DoubleTree Suites by Hilton New York City - Times Square {US-NY} (no longer Honors)
Feb 9, 2012, 1:15 pm
#481
Join Date: Jun 2003
Location: Florida, USA
Programs: Marriott Bonvoy Lifetime Titanium Elite, WoH Globalist, HHonors Diamond, AA Exec Plat
Posts: 71
Thank you for the quick and awesome responses. My stay begins a week from today. I promise to provide full details as to my success at breakfast ... and to the rest of our stay at this property.
Feb 9, 2012, 6:27 pm
#482
Join Date: Jun 2005
Location: UK
Programs: BA S, VS S, SQ G, HH D, IHG D/A, Marriott G, Radisson G, Hertz PC
Posts: 3,945
I wondered if anyone knew what their approach was if multiple status guests? Have a stay in a few months, will be 3 adults in the room, with 1 Diamond and 1 Gold - would 3 breakfasts be provided in that situation??
Feb 9, 2012, 6:47 pm
#483
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Sep 2006
Location: Toledo, OH
Programs: Delta DM & MM, Hilton DM, Marriott gold, Hyatt Globalist, Alaska 75K, Wyndham Diamond,
Posts: 15,399
If all three of you are in the same room, it will be 2 breakfasts. I would recomend you use the diamonds HH number, I can't remember this past new years, but the new years before Gold was only getting the continental buffet and they were giving the full breakfast buffet to diamonds.
Feb 9, 2012, 10:37 pm
#484
Join Date: Dec 2006
Programs: LH SEN, FB Plat., HH D.
Posts: 5,050
If all three of you are in the same room, it will be 2 breakfasts. I would recomend you use the diamonds HH number, I can't remember this past new years, but the new years before Gold was only getting the continental buffet and they were giving the full breakfast buffet to diamonds.
IIRC there is a sign in the restaurant entrance specifying the free b/fast types for HHG and HHD.
Feb 10, 2012, 3:14 am
#485
Join Date: Jun 2005
Location: UK
Programs: BA S, VS S, SQ G, HH D, IHG D/A, Marriott G, Radisson G, Hertz PC
Posts: 3,945
If all three of you are in the same room, it will be 2 breakfasts. I would recomend you use the diamonds HH number, I can't remember this past new years, but the new years before Gold was only getting the continental buffet and they were giving the full breakfast buffet to diamonds.
Feb 10, 2012, 7:09 am
#486
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Sep 2006
Location: Toledo, OH
Programs: Delta DM & MM, Hilton DM, Marriott gold, Hyatt Globalist, Alaska 75K, Wyndham Diamond,
Posts: 15,399
And the policy isn't just at this property. At ANY Hilton you get only two free breakfasts per ROOM (providing the REGISTERED guest is a HH-G or HH-D), regardless of the status of the others staying in the room.
There have been reports of people getting their kids comped at properties or having three or four adults in a room at various properties and getting them comped (I have gotten 1 or 2 other adults comped at some properties but at this property and the LVH it won't work) but I wouldn't depend on it.
IMO giving Diamonds the full buffet instead of the continental is a nice way to recognize diamond members (especially at that price) so I am not going to complain that they won't comp more than 2 people since they are already giving us a nice benefit with the full buffet.
There have been reports of people getting their kids comped at properties or having three or four adults in a room at various properties and getting them comped (I have gotten 1 or 2 other adults comped at some properties but at this property and the LVH it won't work) but I wouldn't depend on it.
IMO giving Diamonds the full buffet instead of the continental is a nice way to recognize diamond members (especially at that price) so I am not going to complain that they won't comp more than 2 people since they are already giving us a nice benefit with the full buffet.
Feb 10, 2012, 7:12 am
#487
Join Date: Jun 2005
Location: UK
Programs: BA S, VS S, SQ G, HH D, IHG D/A, Marriott G, Radisson G, Hertz PC
Posts: 3,945
And the policy isn't just at this property. At ANY Hilton you get only two free breakfasts per ROOM (providing the REGISTERED guest is a HH-G or HH-D), regardless of the status of the others staying in the room.
There have been reports of people getting their kids comped at properties or having three or four adults in a room at various properties and getting them comped (I have gotten 1 or 2 other adults comped at some properties but at this property and the LVH it won't work) but I wouldn't depend on it.
IMO giving Diamonds the full buffet instead of the continental is a nice way to recognize diamond members (especially at that price) so I am not going to complain that they won't comp more than 2 people since they are already giving us a nice benefit with the full buffet.
There have been reports of people getting their kids comped at properties or having three or four adults in a room at various properties and getting them comped (I have gotten 1 or 2 other adults comped at some properties but at this property and the LVH it won't work) but I wouldn't depend on it.
IMO giving Diamonds the full buffet instead of the continental is a nice way to recognize diamond members (especially at that price) so I am not going to complain that they won't comp more than 2 people since they are already giving us a nice benefit with the full buffet.
Feb 16, 2012, 2:17 am
#489
Join Date: Oct 2010
Location: NSW
Programs: QF P1 + LTG VA Plat, AA nothing, HH Diamond, Hyatt Diamond
Posts: 769
Great hotel though and worth the extra IMHO
Feb 16, 2012, 3:04 am
#491
Join Date: Oct 2010
Location: NSW
Programs: QF P1 + LTG VA Plat, AA nothing, HH Diamond, Hyatt Diamond
Posts: 769
ops: number. They have reciprocal AAA savings.Put in 4387771234567890 in as the 16 digit AAA number on the booking page
And yes I have used it many times over
Feb 16, 2012, 3:12 am
#492
Join Date: Feb 2012
Posts: 6
Yes, i totally forgot about my RACV membership i was just about to update this post to mention it.
Will need to remember this when i try book other stuff for our stay in July! ^
Now i cant seem to see any advance payment option for DB NY.. is it available at this hotel?
On the weekend i had to call reservations for another hilton hotel that was not showing the advance payment and had them do it over the phone as it was not available via the website.
Will need to remember this when i try book other stuff for our stay in July! ^
Now i cant seem to see any advance payment option for DB NY.. is it available at this hotel?
On the weekend i had to call reservations for another hilton hotel that was not showing the advance payment and had them do it over the phone as it was not available via the website.
Feb 16, 2012, 6:02 am
#493
Join Date: Mar 2007
Location: OSL
Programs: BAEC Bronze, M&M FTL, TK *G HHonors Gold
Posts: 878
For the nights I have booked at this hotel in June, I can now find Facebook rate for 307 USD per night for the cheapes suite, while the Best Available Rate is 349. The AAA rate that was recommended here, is 314 for the same nights.
http://www.facebook.com/DTTimesSquare
Feb 16, 2012, 6:21 am
#494
Join Date: Feb 2012
Posts: 6
Have you checked their Facebook rate? Just go onto their Facebook-site, and press the "reservation" button on the left.
For the nights I have booked at this hotel in June, I can now find Facebook rate for 307 USD per night for the cheapes suite, while the Best Available Rate is 349. The AAA rate that was recommended here, is 314 for the same nights.
http://www.facebook.com/DTTimesSquare
For the nights I have booked at this hotel in June, I can now find Facebook rate for 307 USD per night for the cheapes suite, while the Best Available Rate is 349. The AAA rate that was recommended here, is 314 for the same nights.
http://www.facebook.com/DTTimesSquare
Will keep looking..
Feb 20, 2012, 8:20 am
#495
Join Date: Feb 2012
Posts: 66
Just stayed at this hotel. I am a gold member and i was SHOCKED how big my room was. I payed $189 a night under my corporate rate. I think they upgraded me, not sure to what but the living room was big/spacious, and my room was of decent size. PLUS the bathroom is quite large. (this is in all relation to what i paid and to other NYC hotels i have stayed at.)
breakfast was pretty good too. Expensive if you don't get it free as a gold member ($30 if i recall correctly)
One disappointment was my dang iron. Started using it and didn't notice this black residue someone had melted on it. Left a nice black stain on my dress shirt. I ended up getting the iron replaced and used an extra dress shirt i had. Let's see if the dry cleaner can remove the stain
I would def stay here again, the size/price paid was awesome
breakfast was pretty good too. Expensive if you don't get it free as a gold member ($30 if i recall correctly)
One disappointment was my dang iron. Started using it and didn't notice this black residue someone had melted on it. Left a nice black stain on my dress shirt. I ended up getting the iron replaced and used an extra dress shirt i had. Let's see if the dry cleaner can remove the stain
I would def stay here again, the size/price paid was awesome