Originally Posted by
muji
My wife and I are, for the time being, Gold Hilton members. We plan to book 2-3 nights at the Rome Airport Hilton...but not via the Hilton webpage.
The Hilton page gives its Honors discount night twin room as $230; Hotels.com gives the same twin room for $166.
Our question is: Upon check-in we will ask for an upgrade as Gold members (not sure if we are entitled to one, but most hotels upgrade us since we ask nicely). Would the fact that we booked not on the Hilton page have any negative bearing on this? And, we assume, our free Gold member breakfast would not be impacted, correct?
Thank you for any advice you can offer.
You will definitely not get points.
As far as amenities per HH policy you will not get those either.
But many hotels extend benefits to those with status even on these third party reservations. But don't expect it. By not booking on Hilton.com you are essentially waiving participation in HH.
Better to try Hilton.com then go through the pain of a Best Rate Guarantee claim.
This is already discussed in multiple threads here.