Originally Posted by
pinniped
Just starting to look into this program.
In March 2020, we'll be at Conrad Koh Samui for 5 nights. We will be in Bangkok for 3 nights, almost certainly at a Hilton property (currently booked at Millennium but not locked into that). We are 2 adults 2 teenagers, Diamond status.
I had heard of this program a while back but mostly wrote it off since it had been nerfed, especially with respect to CKS benefits. But now I'm wondering if I should consider it? Does the sign-up cost include 1 room-night in Bangkok (I know it doesn't in Koh Samui)?
We will almost certainly use hotel restaurants multiple times at CKS. There may be meals where it's just my wife and I and others where it's 4 of us. (In other words, we may do a wine dinner without them.
) Probably less on-prem dining in Bangkok but still may grab a meal or two over the course of three days.
Is this card worth another look?
Originally Posted by
pinniped
I've never been Koh Samui...are there off-property restaurants walking distance from the hotel? I was mostly assuming we would not rent a car and didn't think there would be Ubers or similar everywhere. I like the idea of trying local things and not being captive to the hotel, but I didn't expect to have a whole lot of choice on this one.
Wife and I recently spent 6 nights at CKS and purchased/joined the Hilton Dining Asia Pacific just prior to arrival. We ate at Jahn once, The Cellar once, and at Azure twice. HDAP easily paid for itself with this one visit, and will pay back even more on our visit to Thailand early next year.
There really isn't anything you can easily walk to from CKS - you cross a very high and very steep hill to get to the property. There are lots of places within a short cab ride, however.