Beverly Hilton LUXURY HOTEL Review + Tour

Hey everyone, Credit Shifu here. Well, this is the part of our trip that I was most excited about, staying at the Beverly Hilton in Beverly Hills, a town that's home to Hollywood actors and all that glamorous kind of stuff. Uh, yeah, well, moving on. This hotel was opened in 1955 and has hosted the Golden Globe Awards since 1961, as well as other show business events. When we checked in, because of having Hilton Gold status from my Hilton Surpass American Express card, we were upgraded to a deluxe room on the top floor and also given this welcome pack with a letter from the manager and a coupon for complimentary continental breakfast. The room was very comfortable with a king-size bed, this Bose sound system that had really great bass, a minibar, bedside lamps, this writing desk, Beverly Hilton writing paper and envelopes so you can show off where you stay to all your friends, traditional power outlets and USBs, a large TV and some actually half-decent art hanging on the walls. The bed sheets are of really great quality, as are the robes, super soft. One thing I also like is that you get this wall of fabric effect when you close the curtains at night. The room features this iPad type thing for ordering room service or just finding out information. It's a useful way of ordering since you can take your time to browse the menu and then seamlessly make your choice without ever having to interact with a person. The food is of reasonable quality but unsurprisingly overpriced. They do however present it nicely and provide a convenient dining experience wheeling this entire table into your room. The bathroom provides a nice shower experience and good quality soap and shampoo products as well as this little pot of goodies for cleaning your ears etc and a TV to watch for breakfast. Like we said, gold members get free continental breakfast but who's going to settle for that when there's hot eggs and bacon on offer? So we upgraded both days which cost $10 per person so having gold membership basically saved us $40 each morning, a total saving of $80. And it's a good breakfast, especially the omelette bar where you pick your ingredients and then give them to the chef to make for you. There's a wide variety of food on offer, the macaroons are also really good and you can eat indoors or outside by the pool. We tried both. Speaking of the pool, it's a pretty decent size with these white floats that you can laze around on, the pink thing you have to bring yourself. There are several rooms that have doors opening out onto the pool that get their own cabanas. If being right by the pool is your thing, book one of those. At night they light up the pool like this and show old-fashioned surf films projected onto the wall. It's a pretty cool look. Now let's talk about some pros and cons of this hotel. Pros first of all, everything is high quality, especially the fabric in the room. It's also very quiet and the staff are very helpful and thoughtful. The room cleaners don't just clean but they also arrange your stuff neatly so you feel that it's really neat and tidy when you get back. The public areas have a luxurious feel, the location is also awesome providing great views whilst being close to the town of Beverly Hills and Hollywood and the scenic mountain area above is just a 20-minute drive away and you're also 17 minutes drive from Santa Monica Beach. As for the cons, there are just a few things that got on my nerves. One was that there's no coffee or tea maker in the room, so the only way to have a hot drink in your room is either to go out and buy takeaway coffee or order room service. All the people who bring stuff up to your room expect a tip. Now I don't mind tipping but I found myself having to think really carefully about how many times I called staff to the room to make sure I had enough $1 bills for tips. That's annoying and having a simple coffee maker in the room would reduce that. The car parking is also quite expensive at $42 per day and due to the large size of the five-story parking garage, if you forget something in your car it's potentially a 20-minute round trip from your room. And finally the wi-fi wasn't the most reliable. It would sometimes cut out, so if I watched a video on my phone I kept mobile data off to make sure I really was using the hotel's wi-fi. But apart from these things I did have a really great experience and I definitely stay here again. It was luxurious and really felt that it had a lot of history. Just lastly I'll talk about how much my stay cost. I booked this hotel with 96,000 Hilton points and $133 for two nights. I got most of these points through the 75,000 point upgrade bonus when I upgraded to the Hilton Honours surpass card from American Express. Rooms cost around $300 a night plus tax for the most basic room. Now that's already a saving of $467. Then add on the $80 I saved on breakfast through gold status and that brings us to a saving of $547. But even with using this method staying here will still cost you. I paid $84 for parking, then with room service plus local taxes and the $133 I paid my final bill came to $322. Still a great discount when you consider the total value of my stay was almost $900. So guys what do you think about this hotel? Have you stayed here or would you like to? Please leave your comments below. Remember to subscribe for more content like this, give this video a like and we'll see you next time. Bye!