Originally Posted by
gk17
If I gift someone diamond status and use my points for the award stay will they receive diamond benefits?
If you book an award stay in someone else's name on the phone with Hilton, the hotel will see the status on the account the points came from and grant benefits accordingly.
If the person staying is diamond, but a non-diamond Honors number is on the reservation, they can ask the front desk to change it to their own Honors number. If the hotel agrees to change the number, diamond benefits will then be granted, but hotels may also refuse to do it.