Citi Hilton Reserve Sign Up Bonus Now Two Free Nights + $100 Statement Credit

The Offer

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• Receive a sign up bonus of two weekend nights at properties within the Hilton portfolio when you make $2,500 or more in purchases within the first 4 months after account opening. You’ll also earn a $100 statement credit after spending $100 or more on your first hotel stay in the Hilton Portfolio within the first 3 months of account opening.

The Fine Print

• Annual fee of $95 is not waived
• Gold status as long as your a card member, upgraded to Diamond if you spend $40,000 or more in purchases each calendar year
• Receive an anniversary bonus of one weekend night when you spend $10,000 or more each card member year
• No foreign transaction fee (comes with EMV chip + signature)
• Card earns at the following rates:
  • 10x points on stays within the Hilton Portfolio
  • 5x points on airline and car rental purchases
  • 3x points on all other purchases
• Cannot get this offer if you’ve had the card opened or closed in the past 18 months

Our Verdict

This is a high as this bonus goes (correct me if I’m wrong), the standard bonus is without the $100 statement credit. To make use of the statement credit you should just be able to charge $100 worth of stuff (e.g food/drinks) to your room and then use the Citi Hilton Reserve to pay for those items, which is useful for those that don’t need any paid stays with Hilton.

Both of the American Express Hilton cards also have increased sign up bonuses at the moment (as does the other Citi Hilton card), which probably means Hilton is gearing itself up for another devaluation:

• Hilton HHonors Card from American Express Now With 60,000 Point Sign Up Bonus
• American Express Increases Sign Up Bonus To 80,000 Points On Hilton HHonors Surpass Card
• Citi Hilton HHonors Visa Signature Card Now 60,000 Point Bonus

Two free weekend nights + $100 is a better offer than the above if you want to stay at luxury properties within the Hilton portfolio, otherwise you might be better off with the points. I need to check when I last had this card to see if I’m eligible for the bonus again, if I am I’ll probably grab it. I wish the statement credit didn’t require you to have $100+ in spend at a Hilton property, but I can probably just stay at one for a work trip or just charge a bunch of stuff to my room when I do my two free nights.

This offer has been added to our list of the best hotel credit cards.