The new Hilton web site is tremendous-ly bad! It is hard to look at account information and the value of my points has again gone down. I see that a $100 gift certificate for major retailers has gone up .... was 30,000 points and now 40,000 points.
I wrote hilton and was very careful not to sound like a complainer. I stated my veiws in a civil fashion despite the anger I had toward the new "rewards"!!!
a bass boat for over 9,000,000 points
a nintendo I could buy at a store for $300 for over 350,000 points?
a snowmobile for over 6,000,000 points.
a telephone with an xtra handset for over 90,000
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I redeemed 110,000 in las vegas 4 yrs ago for $400 in chips... now the same amount of chips costs 160,000 as the value is now 40,000 points for a $100 chip.
The value of the points has been great in europe or asia when staying at a Hilton or Conrad for 25,000-35,000 points a night. with a Diamond upgrade for a deluxe room and executive floor privillages the value of the points is as high as $450+ a night based on guests who pay in cash.

Two and a half years ago I took my girlfriend to Frankfurt and Athens 150,000 points each for airfare from green bay to frankfurt (25,000 united points from frankfurt to athens) athens hilton was 25,000points a night X 5 night stay . frankfurt hilton was a little more per night ....anyway the whole trip cost 500,000 points.
Now this trip is not available- as the air is no longer an option with Hilton honors program. A Hilton rep said the airlines were to blame as they were asking too much for the airline certificates. I wonder if the airlines also saw the points that they were trading for flights as being devalued and not worth the trouble. Other companies seem to still be offering air travel as a program benefit.
I have 500,000 points right now. After I burn them up I am thinking about switching preferences. Marriott said if I had 18 stays in a quarter they would give me Diamond equivlent status. Starwood gave me Platinum just for asking when I mentioned 120 nights a year in Hilton properties.

Some people like cheverolet some like ford some like dodge. (usually because of a very good or a very bad expierence.) They are all basically the same, it is the luck of the draw in some cases ... you may have a great car and you may have a lemon.

Is there that big of a difference with hotels or am I flippin out about nothin and should shut up @:-).
After all the hard earned points are mine because of a good inghts rest.....
I got them for sleeping