How many nights do you need for Hilton Diamond? Normally, you need 60 nights to qualify for Diamond status, but you only need 42 nights in 2022. You can also qualify with 30 stays (21 stays in 2022) or by earning 120,000 base points (84,000 base points in 2022).
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To qualify, you must complete 30 stays, stay 60 nights or earn 120,000 base points in a calendar year. However, primary cardholders of the Hilton Honors American Express Aspire Card (see rates and fees) enjoy complimentary Diamond status as a perk of their card.
If you have the Hilton Surpass card or the Hilton Business Amex card, you can spend $40,000 in a calendar year to get Diamond status. You can also book 60 nights, 30 stays, or earn 120,000 base points (in 2022, the requirements are either 42 nights, 21 stays, or 84,000 base points).
Diamond is the highest tier in the Hilton Honors program. With benefits like free breakfast or a food and beverage credit, access to executive lounges, suite upgrades, a 100% points bonus, and premium Wi-Fi, there's a lot to love about Hilton Diamond.
Hilton Honors tier qualification in 2023 returns to the pre-pandemic levels: Silver: 10 nights, 4 stays or 25,000 Base Points. Gold: 40 Nights, 20 stays, or 75,000 Base Points. Diamond: 60 nights, 30 stays, or 120,000 Base Points.
You can earn Diamond status by staying at a Hilton property for either a total of 60 nights in a calendar year or 30 stays. Or, you could reach status by earning 120,000 Base Points, which might be the case if you stay fewer nights but at pricier hotels.
How many Points do I need for a free night? Free nights can be redeemed for as few as 5,000 Points per night and no more than 95,000 Points per night for a Standard Room. Select properties with specialty accommodations may require up to 150,000 Points per night for a Standard Room.
On paper, TPG values 1 million Hilton Honors points at $6,000, which is much lower than some other programs we've looked at in this series. However, as you're going to see, there are some tricks you can use to squeeze more value out of these points.
Hilton Gold status is arguably the most generous mid-tier hotel status out there. Members qualify for free breakfast at Hilton hotels, room upgrades and more. It takes 40 nights, 20 stays or 75,000 base points to earn Hilton Gold.
If you don't plan on staying at Hilton properties at least once per year, it's not worth obtaining Gold or Diamond status, even if you're just getting it through a credit card. It may also not be worth it if you typically stay at limited-service properties where upgrades are unlikely and breakfast is free to all.
You cannot simply refuse to pay resort fees, but — just as some hotel employees are occasionally empowered to compensate you — the employee might have authority to remove your resort fee. Just understand that this is the exception, not the norm. And while it doesn't hurt to ask, it helps to ask nicely.
All Points & Money Rewards™ stays and nights will continue to count towards the achievement of Hilton Honors status. Base Points are earned on the money portion spent on a stay, but are not earned on Points redeemed.
Hilton Honors points have a value of 0.6 cent each. Hilton Honors points are worth less than the average hotel point. According to NerdWallet's analysis, 10,000 Hilton points are worth about $60.