Property with only Premium Room Rewards
May 1, 2019, 7:01 am
#1
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Property with only Premium Room Rewards
Good day
Can a Hilton property decide not to offer any Standard Room Rewards and exclude its participation in Hilton GO?
Just checked for one property and for the coming 365 days there is no availability: neither for standard room rewards (only Premium - also for the basic room) nor for GO.
Would be curious to understand why a property doesn’t have to offer those rates.
Thanks
Can a Hilton property decide not to offer any Standard Room Rewards and exclude its participation in Hilton GO?
Just checked for one property and for the coming 365 days there is no availability: neither for standard room rewards (only Premium - also for the basic room) nor for GO.
Would be curious to understand why a property doesn’t have to offer those rates.
Thanks
May 1, 2019, 8:14 am
#2
Join Date: Feb 2013
Location: DCA
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No way to really know if a property isn't offering standard rooms, or if they got snapped up quickly (even the day they're loaded). This is a fact behind which properties can hide (they have the data, we don't). Some places are certainly known for playing games with their inventory.
What is GO?
What is GO?
May 6, 2019, 11:14 am
#4
Join Date: Dec 2008
Posts: 377
Does not engender loyalty
Yes, I know of a property that is playing this game, not making a single standard room available for cash or award redemption. And no, those rooms weren't and aren't all booked up. Beyond a certain date, standard rooms are not being made available. Perhaps they will as inventory remains and those dates draw near. Regardless, it's beyond ridiculous.
May 6, 2019, 9:40 pm
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May 12, 2019, 10:17 am
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May 12, 2019, 10:05 pm
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It has never been available on the dates I search. This is one of the few US Hiltons I'm interested in staying at, but they game the awards pretty bad.
May 17, 2019, 11:29 am
#10
Join Date: Dec 2008
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Yes, I know of a property that is playing this game, not making a single standard room available for cash or award redemption. And no, those rooms weren't and aren't all booked up. Beyond a certain date, standard rooms are not being made available. Perhaps they will as inventory remains and those dates draw near. Regardless, it's beyond ridiculous.
May 19, 2019, 6:20 pm
#12
Join Date: Dec 2016
Posts: 246
Not at all uncommon for that property. At the end of the day, the balance of power favors hotel owners and managers over Hilton Honors. If a property decided to designate two rooms as eligible for standard rewards and a year's worth of them sell out in a day, there's not a lot Hilton can do. And, if Hilton did decide to make a fuss, the hotel could very easily increase the point cost of a 'standard' reward by 20% to offset the cost of anybody using the pay for four, get five Honors reward.
May 19, 2019, 8:14 pm
#13
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Wanted to wait before calling this hotel out. But it's still the same game at the Hilton Garden Inn Mongkok. Not a single standard room beyond Jan. 5, 2020 has been made available. If a hotel isn't going to make a single standard room available -- and the number of standard rooms should be higher, obviously -- it shouldn't be in the Hilton hotel chain.
May 19, 2019, 8:18 pm
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