[ozstamps]

BiziBB - As a Hilton gold I always get at least Executive Floor rooms and have scored a few Relaxation Suites with spas as well on occasion which is very nice. They are superb in fact.

Remember the Premium Club has had quite a lot of $125 a night (inc tax) special deals this year at this Hilton which I have taken advantage of quite a lot.

Hilton recently ran a stay 5 nights nights get 1 free, stay 7 get 2 nights free etc promo (anywhere in the world) and scored on that too.

Just came back from Hilton Seoul Korea where the VERY cheapest room with the 20% taxes was about $A300 a night, so 2 free certs there was a god send.

It cost only $800 to earn them, and you get 7 nice hotel stays in the process, so is quite a win win .. not to mention all the HH miles and the stay credits ticking over.

[Mal]

Dragging up a ~2 year old trip report here, but couldn't find any other Hilton Sydney threads to post in.

I had a recent stay for one night.

As a HH gold, upgraded to Exec Floor. Similar experience really to OzStamps' 2nd visit. My room rate included breakfast, but it wasn't mentioned to me at checkin and as I left before breakfast (or the lounge even opened) didn't really care about chasing it up.

Rooms are as described. Fairly smallish really with medieval castle windows (although windows were wider than I was expecting). I was put on the Executive Lounge floor which meant some pretty loud noises at closing time of the lounge when things were being moved around a bit and people left.

When I checked out, I had the pleasant (cough) suprise of being charged the full rate of the Exec room I was put in (rather than my normal room price). Hopefully sorted out soon... Wasn't able to be sorted at checkout unfortunately as the charge went through and I only noticed when being asked to sign. (Actually, I will add here, that the check-out desk person did take ownership of the problem, offered his name and told me that he would sort it. I was impressed by that)

Exec Lounge is nice, but I think too few chairs. Popped in around 6pm and was lucky to find a spare seat. Only stayed for one beer and a few nibblies (samosa's/pork ribs, finger sandwiches, nibblies, some fresh veges and a few other similar items).

Overall, I believe there are much better and cheaper hotels in SYD. I noticed that most of the lounge/hotel guests I saw appeared to be Americans. That makes sense really - stick with the chain you know, not the places which are better!!

[simongr]

As an HHonors blue I stayed there a little while ago (just before my last Asia trip) and I really enjoyed it. It was well designed for someone like me - nice clean clear desk, plenty of light but also black out blinds that were great. Not bad views of teh city (but as I work in the city - not exactly a selling point for me )

The worst part was the wait to have the car brought up - very slow...

It was very similar in design to the Shanghai Hilton I stayed in recently. I agree the bathroom is the least modern feature...

[Mal]

Originally Posted by simongr

As an HHonors blue I stayed there a little while ago (just before my last Asia trip) and I really enjoyed it. It was well designed for someone like me - nice clean clear desk, plenty of light but also black out blinds that were great. Not bad views of teh city (but as I work in the city - not exactly a selling point for me )

The views were uninspiring to me. Sydney City skyline from within the city is nothing special

I do think it's a fresh hotel in interior design. It has a nice modern vibe to it. But I don't think it is anything as special as it is made out to be, and believe there are better hotels in SYD for cheaper prices.

(PS for anyone staying there in the near future, check out Promo code PR44UE - Urban Escape package. You may get a good discount of the rate and free brekkie. Even better is the travel agent rate - and for other Hiltons too... A very, very nice rate if you have ID. Anyone in the travel industry want to employ me as a shadow employee? All you have to do is to issue me a staff badge and/or allow me to print business cards with your logo on it I'll even use your IATA codes to book my travel).

[littl_flier]

I think Hilton may have started to weed out some of the problems OzStamps first posted.

This is my preferred hotel in Sydney so it's interesting that many are unimpressed. My pro's are that its location is second to none, it supposedly features some you bewt Fitness Club (but I haven't checked this out thanks to 9pm arrivals and visits to Star into the wee hours ) and as someone mentioned, the best and widest selection of food for breakfast I've ever seen. Admittedly, I didn't think the room was a flash as some other close by (Westin or Four Points) but for a purely business hotel, or a hotel close to shopping, its hard to beat. It also has a comfy bed! Cons- can be a little pricey and brekky is quite expensive unless included.

[Coathanger]

Originally Posted by littl_flier

it supposedly features some you bewt Fitness Club

The health club is pretty good, I got a decent corporate rate there and make good use of the facilities.

Probably the biggest selling point is that they have alot of machines for a relatively small club, so even during peak hours I have never had to wait for a treadmill.

Towels and toiletries are a bonus, but the changing rooms tend to get untidy and there were problems with the hot water recently.

[winetraveller]

I stayed there about a month ago, and found a few small annoyances, the lifts as mentioned by the original poster are extremely difficult to fathom. Each set of buttons seems to be in a different format, and when accessing the Executive floors you're required to use your room key, while searching for the right floor.

Also there was no way of knowing that there was a Executive check in on the 30 somethinkth floor.

The check in area downstairs is tiny as really stark and cold, although this does seem to be a common look at the moment. On the upside the snacks with drinks in the evening were nice, although I do prefer to be able to help myself to a drink.

By far the best Hilton lounge is in Prague, 30 Whiskys, 15 Vodka, and much more, great staff and a rather amazing array of food on offer at all times of the day.

[SF&]

Can anyone suggest the better hilton ie better rooms exec floor lounge in London area i am diamond so i get an upgrade i stayed in hilton heathrow and cardiff, glasgow etc but not much in london itself. I don't really care for location so if its outta the way its ok

[serfty]

There is no Guarantee of an upgrade as an HH Diamond when staying at hotels out of the US - especially in Europe; nor indeed breakfast.

I would suggest looking at the FT HHonours forum; there are many threads there that are relevant; both as to London and as to not getting upgraded there.

[SF&]

I usually am pretty lucky

I haven't missed since becoming diamond probaly start now

go the hawks!!