Get 25% Off Hilton Stays This Winter – Good Deal?

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Hilton has launched a new version of its traditional Winter Sale in Europe, the Middle East & Africa, offering Hilton Honors members 25% off weekend stays.

You need to book by January 31st 2022 and stay between between November 19th through and May 9th 2022.

For the purposes of this offer, “weekend” is defined in the terms as “Friday, Saturday and/or Sunday nights and in the Middle East (excluding Turkey, Lebanon, Morocco, Africa) as Thursday, Friday and/or Saturday nights”. That said, these rates are actually quite often available on week days too.

You need to book a minimum of 3 days before arrival, full prepayment is required at time of booking, and rates are not refundable;

Good deal?

It’s hard to know for sure without carefully monitoring the rates that were available before the sale. The main thing to be aware of is that the 25% discount is derived from the (non-member) Flexible Rate. This means that the ‘real’ saving will be less than 25%, because the sale rate is non refundable.

As you can see in the example below, the £126 sale rate is (almost) exactly 25% off the Flex £169 rate, so at least it’s being calculated accurately.

Here are a couple more London examples:

The Conrad London St James is widely available on Fridays and Sundays for £213 per night, with Saturdays at £228. Compared to the rates at similar quality hotels from Marriott/IHG/etc, that’s good value.

Similarly, the very well-located Hampton Waterloo can be booked for as little as £95, which is £25-40 cheaper than comparable hotels from the other major chains.

Bottom line

It’s good to see the return of these Hilton sales, although the ‘real’ value you can get will vary by hotel.

As always with anything non-refundable, only commit if you’re very confident you’ll be able to make the stay…

Terms

Offer is subject to availability at participating hotels within the Hilton portfolio of brands in Europe, Middle East & Africa. Offer available for weekend stays booked between November 12th, 2021 and January 31st 2022 for Hilton Honors members booking direct and November 16th, 2021 and January 31st 2022 for all other bookings through approved channels. Stays to be completed on weekends between November 19th through until May 9th 2022. For purposes of this offer, “weekend” is defined as Friday, Saturday and/or Sunday nights and in Middle East (excluding Turkey, Lebanon, Morocco, Africa) as Thursday, Friday and/or Saturday nights. Must book a minimum of 3 days before arrival.

Full prepayment is required at time of booking. Your credit card will be charged immediately for the total amount quoted for the entire stay as reserved. Rates are not refundable; in case your contract with Hilton is governed by German law a refund of 10%, of the paid rates applies upon cancellation. In such case you may however prove that no or a significantly lower damage has been incurred for Hilton. Charges cannot be applied to other stays, services or merchandise. Bookings cannot be changed. If you fail to arrive at the hotel on the scheduled arrival date, your reservation will be cancelled and you will not receive any refund or credit. Rates featured in advertising are the lowest rates available for destinations, not at specific properties.

Blackout dates may apply and vary by hotel. Offer is subject to offer details herein and the individual hotel’s booking terms and conditions. Prices shown are per room per night based on single/double occupancy. Unless otherwise stated, rates include taxes but exclude gratuities and incidental charges and any mandatory or resort fees (if applicable). Offer is not combinable with other promotions, packages, negotiated/qualified rate plans or bonus offers and is not valid for group bookings.

Participating Waldorf Astoria™ Hotels & Resorts, Conrad® Hotels & Resorts, LXR, DoubleTree by Hilton™, Hilton Hotels & Resorts®, Curio, a collection by Hilton, Hilton Garden Inn™, Hampton by Hilton™ and Canopy by Hilton hotels™ are offering up to 20% discount off the Best Available Rate and the Best Available Bed and Breakfast Rates for weekend stays. Some participating hotels may offer availability on midweek arrival dates during the promotional period. Some hotels may offer discount on premium room categories only (i.e. Executive or Deluxe rooms) and rates advertised may be for premium room categories. Some participating hotels may offer a discount off the Best Available Dinner, Bed and Breakfast Rate (or half board rate).The actual discount rate relates to the hotel’s Best Available (Flexible) Rate (“BAR”), which is a specific rate type that varies depending on time of purchase, is unrestricted, non-qualified and excludes discount rates.

The Hilton Honors member sale rates are an additional 5% off of the Best Available Rate and the Best Available Bed and Breakfast Rate (indicated above) for stays, i.e. up to 25% off for participating hotels as outlined above. To qualify for Honors member sale rates you must be a registered member of Hilton Honors™ at the time of booking and the booking must be made through Hilton direct channels: Hilton.com or Honors.com, or the Hilton Reservation call center (HRCC). Enroll at Honors.com before booking.

Any currency conversions displayed on advertising are for comparison only. Reservations will be booked in the local hotel currency displayed. Currency rates utilised in each conversion rely upon several different public sources from other parties without independent investigation or verification and should be used only as examples. Hilton does not, and cannot, verify the accuracy of any rate conversion examples. Rates booked will be the Best Available Rates at the time of booking with the discount applied. Once the promotional period has ended Best Available Rates may fluctuate and in the instance that a lower rate is available after the sale period, the booked rate remains non-refundable.

Hilton Honors™ membership, earning of and redemption of points are subject to Honors Terms and Conditions, available at HiltonHonors.com/terms.

Guaranteed Discount or lowest price offering is valid for Hilton Honors members only.

Comments

  1. Allan says

    I checked the Hampton by Hilton Hamilton Racecourse for a Saturday in late December about a fortnight ago £50. Now with a “Sale price” of £56

    Hmm!!

    • Joe Deeney says

      To be fair, hotel prices can of course get more expensive (or cheaper) the closer to a stay date – but yeah, I’m always slightly sceptical about ‘sale’ rates. The problem is that without comprehensive monitoring of the before and after prices across the relevant regions, it’s hard to know for sure.

      That said, for the examples I’ve looked at so far for myself (UK city breaks mostly), Hilton are certainly competitive compared to the other chains. Marriott hotels (particularly in London) seem massively overpriced, with IHG somewhere in the middle.

      • Craig Sowerby says

        This does look like a bit of a scam to me.

        I’ve been tracking rates for a quick staycation this Sunday night in Barcelona. Once the sale was announced, the flexible rates increased, but did result in a slight savings once the 25% was deducted, but prepaid of course.

        But within the last couple of hours – now that we’re within the 3-day window where that “sale” no longer is available – the flexible rates have come back down to their original level…

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