Short almost 5 million points for 1 night stay?

[NJDave]

I was looking for one night in Venice and came across the King Presidential Suite at the Hilton Molino Stucky. It is 5,157,709 points for the one night. I am short almost 5 million points. The website stated I could buy the additional points for $140K. The price of the room without using points is $5K.

KING PRESIDENTIAL SUITE
Discover a home away from home in this spacious two-level 288m² ... Room details
RATE PLAN Price Per Night (EUR) PREMIUM ROOM REWARD
PREMIUM ROOM REWARD Rate details Not commissionable 5,157,709

 

[Talent312]

Go for it!
Not bad for a city who's streets are constantly flooded,
and during the day, has more tourists than residents.

 

[jin]

I was looking for one night in Venice and came across the King Presidential Suite at the Hilton Molino Stucky. It is 5,157,709 points for the one night. I am short almost 5 million points. The website stated I could buy the additional points for $140K. The price of the room without using points is $5K.

KING PRESIDENTIAL SUITE
Discover a home away from home in this spacious two-level 288m² ... Room details
RATE PLAN Price Per Night (EUR) PREMIUM ROOM REWARD
PREMIUM ROOM REWARD Rate details Not commissionable 5,157,709

The Points Hilton is requiring for any upgrade beyond a standard room has become a joke -- absolutely ridiculous, what is their logic??? Do they think people who have that many pts would be that foolish? Really insulting and disappointing!!!!!

 

[falmouth3]

Well, the obvious answer is to pay for the one night with your in-pocket cash. Much more reasonable.

 

[Sandy VDH]

...this devaluation is a recent thing. Just been discussed since Oct 8th over at flyer talk. Dirty sneaky way for Hilton to roll this out. Obviously this Venice hotel is considered a PREMIUM Hotel Room Category now.

 

[Purseval]

Go for it!
Not bad for a city who's streets are constantly flooded,
and during the day, has more tourists than residents.

Venice is my least favorite city of all the ones I visited in Europe -- ripoff prices, dirty, "authentic" gondolier hats that are made in China, canals that looked like open sewers. I'm sure going there directly from Lugano, Switzerland didn't help things any.

 

[pianodinosaur]

I just checked the website and learned that the Hilton Molino Stucky is a category 7 hotel. If you are at the HHonors Gold Level or HHonors Diamond level, you can get the upgrade if available without paying such an outrageous fee. Back in the days when I was at the HHonors Diamond level we would get upgrades to Presidential units all the time at no extra cost. We still frequently get upgrades now that I am back down to the HHonors Gold level.

 

[UWSurfer]

In the words of control agent Maxwell Smart:

"Missed it by just THAT much!"