Saw the same thing his weekend when scoping out an awards stay at a FI level 3 in the middle of nowhere. 28,000 pts (standard award) for a Double Bed 2 night stay but 56,000 (stay anytime) for a King.

Absolutely pathetic, IMO. Bad enough that its hard to score standard awards given the limited and undisclosed availability, now they are splitting hairs by dividing further what crumbs are left? An awards room is a room is a room, especially at a FI.

The chain promises but the franchisee doesn't want to deliver. How unusual.

I just got a set of postcards from the Hilton Honors program that I'm supposed to give to friends touting a 15,000 point sign-up bonus. "Enough for 2 free nights!" is the headline. The postcards have water view pictures of various Hilton resorts around the world.

The last time I looked into a Hilton award it was 30,000 points per night for a Hilton Garden Inn on the edge of the Albany, NY Airport in the middle of February - $99 was the purchase price.

When does this nonsense end?