Hilton Garden Inn Hong Kong Mongkok {HKG}
Oct 7, 2018, 7:48 am
#271
Join Date: Oct 2006
Programs: SQ PPS *G, Bonvoy Titanium
Posts: 264
Oct 7, 2018, 7:29 pm
#272
Join Date: Nov 2004
Location: Phuket
Programs: SQ *Gold, BA, QR, EY, Hilton Diamond, IHG Platinum, Marriott Gold, Amex Platinum
Posts: 5,269
Oct 7, 2018, 7:30 pm
#273
Join Date: Nov 2004
Location: Phuket
Programs: SQ *Gold, BA, QR, EY, Hilton Diamond, IHG Platinum, Marriott Gold, Amex Platinum
Posts: 5,269
Oct 8, 2018, 5:05 pm
#274
Join Date: May 2003
Location: Philadelphia, LAX, Paris
Programs: UA 1K/2MM, SPG/Marriott Lifetime Titanium, Lifetime HHonors Diamond, Hyatt Globalist, AA Exec Plat
Posts: 3,327
Oct 8, 2018, 7:03 pm
#275
Join Date: Nov 2004
Location: Phuket
Programs: SQ *Gold, BA, QR, EY, Hilton Diamond, IHG Platinum, Marriott Gold, Amex Platinum
Posts: 5,269
Got a diamond welcome gift. I have no idea what it is. A grey microfibre cloth the size of a small towel (perhaps it is a towel?) Very strange.
Oct 8, 2018, 7:08 pm
#276
Join Date: May 2003
Location: Philadelphia, LAX, Paris
Programs: UA 1K/2MM, SPG/Marriott Lifetime Titanium, Lifetime HHonors Diamond, Hyatt Globalist, AA Exec Plat
Posts: 3,327
LOL. HKG $. Am here now in an upgraded "Deluxe" room (allegedly bigger than regular rooms) & yes, its really quite compact but well designed & for a quick overnighter is perfectly fine. There is a fair amount of traffic noise as the room is directly above the highway, although otherwise no disturbances - room X20.
Got a diamond welcome gift. I have no idea what it is. A grey microfibre cloth the size of a small towel (perhaps it is a towel?) Very strange.
Got a diamond welcome gift. I have no idea what it is. A grey microfibre cloth the size of a small towel (perhaps it is a towel?) Very strange.
Oct 8, 2018, 7:56 pm
#277
Join Date: Nov 2004
Location: Phuket
Programs: SQ *Gold, BA, QR, EY, Hilton Diamond, IHG Platinum, Marriott Gold, Amex Platinum
Posts: 5,269
Wow. Just had "breakfast". Worst Hilton breakfast ever, IME. Chef simply couldn't cook a fried egg properly. Bread for toast texture of cardboard. Juice is vile sugary concentrate. As for the coffee - yikes - that's not coffee! Not recommended. Now, where's Starbucks...
Oct 15, 2018, 5:17 am
#278
Join Date: Jul 2017
Location: Belfast
Programs: IHG Spire Elite / Hilton Gold
Posts: 24
Is anyone able to see reward redemptions for a standard room? I have found no redemptions available at all between May 2019 and September 2019.
There are premium room redemptions at 50k-60k/night which I don't believe is worth it.
There are premium room redemptions at 50k-60k/night which I don't believe is worth it.
Oct 17, 2018, 3:54 am
#279
Join Date: Dec 2015
Location: Hertfordshire, UK
Programs: BA Blue, Qatar Gold, Hilton Diamond, IHG Spire Ambassador, Marriott Gold
Posts: 494
I've also noticed this. However, it seems there are no standard rooms from 5th Feb till end of booking.... are they hotel playing tricks here?
Dec 8, 2018, 4:17 am
#280
Join Date: Nov 2012
Location: Rhineland-Palatinate
Programs: *A Gold (A3), HHonor Gold
Posts: 5,699
I checked out today of a 5 nights stay. I will not comment on how to get there from HKG, cws did this well. Just to point that from Mongkok station, taking the Place Langhan exit instead of E1 leads to more steps but less stairs as there are escalators everywhere but for one flight of stairs.
I was welcomed as a Gold by the charming agent, no upgrade as they were fairly full (i did check and they were selling only single low floor rooms), given a free drink voucher as well as free breakfast confirmed.
The room was good, standard size for HK but I did not felt squeezed in any way, good use of space.
Service was a bit weird: some very good staff and some really poor. The cleaner affected to my floor was very generous with giving me extra water bottle and was always checking with me if she could clean when she saw me in the corrridor. On the other hand I had a lady come in at 22:30 for a turn down service.
Same with breakfast staff; very variable. The buffet get boring fairly fast, but is OK enough.
The location was great for me as I wanted to concentrate on North Kowloon and the New Territories on that trip, and Mongkok offers lots of entertainment in the evening and place to eat.
I was welcomed as a Gold by the charming agent, no upgrade as they were fairly full (i did check and they were selling only single low floor rooms), given a free drink voucher as well as free breakfast confirmed.
The room was good, standard size for HK but I did not felt squeezed in any way, good use of space.
Service was a bit weird: some very good staff and some really poor. The cleaner affected to my floor was very generous with giving me extra water bottle and was always checking with me if she could clean when she saw me in the corrridor. On the other hand I had a lady come in at 22:30 for a turn down service.
Same with breakfast staff; very variable. The buffet get boring fairly fast, but is OK enough.
The location was great for me as I wanted to concentrate on North Kowloon and the New Territories on that trip, and Mongkok offers lots of entertainment in the evening and place to eat.
Jan 16, 2019, 11:06 pm
#281
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Jun 2002
Location: ORD, HKG
Programs: UA*G, AA Emerald, HHonors Diamond, Hyatt globalist
Posts: 10,279
Some of what you said are true like sugary concentrate orange juice, Mr Juice variety with only 3% orange juice, but the rest are not, you do know this is a HGI not hilton right ? Have you ever stayed in any HGI in the US ? Compare to the HGI in the US, i can hardly say it is the worst HGI breakfast, certainly a lot more variety than HGI breakfast in the US, even better than the breakfast at Hilton SF financial district. I had 5 stays so far and not once did they not know how to cook a fried egg
Last edited by ORDnHKG; Jan 16, 2019 at 11:15 pm
Jan 16, 2019, 11:10 pm
#282
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Jun 2002
Location: ORD, HKG
Programs: UA*G, AA Emerald, HHonors Diamond, Hyatt globalist
Posts: 10,279
Jan 16, 2019, 11:45 pm
#284
Join Date: Nov 2004
Location: Phuket
Programs: SQ *Gold, BA, QR, EY, Hilton Diamond, IHG Platinum, Marriott Gold, Amex Platinum
Posts: 5,269
Some of what you said are true like sugary concentrate orange juice, Mr Juice variety with only 3% orange juice, but the rest are not, you do know this is a HGI not hilton right ? Have you ever stayed in any HGI in the US ? Compare to the HGI in the US, i can hardly say it is the worst HGI breakfast, certainly a lot more variety than HGI breakfast in the US, even better than the breakfast at Hilton SF financial district. I had 5 stays so far and not once did they not know how to cook a fried egg
Jan 17, 2019, 12:03 am
#285
Join Date: Feb 2013
Location: Hilton, Hyatt House, Del Taco
Posts: 5,378
Other than Conrad bears/duckies, the only welcome take-home gift I've ever received at any Hilton was a really cheap tote bag.
This towel gift is amazing. I've never seen anything like it. Are they giving these away for a limited time only?
This towel gift is amazing. I've never seen anything like it. Are they giving these away for a limited time only?