bennytma

When I call HHonors the agents say that there is no Hilton in Bermuda and I cant get through to their partner hotel desk. Does anyone have experience using HHonors points for a hotel in Bermuda?
Thanks so much.

andrzej

Why is it so difficult to believe the official source?

You called HHonors, they tell you there is nothing.

Hilton.com does not list Bermuda as one of the available countries.

that would do it for me, but I guess YMMV....


What do you mean when you say "partner" property?

Can you give us one example of any property in the world, that will accept HHonors points yet is not listed on Hilton.com?

bennytma

You know just as well as I do that multiple calls to AA (and other airlines and hotel chains customer service reps) often yields different answers. I was just hoping that someone here could help me cut through that process with HHonors. Thanks anyway.

flyerwife

To the best of my knowledge, there is NO major chain representation on Bermuda....no Hilton, no Marriott, no Starwood....and none planned.

I believe the closest you will come to a chain hotel on Bermuda is the Fairmont (Hamilton Princess or Southampton).

SanDiego1K

flyerwife is right. It would be nice to have a major chain hotel, available for awards, as hotels there are very expensive.

Rut Dog

There aren't partners.

They flirted once with a partnership with Camino Real in Mexico, but that was over almost as soon as it started. And the Park Place properties in Vegas (Flamingo, Ceasars, Paris, etc.) used to participate in HHonors because there was an ownership relationship.

But now there are just the following brands:
Hilton
Hilton Garden Inn
Embassy Suites
Hampton
Conrad
Doubletree
Scandic
Homewood Suites
Hilton Grand Vacations Clubs (condos with some available for rental hotel style)

And two pseudo independents (owned and operated by Hilton USA or Hilton International, but not branded for quirky reasons):
Waldorf=Astoria in New York City
The Drake in Chicago

It's not like the airlines, with the various alliances.

ACflyerDE

There is definitely the Wyndham Bermuda Resort & Spa in Southampton, that should count as part of a major chain, no?

flyerwife

I stand corrected.

Still surprising that the Big 3 are not respresented there.

marlin

There used to be a Marriott property in Bermuda (stayed there 15 years ago?) but it changed ownership. Not sure at all what it is.

There is a cool looking place for less money than the above mentioned.Not sure if it would be your cup of tea--

www.9beaches.com

DCBob

If you had ever been to Bermuda, you wouldn't be asking. It's a very small British possession and the local government is very protective of the island's small businesses. There are exactly 3 chain hotels - two Fairmonts and one Wyndham. There are no fast food outlets, except a single KFC that opened before the government banned new chain restaurants. That's right, not even one McDonalds. Kind of nice change of pace, but it can get boring there very quickly if you are interested in anything other than beaches and the ocean. Do try the local rum cake, though. It's great and comes in many flavors.

As to a place to stay, I highly recommend the Royal Palms. Go to their website for more information: http://www.royalpalms.bm/

BDABOY

see newspaper article: HGVC New Bermuda Location

One of the world�s most famous hotel brand names is coming to Bermuda to replace the Ariel Sands resort with a five-star vacation club.
And it has the blessing of Bermuda�s own Hollywood star Michael Douglas � a member of the Dill family dynasty that has owned and operated the South Shore resort for the past 50 years. The double Oscar winner has played a part in securing a partnership with the Hilton group that could see as many as 50,000 prospective vacation club owners visit the Island during the next four years.
A scheme to create �one of the premier tourism products anywhere on the planet� is now in motion having attracted the backing of the Hilton Grand Vacation Club and Florida-based developer Bruce Sonneborn.
Within two years the Ariel Sands hotel and cottage colony properties will be demolished and replaced by a $170m development featuring vacation villas, a world-class spa and fitness centre and restaurant and conference centre. It will allow Bermuda to tap into an expanding community of 100,000 vacation club owners who already holiday in Hilton clubs in Scotland, Florida, Hawaii, Las Vegas and elsewhere.

Soon I'll be able to use/earn points at home!!!