Can I book hotel rooms for my partner on my account?
Feb 11, 2020, 3:12 am
#1
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Can I book hotel rooms for my partner on my account?
Apologies if this question has been asked elsewhere before, but can I book rooms at Hilton hotels through my HHonors account for my partner without staying there myself?
Feb 11, 2020, 4:13 am
#2
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Just list them as an additional guest on the reservation which allows them to check in.
if you want you can put in the note section they will be checking in to the room.
if you want you can put in the note section they will be checking in to the room.
Feb 11, 2020, 8:40 am
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You can list the person as the second guest and they can check in. There have been a couple times where i have done this (legit, I really did arrive after the second guest) and he was told I would have come down to the front desk in order to get the breakfast vouchers.
Feb 11, 2020, 9:27 am
#5
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You can list the person as the second guest and they can check in. There have been a couple times where i have done this (legit, I really did arrive after the second guest) and he was told I would have come down to the front desk in order to get the breakfast vouchers.
Feb 11, 2020, 9:33 am
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Feb 11, 2020, 12:49 pm
#8
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Back to reserving a room for the second person... Make sure that the person checking in has the credit card used to book the reservation with him. The best way to do this is to use his credit card for the reservation.
Feb 11, 2020, 6:37 pm
#9
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You can do the 2nd guest thing stated by other posters above, but in my experience more and more hotels are allowing the check in, but withholding status benefits (breakfast, lounge, etc) unless you show up at reception.
You still do get night / stay credit though (if that's the only thing you're after).
You still do get night / stay credit though (if that's the only thing you're after).
Feb 12, 2020, 3:14 am
#10
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That might be an issue as my credit card that I use to book reservations is with me always.
Feb 12, 2020, 8:00 am
#12
Join Date: Apr 2009
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You can use your points for someone else or pay for it but they should be the primary guest if you aren't staying. While some others have received stay credit for not staying, it is clearly against the T&C and you could be subject to account closure and loss of accrued points. Airlines, credit cards, and hotel programs are more aggressively enforcing their policies.
Feb 12, 2020, 8:34 am
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You can do the 2nd guest thing stated by other posters above, but in my experience more and more hotels are allowing the check in, but withholding status benefits (breakfast, lounge, etc) unless you show up at reception.
You still do get night / stay credit though (if that's the only thing you're after).
You still do get night / stay credit though (if that's the only thing you're after).
It is fair though, why should a diamond staying 60 nights a year lose an upgrade to someone that isn't a HH member.
Feb 12, 2020, 10:33 am
#14
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If you're in a country where hotels don't ask for ID, the additional guest can just state the primary guest's name and the hotel would be none the wiser. As long as the name matches their apparent gender and in some cases ethnicity.... and they don't say "huh? What's Diamond" when the staff thanks them for being loyal.
Many hotels don't ask status holders for a card, even on non-prepaid stays. Of hotels that do, very few of them care about whether it is the same card that is on file.
Many hotels don't ask status holders for a card, even on non-prepaid stays. Of hotels that do, very few of them care about whether it is the same card that is on file.
Feb 12, 2020, 6:03 pm
#15
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Just call and make the reservation over the phone with a Hilton reservations agent. That's really the proper way to accomplish this task. The room will be in the other person's name and she or he will handle any incidental charges.
As a bonus, you won't be violating the Terms and Conditions of the Honors program. As tkelvin69 notes, you won't find yourself in hot water if the hotel is one that strictly adheres to the policies.
As a bonus, you won't be violating the Terms and Conditions of the Honors program. As tkelvin69 notes, you won't find yourself in hot water if the hotel is one that strictly adheres to the policies.