Originally Posted by
B3nder
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you may not have run into it yourself, but Hilton allows properties to opt out of the cap. The way it shows up online is the standard room/award is available to book with cash but no option to pay with points. Calling in, they'll let you pay with points but it's the standard dynamic rate based on room cost, which can be many multiples of that property's "cap"
I've seen it in one or two places, but I just assumed I was seeing something else...like not actually the "standard" room available. I figured it was more gaming of the definition of a standard room than removal of the cap.
So...great. I guess that could be spreading faster than I thought.
