highlandguy

Does anyone know if the Hilton Premium Club with the various accommodation benefits is still available to new members? I notice up thread that it appears to have been replaced by the Hilton Dining Club which has limited accommodation benefits in comparison.

However, the Premium Club website is still operating and appears to allow you to join - if you join via that site would you receive the older accommodation benefits? I've emailed the Premium Club but not had a response.

Thanks in advance

SantiC

At ~$250 for the membership, it is hard to justify buying this unless you will be spending most of your time at the resort (Conrad Koh Samui). Looking at the menu prices across all restaurants, food and drink prices seem pretty reasonable. Assuming 50% off food (old terms) you would need to spend $500 or $1,000 under the new terms (25% off). That accounts between ~15,700 and ~31,500 Thai Baht. With plates between 400 - 600 Baht and drinks between 200 - 400 Baht, its hard to see how you would get your moneys worth. If you are staying 5+ nights and eating every meal there, then maybe. Am I thinking about this correctly?

SponsorSFC

It makes a big difference if you can get the discount at Jahn and The Cellar. If not it would be hard to get the value out of a single stay.

Raj Ambavane

I reached out to the manager about CKS and unfortunately it's taken out from the certificates as the host hotel. There are only 5 host hotels remaining where you can use certificates. As far as the CKS only card benefits are alive. Following is the email.


Thank you for interested us,

You have to select 1 of the hotel participating in Thailand as below;

Millennium Hilton Bangkok:
Hilton Sukhumvit and DoubleTree by Hilton Sukhumvit Bangkok:
Conrad Bangkok :
Hilton Pattaya:
Hilton Huahin Resort & Spa:

Please be informed that all e-certificate will only valid at your host hotel, all e-certificate cannot be use out of your host hotel.

As for Conrad Koh Samui is valid only Card benefits.
Experiences that only come from Hilton Dining:
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Card Benefits

(The Membership benefits listed in this section are to be honored by all participating hotels in Asia Pacific.)

A. Dining Benefits

• Twenty five per cent (25%) discount on the total food and beverage bill for 1- 12 persons maximum.

B. Room Benefits

• Twenty per cent (20%) discount off the Easy Cancellation Rate for any room type.



Should there be further information or assistance you may require, please do not hesitate to contact us.

jiunsoh

this 20percent discount, is it for host only or applicable to all other Hilton properties in the region?

​​​​​​​B. Room Benefits
• Twenty per cent (20%) discount off the Easy Cancellation Rate for any room type.

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escape4

From memory it used to be 10% in countries other than host. But frankly 20% or 10%, it does not matter because it's a bad deal. You have to pay BAR to get that discount, which itself is higher than the Honors flexible member rate, which is higher than the semi-flex rate, which itself is higher than the pre-paid rate. Then you get no points earned on your stay, no stay/night credit therefore no progress towards the milestone bonuses, and some properties will not allow lounge access, room upgrades, and other Diamond benefits. Conrad does, but not Hilton Sukhumvit and not Millenium Hilton. Don't know about others.

​​​​​​​I have never used it for the 20% off because the math just does not work, let alone 10% off.

PHLGovFlyer

Mrs. PGF and I are headed to Conrad Koh Samui. It looks like joining Hilton Dining APAC might make sense becuse we'll do a few dinners at Jahn and The Cellar (plus several other less expensive meals at the resort). We're both wine lovers, however, I just checked the T&Cs and found this:

https://hiltondiningapac.com/TermsAndConditions

Anyone have experience receiving the HD APAC discount on wine and other alchoholic beverages at CKS?

Also, our reseravation is split, with a few nights in the wife's name and most of the nights in my name. If I join HD APAC will the discount apply to all food and beverage purchases during our stay, or only for the nights reserved in my name?

wantan

they should bring back the good old days of HPC ... I only used it for the 50% F&B discount.

ironically they renamed it Hilton Dining, but made the "dining" benefits worse and much more complicated. Not to mention, most of the properties provide a 20% F&B discount voucher anyway ...

antipest

I had this reply from CKS whilst asking the same as we have a 10 night stay coming up.

Food and Beverage discount of Hilton Dining Asia Pacific is applicable for alcoholic beverages as well.

In regards to menu of each restaurants and bar, please find the attached menu for your information. However, please note that we are working on menu changes of Zest restaurant at the moment.

brokenwindow

I signed up before they changed to 25%, ie would receive 50% for two guests on dining. Membership expires Dec 31. Any idea if the original discount (50%) is honored?

wantan

been a member for 8 years, and the 50% for 2 is gone

pinniped

Just starting to look into this program.

In March 2020, we'll be at Conrad Koh Samui for 5 nights. We will be in Bangkok for 3 nights, almost certainly at a Hilton property (currently booked at Millennium but not locked into that). We are 2 adults 2 teenagers, Diamond status.

I had heard of this program a while back but mostly wrote it off since it had been nerfed, especially with respect to CKS benefits. But now I'm wondering if I should consider it? Does the sign-up cost include 1 room-night in Bangkok (I know it doesn't in Koh Samui)?

We will almost certainly use hotel restaurants multiple times at CKS. There may be meals where it's just my wife and I and others where it's 4 of us. (In other words, we may do a wine dinner without them. ) Probably less on-prem dining in Bangkok but still may grab a meal or two over the course of three days.

Is this card worth another look?

antipest

Dinner in Jahn is $110++ pp and Wine Cellar is $180++ pp. A lot more with the wine pairing. So you would 'wash your face' with just these two, personally I think you would come out on top. There are some nice places to eat a shortish drive away and these plans encourage you to stay put rather than exploring the local area.

pinniped

I've never been Koh Samui...are there off-property restaurants walking distance from the hotel? I was mostly assuming we would not rent a car and didn't think there would be Ubers or similar everywhere. I like the idea of trying local things and not being captive to the hotel, but I didn't expect to have a whole lot of choice on this one.