Phony / false / not really Hilton and Hilton properties
Nov 20, 2012, 11:19 am
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My guess is that if it's listed on the official Hilton.com website it should qualify. I think a similar situation applies to the Marriott brand when only some Ritz Carlton hotels are owned by them.
Nov 26, 2012, 12:17 pm
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Waldorf Towers in Miami Beach
Ocean and 8th. Not a towers hotel and Definetly not a hilton property.
I am surprised hotels aren't getting sued for using the Waldorf or Hilton brand if they aren't affliated with Hilton.
I am surprised hotels aren't getting sued for using the Waldorf or Hilton brand if they aren't affliated with Hilton.
Nov 28, 2012, 4:36 pm
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I remember when it wasn't uncommon for hotels in the developing world to adopt the name of whatever establishment the travel guides had recommended. You would have a street with the The Jaipur Hilton, The Real Jaipur Hilton and The New Jaipur Hilton. None of which were actual Hiltons.
Nov 28, 2012, 8:28 pm
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In Cerritos, CA I saw that a former RAMADA Suites is now called the RAMONA Suites.
I also once saw a former DOLLAR TREE store that was called "DOLLAR GREEN"
Nov 28, 2012, 9:05 pm
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In Cerritos, CA I saw that a former RAMADA Suites is now called the RAMONA Suites.
I live in Cerritos, CA. The hotel you're referring to is in nearby Artesia, CA.
I live in Cerritos, CA. The hotel you're referring to is in nearby Artesia, CA.
Nov 29, 2012, 3:46 pm
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OT, but there is an award winning hotel in Cyprus brazenly using the Four Seasons name.
It's actually a really nice place and the service there is impecable, so it definitely lives up to the name. I visited it a couple of weeks ago and it was absolutely buzzing. All the other hotels on the strip were dead at the time as it's currently out of season for that resort, but this place was packed!
Apparently it all went to court a few years back and they won because their logo was different.
http://www.fourseasons.com.cy/
It's actually a really nice place and the service there is impecable, so it definitely lives up to the name. I visited it a couple of weeks ago and it was absolutely buzzing. All the other hotels on the strip were dead at the time as it's currently out of season for that resort, but this place was packed!
Apparently it all went to court a few years back and they won because their logo was different.
http://www.fourseasons.com.cy/
Sep 27, 2018, 3:02 pm
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In London there is a Bilton Towers in the Marble Arch neighborhood, where the lettering on the building is similar in font/style to Hilton's. More than once it has caught my eye when passing and fooled me for a moment.
Sep 28, 2018, 2:17 am
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Sep 28, 2018, 5:06 am
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Not there anymore mate, currently a building site.
Sep 28, 2018, 9:27 am
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Good riddance, looked a bit like a council flat from the exterior. It has been a year or so since i was in the area, when i lived in London in 2012/13 my flat was on Portman Square and i would pass it each time coming to/fro Paddington. The last few trips i have stayed at the Conrad and not ventured over to that side of town.