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Thanks for all the great info in this thread!

Thanks all for your very helpful responses! The dining advantages definitely sound more appealing than the accomodation ones. Can multiple certificates be used in 1 session at a buffet? ie if I had 10 adults and 2 kids dining, how could one use the certificates to maximise the discount? use the...

I'm thinking of signing up for this program and wanted if anyone here had signed up for it and their thoughts on the program. As far as I know, the only real benefits are dining benefits within Australia. I heard the cost was around $339AUD. Has anyone got a better deal?

Thank you!

Does anyone have a good contact for this hotel? They seem very slow to reply to general enquiries. First time I've experienced this from a supposedly 5 star hotel.

Thanks. Not very promising, and Sydney was known to be stingy even with booking directly.......

I'm trying to use up my $200 credit from my Amex platinum card, do you know whether Hilton Sydney will honour status benefits through https://travel.americanexpress.com.au bookings?

yes I am Platinum

the reason I'm asking is that I'm using the free night but it needs a supplement of $80 to a LUXURY ROOM, 1 King Size Bed, Upper Floors, Garden Courtyard view room rather than it being outright free. I'm wondering if there's a good chance they would upgrade from that or just keep that.

Thanks! Did u get upgraded further as a result of platinum or did they just take your $100 and put you on club level?

Were the lounge offerings and breakfast nice?

I just emailed the hotel today and they said they provide lounge access for Plat till the end of the year. Strange how their booking portal also says specifically no lounge access for platinums. Has anyone used the Stay Plus benefit here? There's only 'Stay Plus with Upgrade' offered...

Sad that there is no longer any platinum lounge benefit at Melbourne, Brisbane or Sydney as per the benefits website. "ACCESS TO EXECUTIVE LOUNGE Upon request and subject to availability on arrival at the hotel, if existing (except Sofitel Melbourne, Sofitel Brisbane and Sydney)." I thought...

Hi, does anyone know where I can find a copy of the upper class menu for Virgin Atlantic from Sydney to Hong Kong (and vice versa)? Their website only has generic information. Many thanks in advance.

Get the complimentary Diamond hilton honors membership and start staying at some Hilton branded hotels which are generous with benefits to the Diamond holders (generally asian countries).

Some third party sites don't give the option to enter in VA velocity member numbers when booking partner airlines, eg Virgin Atlantic. Would it be a case of contacting Virgin Atlantic directly after making the booking to ensure the VA number is recorded? Thanks in advance.

It would be nice if they didn't treat reward stays as second class...as they usually do.

Ok booked it. I often read comments on the forum like "Virgin handed out express lane passes", what is this in relation to? Is it customs leaving Sydney or customs entering Sydney? I do find that there are attrocious lines in both instances!

That's interesting. So I enter my Virgin Australia velocity number in the Virgin Atlantic website to book?

I compared the price of booking through VA for a return trip for 2 adults from Sydney to Hong Kong and the prices were: Virgin Australia: Departing Premium Economy 20/12/2013 3:45pm, Return Upper Class 7:10pm 4/1/2014. TOTAL for 2 ppl including taxes = $8,962.96AUD Virgin Atlantic: Departing...