Originally Posted by
fptxenemit
I booked two separate stays in the Hilton Luxembourg for July. Yesterday, I checked my reservations, and to my surprise, the Luxembourg reservations were listed as "Doubletree by Hilton Luxembourg". I checked the website and it seems that the hotel was rebranded as a Doubletree. Can anyone comment? Why? What does the rebranding mean for me?
Just stayed at the DT Luxembourg.
Location. Remote: the room overlooks vast forests and the shuttle ride from the airport gave the feeling of being in the middle of nowhere.
Check-in. Rather crowded. I rarely had to wait so long at any other Hilton hotel for check-in. Gold benefits were free breakfast, free wifi, upgrade to a (huge) "luxury room" on the 12th floor (nice views over the forest). Concierge was very helpful with checkin train and bus times.
Breakfast. OK, but certainly not great. I have seen much better breakfast buffets at Hiltons. No eggs cooked to order. Since it was complimentary, I won't complain, but if I had paid 26 EUR for it, I would be sorely disappointed. (Actually, they made me sign the 26 EUR payment voucher and promised that it would not show on the bill. I hope that they are right.)
General. As many others have said, the hotel feels old, but not more so than other Hilton properties in Europe. The DT re-branding had virtually no effects (except for the cookie and the promotional material in the room): even the logo at the entrance still says "Hilton".