if booking is in "joint names" :D

Glen


FlyerTalk 'Oz Fest #2' in Sydney May 27/29, 2005. Click for details (http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/showthread.php?threadid=336631)


When you use the diamond garantee to make a reservation the award points are deduction directly from your account. No certs are issued - you just get a letter. You can add someone elses name - but there would to be mutual gifting