How do I book Hilton with Tesco vouchers?

With Avios no longer a Tesco Clubcard partner you may be wondering where to spend any future vouchers, one potentially promising travel option is to book Hilton Hotels with your Tesco vouchers. In this post, we are going to take a look at how you book Hilton with Tesco vouchers and what value you can expect.

Should I book Hilton with Tesco vouchers?

The first thing to be aware of are the limitations when you book Hilton with Tesco vouchers.

1. The most restrictive limitation when booking with Tesco vouchers is that they can only be used in the UK & Ireland.
2. You are charged the cancellable bed and breakfast rate. but the booking you make will not be cancellable. Bear this in mind when working out the value you get from booking. Particularly if you’d book a cheaper non-refundable stay or don’t eat breakfast/get it free with status. The real value won’t be 3X as Tesco states.
3. Vouchers can only be used by the Clubcard holder (whose name is printed on the vouchers). However, there can be more than one named voucher per booking as long as those named are traveling too.

Other than this the scheme has quite a few positives which include…

1. All room categories are included, you aren’t restricted to just basic rooms.
2. You will receive Hilton Honors points, elite night credits and status benefits on Clubcard bookings.

What value will I get when I book Hilton with Tesco vouchers?

You will get 3X the value of your Tesco Clubcard vouchers in Hilton vouchers BUT as we mentioned above the value isn’t really 3X for two reasons. Firstly although you are paying the flexible rate you have no flexibility like you do when booking a non-refundable stay. Secondly, you are paying for breakfast in your rate but you may not want it or get it for free with status. So how does that work in practice? Well here are a few examples…

A one-night stay 10 – 11 September 2021 at the Hilton London Bankside in a King Guest Room costs £199 at the Tesco Clubcard rate (£66.33 worth of Clubcard vouchers). The same hotel/dates have the following rates as a Hilton member under their ‘Dream Away’ offer – £135 or £159 with breakfast. If you don’t want breakfast or get it with your status your vouchers are getting you just over 2X the value. If you want breakfast, you are getting just under 2.4 the value.

A one-night stay 31 December 2021 – 1 January 2022 at the Hampton by Hilton London Waterloo in a Queen Room costs £219 at the Tesco Clubcard rate (£73 worth of Clubcard vouchers). The same hotel/dates have the following rates as a Hilton member – £208 (no option for breakfast.) This means you are getting close to 2.85 the value.

How do I book Hilton with Tesco vouchers?

Booking is really simple! Simple login to your Tesco Clubcard account and exchange your vouchers here – https://secure.tesco.com/clubcard/vouchers/hilton-hotels-uk-ireland/uk-009557.prd. £2.50 in vouchers will give you £7.50 to spend on your room. Within 30 minutes you should receive your voucher and you can then use it to book on the special Tesco / Hilton website here – https://www.hiltontesco.com/

Vouchers are valid for 6 months after issue and bookings can be made a minimum of 4 days in advance.

Conclusion

If you are looking for another travel alternative to spend your Tesco vouchers on after the removal of Avios Hilton is a good option, particularly as it earns elite points, elite nights and you will receive status benefits. It’s a shame it’s only restricted to hotels in the UK & Ireland but Tesco does have other options for travel abroad. If you are looking for a hotel abroad take a look Tesco’s partnership with Hotels.com.