Go Back  FlyerTalk Forums > Miles&Points > Hotels and Places to Stay > Hilton | Hilton Honors
Reload this Page >

what is the best benefit of gold status?

Register
Community
Wiki Posts
Today's Posts
Search

what is the best benefit of gold status?

Thread Tools
 
Search this Thread
 
Old Jul 10, 2019, 12:34 pm
  #1  
Original Poster
 
Join Date: Jun 2019
Posts: 31
what is the best benefit of gold status?
*Title*
nabanab is offline  
Reply
Old Jul 10, 2019, 1:07 pm
  #2  
 
Join Date: Jul 2012
Programs: HH D
Posts: 1,639
Never mind
Robo-answer.
kaffir76 likes this.
Sisosig is offline  
Reply
Old Jul 10, 2019, 2:05 pm
  #3  
 
Join Date: Jun 2015
Location: DAY
Programs: Rapid Rewards, Skymiles, Hilton HHonors, SPG/Marriott Rewards
Posts: 4,944
Breakfast
nabanab, Cymro, slutide and 2 others like this.
Cledaybuck is offline  
Reply
Old Jul 10, 2019, 2:26 pm
  #4  
 
Join Date: Dec 2006
Programs: LH SEN, FB Plat., HH D.
Posts: 5,050
Originally Posted by Cledaybuck
Breakfast
+1
pmarrsouth likes this.
more4less is online now  
Reply
Old Jul 10, 2019, 2:59 pm
  #5  
 
Join Date: Mar 2009
Programs: Hilton credit card Diamond, Hyatt Globalist
Posts: 2,652
From the 2019 FlyerTalk awards -
https://www.flyertalk.com/awards/2019/

Outstanding Benefit
Americas - Hilton Honors (Free breakfast)
Europe / Africa - Hilton Honors (Free breakfast)
Middle East/Asia/Oceania - Hilton Honors (Room upgrades)
jbeckett is offline  
Reply
Old Jul 10, 2019, 3:35 pm
  #6  
Moderator: Smoking Lounge; FlyerTalk Evangelist
 
Join Date: Feb 2004
Location: SFO
Programs: Lifetime (for now) Gold MM, HH Gold, Giving Tootsie Pops to UA employees, & a retired hockey goalie
Posts: 28,878
Originally Posted by Cledaybuck
Breakfast
^ Redux
goalie is offline  
Reply
Old Jul 10, 2019, 7:23 pm
  #7  
 
Join Date: Apr 2002
Location: Atlanta Metro
Programs: DL , AC, BA, Hhonors Diamond, IH Platinum, Bonvoy Gold, Hyatt Discoverist
Posts: 2,354
I was gonna say breakfast as well. Especially since a lot of hotels will give you the full breakfast, and not just continental.
hotturnip is offline  
Reply
Old Jul 11, 2019, 7:02 am
  #8  
 
Join Date: Jun 2019
Location: PDX
Programs: DL Platinum, Bonvoy Gold, HH Gold, National Executive, Hertz Presidents Circle
Posts: 136
I would say breakfast as well, but I personally prefer the benefits of Marriott gold better than Hilton. Hilton is VERY stingy on the late check out and room upgrades while Marriott is not.
Traveler_boy_25 is offline  
Reply
Old Jul 11, 2019, 8:00 am
  #9  
 
Join Date: Feb 2013
Location: DCA
Posts: 7,769
It grants lifetime Flyertalk membership.
tynmar, hi55us, Sisosig and 3 others like this.
arlflyer is offline  
Reply
Old Jul 11, 2019, 9:04 am
  #10  
 
Join Date: Mar 2014
Location: bne
Programs: Velocity Gold, AIRNZ Elite, Qantas Silver ,Hilton Diamond
Posts: 1,320
Late checkout
Originally Posted by Traveler_boy_25
I would say breakfast as well, but I personally prefer the benefits of Marriott gold better than Hilton. Hilton is VERY stingy on the late check out and room upgrades while Marriott is not.
what time does Marriott allow you to stay to ?
Beano is online now  
Reply
Old Jul 11, 2019, 10:17 am
  #11  
 
Join Date: Jun 2019
Location: PDX
Programs: DL Platinum, Bonvoy Gold, HH Gold, National Executive, Hertz Presidents Circle
Posts: 136
Originally Posted by Beano
what time does Marriott allow you to stay to ?
As a gold member it is a guaranteed 2:00 p.m. checkout, and many times they will extend it to 4:00 p.m. no questions asked. With Hilton it is like pulling teeth to try to get 2:00 p.m.
kaffir76 likes this.
Traveler_boy_25 is offline  
Reply
Old Jul 11, 2019, 10:34 am
  #12  
 
Join Date: Aug 2002
Location: NYC
Posts: 335
Originally Posted by hotturnip
I was gonna say breakfast as well. Especially since a lot of hotels will give you the full breakfast, and not just continental.
+1 ^
Petdog is offline  
Reply
Old Jul 11, 2019, 10:49 am
  #13  
 
Join Date: Aug 2017
Location: Tahoe
Programs: Delta DM for now
Posts: 474
Hard to generalize because it can depend on the brand and individual property. For most full-service properties though, it's going to be the breakfast. Room upgrades are often not much of an upgrade, even for a diamond.
TuxTom is offline  
Reply
Old Jul 11, 2019, 12:02 pm
  #14  
 
Join Date: Jun 2005
Location: Huntsville, AL
Programs: DL DM 1.929MM, Hilton Lifetime Diamond, IHG Platinum, Avis CHM, Marriott Titanium (lifetime gold)
Posts: 7,859
Originally Posted by Traveler_boy_25
I would say breakfast as well, but I personally prefer the benefits of Marriott gold better than Hilton. Hilton is VERY stingy on the late check out and room upgrades while Marriott is not.
Interesting, because my experience with Marriott Gold on upgrades is exactly squat. Don't know about late checkouts as I don't use much.
DiverDave is offline  
Reply
Old Jul 12, 2019, 1:29 am
  #15  
 
Join Date: Apr 2016
Programs: Bonvoy Titanium, Hilton Diamond, BA Silver, IHG Spire, AMEX Plat
Posts: 606
Originally Posted by Traveler_boy_25
As a gold member it is a guaranteed 2:00 p.m. checkout, and many times they will extend it to 4:00 p.m. no questions asked. With Hilton it is like pulling teeth to try to get 2:00 p.m.
Thought new gold didn’t have a guaranteed late checkout now it is 2pm if available. Titanium has guaranteed 4pm checkout though.

Hilton Breakfast has to be the best benefit and upgrades are still offered which is good.
TGLoyalty is offline  
Reply



Advanced Search
Reply Closed Thread Share
Forum Jump

Contact Us - Manage Preferences - Archive - Advertising - Cookie Policy - Privacy Statement - Terms of Service -

This site is owned, operated, and maintained by MH Sub I, LLC dba Internet Brands. Copyright © 2024 MH Sub I, LLC dba Internet Brands. All rights reserved. Designated trademarks are the property of their respective owners.