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Transfer AMEX Membership Rewards Points Into Hilton Points At A 1K:2.5K Ratio
The AMEX Membership Rewards transfer ratio to Hilton has improved over the years from 1:1 to 1:1.5 to 1:2.
Through 8/31, you can transfer AMEX points to Hilton at a 1:2.5 ratio, so you’ll get 2,500 Hilton points for every 1,000 AMEX points.
This will work with AMEX cards that earn Membership Rewards points, including:
- AMEX Blue Business Plus
- AMEX Platinum Business
- AMEX Gold Business Card
- American Express® Gold Card
- The Platinum Card® from American Express
- AMEX Green Consumer Card
- AMEX Everyday Preferred Consumer Card
- AMEX Everyday Consumer Card
Typically, it will only make sense to transfer if you have a specific redemption in mind or if you need more points to have enough to redeem for a 5 night stay, but I wouldn’t transfer points speculatively due to the risk of devaluation, room availability, and hotels being able to leave the Hilton brand.
If you have a Hilton credit card or elite status you get the 5th night free on all award redemptions.
When will it make sense to buy points? An overwater villa with a private pool in the Conrad Maldives can cost $1,500-$3,500 after tax, but its bookable for just 120K Hilton points. That’s like redeeming 48K AMEX points from this deal. If you have a Hilton credit card or elite status and stay for 5 nights you’ll need just 96K Hilton points or 38.4K AMEX points/night.
I wrote about the trick to finding saver award availability here. In short, use flexible date search and try booking between 1 and 5 nights, as minimum stay requirements can vary.
5 nights in the Maldives is pretty much the definition of Heaven on Earth. Read more about the Conrad Maldives here.
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Most Hilton hotels are capped at a cost of 120K Hilton points per night for a standard room, but the Waldorf Astoria Maldives costs 150K Hilton points/night or 60K AMEX points/night. If you have a Hilton credit card or elite status and stay for 5 nights you’ll need 120K Hilton points/night or 48K AMEX points/night.
The Grand Wailea Maui is 110K points/night, compared to paid rates of $1,000-$2,000 per night after taxes.
The Waldorf Astoria Beverly Hills is 120K points/night, compared to paid rates of $1,000-$1,500 per night after taxes. The hotel has a Rolls Royce house car that can take you to the excellent nearby kosher restaurants.
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The Waldorf Astoria Los Cabos Pedregal is 120K points per night as well. It’s Trip Advisor’s top ranked hotel in Cabo and is Travel + Leisure’s World’s top resort in Mexico.
With a 5 night stay you can pay 96K Hilton points per night with the 5th night free award that is available to Hilton cardholders and elites.
Even the base rooms come with a private plunge pool.
Chabad of Cabo has tourist information on their website. They’re located just 1.2 miles from the Waldorf! Discuss more about Cabo on DDF here.
The Waldorf Astoria Jerusalem charges 95K points per night when they have standard room availability.
If you have a Hilton credit card or elite status and stay for 5 nights you’ll need 76K points/night or $380/night with this deal.
The Waldorf Astoria Jerusalem is one of the finest hotels in Israel.
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There is a mind-boggling quantity of awesome kosher food at the hotel’s daily breakfast, from dozens of daily hot dishes to hard cheeses, fresh fruits and pastries to fresh squeezed juices, as well as on-demand dishes like french toast, pancakes, waffles, and eggs. Unlimited wine, hot or cold chocolate drinks, and espresso drinks are included as well!
Breakfast is free on points stays if you have Gold or Diamond status, which you can get just by having a Hilton credit card.
With a breakfast like this, you may not even be hungry for dinner…
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Will you transfer AMEX points to Hilton with this transfer bonus?
HT: Eluzer K.
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I’m by the Waldorf in Cabo now and it looks like LA best kept secret is starting to hit New York- they have a tram which takes you to the hotel entrance on demand and from there the walk to Chabad is just 5 minutes not 1.2 miles
Is it possible to upgrade (room) an existing reservation with points?
Waldorf Astoria’s Jerusalem is NOT allowing any availability searches of 3 or 4 or 5 nights using points for any month after this month. Does anybody have a workaround for this problem?