I thought I would share my 1st quarter promo results. I told my wife what I wanted to do and she thought I was crazy, but after I explained what I was doing she went along for the ride.
I am diamond
Wife is Gold. She just got the Surpass. These numbers include the stay bonuses, but not the initial 30,000 point bonus.
24 Stays
Spent $1796.93 including tax
Earned 83758 HH points (Value $500.00)
Earned 17 Southwest Airline Credits (Value $340.00)
Family bought second rooms at reduced rate (Value $150.00)
Value of all the free food for 4 people at breakfast (Value $200.00)
Value of shampoo, toilet paper, bottled water, no use of water/electricity at
home, soap, swimming for kids, lounge access at night. (Value $Priceless$)

Total Cost $606.93 for 24 nights
Earned 6 Free nights
Booked 6 nights in Hawaii at the Grand Wailea.
Rooms go for at least $550.00 per night.
I think I did well.
Thank you Hilton for one of the better promos in a long time.
I am not sure I can do it again in the second quarter because prices are up a little bit.
Anybody else have good results?