Ever wanted to use points to get yourself to a private island? Now’s your chance.
There is currently a ton of standard award availability at the Waldorf Astoria Seychelles Platte Island, one of the more lusted-after new hotel properties of the last couple of years. Standard awards are available almost every day throughout 2025, including most 5-night blocks (meaning it will work for 5th-night free stays).
Those five night blocks can be even more useful since the Waldorf is currently offering complimentary air transfers on stays of six nights or longer between Mahe (where the Seychelles’ main airport is) and Platte Island through October 2025. That alone can shave another $1400 or so off the tab for two people. (h/t: OMAAT)
You can view award availability here, with the search being set for one night using flexible dates. At the time of writing this, effectively every month of 2025 is wide open for 130,000 points per night.
This could be a great use of Hilton free night certificates earned from the Hilton Aspire or Surpass credit cards. If you don’t have many free night certificates and/or want to stay a little longer, Hilton offers the 5th night free on award stays for anyone with Silver status or higher. When booking in five night increments, that reduces the 130,000 points per night cost to an average of 104,00 points per night…pretty good for a property that routinely costs $1500+ per night in cash.
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