Originally Posted by dchen2

According to T&C, Hilton honors members, from non-elite to silver/gold/diamond all have the same late check out "based on availability" benefit which hotels interpret 90% of time to mean it's never available for free. The recent infusion of credit card based Hhonors elites haven't helped. If everyone is elite, then no one is really elite.

I learned if you value guaranteed 4pm late checkouts, Marriotts (non-resort hotels) and Hyatt (guaranteed 2pm checkout for mid tier, 4pm for globalist) is the programs to gain elite status in.

Amex FHR is the only consistent rate based 4pm late checkout, Virtuoso, Hilton Impressio etc rates all have late checkout "based on availability" escape clauses too.

RIP #Spglife