Originally Posted by rambling man

apparently neither does Hilton Honors Gold at hotels in the US. When I had the amex plat a few years ago, i found the HH Gold to be quite good. We were upgraded and given lounge access at the Hilton Tokyo. We were often upgraded elsewhere as well. But that was a few years ago. things have changed recently. would be a good idea to check out the HH forum here on FT and see what's going on.