I contacted the hotel if they can lower my original upgrade quote from beach villa to superior water villa since now the points rate for water villa is the same as beach villa. Here's the response:
Hilton Honors Discounted rate for a Beach Villa is USD 855 + + per night.
Hilton Honors Discounted rate for a Water Villa is USD 1092.50 + + per night.
Hilton Honors Discounted rate for a Superior Water Villa is USD 1425 + + per night.
1425-1092.50 = USD 332.50
Current upgrade supplement from Water Villa to Superior Water Villa is USD 332.50 + + per night. (USD 409.64 per night)
But that is higher than what I originally quoted ($310 excluding tax) and he offered a further discount to USD 300 + + per night (USD 369.60 per night including all the taxes).
we'll be staying in mid-Jan and I checked they have sold out the water villa and superior water villa so not much bargaining power
