Hilton Auckland - how expensive????

[simongr]

Hi all

Just looking at a trip to AKL in March and thought I would check out the Hilton - NZ$600 - NZ$700 MINIMUM price.

Am I missing something? Is there a Grand Prix on?

 

[MadFairlane]

What travel dates?

The company I work for has its annual staff trip on in the 2nd last week of March, and I am sure we'll be at the Hilton... Usually taking 70+ rooms.

Dunno if that might affect it. ??

 

[richie9x]

I stayed there once, I was talking to one of the staff there and they said that because it is next to the overseas passenger terminal it is quite popular with people going on cruises. Before their cruse starts people will stay there a few days to see Auckland. During the cruise season they can get quite full up.

 

[simongr]

Travel on 27 March.

 

[MadFairlane]

Travel on 27 March.

Hmmm, can't be us then... we're in on the 22nd, out on the 25th...

 

[simongr]

Maybe they are expecting to have to redecorate the rooms after you have left...

 

[MadFairlane]

Maybe they are expecting to have to redecorate the rooms after you have left...

Doubt it... our lives wouldnt be worth living...

 

[sergeyvzn]

$320 for the night of 27/03 on Booking.com: 187,105 hotels worldwide. Book your hotel now!

not sure where $600-700 comes from

 

[simongr]

not sure where $600-700 comes from

From the Hilton Website. Note I was booking two nights and the price per night quoted now is:

King Guest room - NZ$523
King Deluxe - NZ$594
Deluxe Harbour view plus - NZ$684

 

[Fifa]

It looks like Holland America Volendam is in port...
Ports of Auckland - Cruise Shipping Movements Information

 

[sergeyvzn]

The trick is to book two one-nighters
27/03 - $320
28/03 - $340
Both on the same booking.com
still expensive but almost half the price

 

[Fifa]

You wouldn't want to book a harbour view room when a ship is in port...
We sailed into Auckland on the Diamond Princess in 2010 and our balcony cabin looked right onto a one of those rooms with a verandah where a couple in their bathrobes were "enjoying" breakfast :shock:

 

[simongr]

It looks like Holland America Volendam is in port...
Ports of Auckland - Cruise Shipping Movements Information

That would explain it perhaps. Pretty annoying.

I can't book on points.com as I need cancellability. I might call the diamond line to see if they can do anything...

 

[Major]

I tried to book for 16th March and was told it was booked out :evil:

 

[Fifa]

After the stay 4 nights promo last quarter, +1 received a reward certificate for one free night.
Of course no nights were available at Sydney Hilton, so I tried a couple of dates for Auckland. The reservation agent told me nothing was available there either and I commented that we would not be able to use the certificate as it expired in mid April! She asked me to hold and came back about 10 minutes later and said she was successful in getting the night we wanted in Auckland .

The stay is for next week and the Hilton website is now showing no availability so I am very happy! (When I looked last week the cheapest room was $550)