Increase of HHV Parking fee

[frank808]

As of today Jan 1 2019 HHV self parking fee is now $45 and valet is $52.

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[ThierryJapan]

That’s hurt and it is a ridiculous price.

 

[jehb2]

Last summer we just rented a car for the day (3 times) and returned it.

 

[alwysonvac]

I went to the HHV website to see if the daily resort fees also increased for hotel guests.
According to one site, Hilton made $37 million via their hotel resort fee - https://travel-hawaii.com/hawaii-resort-fee-study.html

NOTE: Hilton Resort fee doesn't apply to HGVC home/club/open season reservations and honors point reservations but it applies to RCI Reservations.


From https://www.hiltonhawaiianvillage.com/resort-charge

Resort Charge Benefits
A Daily Resort Charge of $40 (plus tax) is assessed per room, per night (valued at $130). Please note that our Daily Resort Charge is assessed at check-in. This $40 daily charge may not always be added to your final online transaction for reservations made through this website or through online travel websites or travel agencies.

The following items are included in our Daily Resort Charge:

• WiFi access in your room and in most public areas around the resort
• PlayStation® 3 access with unlimited movies and games (DVD Now card given to you at check-in can only be used in your specified tower. One movie/game can be removed at a time.)
• Local, toll-free, and credit card calls (No access fee)
• Hawaiian Village Cultural Activities (Sign up at the Activities desk in the Main Lobby. Please bring your DVD Now card to present to your instructor.)
• 10% off or 1 category upgrade on a 2-day or more rental from National Rental Car located at Tapa Tower in Hilton Hawaiian Village* (Present your DVD Now Card.)
• Movies on Wednesdays and Saturdays at sundown (See Movie titles and location on your in-room television channel #7.)
• 20% off the Adventure Sail on the Spirit of Aloha Catamaran** (Present your DVD Now Card at the Spirit of Aloha desk.)
• Outdoor Morning Exercise Classes. (Sign up at the Activities desk in the Main Lobby. Present your DVD Now Card to the instructor.)
• 10% off at Waikiki Beach Activities'† for beach chairs & umbrellas, kayaks, pedal boats, stand-up paddle boards and aqua cycles.*** (Present your DVD Now card at any Waikiki Beach Activities beach or lagoon stand)
• Buy one adult admission and get one child (4-12 years) admission free to the Waikiki Aquarium. Please bring your DVD Now Card to the Waikiki Aquarium ticket office to receive offer.

*Discount or upgrade only valid at Hilton Hawaiian Village location. Cannot be combined with any other promotion or offer.

**Discount valid on Adventure Sail and not applicable to any other sails. Cannot be combined with any other promotion or offer.

***10% discount at Waikiki Beach Activities is based upon availability, may not be combined with other offers and may be changed without notice. This discount offer excludes other rental and retail items, surfboard rentals, surfing lessons and SUP Yoga classes, catamaran rides and other activities.

†Independently owned and operated.


Other Resort Offerings

• Access to Fitness Center
• WiFi internet access in all designated public areas of the resort
• In-room safe use
• Village Experience Passport with discounts/offers at our 90 shops and services
• Chaise Lounges at our five pools (first-come first-served)
• Live Entertainment nightly at Tapa Bar and Tropics Bar & Grill
• Nightly Torch-lighting Ceremony at 6 pm
• Friday Night Fireworks Show at approximately 7:45 pm

Resort charge, inclusions and other resort offerings are subject to change without notice.​

 

[alwysonvac]

Reminder to those who don't know... there are other nearby parking options.

See these two threads for details and photos.

• Marina Parking - https://tugbbs.com/forums/index.php?threads/hale-koa-parking-pass-available-for-hhv.276634/
• Hale Koa Parking - https://tugbbs.com/forums/index.php...-village-parking-rates-go-up-09-01-17.261593/

 

[GeorgeJ.]

Other than Wifi, you certainly don't get anything with the $40 daily resort fee that I would find value in...

I think the resort fee for hotels is the hotel equivalent of the airline bag fee. Just a profit center for the hotel.

 

[PearlCity]

Wow!! That's just crazy! To park your car?!

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[Talent312]

Maybe you need one of those disappearing cars, like this one...

 

[brp]

Last summer we just rented a car for the day (3 times) and returned it.

We did that in Portland for one day. The in-town rental was about $17, with all the taxes and fees. Parking was like $45

I think the resort fee for hotels is the hotel equivalent of the airline bag fee. Just a profit center for the hotel.

No need to think that...just know that. Pretty much a fact

We don't check bags (and have status, so wouldn't pay anyway) but I actually think that the checked bag fees provide (minimally) more value in return than the resort fees

Cheers.

 

[1Kflyerguy]

For what its worth parking at the San Francisco Hiltons are 62 per night for self parking and $75 for Valet.

 

[GeorgeJ.]

We did that in Portland for one day. The in-town rental was about $17, with all the taxes and fees. Parking was like $45



No need to think that...just know that. Pretty much a fact

We don't check bags (and have status, so wouldn't pay anyway) but I actually think that the checked bag fees provide (minimally) more value in return than the resort fees

Cheers.

At least with bag fees you can have status or get a credit card that will eliminate the bag fees for you. Nothing you can do to eliminate the resort fees now at Hilton other than to stay elsewhere. Hilton should waive the resort fees at the LV timeshare if you rent from Hilton or exchange in through RCI and are an HGVC owner at any location. Or waive them if you're a Gold or Diamond HHonors member (or have a Hilton credit card).

 

[brp]

Or waive them if you're a Gold or Diamond HHonors member (or have a Hilton credit card).

Not sure about Gold, but they really should waive for Diamond.

Cheers.

 

[MikeinSoCal]

Seems like everyone is a Diamond these days.

 

[PearlCity]

Owners shouldn't have to pay for parking period. Disney and marriott do not charge owners for parking.

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[brp]

Owners shouldn't have to pay for parking period. Disney and marriott do not charge owners for parking.

Can't speak to Marriott, but DVC owners do not pay for parking if staying on their points. Neither do we in this case with HGVC. Pretty sure that someone who happens to own DVC, but stays some other way than using their points would be charged (not 100% sure since we only stay on our points, but pretty sure of this).

Cheers.

 

[PearlCity]

Can't speak to Marriott, but DVC owners do not pay for parking if staying on their points. Neither do we in this case with HGVC. Pretty sure that someone who happens to own DVC, but stays some other way than using their points would be charged (not 100% sure since we only stay on our points, but pretty sure of this).

Cheers.

Ah good to know. I stayed as someone guest a few years back at hgvc lagoon tower and was charged for parking. But when I book dvc for guests at dvc properties my guests arent charge. The same is true when I used to trade into Marriott ko olina. So HGVC owners are not charged parking but their guests are?



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[SmithOp]

Ah good to know. I stayed as someone guest a few years back at hgvc lagoon tower and was charged for parking. But when I book dvc for guests at dvc properties my guests arent charge. The same is true when I used to trade into Marriott ko olina. So HGVC owners are not charged parking but their guests are?



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Not true, everyone is charged for parking at HHV. When I first went there in 2001 it was $10 a day.

Perhaps brp meant staying at DVC using HGVC points through the RCI portal?


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[frank808]

Ah good to know. I stayed as someone guest a few years back at hgvc lagoon tower and was charged for parking. But when I book dvc for guests at dvc properties my guests arent charge. The same is true when I used to trade into Marriott ko olina. So HGVC owners are not charged parking but their guests are?



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No HGVC owners are charged parking at HHV if parking in the Hilton parking structure. No free parking even if you are an owner at Lagoon, Kalia, Grand Waikikian or Grand Islander.

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[brp]

Not true, everyone is charged for parking at HHV. When I first went there in 2001 it was $10 a day.

Perhaps brp meant staying at DVC using HGVC points through the RCI portal?

I know nothing about the HGVC Oahu properties, so was making no comments about that.

As for DVC, I was suggesting that DVC members staying at DVC using DVC points are not charged. Guests of these members using our points are also not charged.
But, even as a DVC owner, if I stayed via some means other than my points, I believe that I would be charged.

Cheers.