Michael F.
Yelp
This will be long but worth the read, honest.
First, a little backstory. My wife and I are currently Gold Hilton Honors members. After searching online, we noticed that Hilton's prices were SIGNIFICANTLY higher than prices we were finding on third party sites like Priceline. I tried calling the hotel twice, Hilton's price match team three times, and even chatted with customer service online. All of that effort to book through Hilton netted us absolutely nothing. We ended up booking through Priceline, unfortunately, as Hilton didn't match anything-even with screen shots of our pricing. The difference was about 33% higher per day through Hilton's own site.
About 2 days before our trip, we noticed there was going to be severe rainstorms and, while trip insurance was purchased, I called the hotel and got a hold of their reservations manager, Tracy. She said not to worry, the hotel would honor any cancellation BUT suggested that we make the trip anyway. Vancouver would still be beautiful. She apologized for Hilton Corporate's lack of a price match and the loss of our points for the stay. She didn't tell us what was happening next.
Upon our arrival to the hotel, I spoke with the front desk manager and shared our troubles, also noting that I talked with Tracy. I was cordial but I guess it could be perceived as a bit of a "Karen moment." LOL! Then...it happened. I found that Tracy upgraded our room to a king suite AND had champagne delivered to our room! Wow!
Needless to say, the room was fantastic, the views AMAZING, and the hotel's customer service was outstanding. It goes without saying that we'd come back to this hotel anytime. The service by everyone was that good & my wife and I can't thank Tracy enough. After all, it was her efforts that restored our faith in the Hilton brand.