Hilton Lowering Point Pricing at Several US Hotels
Oct 13, 20, 10:20 am
#17
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Originally Posted by strayersong
Are you able to share the dates? I can see Hilton Fort Lauderdale Beach at ~50,000 points but the cash rate is just about $200, which is the regular exchange rate.
You can check March 11-16 2021 for an Ocean View Jr. Suite King that is showing at 49,000 points a night with best cash rate of $357 night. That is a total of $2,225.98 (including resort fee) or 196.000 points for five nights or over 0.011 cents per point. I use .005 as my decision mark for point versus cash so this is over double that redemption rate.
I personally would not pay that cash rate (I have stayed at this hotel) but think the five night points rate is pretty good!
Oct 13, 20, 12:41 pm
#18
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Originally Posted by fwfdan
You can check March 11-16 2021 for an Ocean View Jr. Suite King that is showing at 49,000 points a night with best cash rate of $357 night. That is a total of $2,225.98 (including resort fee) or 196.000 points for five nights or over 0.011 cents per point.
Oct 13, 20, 1:01 pm
#19
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Originally Posted by Delectatio
I thought that the fifth night free on award stays is only valid for standard rooms...? Wouldn't 5 nights in a junior suite cost 245k points then?
Oct 13, 20, 1:34 pm
#20
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Originally Posted by fwfdan
I am seeing it for 49,000 in February / March 2021. I was able to grab it (I had it for 70,000/night) for 44,000 before the Hilton Ambassador posted this thread and then again when I first posted in this thread.
You can check March 11-16 2021 for an Ocean View Jr. Suite King that is showing at 49,000 points a night with best cash rate of $357 night. That is a total of $2,225.98 (including resort fee) or 196.000 points for five nights or over 0.011 cents per point. I use .005 as my decision mark for point versus cash so this is over double that redemption rate.
I personally would not pay that cash rate (I have stayed at this hotel) but think the five night points rate is pretty good!
You can check March 11-16 2021 for an Ocean View Jr. Suite King that is showing at 49,000 points a night with best cash rate of $357 night. That is a total of $2,225.98 (including resort fee) or 196.000 points for five nights or over 0.011 cents per point. I use .005 as my decision mark for point versus cash so this is over double that redemption rate.
I personally would not pay that cash rate (I have stayed at this hotel) but think the five night points rate is pretty good!
Oct 13, 20, 1:35 pm
#21
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Originally Posted by hugolover
They wouldn’t be getting anything from you if it wasn’t a Hilton. Why not offer them something between the reimbursement and the cash rate? A wise manager would accept the offer.
A few extra bucks here and there does not compensate for word getting around that you can get a better room rate by calling and threatening to use points...
Oct 13, 20, 3:21 pm
#23
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Originally Posted by strayersong
Thanks a lot. Although it appears to be a different deal, very interesting find!
Am I missing something? I think it is clearly the deal that the OP referenced.
Oct 14, 20, 9:25 am
#25
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Originally Posted by strayersong
Sorry I was referring to the Junior Suite being bookable as standard award, but yes indeed the ratio is also a lot better.
Oct 14, 20, 9:48 am
#26
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Grand Wailea did not get the memo
Apparently, the Grand Wailea on Maui, did NOT get the memo! They are at least 322K points per night for every date in January.
You would think that a hotel in Hawaii, a place that travelers can hardly get to right now, would give travelers some incentive.
You would think that a hotel in Hawaii, a place that travelers can hardly get to right now, would give travelers some incentive.
Mar 7, 21, 2:11 am
#27
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Going forward, with some reduced award pricing still in place with IHG, Marriott etc, do we expect Hilton to offer a reduction in their award rates? I can’t see them scrapping their dynamic pricing, but at the same time generally speaking their award pricing seems higher now compared to cash rates.
