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Originally Posted by Boraxo
(Post 31201780)
Like many others I have no interest in Maldives or Bora Bora but curious about these exciting 5k properties. Where pray tell are these wonderful gems located? https://pointsexplorer.hiltonhonors.com/list |
Originally Posted by KenH_Atlanta
(Post 31203565)
Doubletree Culver City, CA (LA): 40K->50K
Sigh.. |
Originally Posted by zombietooth
(Post 31202536)
McDermitt, Nevada? Don't miss the mercury mine tour!:D
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Originally Posted by craigthemif
(Post 31197186)
It makes far more sense to walk away from Hilton than to adjust to spending massive amounts of points (earned how exactly???) on really high-end hotels.
I realize many people have no interest in these top properties and then in that case the correct conclusion might be that the Hilton program is possibly a bad fit, unfortunately. But for top properties Hilton remains valuable, in fact sometimes more valuable (relatively speaking) than Hyatt and Marriott. Only problem is that it's only <1% of Hilton properties. :( |
Originally Posted by Boraxo
(Post 31201780)
Like many others I have no interest in Maldives or Bora Bora but curious about these exciting 5k properties. Where pray tell are these wonderful gems located? The Lordsburg and Deming, New Mexico, Hampton Inns are still 10K |
Hilton Bentley Miami Beach 80 to 90, with a few scattered 87's in the near future, but all 90 after that.
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Originally Posted by escape4
(Post 31204873)
My strategy is to earn the points by paying cash at mid-range hotels; thanks to non-stop promos plus credit card bonuses and you can indeed earn massive amounts of points. Then spend them on the high-end hotels. I cannot remember the last time I used points for anything except a top hotel or a low-end hotel at 5-10k points, except for a quick night booked at the last minute here and there for 30-60k pts when cash rates were abnormally high and I was stuck in a bind without being able to plan ahead.
I realize many people have no interest in these top properties and then in that case the correct conclusion might be that the Hilton program is possibly a bad fit, unfortunately. But for top properties Hilton remains valuable, in fact sometimes more valuable (relatively speaking) than Hyatt and Marriott. Only problem is that it's only <1% of Hilton properties. :( Looking to burn more points I booked two nights at 30k MCO properties, one was around $170 the other over $200 cash rate. This leaves me with 280K points which still gets me five nights at the Doubletree Resort in Key West for a trip next year so I have shifted my credit card spending elsewhere. |
Originally Posted by escape4
(Post 31204873)
My strategy is to earn the points by paying cash at mid-range hotels; thanks to non-stop promos plus credit card bonuses and you can indeed earn massive amounts of points. Then spend them on the high-end hotels. I cannot remember the last time I used points for anything except a top hotel or a low-end hotel at 5-10k points, except for a quick night booked at the last minute here and there for 30-60k pts when cash rates were abnormally high and I was stuck in a bind without being able to plan ahead.
I realize many people have no interest in these top properties and then in that case the correct conclusion might be that the Hilton program is possibly a bad fit, unfortunately. But for top properties Hilton remains valuable, in fact sometimes more valuable (relatively speaking) than Hyatt and Marriott. Only problem is that it's only <1% of Hilton properties. :( |
Originally Posted by evergrn
(Post 31203888)
actually DT Culver City is one of those surge pricing properties for points stays. You can still stay there for closer to 40k depending on the date. |
Property Reimbursement Rate?
Does anyone know how much a property gets paid by Hilton Corporate per point for award stays?
Or, is perhaps the reimbursement rate dependent only on each individual property's revenue management dataset and have nothing to do with points at all? |
Originally Posted by zombietooth
(Post 31205948)
Does anyone know how much a property gets paid by Hilton Corporate per point for award stays?
Or, is perhaps the reimbursement rate dependent only on each individual property's revenue management dataset and have nothing to do with points at all? |
I booked the Waldorf London for 5 nights May 2020 using points!! The location in the West End is perfect. Fifth night free with points . After reading these posts, I decided best to book . If I have to cancel, points will be returned. Wish there was a list of hotels and their points.
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If you have the points, in this climate, you should be booking speculatively, left and right...Just be careful of the cancellation policies, lol...
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Originally Posted by KenH_Atlanta
(Post 31205850)
We stay there 2-3 times a year. It used to be 40K consistently. I can't find anything less than 48K checking randomly through Feb '20.
43k Nov 24 47k Dec 1 44k Dec 8 |
Originally Posted by BrlDsguise
(Post 31206038)
From what I read it is a token amount if the property has available rooms and close to the cash rate if it is fully occupied.
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