Hilton Surfers Paradise (Hotel or Residences)?

[Deewhy]

I have stayed in both and I would only stay at the residences now if I am with family. You get daily house keeping and turn down, an empty fridge but can request it to be stocked, full access to the hotel facilities including lounge, and our 11 months old now is welcomed, and a bath where most the hotel room doesn't have unless you are in a suite. I must say it is not the nicest or in the best spots, and the furnishing is on the lower end of the scale (same as the hotel). However, I must say the service in HSP is as good as HSW and Brisbane, and they are more relaxed about taking your sparkling water with you out of the lounge.

You basically get a larger room with very little down side. To me it is the inconvenience of carrying the two keys, one for room and one for lounge, and that you have to get down to the public area before you can get to the lounge.

If you know your way there are two exceptional but cheap Japanese Restaurants in the area, and Salt was very good the first time, but our last visit wasn't the best (dinner). HSP has taken over from the Sheraton Mirage and the Versace as our preferred place to stay on the GC.

Did you get lounge accesss because of status or because of your residence Booking?
what sort of breakfast is in there? Hot or cold?

 

[sparoz]

Did you get lounge accesss because of status or because of your residence Booking?
what sort of breakfast is in there? Hot or cold?

Because of status. The lounge only have continental breakfast (basic hot stuff), but pretty basic. Larger selections in the restaurant on first floor, and you can order eggs anyway, waffles, french toast and pancakes. Not the best, but I am comparing to places like the Lakehouse.

 

[DC3]

I'll re-open this thread rather than start a new but related one.

Having reviewed this thread from earlier this year, I still don't really understand what the on-the-ground differences are between a standard hilton hotel room and say a 1 bedroom residence. Is the residence sort of like a suite but with kitchen and laundry??

I assume one can order a pizza in the middle of the night, daily housekeeping, front desk and concierge, etc

I'm looking at Sri Lanka and India next year, Colombo has a Residence and Bangalore is due to open a residence mid 2013. From reading the blurb at the Sri Lanka property it sounds like a normal Hilton Hotel (pool/gym/in-house restaurants) but with extra space in the 'apartments' as compared to a usual 30-40-50-60sqm hotel room

Is there a real difference between a Hilton Hotel and a Hilton Residence that I'm just not understanding?

From "Similar Threads" at the botttom of this page, there are links to some information and photos that may be of interest to you, however, it relates to Surfers Paradise, only:

Hilton Surfers Paradise

Hilton Residences Surfers Paradise

 

[DC3]

Moopere, in relation to the comparison for Colombo, there are also reviews on Tipadvisor:

Hilton Colombo Residence: Hilton Colombo Residence (Sri Lanka): See 140 Hotel Reviews and 93 Photos - TripAdvisor

Hilton Colombo: Hilton Colombo (Sri Lanka): See 510 Hotel Reviews and 203 Photos - TripAdvisor


As far as the concept of Residences goes, my understanding is that they probably provide more space, so may be particularly suitable for families, have a washing machine and dryer and a full kitchen. I would suggest comparing individual properties for inclusions, and whether daily housekeeping is included.