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[dajop]

Really??!! I thought that Gold perks were always Ex lounge access no matter what room you are in?? I know you get breakfast and a later check out but i really thought that the Ex lounge was a gold perk, no matter what

Yes, unfortunately it changed some time ago.

Benefits and Member Tiers with Hilton Honors

Members enjoy exclusive perks and benefits across our hotels around the world. When you stay more, you get more with Hilton Honors.

www.hilton.com

Also as a gold perk you get breakfast outside the US, inside the US you get a daily F&B credit (of $10-25USD depending on brand and location) if that is selected as your MyWay benefit. And no levels have late checkout as a benefit, although presumably most hotels are willing to offer it.

From here: Hilton Honors MyWay Benefits Updates: Frequently Asked Questions

The following policy applies at all Conrad® Hotels & Resorts, Curio - A Collection by Hilton, Hilton Hotels & Resorts, and DoubleTree by Hilton™ hotels that have Executive Floor Lounges. Excludes the Sakura Club at Conrad Washington, D.C.

• If you are an Hilton Honors guest with Gold status, you and up to one additional registered guest in the same room will be granted complimentary access to the Executive Floor Lounge only if you receive a room upgrade to the Executive Floor or an upgrade to a room type that confers Executive Floor Lounge access benefits.

 

[whole-lotta-moxie]

Yes, unfortunately it changed some time ago.

Benefits and Member Tiers with Hilton Honors

Members enjoy exclusive perks and benefits across our hotels around the world. When you stay more, you get more with Hilton Honors.

www.hilton.com

Also as a gold perk you get breakfast outside the US, inside the US you get a daily F&B credit (of $10-25USD depending on brand and location) if that is selected as your MyWay benefit. And no levels have late checkout as a benefit, although presumably most hotels are willing to offer it.

From here: Hilton Honors MyWay Benefits Updates: Frequently Asked Questions

Thx for the update. The free breakfast is a nice perk to still have but I love the ex lounge.

Thx for the clarification

 

[serfty]

Thx for the update. The free breakfast is a nice perk to still have but I love the ex lounge.

Thx for the clarification

It never really changed over the last two decades.

I have been basically Diamond or Gold since 2005; Gold since 2019


Gold can be upgraded to any level room and if to executive level then those privileges apply.

Several times in the last year or two I have stayed at the Doubletree KL (Ampang Park).

When upgraded to an executive room, I have had lounge aceess. When not, breakfast (but it is decent there).

The last two times no exec upgrade, but with ~$30 offers to upgrade on OLCI. No thanks.

In reality, since COVID, gold upgrades to eceutive lounges have become rare.

Gold is really the sweet spot. While you can't eat a view, you can eat a gauranteeed breakfast.

 

[justinbrett]

Gold can be upgraded to any level room and if to executive level then those privileges apply.

I believe the rules say Gold are capped at Junior Suites, Diamond have no restriction; but either way it's up to the hotel.

 

[kyle]

And no levels have late checkout as a benefit, although presumably most hotels are willing to offer it.

What do you mean? It's always been based on availability.

 

[justinbrett]

What do you mean? It's always been based on availability. View attachment 354555

It's not in the status matrix of benefits.

It's something hotels will usually offer to all guests, regardless of status (which probably explains its absence from the matrix) - however the likelihood / duration will be influenced by status (unofficially of course, as none of this is written). The app blurb you posted above appears to all levels, including the no-status base level.

It's really up to individual hotels - I would say standard 1 hour late check out is almost a given (at any hotel, including non-Hiltons).

Even as a Diamond, most of the late check outs I've had are still at that one hour mark, sometimes I'll get 2-3 hours, occasionally I'll get as late as the check in time (3/4pm).

I've had a few hotels tell me they won't do late check outs as they prioritise early check ins - which I must say I get far more often, so I'm fine with that.

 

[serfty]

I believe the rules say Gold are capped at Junior Suites, Diamond have no restriction; but either way it's up to the hotel.

Not sure about "Suites", but upgrades to Executive rooms can be available:

https://www.hilton.com/en/hilton-honors/guest/profile/hotel-benefits/

Upgrades to Preferred Rooms.
Gold Hilton Honors guests will receive upgrades to preferred rooms, based on availability for the entire stay at the time of check-in. Upgrades for Gold Hilton Honors guests may include the next-best available room from the room type booked. Upgrades may also be rooms with desirable views, corner rooms, rooms on high floors, rooms with special amenities or rooms on Executive Floors**, as identified by each property. Some exclusions based on rate and room type may apply. See Terms & Conditions for details.

also:

Gold Elite Membership​

...
Gold Elite Members will receive the following during stays as a registered Gold Elite Member:

• ...
• Choose a My Way On-Property benefit. Click this link to view the choices at each hotel brand within the Hilton Portfolio. At Waldorf Astoria® Hotels & Resorts, Conrad® Hotels & Resorts, Canopy™ by Hilton, Signia by Hilton, Hilton Hotels & Resorts, Curio Collection by Hilton™ and DoubleTree by Hilton™ and Tapestry Collection by Hilton™ properties, Gold Hilton Honors Members may be upgraded to preferred rooms up to Executive Floor room types. Preferred rooms may also include those not on the Executive Floor but conferring Executive Lounge access (excluding the Sakura Club at Conrad Washington, D.C and Club Signia at Signia by Hilton hotels), the next-best available room types, rooms with desirable views or amenities or other rooms identified as “preferred” by the hotel and may vary within each brand. Group reservations and certain rates are not eligible for complimentary upgrades. All upgrades are granted on a space-available basis for the entire stay, as determined at the time of arrival. Upgrades will be given only for one room for the member, regardless of additional rooms the member may have purchased at or after the time of booking.The following brands do not offer complimentary upgrades: Embassy Suites™, Hilton Garden Inn®, Hampton by Hilton™, Tru by Hilton™, Spark by Hilton ™, Homewood Suites by Hilton®, Home2 Suites by Hilton®, Hilton Grand Vacations®, and Motto by Hilton®. Excludes Napua Tower at Grand Wailea, Imperial Floor at Rome Cavalieri, Waldorf Astoria Malfives Ithaafushi, Conrad Maldives Rangali Island, and Hilton Maldives Amingiri Resort & Spa.

 

[justinbrett]

Not sure about "Suites", but upgrades to Executive rooms can be available:

https://www.hilton.com/en/hilton-honors/guest/profile/hotel-benefits/

also:

Yeah, I got it mixed up.

Gold is (technically) capped at Executive Floor, which isn't really much of an upgrade, especially if there's no lounge (like most US hotels).

Diamond is capped at Junior / One bedroom suites.

 

[kyle]

It's not in the status matrix of benefits.

It's something hotels will usually offer to all guests, regardless of status (which probably explains its absence from the matrix) - however the likelihood / duration will be influenced by status (unofficially of course, as none of this is written). The app blurb you posted above appears to all levels, including the no-status base level.

It's really up to individual hotels - I would say standard 1 hour late check out is almost a given (at any hotel, including non-Hiltons).

Even as a Diamond, most of the late check outs I've had are still at that one hour mark, sometimes I'll get 2-3 hours, occasionally I'll get as late as the check in time (3/4pm).

I've had a few hotels tell me they won't do late check outs as they prioritise early check ins - which I must say I get far more often, so I'm fine with that.

Talking about prioritising early check ins, at the Conrad in SG, nearly every time I have got a check in at 8am. Late checkout max to 2pm. But I'm not complaining.

 

[dajop]

It's not in the status matrix of benefits.

It's something hotels will usually offer to all guests, regardless of status (which probably explains its absence from the matrix) - however the likelihood / duration will be influenced by status (unofficially of course, as none of this is written). The app blurb you posted above appears to all levels, including the no-status base level.

Yes, it is different from the Marriott Bonvoy late checkout which is a written benefit, 4pm for Platinum & above and 2pm for Gold in non resort properties. It's almost guaranteed at non-resort properties and is rare to be denied, in fact IME is often proactively offered.