(EXPIRED) 2 New Hilton Brand Amex Offers (Waldorf Astoria/Conrad & DoubleTree/Tapestry)

A couple of new Amex Offers appeared yesterday that are each good for two different Hilton brands. The first is good at Waldorf Astoria and Conrad properties, while the second can be used when paying for DoubleTree and Tapestry stays. The statement credits are for slightly lower percentages than normal but can still represent some good savings when paying for stays at these brands, especially seeing as you should be able to specifically choose a Hilton credit card to load the offers to.

The Deals & Key Terms

• Spend $350+ on room rate & room charges at Waldorf Astoria or Conrad properties & get $60 back.
  • Direct link to offer.
  • Expires May 31, 2020.
  • Reservations for Waldorf Astoria Hotels & Resorts must be made online at waldorfastoria.com, via the Hilton Honors App or by calling 1-800-925-3673. Reservations for Conrad Hotels & Resorts must be made online at conradhotels.com, via the Hilton Honors App or by calling 1-800-266-7237.
  • Offer only valid at Waldorf Astoria Hotels & Resorts and Conrad Hotels in the US & US Territories.
  • Excludes all other Hilton brands: Hilton Hotels & Resorts, LXR Hotels & Resorts, Canopy by Hilton, Signia Hilton, Curio – A Collection by Hilton, DoubleTree by Hilton, Tapestry Collection by Hilton, Embassy Suites by Hilton, Motto by Hilton, Hilton Garden Inn, Hampton by Hilton, Tru by Hilton, Homewood Suites by Hilton, Home2 Suites by Hilton, and Hilton Grand Vacations.
  • Offer does not apply to advance purchase rates, including Advance Purchase, Save Now & Pay and Non-refundable rates.
  • Excludes gift card purchases.
  • Corporate Cards are not eligible for this offer.
  • Offer only valid on room rate and room charges.
  • Offer not valid for lodging stays that are paid for before the promotion start date or after the promotion end date.

• Spend $250+ on room rate & room charges at DoubleTree or Tapestry properties & get $40 back.
  • Direct link to offer.
  • Offer valid only at DoubleTree by Hilton and Tapestry Collection by Hilton properties in the US & US Territories.
  • Reservations for DoubleTree by Hilton properties must be made online at doubletree.com, via the Hilton Honors App or by calling 1-800-445-8667. Reservations for Tapestry Collection by Hilton must be made online at tapestryhilton.com, via the Hilton Honors App or by calling 1-877-214-6722.
  • Excludes Waldorf Astoria, Conrad Hotels & Resorts, Hilton Hotels & Resorts, LXR Hotels & Resorts, Canopy by Hilton, Signia Hilton, Curio – A Collection by Hilton, Embassy Suites by Hilton, Motto by Hilton, Hilton Garden Inn, Hampton by Hilton, Tru by Hilton, Homewood Suites by Hilton, Home2 Suites by Hilton, and Hilton Grand Vacations.
  • Offer does not apply to advance purchase rates, including Advance Purchase, Save Now & Pay and Non-refundable rates.
  • Excludes gift card purchases.
  • Corporate Cards are not eligible for this offer.
  • Offer only valid on room rate and room charges.
  • Offer not valid for lodging stays that are paid for before the promotion start date or after the promotion end date.

Quick Thoughts

These offers are a little different to normal Amex Offers for Hilton brands as they usually offer statement credits worth 20% of the minimum spend required to meet the threshold to trigger the offer. For example, there’s an Amex Offer for Tru that’s running at the moment giving $30 back (or 3,000 Membership Rewards) when spending $150+.

Having said that, the recent offers for Hilton properties in Mexico and Puerto Rico offered statement credits worth up to 15% and 17.14% respectively. This new Waldorf Astoria/Conrad offer gives a 17.14% discount and the DoubleTree/Tapestry offer gives a 16% discount, so hopefully offering less than 20% isn’t a new norm for Hilton Amex Offers.

Still, if you’re planning a paid stay at any of these brands, these are nice discounts to have, especially seeing as you should be able to load them to Hilton Amex cards even if it initially looks like you weren’t targeted. We’ve provided links to both of these offers above on the Amex Connect site, which usually means you can choose which card they’re loaded to. If you have an Amex Hilton Aspire card you’d earn 14x, for Surpass and Hilton business cards it’s 12% and for the no annual fee Hilton card it’s 7x.

As always, you have to book a refundable rate which is charged by the hotel in order to trigger the Amex Offers. Booking an Advance Purchase rate (or a few other prepaid types of rate) doesn’t trigger the offer, seemingly because the payments are processed by some kind of central Hilton entity rather than by the hotels themselves. Both of these offers are also only good when paying for stays in the US & US Territories.

These Amex Offers will stack with some other saving/earning opportunities depending on what Hilton credit cards you have and which brands you’ll be staying at.

• Conrad & Waldorf offer: $100 per night resort credit (stackable)
• $100 property credit for Waldorf Astoria & Conrad on the Hilton Aspire card
• $250 Hilton resort credit on the Hilton Aspire card (if staying at an eligible brand for the Amex Offers in the US)
• Hilton Q1 2020 Points Unlimited Promo: Earn 2,000 Points Per Stay + 10,000 Points Every 10 Nights
• Shopping portal cashback

One thing to note regarding earning cashback through a shopping portal. Most portals offers different payouts depending on your status level, so the headline rate listed on Cashback Monitor might not be what you receive, especially if you have Diamond status. There does seem have been an improvement in recent months because in the past most portals didn’t offer any cashback whatsoever for Diamond members. That appears to have changed as even Rakuten (formerly Ebates) is now offering 1% cashback for paid stays booked by those with Diamond status.

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