Hilton Aspire Resort Credit Hotels

Hilton Aspire Resort Credit Map: Every Hotel Where the $400 Credit Works

The short answer

The Hilton Honors American Express Aspire card gives you up to $200 back from January to June and another $200 from July to December when you pay a participating Hilton resort directly with the card. That's up to $400 a year toward a card with a $550 annual fee.

The credit only works at the resorts on Hilton's eligible list, and that list is long and hard to browse. The Hilton Resort Credit Map puts all 327 participating resorts in 51 countries on one free map, with each resort's typical nightly price, guest rating and a 12-month price calendar.

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How the Hilton resort credit works

These are the rules on Hilton's resort credit page:

What that means in practice:

• Book directly with Hilton (hilton.com, the Hilton Honors app or the resort) at a standard, pay-at-the-hotel rate, then pay the bill at checkout with your Aspire card. Rooms booked through Amex Travel, Expedia or another site are charged by that site, not the resort.
• Skip Advance Purchase rates. They're often the cheapest rate on hilton.com, but Hilton's terms exclude them.
• Charge incidentals to your room. A dinner at the resort's restaurant counts when it's billed to your room and paid with the card at checkout. Paying at the restaurant itself may not, if it bills as a separate business.
• Don't wait for the last week of June or December. The credit follows the date the resort charges your card, which is usually checkout. A stay that checks out on July 2 lands in the July–December period.

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How to use the Hilton Resort Credit Map

1. Search for a destination. Type a resort name, brand, city, state, country or region ("Hawaii," "Mexico," "Asia Pacific"). The map zooms to the matching resorts.

2. Filter by brand or price. Open Filters to pick brands like Waldorf Astoria, Conrad or Curio Collection, set a nightly price range or choose a minimum star rating.

3. Hide the vacation clubs if you want a hotel. 58 of the resorts are Hilton Grand Vacations properties: villas and suites with kitchens, often with longer minimum stays. One checkbox hides them.

4. Sign in to see prices. With a free AwardHack account, every resort shows its typical nightly price and its cheapest night in the next 12 months, and you can Sort by either.

5. Pick your dates (Pro). Choose check-in and check-out dates and the map prices every resort for that stay, so you can see which ones the $200 credit covers.

6. Open a resort's price calendar. Every resort has its own page with a 12-month calendar of nightly prices, its cheapest month and a Book on Hilton link.

Tip: Your search and filters are saved in the URL. Use Map, List or Table view, and Share sends someone exactly what you're looking at.

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What the data says about the eligible resorts

These numbers come from the data behind the map. Prices are nightly room rates before taxes and fees, and change daily.

The US has almost half of them. 161 of the 327 resorts are in the United States: Florida has 51, Hawaii and California 18 each, Arizona 16, Nevada 12 and South Carolina 10. Outside the US, China (13), Mexico (12), the United Arab Emirates (11), Greece (9) and Japan (9) have the most.

It's not only luxury brands. Hilton Hotels & Resorts has the most eligible properties (112), followed by Hilton Grand Vacations (58), Curio Collection (52) and DoubleTree (39). Waldorf Astoria (15), Conrad (15) and LXR (13) are the high end.

A $200 credit covers a night at about a third of them. The typical nightly price across all eligible resorts is $257. At 106 resorts it's $200 or less, so one half-year's credit pays for a full night, and 206 resorts have at least one night at $200 or less in the next 12 months.

Typical nightly price by brand:

The most expensive resorts are where the credit matters least. A typical night at Waldorf Astoria Maldives Ithaafushi is over $3,700, so $200 barely dents it. At the cheapest resorts on the list, like Hilton Hangzhou Qiandao Lake, DoubleTree Resort Penang and Hilton Vacation Club Ocean Beach Club in Virginia Beach, it can cover two nights.

The resorts rate well. 305 have a guest rating, with a median of 8.7 out of 10, and 118 are 5-star properties.

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Worked example: getting the full $400

Say you hold the Aspire card and want to use both halves of the credit.

Two short stays turn $400 of credit into real savings. The credit has no minimum stay, so a single night works. Hawaii is one of the pricier places to use it: the typical night across the 18 eligible Hawaii resorts is $340, and Hilton Waikiki Beach is one of the cheapest. If you'd rather use it on one splurge, a Waldorf Astoria or Conrad stay uses the $200 just as well, but it covers a much smaller share of the bill.

Stack it with Amex Fine Hotels + Resorts. 37 of the eligible resorts are also in Amex Fine Hotels + Resorts, mostly Waldorf Astoria, Conrad and LXR, and 49 more are in The Hotel Collection. If you also hold the Amex Platinum, you can book the room through Amex Travel for the FHR perks and the Platinum hotel credit, then pay your room charges (dinner, spa) at checkout with the Aspire card. The room won't count toward the Hilton credit, since Amex Travel charges it, but the resort's own charges can. The Amex Hotel Map shows which resorts are in FHR.

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Before you book: checklist

• Confirm the resort is on the map. Hilton updates its list, and the map's Recent changes button shows resorts added or removed since the last refresh.
• Book directly with Hilton at a flexible rate, not Advance Purchase or non-refundable.
• Pay at checkout with your Aspire card, with incidentals charged to your room.
• Check which half of the year the charge falls in. It's the checkout date that counts, not the booking date.
• Track what you've used. The Benefits Tracker tracks the resort credit along with the card's other credits.

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What the Hilton Resort Credit Map doesn't do

• It doesn't book anything. Each resort's page links to Hilton, where you book.
• Prices are indicative. They're nightly room rates before taxes, resort fees and other fees, and Hilton's own rate on your dates may differ.
• It can't promise the credit. Whether a charge triggers it is up to American Express and how the resort bills. Hilton's terms are the final word.

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Frequently asked questions

Which hotels are eligible for the Hilton Aspire resort credit?

327 Hilton resorts in 51 countries, across 12 brands: Hilton Hotels & Resorts, Hilton Grand Vacations, Curio Collection, DoubleTree, Waldorf Astoria, Conrad, Embassy Suites, LXR, Signia, Tapestry Collection, Hampton and Homewood Suites. Only resorts on Hilton's eligible list count, not every Hilton hotel. The Hilton Resort Credit Map shows all of them.

How much is the Hilton Aspire resort credit?

Up to $200 in statement credits from January to June and up to $200 from July to December, for up to $400 a calendar year. The credit doesn't roll over, so an unused half-year is lost.

Do Advance Purchase rates count toward the Hilton resort credit?

No. Hilton's terms say Advance Purchase and non-refundable rates aren't eligible. Book a standard rate directly with Hilton and pay the resort with your Aspire card at checkout.

Do restaurant and spa charges count?

Yes, when they're charged to your room and you pay the bill with your Aspire card. A purchase that isn't identified as made with the resort, such as an outlet that bills separately, may not count.

Can I use the resort credit at Hilton Grand Vacations properties?

Yes. 58 Hilton Grand Vacations and Hilton Vacation Club resorts are on the eligible list. They're villas and suites rather than hotel rooms, and some have minimum stays.

Does a booking through Amex Travel or Expedia count?

No. The purchase has to be made directly with the participating resort. Bookings through Amex Travel, Expedia or other sites are charged by that site.

How long does the Hilton resort credit take to post?

Hilton says to allow 8 to 12 weeks after the eligible purchase is charged.

Can authorized users use the resort credit?

Yes. Purchases by both the Basic and Additional Card Members count, but the whole account gets up to $400 a year in total.

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The bottom line

At $200 every six months, the resort credit is one of the easiest ways to earn back the Aspire card's $550 fee, if you know where it works. The Hilton Resort Credit Map shows every eligible resort, what a night there typically costs and which stays the credit covers, so both halves of the year get used.