Justtony

Dont recall from when I booked it but remember it was a tad above .5 value which I'm fine with. I booked a queen but looking at the twin now its about 157 euros for advance for single day (I booked it single day then 3 consecutive days since i the HH points was jacked up had I booked consecutive dates)

Did you get upgraded at check in?

skunker

Yes, as I stated I was upgraded to a corner king. I believe it was room 420.
I had booked a "single guest room." And, I stand corrected my rate was 148euro.

kdoughboy

Is this hotel playing with inventory? There are NO standard award rooms available between now and November 1st, 2014. Then, from November 1st through March 31st, 2015 there are standard awards available every single day except the first few days of March (when there is no award availability at all). From April 1st, 2015 and on until the end of 2015, there are only premium room awards available. I find it VERY hard to believe that there isn't a SINGLE standard room available during such large swaths of time, which conveniently coincide with peak travel season. The only logical explanation is that the hotel is manipulating inventory to raise award redemption prices. Isn't this a violation of Hilton policy?

Goose80

Does anyone have any recommendations for restusrants in the vicinity of the hotel

tt120

Stayed for two nights in early July on points. Staff was great - friendly and accommodating, room was very average. (supposed upgrade to deluxe twin room on 4th floor) . Don't get me wrong, the room wasn't bad, just really nothing to write home about.

Best part was the fantastic comp diamond breakfast buffet in the mornings^

exerda

The location for this property is very convenient, much more so for most people than either of the other properties in town. I've stayed at all three now, and find much more of the parts of the city I want to visit are walkable from the Alexandra.

The downside was that they did not really have much in the way of Diamond benefits. We weren't upgraded, and there wasn't any sort of Diamond welcome gift. Diamond breakfast was continental only (and at that, a restricted continental--there were lots of items on the "regular" breakfast slate which I would consider traditional continental fare, for example).


There's a tapas place very close by (1 block or so), La Cerveseria Catalana. It's in the hotel's guide IIRC.

To be in such a touristy area, it's very affordable. My wife and I spent 40 Euros on a good bottle of wine plus 6 tapas to share and a dessert to share.


They only comped the "continental" breakfast for us, in the back area of the restaurant, and it was mediocre. This omitted all the hot items, muffins, etc., and was literally a few pastries, toast, cheese slices, and ham slices.

kdoughboy

How much did you pay in points? I'm looking for next summer and they only have premium room redemptions for 100k+ points for much of the summer, and not a single room at the standard rate. Personally I am convinced they're playing with standard room inventory, but I'd really like to burn some HH points there on my trip next year, so hopefully I'm mistaken!

Also, what room category were you originally booked into?

fozziedoggie

PM Erin the HHonors rep on FT. She and her team have been able to free up standard room awards when a glitch is in the works. ^

skunker

Michelin 2-star rated Lasarte is a couple doors down if you want to drop some euros.

Hilton Honors Ambassador

Hi kdoughboy,

Just wanted to let you know I have flagged this issue to my team that handles Standard Room Reward rates, and we are currently investigating. I will post any updates I receive here. Thanks for pointing this out to us!

Thanks for the recommendation and kind words, fozziedoggie! ^

Cheers,
Erin

fozziedoggie

You're welcome! Please add Hilton Sydney to the list of "suspect" standard room awards; been trying to snag one since last May for February 2015.

Hilton Honors Ambassador

I'm on it! Thanks for flagging.

Cheers,
Erin

dw

Out of curiosity, when was your stay? I was at this property in June, and as a Gold was given access to the full breakfast buffet.

exerda

Mid-September.

Dan72

I stayed mid-July and only got the continental breakfast too. As exerda found, it was quite poor, not just much more than a table with plates of pastries.

It was an attractive hotel, but I thought Diamond treatment was poor: no upgrade, no late check-out available and a very basic breakfast. Great location, but hotels are competitive in Barcelona and I would probably look elsewhere next time.