The HfP chat thread – Friday 10th December

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Anna says:

10 Dec10 December 17:59

At the Doubletree Chester, check in staff apologised profusely for no upgrade as they are full, however our room is perfectly nice and should be quiet!
We got 2 drinks vouchers as well which we’ve never had at a Hilton before.
The car park is huge and very well set out, unlike the Doubletree Harrogate one which is small and chaotic (and not free)!
- Jody says:
  
  10 Dec10 December 18:40
  
  Have a lovely weekend Anna.
- Aston100 says:
  
  10 Dec10 December 19:44
  
  How was the cookie?
- Mattb says:
  
  10 Dec10 December 20:56
  
  Not that I’ve been to many but the Chester DT is my favourite and always enjoyed getting upgraded on arrival as gold much to my managers bemusement. Just a shame its a bit of a distance from the centre.
- Anna says:
  
  10 Dec10 December 21:39
  
  Thanks – not eaten the cookies yet!
- Craig says:
  
  10 Dec10 December 21:47
  
  Have a great weekend Anna. If you get chance check out Marmalade Cafe.
Mike says:

10 Dec10 December 18:20

Anna / have a great time – at least no recent deaths in this Hilton, although that huge car park has been previously attractive to the traveller community ( I don’t think they got free drinks vouchers)
- Gormlesstraveller says:
  
  10 Dec10 December 18:47
  
  The local knowledge in these chat threads is amazing, I will have to make use of it more next time I book somewhere. I suspect that the main review sites moderate out stuff like that.
  - Jill (Kinkell) says:
    
    10 Dec10 December 18:52
    
    Well,I’ll be giving my view of London Edition which might be a different from others! Currently struggling with dim lighting everywhere. Never has the torch on the phone been used so much!
    - meta says:
      
      10 Dec10 December 21:29
      
      @Jill I don’t rank Edition brand highly either. I also try to avoid Kimptons. These are all wannabe luxury hotels…
  - John says:
    
    10 Dec10 December 19:07
    
    Well when it comes to Hilton most people who do UK trips will have stayed in the UK properties worth staying in… There aren’t that many
    - cabal of rabid baboons says:
      
      10 Dec10 December 19:36
      
      I thought the Conrad via Emyr was excellent
      - Jill (Kinkell) says:
        
        10 Dec10 December 22:45
        
        We had a great stay at Conrad St James via Emyr last year. Should have just gone there again!
Andrew says:

10 Dec10 December 18:35

5% Rebate at Apple on Barclaycard offer has just come through…

Treat yourself or someone you know, and you could get up to 5% cashback on Apple purchases over £250 when you pay with your Barclaycard. T&Cs apply.†

All you have to do is spend over £250 on any Apple product(s), in the Apple store (online or retail stores in the UK), and pay with your Barclaycard (not using digital wallets) to earn cashback to a maximum of £100.

How it works

Just go to the online Apple Store or an Apple retail shop, and spend over £250 using your Barclaycard between 1‌0 Decem‌ber and 9 ‌Jan‌uary ‌20‌22

Your cashback will be credited to your Barclaycard account by 1 Fe‌bru‌ary 20‌22 (maximum £100 per customer).
Amy Brown says:

10 Dec10 December 19:03

Has anyone had their points credited from the fairly recent Tesco Clubcard/Hotels.com promo which gave £7,50 points per one night stay if paid for using a Tesco Bank credit card?

I completed several stays but the points haven’t been credited. Customer services can’t agree if it’s a Clubcard or Tesco Bank issue – and I am getting passed back and forth!
- Rob says:
  
  10 Dec10 December 19:25
  
  Not heard of anyone ….
- MichaelR says:
  
  10 Dec10 December 19:35
  
  Yes, I had mine back in September (about 1 month after a one night stay in Northern Ireland). Shows on my Clubcard statement as “CREDIT CARD 1”. Judging by the comments on the daily chat threads, I think I may be the only person who actually got the points from this promo!
  - ben says:
    
    10 Dec10 December 20:45
    
    Lucky MichaelR! According to a poster on a previous HFP forum , It would seem that only people who actually got the email directly were given points (and even then , some had to chase it up.) So all you guys booking multiple £1 hostels in SE Asia – no luck this time!
TJ says:

10 Dec10 December 19:34

Can someone confirm my understanding of the Amex referral bonus. If I refer someone for a platinum card, who has previously only held a BAPP in the last 24m, they will get the SUB but not the referral bonus and I will get a referral bonus. Correct?
- Rob says:
  
  10 Dec10 December 19:42
  
  No.
  
  Under that scenario, everything pays out. They get the standard bonus plus the uplift for being referred, and you get the bonus for referring them.
Michael says:

10 Dec10 December 19:42

Recently checked into the Syon Park Hilton for a night due to a hastily-cancelled weekend away in Copenhagen.

Third time here over a few years and it’s worse every time. No diamond upgrade, lounge long-gone and no drinks voucher even, offered a late check out of 12 (thanks!) and now you have to pay £20 to use the bloody pool!

Will not be back.
- Michael says:
  
  10 Dec10 December 19:46
  
  On the plus side I used the £259 two-night club room voucher featured here a few months back to book the next two nights at the Sloane Square hotel in a club room – bookable online now at £375 a night! Thanks HfP
  - Rob says:
    
    10 Dec10 December 19:55
    
    Enjoy. Kings Road lights etc are in full swing and Peter Jones has an external light display name as part of the facade works ….
    
    Do take a walk down Pavilion Road, about 60 seconds from the hotel, which is a super little niche shopping street now.
Sina says:

10 Dec10 December 20:04

Anyone knows if I could hold Harrods amex card while on a 24 months break from Amex? (Both Plat & BAPP)
- Rob says:
  
  10 Dec10 December 20:23
  
  You’d be fine to get the BAPP and Plat but it would block you from the other cards.
  - Sina says:
    
    10 Dec10 December 20:55
    
    Thanks Rob! Not interested in the others! 👌🏼
Ron says:

10 Dec10 December 20:56

BA swapped both our outbound to SFO and inbound from SEA to a B777, both with CS, but as a family of four with young children, I much rather be on an A380 and B781 CW!!! Hope they swap again, both flights not till summer2022.