jphripjah

Hello all-

I'm new to Hilton HHonors points redemptions. I'm in the process of getting the Hilton HHonors AMEX and will soon have over 145,000 HHonors points, which I understand I can use for a 4 night AXON award at any category 7 Hilton property. Is that correct?

What are the best Hilton/Conrad properties worldwide to use such an award at? Also, can someone explain why the award chart says that Category 7 hotels are 50,000 points per night, but when I checked availability for a few nights at Conrad Maldives, it said that it would cost 400,000+ points per night?

Thanks.

fozziedoggie

jphripjah

OK. Thanks. So are there some category 7 hotels that have no standard rooms and will always be more than 50,000 points? I just typed in a few dates for Conrad Maldives and they all came up as well over 50,000 points required. Thanks.

StephenW

Change your dates of availability and something will come up. For example, 4/15/13-4/19/13.

jphripjah

Ok, thanks. I had tried a few nights but I guess not enough.

mnredfox

Reminder AXON cannot be redeemed online.

sjuhawk_jd

Hilton Oceanfront Suites, Ocean city, Maryland, USA during the summer weeks is one of the best redemption for AXON in Cat. 7.

biosurfer1

I always laugh a bit when I see Ocean City, MD simply because there is a DOT mileage sign in my city (Sacramento, CA) on highway 80 that says "Ocean City, MD 3037" or something close...nothing like preparing early!

edit: found it

christianj

Seriously? Maybe if you live on the east coast and you are absolutely dead set on spending time there during the crazy summer months when they have ridiculous inflated rates and you want to drive. I can think of a bunch of other places I would rather use a Cat. 7 AXON award at. To each his own!

Would you recommend to use SPG points at one of the Pocono resorts too?

gemac

Hilton Molino Stuckey, Venice

travisw

Yes, agreed!

elCheapoDeluxe

I think that one is next on my list.

That's 50, not 80

And that would be a LONG drive on 50.

Thunderroad

Lots of threads on related topics in this forum, which you might find useful. Perhaps use search words such as "favorite," for instance.

Also, I'm not sure it's worth it to you to go as far as some of the places I'll list for just four nights - you might want to accumulate more HH points first so you can spend more time there - but of the places I've been to:

French Polynesia: Bora Bora and Moorea hotels (with Bora Bora being the even nicer of these two very nice properties, though Moorea having its own advantages, including being easier and cheaper to get to from Tahiti, which is where your international flight would land).
Seychelles: Labriz and Northolme are both great (though between the two, definitely Labriz).
Indonesia: Conrad Bali
Hong Kong: Conrad Hong Kong

Also, a couple I haven't been to:

Thailand: Conrad Koh Samui (which I'll be going to in February)
Maldives: Conrad Maldives (which I'd imagine is great, based on reviews I've read and on my stay at another Maldives property which regrettably has since left the Hilton system, the Beach House Maldives)

Happy trails!

JCary

Hilton Sydney!

jamesteroh

London in the summer.

DT Times square New Years eve (great use of an Axon when rates are $5K to over $7,000 for JUST new years eve night)