Originally Posted by
friedablass
What should they add the sea plane transfer fee to if not the fee bucket which is what it is? It's not part of the room rate, nor is it a tax. But that doesn't mean it's included in your rate for points booking. It's added as a fee to all points bookings at all resorts.
What I meant is that Hilton’s FAQ indicates that reward nights are inclusive of fees and taxes, not that taxes / fees are not charged - imho that’s an important distinction. If they’re inclusive, it would mean that Hilton / the resort covers the normal fees that would apply to a normal room rate - in this case the transfer.
As for dinners: yes, a cheaper rate exists on the property website, but that rate is not offered on Hilton.com as of yet - what that means in practice for redemption bookings, I don’t know. I suppose we’ll find out soon enough.
Not complaining if the transfer/dinner is not included, I’m just pointing out that this is at best very confusing for the customer, and that the wording is very open to each’s interpretation.