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Question about booking upgraded room with points

Old May 29, 2017, 4:32 pm
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Question Question about booking upgraded room with points

While I'm looking at different Hilton hotels, I noticed in some hotels, it costs so much more points to book an upgrade room than the basic room while there is very few price difference on cash price.

For example, I saw these prices in a hotel:
1 King bed: $189 or 45000
2 Queen beds: $199 or 48000
1 King bed deluxe room: $209 or 76000
Isn't 76000 way too much for the King bed deluxe room? It's just $10 difference in cash price but 28000 in points.
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Old May 30, 2017, 3:02 am
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As you have observed, whatever semblance of "controls" applies only to standard room awards. The rest are up to the discretion of the property. For what's worth, I also come across upgraded rooms at a discount against standard rooms too.
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Old May 30, 2017, 1:17 pm
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Originally Posted by Java Titan
While I'm looking at different Hilton hotels, I noticed in some hotels, it costs so much more points to book an upgrade room than the basic room while there is very few price difference on cash price.

For example, I saw these prices in a hotel:
1 King bed: $189 or 45000
2 Queen beds: $199 or 48000
1 King bed deluxe room: $209 or 76000
Isn't 76000 way too much for the King bed deluxe room? It's just $10 difference in cash price but 28000 in points.
Points prices are based on the flexible rate. Are your prices for the flexible rate or the prepaid rate?
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Old May 30, 2017, 6:35 pm
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Points prices are based on the flexible rate. Are your prices for the flexible rate or the prepaid rate?
Yes, all prices listed above are flexible rate. Prepaid rate is just $10 less than flexible rate in each category.
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Old May 30, 2017, 6:37 pm
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Originally Posted by PayItForward
As you have observed, whatever semblance of "controls" applies only to standard room awards. The rest are up to the discretion of the property. For what's worth, I also come across upgraded rooms at a discount against standard rooms too.
Thanks. Hope I can have the luck to book upgraded room at discount against standard room.
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