Hilton Honors points often get a bad rap as Hilton has done away with their award charts. However, Hilton has an amazing footprint globally. Moreover, it’s very easy to earn Hilton Honors points via credit card welcome bonuses, points transfer bonuses as well as buying points during promos.
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Hilton Honors Points Redemption
Next month, I’m excited to go to the first time to Seychelles. Hilton has a great footprint in the Secyhelles and boasts of 7 properties on the gorgeous archipelago in the Indian ocean.
- L’Escale Resort Marina and Spa, an SLH Hotel
- Hilton Seychelles Northolme Resort & Spa
- Canopy by Hilton Seychelles
- Mango House Seychelles
- DoubleTree by Hilton Seychelles
- Hilton Seychelles Labriz Resort & Spa
- Waldorf Astoria Seychelles Platte Island
I did some initial research and we decided to go with the Hilton Seychelles Labriz Resort & Spa. Out of all the properties on the island, the Hilton Seychelles Northolme Resort & Spa is an adults only property. Since we’re traveling with a toddler, we were looking for a property that was kid friendly and ended up going with Labriz.
The Hilton Seychelles Labriz Resort & Spa is located on Sihouette Island is only accessible by boat or helicopter. In case of this hotel, the price per night was 90,000 Hilton Honors points per night. Since we wanted to book a 5 night stay, we ended up paying a total of 360,000 points. We used the 5th night free benefit to get the fifth night free for this stay.
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Thanks to the Amex Platinum Card by Charles Schwab, I have complimentary Hilton Honors Gold status, which will guarantee us benefits like complimentary breakfast, bonus points and space available upgrade at this property.
When you convert that amount to USD, the total comes out to $2,800.
In this case, the redemption value comes out to 0.78 cents per point.
At the moment, American Express is running limited time welcome bonuses on all of their co-branded credit cards with Hilton. These limited time offers will expire soon on April 29, 2025.
| Card Name | Limited time offer and Application Link | Complimentary Elite Status |
| Hilton Honors American Express Card | 70,000 points & 1 free night | Silver |
| Hilton Honors American Express Aspire Card | 175,000 points & 1 free night | Diamond |
| Amex Hilton Business Card | 175,000 points | Gold |
| Amex Hilton Surpass Card | 130,000 points & 1 free night | Gold |
The Pundit’s Mantra
In our community, there’s plenty of debate about the best way to value your miles and points. While not the best option, cents per point serve as a decent marker to understand the value that you’re getting from your miles and points.
By many estimates, most people consider a range of 0.4-0.6 cents per point as a decent value for Hilton redemptions. In this case, I was glad I was able to find the right property for a vacation, especially on that was family friendly and had a lot of different options for activities.
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