DISCUSSION for Hilton Honors Hotels in India {IND}
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looks like the garden inn saket in delhi is almost open....their start date is the 23rd of november & i got a call from them this morning asking me to come by & have a look at the hotel next weekend....i've made a reservation in the first week of december for a friend who is coming to delhi....will post more once i have seen the hotel....
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Any Hilton property in South India?
I am trying to find if there is any Hilton properties in South India - Chennai, Bangalore, Kerala etc.,? I was able to find one at Chenna i - Guindy, which is scheduled to be in operation in 2nd quarter.
Is Oberoi a part of Hilton in Bangalore?
Is Oberoi a part of Hilton in Bangalore?
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The Trident properties had been branded with Hilton until 2007 or so, and then for a couple of years HH had no presence in the country. Now they are beginning a fresh beachhead- IIRC there is an HGI open for business in the DEL area- but so far it looks to be slow and uninspiring.
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there are a dozen properties that are supposed to open in india within the next couple of years....but as of now there is a garden inn that is open in delhi....another hilton is due to open in delhi later this month....& the hilton in chennai will open later this year....there is no more news on the other properties at the moment....
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they had a very good presence when they had tied up with the oberoi group....but when that relationship ended all of a sudden in 2007, india was left with no hiltons for over 2 years....now hopefully they should once again have a good number of properties within the next few years....
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New Hilton in DEL
there are a dozen properties that are supposed to open in india within the next couple of years....but as of now there is a garden inn that is open in delhi....another hilton is due to open in delhi later this month....& the hilton in chennai will open later this year....there is no more news on the other properties at the moment....
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i know someone who works for the hilton new delhi & according to her the hotel is not taking reservations till the 1st of march....
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there is only a single hilton property in india at the moment....the garden inn delhi opened in december last year....another hilton opens up in delhi next month & then there is one in chennai due to open by the end of this year....if you will be spending some time in delhi then the garden inn is a good option....
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there is only a single hilton property in india at the moment....the garden inn delhi opened in december last year....another hilton opens up in delhi next month & then there is one in chennai due to open by the end of this year....if you will be spending some time in delhi then the garden inn is a good option....
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Bummer! This thread has explained something that I have been wondering about and had wanted to inquire about at some point in the future. I am planning to attend a conference in Jaipur in December, and had Googled "Hilton Jaipur" to see if there were any Hilton properties there. Something called Hilton Trident came up except that it did not seem to be a 'bookable' Hilton property. Because the trip is still quite a bit away, I did not pursue the matter. Reading this thread has provided the answer. Nice to know that there is now an HGI in Delhi, should I wish to spend some time in the city as I hope to...
I used to use the Trident Jaipur a lot, because it was such a great deal on points.
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It's been a few years now since the Trident hotels have unfortunately parted ways from the Hilton hotels affiliation. For a while they were some of the best redemption values in the world when it came to using Hilton points.
I used to use the Trident Jaipur a lot, because it was such a great deal on points.
I used to use the Trident Jaipur a lot, because it was such a great deal on points.
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I typically add one year to when they say they will open.
In the current economic climate--you may want to add two years to the stated date.