ALON Hilton Honors Award Questions and Information: The Definitive Thread
Aug 6, 2001, 11:53 am
#1
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Join Date: Jul 2001
Location: CA; Husband AA Lifetime Plat/7 MM; HH Lifetime Diamond
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ALON Hilton Honors Award Questions and Information: The Definitive Thread
We're rather new to the Hilton program, and must say we're quite impressed so far. My husband has enough points to do the ALON award in Hawaii. My question is, it will be the two of us, plus our 9 year old daughter. The award describes it as "6 nights for 2". So how exactly will this work with our daughter? She will, of course, be in the same room with us. Can we still use the award? Will there be some sort of extra person cost, etc?
Sorry for all the stupid questions, but I would appreciate some input from those of you out there who may have experience with this situation. Thanks in advance. I have learned so much from this group in a short time.
Sorry for all the stupid questions, but I would appreciate some input from those of you out there who may have experience with this situation. Thanks in advance. I have learned so much from this group in a short time.
Aug 6, 2001, 1:41 pm
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Join Date: Feb 2000
Location: WI
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I've used the ALON at all the Hawaii properties. At Turtle Bay and HHV, request a room with two double beds.
At Waikaloa, you can request a room overlooking the dolphin lagoon with a king bed. The room also has a sofa sleeper and we've even managed to bring in a rollaway. So, 1 youngster on the sofa sleeper, one on the rollaway, and Mom and Dad in the king sized bed. Each time we've requested the dolphin view we've been successful in getting one.
At Waikaloa, you can request a room overlooking the dolphin lagoon with a king bed. The room also has a sofa sleeper and we've even managed to bring in a rollaway. So, 1 youngster on the sofa sleeper, one on the rollaway, and Mom and Dad in the king sized bed. Each time we've requested the dolphin view we've been successful in getting one.
Aug 9, 2001, 6:01 pm
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Join Date: Apr 2000
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A related question from the air travel side--when a child accompanies on the ALOA award where two adults fly for free--does anyone have experience with using frequent flyer miles for the child's air ticket? Related to this, we were wondering if we had choice of airlines?
Nov 3, 2001, 3:16 pm
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100,000 points for an ALON (6 night Hawaiian resort for VIPs) and 195,000 points for a SP8 (6 night premium). Sometimes they get confused about the appropriate award - call back and have them change it to an ALON and save 95,000 points.
Nov 17, 2001, 9:12 am
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Getting Two ALON Reward Rooms Together.
I have provided my brother and his family w/two ALON awards. One room for he&spouse, the other for the rug rats.
I've never needed this before and have considered the following:
Writing letter to GM of Hilton Hawaiian Village stating request.
Also have Diamond Desk note request in award records.
any other suggestions?
I've never needed this before and have considered the following:
Writing letter to GM of Hilton Hawaiian Village stating request.
Also have Diamond Desk note request in award records.
any other suggestions?
Dec 10, 2001, 2:12 pm
#11
Join Date: Sep 1999
Location: St. Joseph, MO USA
Posts: 81
Able to split up ALON award for 2 hotels or diff nights?
I'm thinking about using the 100K ALON award for a Hawaiian honeymoon for my brother, but I think he was wanting spend the week on two different islands--anyway you can split up the ALON 6-night award for different hotels?
If not, do those 6 nights have to be consecutive?
Thanks!
If not, do those 6 nights have to be consecutive?
Thanks!
Dec 10, 2001, 2:19 pm
#12
Join Date: Jan 2000
Location: Baltimore/Washington, USA
Programs: AA LT Platinum, Hilton LT Diamond, Marriott Titanium
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You need to use the ALON at one hotel.
If you want to split up your hotel stay , say first three nights at Hawaiian Village, then go to another island then return for final three nights, call the hotel directly as they have that discretion and may allow you to do that.
If you want to split up your hotel stay , say first three nights at Hawaiian Village, then go to another island then return for final three nights, call the hotel directly as they have that discretion and may allow you to do that.
Dec 10, 2001, 2:22 pm
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<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by griffon:
do those 6 nights have to be consecutive?</font>
do those 6 nights have to be consecutive?</font>
Dec 10, 2001, 5:06 pm
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Join Date: Jan 2000
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Yes, I have split it up several times.
If the front desk won't do it, the GM will. After all, 6+0=6 & 3+3 also = 6.
The hotel will lose nothing by making you happy!
If the front desk won't do it, the GM will. After all, 6+0=6 & 3+3 also = 6.
The hotel will lose nothing by making you happy!