Originally Posted by
pinniped
Go look at the details on that Waldorf property. It is a unicorn. There's nothing else like it in the HH system. I wouldn't overreact to the 120,000 point number - those are $2000+ per night 2,500 square foot villas with large private pools.
I've been following a few of the threads about Hilton's villa properties, and this Waldorf truly looks next-level. It's going to make other two Maldives properties look like Hampton Inns. When more people learn about it, the complaint won't be about the 120k level: it'll be that the "standard" units are crazy-hard to get. When you get to premium awards, it's 700k per night!
I'm going to book something cool for early 2020, and it might be this property.
Conpletely agree that WA is a great value and I am very excited as well - I have 12 nights booked for the holiday season. I am not at all complaining about WA being 120k. Also, I do agree it is a very unique property in the Hilton chain. You make a very rational / sensible argument, however, when was the last time Hilton was sunsible in pricing awards?
The concern is that Hilton will wait a few months but then switch a bunch of hotels to 120k that do not deserve to be at that price point.