Originally Posted by
Often1
If this were a cash booking, the room rate would be inclusive of those booked. But, with points it is not likely worth rewriting the booking software to include that charge as anything but an extra fee to be assessed at check-in / departure as the case may be.
Oh I see... I don't have kids so this never came up, but I just checked a Hyatt all-inclusive that I'm going to next month (Hyatt Ziva Cancun), and if you select any kids or more than 2 adults, the room rate increases (as you'd expect), but points bookings become unavailable (which is even more restrictive than this Hilton issue). I would have thought you'd be able to effectively pay the additional guest fees in cash or points at the time of booking, but I guess that isn't the norm.