Great Offer: Hilton Surpass Card With 85,000 Hilton Points

It is back up there again – the Hilton Surpass card with 85,000 points is here once again. This card normally sits at 60,000 points and has bumps to 80,000 and 85,000 Hilton points from time to time. While those points may not get you everything they used to, there is still a lot of value to be had (especially if you want to take advantage of some Hilton stays if you received Hilton Diamond status).

Hilton Surpass Card With 85,000 Hilton Points

The Amex Hilton Surpass card has upped the bonus to 85,000 Hilton points after spending $3,000 in 3 months. This is an incredible amount of points (that will not get you one night at the highest tier Hilton hotels) and is a higher bonus than we saw it earlier this year.

In addition to the points, you will get automatic Hilton Gold status (which I view as the best mid-tier hotel status) which will get you free breakfast at hotels! There is a $75 annual fee up front, but for what you can get with the points, I find it worth it.

American Express Hilton Surpass

Here are the terms for this offer:

– hilton surpass 85,000 points (disclosure: I do not receive a commission for this link)

• Earn 85,000 points after spending $3,000 in 3 months
• Earn 12 Hilton HHonors Bonus Points for each dollar of eligible purchases charged directly with a participating hotel or resort within the Hilton HHonors portfolio of brands^‡
• Earn 6 Hilton HHonors Bonus Points for each dollar of eligible purchases at U.S. restaurants, at U.S. supermarkets, and at U.S. gas stations^‡
• Earn 3 Hilton HHonors Bonus Points for all other eligible purchases on your Card^‡
• Enjoy complimentary Hilton HHonors Gold status with your Card. ^‡
• Annual Membership Fee: $75 (not waived the first year)
• Not eligible for the bonus if you have or have ever had this card

What Can You Do With These Points?

85,000 Hilton points is a lot of points. Of course, it does not possess the same value as the 80,000 points that used to be offered with the IHG card (simply because of IHG’s Point Break lists), but you can still do a lot with this many points. For starters, many of the category 3 and 4 hotels offer exceptional value at the best bang for the point. There are a lot of those category hotels around the country so the 85,000 points could really help you there. See this post on why Hilton is my pick for mid-tier hotels in the US.

These points could also serve as a reserve account for when you need to stay at a hotel and rates are high. Since there are so many Hilton hotels around the world, you can be assured that there will be one where you need to be almost all of the time. One such scenario would be airports. I had a similar experience this year when a trip came up last minute that had me staying overnight in Chicago. I used 40,000 points to stay at thehilton in chicago’s o’hare airport. Incredibly convenient and saved me over $300.

Want a great value with these points? using points for all-inclusive resorts – hilton edition

One of my new favorite uses for Hilton points is all-inclusive resorts. I have stayed at a few all-inclusives now and my last one was completely on Hilton points at only 50,000 points per night. That was an exceptional value for what we got to enjoy.

Summary

There are a lot of options with Hilton points – the first step is to just get the card.  If you only want to stay at the top tier Hilton hotels, then you would probably be better served with the citi hilton reserve card. This gives two free weekend nights at any Hilton after meeting the minimum spend.

No matter how you cut it, 85,000 Hilton points is a lot. Even if you do not have a short-term Hilton goal, these points should sit nicely for awhile since Hilton already did a ton of damage to their award chart last year.

HT: MileNerd via TravelBloggerBuzz