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[ARCHIVE to 2015] DISCUSSION for Hilton Honors Hotels in or near London {GBR}
Oct 3, 2008, 1:30 pm
#2341
Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: ATL
Programs: AA Gold, HH Diamond
Posts: 1,061
Oct 4, 2008, 7:42 am
#2342
Join Date: Aug 2007
Location: KUO
Programs: HH Diam, AY/AX/KQ/IHG/VISA Plat, SK/Bonvoy/Melia/Strawberry Gold, Radisson Prem, PP Prest
Posts: 2,266
Stayed in PL from 15th to 18th of September 2008. This was a reward stay. A cab from Heathrow to the hotel cost 50 pounds. Check in at 8 PM was a snap. One signature and sliding the credit card through the reader was all it took in about 30 seconds.
The room was a regular (I believe) non smoking room on the 23rd floor facing the central London with magnificent views at that hour - also during daytime. There was a welcoming message telling that it is an exec. room. The size of room was adequate (1.5 metres to the walls around the king size bed) but the bathroom was smallish and worn down. When will the British learn, how the modern faucets should work... All the standard Hilton gadgets were available. About 30 inch LCD-tv. Invisible but effective housekeeping.
Exec. lounge access worked with the room key card. The lounge was large and consisted of two rooms, one of them facing Hyde Park and another with no windows. Breakfast was to be had there, not in the top floor restaurant (strange, usually when you get upgraded, it is possible to choose, where to eat breakfast). Breakfast from 7AM to around 11AM. Afternoon tea service after 2.30PM. And supper items after 6PM. Booze was available after 12AM (beer, wines, sparkling) and heavier stuff after 6PM (hidden in caraffes). Obviously, as Finns, we did not overlook that compliment
Service during the stay was courteous to the most part, but the concierge desk fellas were not very responsive. Rather talked to the phone or counted coins instead of responding to the clients waiting. I had to arrange transportation to the LGW and the only alternative they could offer was a private hire costing 85 pounds. Should have taken the Gatwick Express - timewise, moneywise, and to save the nerves... a maniac driver.
There are always cabs waiting in the front of hotel and the nearest tube station is about 400 metres away. The traffic arrangements in front of the hotel are not planned for pedestrians. You better have to look to the right and left before passing the streets. Walk to the Piccadilly Circus took about 20 minutes and was easiest following the Piccadilly.
The cheapest rates during that stay would have been around 400 euros per night. We enjoyed the hotel and as for an award stay, the 120 000 points were in my opinion well spent.
The room was a regular (I believe) non smoking room on the 23rd floor facing the central London with magnificent views at that hour - also during daytime. There was a welcoming message telling that it is an exec. room. The size of room was adequate (1.5 metres to the walls around the king size bed) but the bathroom was smallish and worn down. When will the British learn, how the modern faucets should work... All the standard Hilton gadgets were available. About 30 inch LCD-tv. Invisible but effective housekeeping.
Exec. lounge access worked with the room key card. The lounge was large and consisted of two rooms, one of them facing Hyde Park and another with no windows. Breakfast was to be had there, not in the top floor restaurant (strange, usually when you get upgraded, it is possible to choose, where to eat breakfast). Breakfast from 7AM to around 11AM. Afternoon tea service after 2.30PM. And supper items after 6PM. Booze was available after 12AM (beer, wines, sparkling) and heavier stuff after 6PM (hidden in caraffes). Obviously, as Finns, we did not overlook that compliment
Service during the stay was courteous to the most part, but the concierge desk fellas were not very responsive. Rather talked to the phone or counted coins instead of responding to the clients waiting. I had to arrange transportation to the LGW and the only alternative they could offer was a private hire costing 85 pounds. Should have taken the Gatwick Express - timewise, moneywise, and to save the nerves... a maniac driver.
There are always cabs waiting in the front of hotel and the nearest tube station is about 400 metres away. The traffic arrangements in front of the hotel are not planned for pedestrians. You better have to look to the right and left before passing the streets. Walk to the Piccadilly Circus took about 20 minutes and was easiest following the Piccadilly.
The cheapest rates during that stay would have been around 400 euros per night. We enjoyed the hotel and as for an award stay, the 120 000 points were in my opinion well spent.
Last edited by TTL; Oct 4, 2008 at 7:49 am
Oct 4, 2008, 8:20 am
#2343
Join Date: Nov 2003
Location: JFK/LGA
Programs: AA EXP/5 MM, BA Blue Bayou, HH LT Diamond
Posts: 5,827
I have taking to riding the HEX to Paddington and then grabbing a cab there- cuts the cost down considerably and the time impact is negligible. Although you have a lot of luggage the journey from the air terminal to the train station can be a schlep.
Oct 4, 2008, 9:03 am
#2344
Join Date: Aug 2007
Location: KUO
Programs: HH Diam, AY/AX/KQ/IHG/VISA Plat, SK/Bonvoy/Melia/Strawberry Gold, Radisson Prem, PP Prest
Posts: 2,266
OT: £16.50 per person per direction for HEX adds soon up. For avoiding inconveniences, in my opinion, a cab is a tolerable alternative to western or central locations in London. LGW Express, I however recommend - the streets and roads there are not for very smooth rides even outside the peak hours.
Oct 4, 2008, 10:28 am
#2345
Moderator: Flying Blue (Air France & KLM), France and TravelBuzz!
Join Date: Jan 2001
Location: Paris, France, AF F+ Rouge pour toujours, Flying Blue whatever, LH FTL, HHonors Gold, formerly proud SCC Executive, now IC Ambassador, BA down to nobody, Grand Voyageur Le Club
Posts: 12,404
I would definitely agree. I once took a black cab from the IC at Hyde Park Corner. It cost me GBP 105 and it took an hour and a half. A complete waste of money.
Oct 4, 2008, 1:53 pm
#2346
Join Date: Sep 2006
Location: All over
Programs: AA-LTP, HH-DIA, Marriott-LT+AMB, Hyatt-Globalist, Hertz-PC, UA-GS
Posts: 6,828
Great property. Good staff and decent lounge. Nobu is right across the street, best thing for me 
Tube is fairly close, and Mayfair is right there. You can walk to alot of places near by or a quick taxi anywhere. Id recommend it to anyone coming to London. I took the tube from heathrow and walked to the hotel from Hyde Park Corner. PM me with any questions.
Tube is fairly close, and Mayfair is right there. You can walk to alot of places near by or a quick taxi anywhere. Id recommend it to anyone coming to London. I took the tube from heathrow and walked to the hotel from Hyde Park Corner. PM me with any questions.
Oct 4, 2008, 6:52 pm
#2347
Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: ATL
Programs: AA Gold, HH Diamond
Posts: 1,061
I was toying with the idea to do an award stay there since they have an Exec. Lounge but I have 1 child and the DD people tell me there is no way the PL will allow 3 people in a room- no sofa-bed, no roll-away. I have a res in the Trafalgar but they don't have a lounge, which I really would like to take advantage of considering the Pound/Dollar exchange rate (although it has gotten better in recent weeks).
Last edited by Notenut; Oct 6, 2008 at 6:30 am
Oct 4, 2008, 7:10 pm
#2348
Join Date: Mar 2008
Posts: 46
Notenut,
We are dealing with the same issue. I decided to go ahead and get two rooms over Thanksgiving week at the PL for the lounge issue. It will be much easier on the wallet if we can have breakfast/snacks and drinks in the lounge. I'll be very disappointed if something happens, and we don't get access after spending the extra points for another room.
nonutrix
We are dealing with the same issue. I decided to go ahead and get two rooms over Thanksgiving week at the PL for the lounge issue. It will be much easier on the wallet if we can have breakfast/snacks and drinks in the lounge. I'll be very disappointed if something happens, and we don't get access after spending the extra points for another room.
nonutrix
Oct 11, 2008, 11:19 am
#2349
Join Date: Dec 2001
Posts: 3,046
Book a 21 night stay in London and get 120,000 HHonors points
Hrm... just picked this up when i was checked out my HHonors Oct my way statement:Three Luxurious Weeks in London Plus a Towering 120,000 Points
Enjoy a bonus as grand as London. Earn 120,000 Hilton HHonors® bonus points and a complimentary room upgrade* for a minimum 21-night stay at select Hilton hotels in London between now and 10 December 2008. You'll also receive complimentary Hilton daily breakfast and 4,000 BT Openzone wireless minutes, and Blue members will be automatically upgraded to Silver VIP status.
For a city of London's stature, a splendid three-week immersion is ideal (the 120,000 bonus points make it extra special). Make the world's most exciting city your home to fully experience its grandeur, history and beauty. There's simply no town like London Town, and no better time to go.
Book online now or book Plan Code PR22HM when making reservations through Hilton Reservations and Customer Care.
*Room upgrade is subject to availability upon check-in and does not apply to suites.
Hope if any of you have to come to London for business or can figure out any amazing rates with this rate code, to share this here...
Some deals I got up were:
Hilton Wembley Plaza 19 Nov-10 Dec - £82 per night = £1,722 = US$2,968.
US$3,693 x 10 hhonors base points = 29,685 + 50% diamond bonus = 44,534
+ 120,000 bonus = 164,534 HHonors points = just short of a GLONP.
Not that good, but still a neat earner, esp if work are paying...
Hilton Olympia for 19 Nov - 10 Dec, coming up at £109/night.
Last edited by kawoh; Oct 11, 2008 at 11:37 am
Oct 20, 2008, 1:59 pm
#2350
Join Date: Jun 2001
Location: MN
Posts: 688
How have Diamond upgrades been going in London?
Will be in London this Friday and Saturday at Park Lane on award stay followed by a paid stay at Paddington on Sunday. Going to NFL game. Mainly looking for lounge access. I know that lounge access is supposed to be given per the T&C but inquiring anyway. Also is there free WiFi in the lounge? Thanks.
Oct 20, 2008, 4:12 pm
#2351
Join Date: Mar 2008
Posts: 46
We will also be at the Park Lane on an award in November...also interested in responses.
nonutrix
nonutrix
Oct 20, 2008, 5:10 pm
#2352
Join Date: Mar 2006
Location: PH
Programs: CX DM, PR PE, IHG Dia Amb, Hyatt Globalist, HHonors Diamond, Marriott Platinum
Posts: 383
Stayed in Park Lane last year (Sept) and was given lounge access as Gold (then) staying on an award stay
Oct 20, 2008, 6:04 pm
#2353
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Jun 2001
Programs: DL 1 million, AA 1 mil, HH lapsed Diamond, Marriott Plat
Posts: 28,190
I'll pitch in for Cheap Elite.
A search on 'London, diamond' constrained to the last six months is quite productive, with numerous specific properties mentioned.
A search on 'London, diamond' constrained to the last six months is quite productive, with numerous specific properties mentioned.
Oct 20, 2008, 7:18 pm
#2354
Join Date: Jun 2001
Location: MN
Posts: 688
Thank you 3Cforme for responding but I had only seen the one reference to someone complaining and was then given an upgrade at the Park Lane. Nothing about the Paddington. Am I to take " I'll pitch in for Cheap Elite" as a cheap shot? 
I had done a search prior to posting, as I always do. Sometimes my query doesn't bring up the same responses as other posters but some of them did come up when I searched for London Paddington and Park Lane.
I had done a search prior to posting, as I always do. Sometimes my query doesn't bring up the same responses as other posters but some of them did come up when I searched for London Paddington and Park Lane.
Oct 20, 2008, 7:33 pm
#2355
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Apr 2006
Location: SJC/VCE
Programs: AA PLT (2.9+ MM), HH GLD, Hyatt Diamond, SPG PLT
Posts: 10,161
2 paid stays at Paddington in the last two months, 1 night each stay, booked Double Deluxe Hilton guestroom for 2 people; both times upgraded to suites (1 jr, 1 full suite) w/Exec Lounge access w/both