Originally Posted by
Dr Jabadski
It's not been mentioned on this thread yet but Hilton Diamond status (and hence the Aspire card) had significantly greater value just a short while ago. Hilton in the past couple of years has replaced complimentary breakfast(s) for Diamonds with a breakfast credit (which usually pales in comparison to the actual cost of breakfast).
That change was for US properties only, as far as I know.
For me it has been somewhat of a mixed impact. While the credit probably generally is less than what we would consume for breakfast, there are times when we visit friends/family and actually don’t use the free breakfast benefit because we want to go out for breakfast with them somewhere else. In the past we are forgoing the free breakfast and paying for the outside breakfast. Now we can use the daily credit to stock up the room with snacks and drinks or have lunch or dinner instead. All things considered, as would prefer a choice (even a couple thousand points as an option would be nice).