Q4 Promo: Fast Ways to Free Stays
Sep 27, 2011, 8:00 am
#106
Join Date: Jan 2011
Location: WI
Programs: Hilton Diamond, Marriott Platinum, CO/Star Platinum/Gold, National Executive Elite
Posts: 366
Apperantly, how good this promotion is depends on how much you can get out of your free night cert. I have no prior experience redeeming Hilton's free night cert, so I've got a few questions.
* is the cert tranferable? I mean, can I use it for my friends and family without me being here?
I assume the answer is no. I also assume if you are actually there, you can book up to 2 rooms with 2 certs.
* How tight is the capacity control?
Theoretically, you can redeem the cert at any (participating?) Hilton hotel on any date. But how hard is it to get a room at high end cat 5 -7 hotels? how hard is it to use more than one cert for 2 or more consecutive nights, or 2 rooms per night? If you want to spend 3 night in NYC and you've got 3 certs, but they only allow you to redeem one night, then you would have to pay ridicously expensive rate for the other 2 nights, or hop to another hotel that is more affordable or let you redeem another cert.
I mean, I don't think I can expect to be able to use 5 certs for a 5 night vacation on Hawaii beach, or in Paris.
* is the cert tranferable? I mean, can I use it for my friends and family without me being here?
I assume the answer is no. I also assume if you are actually there, you can book up to 2 rooms with 2 certs.
* How tight is the capacity control?
Theoretically, you can redeem the cert at any (participating?) Hilton hotel on any date. But how hard is it to get a room at high end cat 5 -7 hotels? how hard is it to use more than one cert for 2 or more consecutive nights, or 2 rooms per night? If you want to spend 3 night in NYC and you've got 3 certs, but they only allow you to redeem one night, then you would have to pay ridicously expensive rate for the other 2 nights, or hop to another hotel that is more affordable or let you redeem another cert.
I mean, I don't think I can expect to be able to use 5 certs for a 5 night vacation on Hawaii beach, or in Paris.
Sep 27, 2011, 8:06 am
#107
Join Date: Jan 2008
Location: MLB
Programs: DL - KM DM, DL 1.57 MM, UA - 1P, AA - EXP HH - Diamond, PC - Platinum, SPG - Gold, Hertz 5*
Posts: 887
Apperantly, how good this promotion is depends on how much you can get out of your free night cert. I have no prior experience redeeming Hilton's free night cert, so I've got a few questions.
* is the cert tranferable? I mean, can I use it for my friends and family without me being here?
I assume the answer is no. I also assume if you are actually there, you can book up to 2 rooms with 2 certs.
* How tight is the capacity control?
Theoretically, you can redeem the cert at any (participating?) Hilton hotel on any date. But how hard is it to get a room at high end cat 5 -7 hotels? how hard is it to use more than one cert for 2 or more consecutive nights, or 2 rooms per night? If you want to spend 3 night in NYC and you've got 3 certs, but they only allow you to redeem one night, then you would have to pay ridicously expensive rate for the other 2 nights, or hop to another hotel that is more affordable or let you redeem another cert.
I mean, I don't think I can expect to be able to use 5 certs for a 5 night vacation on Hawaii beach, or in Paris.
* is the cert tranferable? I mean, can I use it for my friends and family without me being here?
I assume the answer is no. I also assume if you are actually there, you can book up to 2 rooms with 2 certs.
* How tight is the capacity control?
Theoretically, you can redeem the cert at any (participating?) Hilton hotel on any date. But how hard is it to get a room at high end cat 5 -7 hotels? how hard is it to use more than one cert for 2 or more consecutive nights, or 2 rooms per night? If you want to spend 3 night in NYC and you've got 3 certs, but they only allow you to redeem one night, then you would have to pay ridicously expensive rate for the other 2 nights, or hop to another hotel that is more affordable or let you redeem another cert.
I mean, I don't think I can expect to be able to use 5 certs for a 5 night vacation on Hawaii beach, or in Paris.
Sep 27, 2011, 8:40 am
#108
Join Date: Apr 2004
Location: Omaha
Programs: AA Life Plat 4mm, Hilton Diamond
Posts: 1,462
* How tight is the capacity control?
Theoretically, you can redeem the cert at any (participating?) Hilton hotel on any date. But how hard is it to get a room at high end cat 5 -7 hotels.
I mean, I don't think I can expect to be able to use 5 certs for a 5 night vacation on Hawaii beach, or in Paris.
Sep 27, 2011, 9:31 am
#110
Join Date: Dec 2009
Location: ORD
Programs: HHonor Diamond, AA Gold, Hyatt Diamond
Posts: 241
Anyone knows if the certificate can be used at HGVC? I do not think so, but just want to double check.
Wnat to spend on in Vegas, but the only decent option is HGVC on the strip. That may be a waste too, as it is about $150 range.
Wnat to spend on in Vegas, but the only decent option is HGVC on the strip. That may be a waste too, as it is about $150 range.
Sep 27, 2011, 9:41 am
#111
Join Date: Jan 2011
Location: WI
Programs: Hilton Diamond, Marriott Platinum, CO/Star Platinum/Gold, National Executive Elite
Posts: 366
Yes it is transferable. I used 3 to send my two daughters for three days at the NYC DoubleTree at Times Square. I used 8 over the last year and had no problems redeeming them at the hotels I wanted. San Juan, Amsterdam, Paris. I don't believe you would have any issue redeeming multiple nights. I didn't.
That means the Hilton certs are way better than Marriott's which are non-transferable and can only be redeemed at cat 1-4 hotels. Although you get 1 for every 2 stays, half of what Hilton requires. But they are also capped at 2 certs.
Sep 27, 2011, 9:51 am
#112
Join Date: Jan 2008
Location: MLB
Programs: DL - KM DM, DL 1.57 MM, UA - 1P, AA - EXP HH - Diamond, PC - Platinum, SPG - Gold, Hertz 5*
Posts: 887
Way better!
Sep 27, 2011, 11:42 am
#113
Join Date: Dec 2002
Location: Oxford, Mississippi
Programs: Delta Silver thanks to Million Miles; Choice Plat., point scrounger everywhere
Posts: 1,595
For the occasional traveler who plans only four stays in three months Marriott might be a better deal, I suppose.
Sep 27, 2011, 1:15 pm
#114
Join Date: Sep 2011
Programs: Aeroplan Elite Delta HH Diamond
Posts: 1
HH Q4 2011 promotion glitch
Signed up yesterday for Q4 promotion , chose free nights.
Called today for info on 6 month time limit , and was told I chose double points . No, i did not . They cleared the account and told me to sign up again .
I did . Called back HH to verify choice , and they told me again I chose double points . No I did not . They manually fixed the problem .
They have a glitch in the system , so I would double check with Hilton what your selection was for the Q4 promotion
Called today for info on 6 month time limit , and was told I chose double points . No, i did not . They cleared the account and told me to sign up again .
I did . Called back HH to verify choice , and they told me again I chose double points . No I did not . They manually fixed the problem .
They have a glitch in the system , so I would double check with Hilton what your selection was for the Q4 promotion
Sep 27, 2011, 2:34 pm
#118
Join Date: May 2006
Location: BOS and ...
Programs: UA 2MM, AA 600k, DL 500k, Hyatt GP 1M, HH Gold, Rad. Gold, CP Gold, Miracle Fruit-su Club
Posts: 9,950
Welcome to FlyerTalk, jershu01! ^
I am affirming that the same thing has happened to me twice now. It took a CSR to manually establish (or work magic) that I elect nights.
I'd also like to ask again if a property's in/out status can change over the course of the promo. Thanks.
I am affirming that the same thing has happened to me twice now. It took a CSR to manually establish (or work magic) that I elect nights.
I'd also like to ask again if a property's in/out status can change over the course of the promo. Thanks.
Signed up yesterday for Q4 promotion , chose free nights.
Called today for info on 6 month time limit , and was told I chose double points . No, i did not . They cleared the account and told me to sign up again .
I did . Called back HH to verify choice , and they told me again I chose double points . No I did not . They manually fixed the problem .
They have a glitch in the system , so I would double check with Hilton what your selection was for the Q4 promotion
Called today for info on 6 month time limit , and was told I chose double points . No, i did not . They cleared the account and told me to sign up again .
I did . Called back HH to verify choice , and they told me again I chose double points . No I did not . They manually fixed the problem .
They have a glitch in the system , so I would double check with Hilton what your selection was for the Q4 promotion
Last edited by Firewind; Sep 27, 2011 at 2:40 pm
