The sweet spots in the new devaluation?
Oct 13, 2013, 2:24 pm
#92
Join Date: Jan 2010
Location: FR
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Hotel Facts
•Located 90 minutes by train from London
•Part of Rockingham Leisure Park development
•Near popular cultural and entertainment attractions
•88 guest rooms and accessible rooms
•Flexible event space and business center
•100% Hampton by Hilton™ Guarantee
Oct 25, 2013, 8:46 pm
#93
Join Date: Oct 2010
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No. It is cat.2, 10K pts/night, still great deal.
Stayed there 7 nights mid Sept., one night free.
6x10K, but they only charged me 59K pts.
(almost covered by 1 citi Hilton cc churn!!!)
Great panoramic view 19th floor & got free wifi signal!
(am only Silver Level)
As to accuracy of cat. level list, always double-check
via pay-with-pts. reservation.
Stayed there 7 nights mid Sept., one night free.
6x10K, but they only charged me 59K pts.
(almost covered by 1 citi Hilton cc churn!!!)
Great panoramic view 19th floor & got free wifi signal!
(am only Silver Level)
As to accuracy of cat. level list, always double-check
via pay-with-pts. reservation.
Last edited by TravelPhotographer; Oct 26, 2013 at 4:42 am
Oct 26, 2013, 1:32 am
#94
Join Date: Oct 2013
Location: Copenhagen, Denmark
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Doubletree Bratislava
I can recommend the Doubletree Bratislava.
Category 2.
It is a very smart and modern hotel with big rooms.
It by far exceeded my expectations of a category 2 hotel; almost seems a mistake.
When I booked a reward stay for this August you could get deluxe rooms for the same point price as standard rooms. And the deluxe rooms are really nice - very big rooms with sofa, armchair and table. Lots of storage space.
Category 2.
It is a very smart and modern hotel with big rooms.
It by far exceeded my expectations of a category 2 hotel; almost seems a mistake.
When I booked a reward stay for this August you could get deluxe rooms for the same point price as standard rooms. And the deluxe rooms are really nice - very big rooms with sofa, armchair and table. Lots of storage space.
Mar 6, 2014, 3:14 pm
#96
Join Date: Sep 2010
Location: LAX
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After reading through the chart for an hour, it seems that only the Doubletree Beijing, the Doubletree Kuala Lumpur and the Hilton Los Cabos are the only values for my travel needs.
Thought time would make it easier but looking back on the pre-devalued Conrad Maldives and Ko Samui trips that I booked on AXON awards, it's only harder...
Thought time would make it easier but looking back on the pre-devalued Conrad Maldives and Ko Samui trips that I booked on AXON awards, it's only harder...
Mar 10, 2014, 12:24 am
#97
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Location: DTW
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After reading through the chart for an hour, it seems that only the Doubletree Beijing, the Doubletree Kuala Lumpur and the Hilton Los Cabos are the only values for my travel needs.
Thought time would make it easier but looking back on the pre-devalued Conrad Maldives and Ko Samui trips that I booked on AXON awards, it's only harder...
Thought time would make it easier but looking back on the pre-devalued Conrad Maldives and Ko Samui trips that I booked on AXON awards, it's only harder...
Personally I'm having a hard time getting excited about beach stays after my 11 nights at the Conrad Maldives using the pre-devaluation rates. Everything else is just sub-par and I can't afford the Maldives a second time
Mar 10, 2014, 6:36 pm
#98
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Location: LAX
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Given the tax and service charge the Hilton Los Cabos looks like a fantastic value, but I agree there aren't really many "home runs" on the new list. Plenty of decent values but nothing amazing.
Personally I'm having a hard time getting excited about beach stays after my 11 nights at the Conrad Maldives using the pre-devaluation rates. Everything else is just sub-par and I can't afford the Maldives a second time
Personally I'm having a hard time getting excited about beach stays after my 11 nights at the Conrad Maldives using the pre-devaluation rates. Everything else is just sub-par and I can't afford the Maldives a second time
Mar 15, 2014, 9:02 pm
#99
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There seems to be pretty good availability for Conrad Macao at 40K points. The rack fully refundable rate is around $340 USD. That's .85 cents per HH point, probably nearly as good as you get post-devaluation.
Mar 17, 2014, 12:17 am
#100
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Have not seen maldives come up for C+P, although conrad koh samui does seem to come up pretty often cor C+P making it nearly 2.7 cpp depending on the date
Mar 17, 2014, 12:26 pm
#102
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Location: KOA
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Mar 17, 2014, 6:45 pm
#103
Join Date: Feb 2003
Posts: 8,135
The tipoff here is that Hilton uses multiples of 5K & 10K for std award night costs. None of the 10 categories has an award level at 24K (or even 25K) for a single night.
Presumably the booking is 30k/night -- consistent with the property's cat 5 designation (ergo std awards at 30K off-peak/40K peak) -- and the poster has arrived at the 24K figure by averaging the cost, including the free fifth night.
Presumably the booking is 30k/night -- consistent with the property's cat 5 designation (ergo std awards at 30K off-peak/40K peak) -- and the poster has arrived at the 24K figure by averaging the cost, including the free fifth night.
Last edited by beltway; Mar 17, 2014 at 9:09 pm
Mar 18, 2014, 8:08 am
#104
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The tipoff here is that Hilton uses multiples of 5K & 10K for std award night costs. None of the 10 categories has an award level at 24K (or even 25K) for a single night.
Presumably the booking is 30k/night -- consistent with the property's cat 5 designation (ergo std awards at 30K off-peak/40K peak) -- and the poster has arrived at the 24K figure by averaging the cost, including the free fifth night.
Presumably the booking is 30k/night -- consistent with the property's cat 5 designation (ergo std awards at 30K off-peak/40K peak) -- and the poster has arrived at the 24K figure by averaging the cost, including the free fifth night.
Mar 18, 2014, 8:35 am
#105
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