VA747

Stayed as a Gold at Hilton Park Lane in May 2004 and given a lovely suite on Executive Floor with Lounge access. Also wine and fruit in room....everyone on staff friendly and so helpful....had a great time.

ducky22

I'll be there tomorrow actually...

Markie

This came in my e-statement for June:

HHONORS HOTEL OFFERS

Let Hilton Bring Your Summer Break to Life!

1 July through 5 September 2005

Make the most of warm days and long evenings with special Summer Offers
throughout the United Kingdom and Ireland. Choose from over 70
luxurious Hilton hotels in stunning locations. All combine comfort with
attentive, yet relaxed service. Hilton offers everything necessary for
a truly memorable break.

The Summer Break offer includes:
-Accommodation for two nights for two people
-Complimentary daily Hilton Breakfast
-Welcome dinner the first night of your stay
-Complimentary access to your hotel's LivingWell Health Club
(where available)
- Plus, earn 1,000 HHonors bonus points for your stay

For more information and a list of participating hotels,
visit hilton.co.uk/summeroffers:
http://www.hiltonhhonors.net/UM/T.as...75.2.195437207
Or, ring 08705 52 52 52 and request Plan Code P54HS5

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Earn double Hilton HHonors Base points at Hilton hotels in
Southern England and Wales
1 July through 30 September 2005

Earn double HHonors Base points when you stay at one of the
following hotels:

Hilton Avisford Park
Hilton Basingstoke
Hilton Bath City
Hilton Bracknell
Hilton Brighton Metropole
Hilton Bristol
Hilton Bromsgrove
Hilton Cardiff
Hilton Cobham
Hilton Coventry
Hilton Croydon
Hilton Dartford Bridge
Hilton Maidstone
Hilton Milton Keynes
Hilton Newbury Centre
Hilton Newbury North
Hilton Newport
Hilton Puckrup Hall, Tewkesbury
Hilton Southampton
Hilton St. Anne's Manor
Hilton Swindon
Hilton Warwick
Hilton Watford

For reservations, visit hilton.co.uk/southbonus:
http://www.hiltonhhonors.net/UM/T.as...75.3.195437207
or ring 0870 59 09 090 and request Plan Code H8.

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Earn double airline miles at the Hilton Dublin Airport or
the Mount Wolseley Hilton

1 July through 30 September 2005

Earn double airline miles for Double Dip(R) stays with any one of the
following airline partners:

Aeroplan(R)*
Air France
Alitalia
American Airlines
bmi
British Airways
Delta Air Lines(R)
Finnair
Lufthansa
Swiss International Air Lines
US Airways(R)

For reservations, visit:

Hilton Dublin Airport
http://www.hiltonhhonors.net/UM/T.as...75.4.195437207

Mount Wolseley Hilton
http://www.hiltonhhonors.net/UM/T.as...75.5.195437207

Or, contact the Hilton Reservations Worldwide office nearest
you and request Plan Code DW.

All standard airline programme rules and conditions apply.

*Aeroplan is a registered trademark of Aeroplan LP.

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Enjoy a cool break at Conrad(R) hotels and earn double
Hilton HHonors Base points

1 July through 31 August 2005

Book online at conradhotels.com for your stay at any of the stylish
and luxurious Conrad hotels or resorts* this summer and you'll earn
double HHonors Base points and enjoy a complimentary room upgrade
(subject to availability at check-in).

Plus, to celebrate the opening of the stunning new Conrad Tokyo, you
can earn triple HHonors Base points for stays from 1 July through
30 September 2005!

To book the double HHonors Base points offer at participating Conrad
hotels, visit conradhotels.com/extrapoints*.http://www.hiltonhhonors.net/UM/T.as...75.6.195437207

To book the triple HHonors Base points off Conrad Tokyo er at, visit:
http://www.hiltonhhonors.net/UM/T.as...75.7.195437207
Or, contact the Hilton Reservations Worldwide office nearest you and
request Plan Code H0.

*You must book online to receive the double HHonors Base points.

JDiver

Thanks for the post, :-: Markie! You da mod!

andrzej

I will be in Dublin/Belfast over the third weekend in January. All the Hiltons/Conrads are showing rates of about $300+. Is this the norm?
Maybe it's Priceline time?

BamaVol

I looked in Orbitz and it showed no availability at the Conrad Dublin and E250 at the Hilton. Lots of other places available at prices between $90-200 a night. So, PL or a different chain would be the way to go. I'm sure someone has a suggestion. I recommend you take it to Travelbuzz if you want suggestions outside the Hilton chain.

small em

www.hilton.co.uk is giving me £150-ish for Belfast Hilton. Still a lot of money though.

tinkybelle

otherwise a good time to use 35k p/n.

thats what I just did.

MusicMan

I'm at the Dublin Airport Hilton right now, and yes the rates in Ireland ARE high. Our Irish friends we were with last eveing said that Ireland is the 2nd most expensive country in Europe.

If you have time (and points) the Conrad Mt. Juliet in Kilkenny (Thomasville), is incredible, and well worth the scenic drive to get there. We had a fabulous meal in the estate dining room and were upgraded to a luxury room in the main estate house. The golf course is superb. We were told that Tiger Woods plays there when he is in Ireland...

Re: the Airport Hilton. I was told when we checked in that Diamonds get "...a choice..." of either a room upgrade OR free breakfast. I pushed the issue and the front desk clerk would not budge. We did get a couple of bottles of water and some nice chocalates as a Diamond welcome gift. Only downer...the power went off this morning for two hours.

Bright side: Ireland is worth it. Get out and see the beautiful countryside. The grounds around the Mt. Juliet Conrad are worth it alone. Don't miss the walled garden! You have to look for it. It is like entering a secret place...

MisterNice

I would thik (joke) itsa too early to book for Jan 2006. No winter deals on the web site as of yesterday for London, Amsterdam etc. I would wait a few months. Actually I am holding off booking for Europe Winter travel for now.

MisterNice

tinkybelle

The same thing happened to me at Auckland.
So I just went into the T and Cs and HHonors do not guarantee breakfast-unlike Hyatt.It is so long since I have stayed at a hotel without exec club that I had a misconception that we do get breakky guaranteed.
We diamonds do also not gat guaranteed accres to exec club!!
Please correct me if I am wrong
I think maybe we all have so many elite cards we tend to mix them up . I know I have just in this instance.
So which hotels do give comp breakfast in scotland and ireland.maybe we can have a list?

QFWP sorry about the lower case

andrzej

I hope you are right. I do have res at the Dublin Hilton in Nov, and it's ~$150 per night. I was shocked to see the $300 plus rates in JAN. I've also checked rates at many other European destinations and with the exception of Brussels and some German properties the rates are ridiculously high. Fares to the continent and that includes budget airlines, are higher that normal for that weekend as well. Is there something going on that particular weekend? Did I just pick the wrong weekend to do a mileage and mattress run?

Anyway, as a last resort I do have friends in Belfast and their house is always open, but I was trying to get a stay or 2 with the Hiltons, but maybe not. For that kind of money I could do many stays at the local Hamptons.

MisterNice

I have 1 night in London, 5 in Dusseldorf and 3 nights in Amsterdam to book soon for Sep. For my dates the hilton.com hotels are outta site. The spg.com are better and marriott.com are the best. I probably will book P/L as it seems now P/L relates to about a 60%-85% savings. I may give up the potential nice exec lounge but I can have much fun with the saved extra $140-$220 per night in my wallet.

MisterNice

mcgahat

Me and the wife are going to be in Dublin over the Thanksgiving holiday and when I was searching rates last month at the Conrad the only thing they had was Jr. Suites at about 265EUR, no standard rooms and no award bookings (would have been ok as a Diamond I am sure but nothing on the site). Now it seems to be fine for standard rooms at about 215EUR and award bookings are showing up. I am sure they just dont get serious about rates until a couple of months out so just keep an eye on them I think. I like to to spot check every few weeks when I am this far out as you never know what promo or rate will pop up and I am trying to not use the certs I got from a recent promo as they are category 6 certs but may very well break down and use them if the rates dont drop too much more than they are now....which is unlikely based upon what I am found in past searches.

Aisle Seat H

Thought this might be of interest to many of you here, UK residents and visitors :-

Hilton Theatre Breaks

You can now book your Hilton theatre experience online from £209 per couple, including 2 top-price tickets to the shows...

(Plus see other offers on the page like : Autumn Offers in Scotland and Ireland - Rest easy and unwind with Hilton this autumn in Scotland and Ireland from £119 per couple, including bed and breakfast with dinner included on the first night).