Update: DEAD!
Update: This sale ends tonight at 11:59pm EST!
Originally posted on 2/12:
Get A 100% Bonus When You Buy Hilton Points
From now through 2/26, you can get a 100% bonus when you buy Hilton points.
For example 80K points are normally $800 and with this sale you’ll get 160K points for $800. That’s just 0.5 cents per point.
Need more than 160K points? Friends and Family can transfer Hilton points to each other for free, so you can buy points from multiple accounts and then transfer them!
That will only make sense to buy if you have a specific redemption in mind or if you need more points to have enough to redeem for a 5 night stay, but I wouldn’t buy points speculatively due to the risk of devaluation, room availability, and hotels being able to leave the Hilton brand.
If you have a Hilton credit card or elite status you get the 5th night free on all award redemptions.
When will it make sense to buy points? An overwater villa with a private pool in the Conrad Maldives can cost $1,500-$3,500 after tax, but its bookable for just 95K points. That’s like paying $475/night with points from this deal. If you have a Hilton credit card or elite status and stay for 5 nights you’ll need just 76K points/night or just $380/night if you buy points for 0.5 cents each.
5 nights in the Maldives is pretty much the definition of Heaven on Earth. Read more about the Conrad Maldives here.
Most Hilton hotels are capped at a cost of 95K points per night for a standard room, but the new Waldorf Astoria Maldives opens in July and will cost 120K points/night. It is the only Hilton hotel that costs 120K points/night. If you have a Hilton credit card or elite status and stay for 5 nights you’ll need 96K points/night or just $480/night if you buy points for 0.5 cents each.
That’s an incredible value compared to the paid rates:
A 5 night stay can cost $20,333 or 480K points. That’s a value of 4.24 cents per Hilton point!
The Waldorf Astoria Jerusalem has gotten stingier with the King Superior room space required for a standard points booking. When there is space the rate is 95K points per night. That’s $475 per night with this deal. Given that the hotel’s rates aren’t always that high, you’ll need to see what rates and availability look like for your dates. If you have a Hilton credit card or elite status and stay for 5 nights you’ll need 76K points/night or $380/night with this deal.
The Waldorf Astoria Jerusalem is one of the finest hotels in Israel.
There is a mind-boggling quantity of awesome kosher food at the hotel’s daily breakfast, from dozens of daily hot dishes to hard cheeses, fresh fruits and pastries to fresh squeezed juices, as well as on-demand dishes like french toast, pancakes, waffles, and eggs. Unlimited wine, hot or cold chocolate drinks, and espresso drinks are included as well!
Breakfast is free on points stays if you have Gold or Diamond status, which you can get just by having a Hilton credit card.
The Hilton Honors American Express Business Card offers free Hilton Gold status, welcome points, a free annual night for spending $15K/year and another annual night for spending another $45K/year. You’ll also get Diamond status for spending $40K/year.
With a breakfast like this, you may not even be hungry for dinner…
Will you buy Hilton points with this deal? What hotel redemption are you gunning for? Sound off in the comments!
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Dan, I hope you didn’t actually eat all that food!!!
Hey Dan,
Does the “Water Villa” still exist at the Conrad? Excuse my ignorance, but it doesn’t seem to appear on any of the dates that I search. I just seem to see Beach villa starting at 95k and other room at hundreds of thousands of points per night.
Thanks!
Sure, just try different dates.
Do you see it on any date? I’ve searched at least 15 different dates.
Yes, many.
Is the free night after spending 15K on the Hilton Business AMEX good at all properties or is there a point limit/cap???
No cap.
for some reason my account only shows an 80% bonus. Is it only for elites ?
yes
Dan, where can I read only your trip reports? Thanks.
Where can I use my over 260k points from Hilton CC?? All their hotels charge enormous amount for every night compared even to Marriott!!
i read the post about only buying if u have a trip in mind due to “due to the risk of devaluation, room availability etc..” will it still makes sense tho to “risk” buying the points and those points will either make ur future trip the same price-if not cheaper than paying cash?
Which card would you spend on to buy the Hilton points? Ascend or aspire ?
Aspire
Why aspire?