Hilton has a new 30% off of Bed & Breakfast/BAR for Hilton family of hotels in Europe, Middle East & Africa for stays/bookings made/consumed between November 1 and December 31, 2012. The discount at Hampton Inn locations (if you can find any) is 20%. You can access this sale here.
There is a huge list of properties for this offer, but the discounted rate is NOT offered at all of them. I tried Hilton Helsinki Kalastajatorppa and Hilton Abu Dhabi and these two properties didn’t have this rate plan available on any day between now and December 31.
Hilton Sofia did return discounted rates on some dates under this promo that were better than other rates available on Hilton.com. The discount also seems to apply for all room types.
Note that this discounted price is prepaid, non-refundable, and non-cancelable.
The Flying Blue Twist
This sale offer was targeted to Flying Blue members, but you don’t have to be a member to take advantage of the discounted rates. You will, however, have to be a Flying Blue member if you want to receive the one time flight bonus that Air France-KLM is offering for members that make a booking using this offer.
You will receive some bonus miles for one flight during this period that is dependent of the class of service:
- 1,500 Miles per seat booked in Economy Class
- 2,000 Miles per seat booked in Premium Economy
- 2,500 Miles per seat booked in Business Class
I have no idea how Flying Blue can be aware of the fact that you would have made a reservation under this Hilton offer unless you decide to Double Dip the stay with Flying Blue. Even then, I doubt that they can code the double dip to have information about booking through this offer.
Please be prepared to “fight” to get the bonus miles.
Conclusion
This is a good offer for a 30% off of a Bed & Breakfast rate if you can find a participating property. Just make sure that your plans are firm due to the prepaid rate.
Personally, I wouldn’t bother with the Flying Blue part of the offer. There are better Hilton airline related bonuses out there for the 4th quarter than this i.e. Virgin Atlantic one.
Here are the terms and conditions of this offer:
OFFER SPECIFIC TERMS & CONDITIONS
30% HOTEL DISCOUNT
1. To participate you must be a Hilton HHonors™ member and a Flying Blue member. To be eligible for earning Points & Miles™, Hilton HHonors™ members must select AIR FRANCE KLM (Flying Blue) as their preferred airline in their HHonors profile and select either HHonors Points and Variable Miles or HHonors Points and Fixed Miles as the Double Dip® Earnings Style option. Please visit HHonors.com/DoubleDip for more details. HHonors members choosing HHonors Points and Variable Miles earn 10 HHonors Base Points + 1 Flying Blue Award Mile per eligible U.S. dollar spent. HHonors members choosing HHonors Points and Fixed Miles earn 500 Flying Blue Award Miles per stay at Waldorf Astoria, Conrad, Hilton, DoubleTree, Embassy Suites, Hilton Garden Inn and 100 Flying Blue Award Miles per stay at Hampton Inn.
2. Offer is subject to availability at participating hotels within the Hilton Worldwide portfolio in the United Kingdom, Europe and the Middle East & Africa. Book between 1 November 2012 and 31 December 2012 and stay between 4 November 2012 and 31 December 2012 to receive a discount of 30% off the Bed & Breakfast Best Available Rate at participating Conrad® Hotels & Resorts, DoubleTree by Hilton™, Hilton Hotels & Resorts, Hilton Garden Inn™ and Waldorf Astoria™ Hotels & Resorts properties and a discount of 20% off the Best Available Rate at participating Hampton hotels.
3. Hotel stay must be booked online only at www.hilton.com/fbsale. Full non-refundable prepayment required at time of booking unless otherwise indicated by local law. Your payment card will be charged immediately for the total amount quoted for the entire stay as reserved and refunds or credits will not be issued. Charges cannot be applied to other stays, services or merchandise. Booking cannot be changed. Must book at least three (3) days in advance of arrival. Each hotel has a policy addressing blackout dates that may apply. Offer is not valid for group bookings. The Best Available Rate is a specific rate type that varies depending on time of purchase, is unrestricted, non-qualified and excludes discount or negotiated rates not available to the general public, including, but not limited to: membership, corporate, government, promotional, group, packages, unpublished or rates only available on auction websites. The Bed & Breakfast Rate is similarly a specific type of rate that includes breakfast for the registered guests. Unless otherwise stated, quoted rates are per room per night, based on double occupancy and do not include taxes, gratuities, resort fees or incidental charges. The Hilton Minibreaks offer, which includes a second room for children at half-price, cannot be combined with this offer.
4. Flying Blue Miles accrued and awards issued are subject to the Flying Blue Terms and Conditions issued by AIR FRANCE KLM, which can be found on the AIR FRANCE KLM website. Please note that your contract for Flying Blue Miles is with AIR FRANCE KLM and Hilton Worldwide do not accept any liability in relation to the membership scheme.
5. Hilton HHonors™ membership, earning of Points & Miles™ and redemption of Points are subject to HHonors Terms and Conditions, HHonors.com/Terms.
© 2012 Hilton Worldwide
EARN UP TO 5000 Flying Blue BONUS MILES ON FLIGHTS
1. The promotional period is: booking between 1 November and 31 December 2012 for a stay between 4 November and 31 December 2012.
2. To qualify for the Flying Blue Bonus Miles, you must complete a stay at any participating Hilton Worldwide property booked via www.hilton.com/fbsale the indicated promotional period, and make a flight with AIR FRANCE or KLM between applicable countries (see below for a full list).
3. You will earn the following Flying Blue Bonus Miles on a one-way flight:
- 1,500 Miles per seat booked in Economy Class
- 2,000 Miles per seat booked in Premium Economy
- 2,500 Miles per seat booked in Business Class
4. The number of Flying Blue Bonus Miles you receive, in addition to the regular number of Level and Award Miles, will be the same whatever your membership level.
5. You will receive your Flying Blue Bonus Miles within 6 weeks of the promotion ending.
6. The applicable countries for this promotion are: Algeria, Armenia, Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Egypt, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Jersey, Latvia, Luxembourg, Malta, the Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Qatar, Romania, Russian Federation, Saudi Arabia, Serbia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates (Dubai) and the United Kingdom.