Sheraton vs Hilton CDG as Gold in both programs?
Jan 20, 2014, 6:25 am
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Sheraton vs Hilton CDG as Gold in both programs?
I have an overnight at CDG with an early flight the next morning to ATH.
I would use program points for either stay.
I have always been treated well at the Hilton...often upgraded to Exec floor w/snacks and free Wi-Fi. I have never stayed as a gold at a *wood hotel.
My problem is I can't get over how convenient the Sheraton is at this location.
As a gold, using points ( 12K) what might, if anything, I can expect from a one night stay at the Sheraton other then convenience?
Thanks.
I would use program points for either stay.
I have always been treated well at the Hilton...often upgraded to Exec floor w/snacks and free Wi-Fi. I have never stayed as a gold at a *wood hotel.
My problem is I can't get over how convenient the Sheraton is at this location.
As a gold, using points ( 12K) what might, if anything, I can expect from a one night stay at the Sheraton other then convenience?
Thanks.
Jan 20, 2014, 9:24 am
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As a gold here I got a nice room (not on the club floor) with free internet as my benefit. As a plat I have always gotten a club floor room. The rooms are almost identical but lounge access I receive as a plat is nice (snacks/wine/breakfast etc.). The hotel is incredibly convenient, just above the CDG train station and for me not too far from the AF Schengen flights I take. Depending on your airline it may be quite a hike.
Jan 20, 2014, 9:41 am
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Not aware of the pros/cons relating to the actual properties around CDG.
I'll say this...
I prefer *wood properties (SPG is my loyalty program of choice).
BUT, you'll get treated MUCH better as a HH Gold than a *wood Gold. Free breakfast, free internet, lounge access, etc.
I'll say this...
I prefer *wood properties (SPG is my loyalty program of choice).
BUT, you'll get treated MUCH better as a HH Gold than a *wood Gold. Free breakfast, free internet, lounge access, etc.
Jan 20, 2014, 2:02 pm
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I like the Sheraton CDG and it is in a great location and in general I find status all else equal to be much more valuable at Starwood than Hilton (I'm Plat on SPG, Diamond at Hilton). I don't know the specific Hilton property well enough to compare.
Jan 20, 2014, 7:34 pm
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If you're not flying in business class or otherwise don't have lounge access, you might consider the Hilton for free breakfast benefit, though it depends on how early your flight is, I guess...
Jan 21, 2014, 3:12 am
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i have stayed at both properties & wouldn't hesitate to go back to either if i have to overnight in cdg....as a gold, you will get better value at the hilton....but i would pick the sheraton in this instance based solely on the convenience of location....
Jan 21, 2014, 5:20 am
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Another factor...the Hilton was 40K points...pretty useless points EXCEPT for these kind of stays. The Sheraton would be 12K points which are much more valuable as they transfer to FF programs.
Jan 22, 2014, 12:23 am
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We are flying business class and our flight is very early... 7AM... so we wouldn't be able to take advantage of free breakfast. Maybe evening lounge drinks since our arrival the day before is mid-afternoon.
Another factor...the Hilton was 40K points...pretty useless points EXCEPT for these kind of stays. The Sheraton would be 12K points which are much more valuable as they transfer to FF programs.
Another factor...the Hilton was 40K points...pretty useless points EXCEPT for these kind of stays. The Sheraton would be 12K points which are much more valuable as they transfer to FF programs.
Jan 22, 2014, 2:22 am
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The Sheraton's location is valuable only if your flight departs from Terminal 2: AF and most of SkyTeam plus some other carriers. If you need to change to Terminal 1 or elsewhere at CDG, other hotels can be at least as well located, although I don't know the current details of transportation around CDG; it's complicated.
Jan 22, 2014, 5:07 am
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The Sheraton's location is valuable only if your flight departs from Terminal 2: AF and most of SkyTeam plus some other carriers. If you need to change to Terminal 1 or elsewhere at CDG, other hotels can be at least as well located, although I don't know the current details of transportation around CDG; it's complicated.
The other factor that someone mentioned was that if we want to step out of the hotel for some air ( neither of us feel like we will have the energy to actually go into Paris proper) ....if I remember the Hilton sort of stands alone ( surrounded by parking lots?) and we could walk around a bit. The Sheraton we would be limited to the terminal.
Jan 22, 2014, 5:53 am
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sheraton location is better..
Jan 22, 2014, 10:15 am
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Both hotels are good. The rooms at the Sheraton are on the small side, I find the Hilton room to be larger and brighter. The Sheraton overall feeling is more luxurious. I think the food spread in the lounge was a notch better at the Hilton. Sometimes there is a fair difference in price between the Hilton and Sheraton (the Sheraton is typically always more expensive) so I end up in both pretty much the same number of time. Nothing beats the Sheraton location but the Hilton CDG is a very solid alternative.