How to use the Hilton Aspire resort credit

Even though I only stay at Hilton Honors properties a few times each year, I’m a fan of the Hilton Honors American Express Aspire Card because I believe it offers far more value than its $550 annual fee (see rates and fees).

I enjoy getting complimentary Hilton Diamond status as a cardmember and have redeemed the annual free night certificate I get each year after renewing my card at spectacular properties. But, one perk that I have to carefully plan my trips to utilize is the Hilton Aspire resort credit.

Here’s what you should know about this perk, including a list of the properties at which you can use your Hilton Aspire resort credit.

Hilton Aspire resort credit basics

If you have the Hilton Honors American Express Aspire Card, you can get up to $200 in statement credits twice a year when you make eligible purchases with participating Hilton resort properties. Specifically, you’ll get one up to $200 credit to use from January through June and another to use between July and December, totaling up to $400 back annually.

Considering the Hilton Aspire has a $550 annual fee, fully using these statement credits at participating Hilton resorts each year can effectively cover a significant portion of your card’s annual fee. You’ll want to consider the best way to include a stay at a participating resort property in your travel plans during each qualifying period.

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How to use the Hilton Aspire resort credit

To use the Hilton Aspire resort credit, you or an authorized user on your account should stay at an eligible Hilton resort and use your Hilton Aspire card to pay for eligible charges. Advanced purchase rates and nonrefundable rates do not count toward the Hilton Aspire resort credit. Still, room rates and other incidental charges to a room should be eligible when you pay at the property with your Hilton Honors American Express Aspire Card.

In the past, some consumers have had luck using Hilton resort credits when making spa or restaurant purchases at participating properties without staying. However, the terms of the Hilton Aspire resort credit state that “Incidental charges (including charges made at restaurants, spas, and other establishments within the hotel property) must be charged to your room and paid for with a Hilton Honors American Express Aspire Card for the benefit to apply.” The terms go on to state that “your purchase will not be eligible if it is not made directly with a Hilton Resort (e.g., if a purchase is made at a restaurant or convenience store within a Hilton Resort).”

The terms of the Hilton Aspire resort credit say you “may not receive the statement credit if we receive inaccurate information or are otherwise unable to identify your purchase as eligible, if a transaction is made with an electronic wallet or through a third party (such as an app store), or if the merchant uses a mobile or wireless card reader to process it.” Be sure to have your physical Hilton Aspire card to pay with when checking out of an eligible resort if you want the charge to apply toward your Hilton Aspire resort credit.

As with many statement credits, the credit is based on the transaction date, which may be different from the date you made a purchase. I highly recommend that you don’t wait until the last few days of June or December to make an eligible purchase at a Hilton resort. Otherwise, the charge could post after your current credit expires.

It may take up to twelve weeks after your purchase for the statement credit(s) to post to your account. If Amex hasn’t posted the statement credits even once 12 weeks have elapsed, call the number on the back of your card to speak with an agent.

Related: How to maximize the Hilton Amex Aspire Card

Hilton Aspire resort credit list

If you’re wondering where you can use your Hilton resort credit, you can view a full list sorted by brand on the Hilton website. However, since you can only see a list of eligible Hilton resort properties after clicking on each brand, here’s the full Hilton Aspire resort credit list separated by region.

United States

• Arizona Biltmore, LXR Hotels & Resorts (Arizona)
• Bahia Mar Fort Lauderdale Beach – a DoubleTree by Hilton (Florida)
• Baker’s Cay Resort Key Largo, Curio Collection by Hilton (Florida)
• Beach Village at The Del, Curio (California)
• Boulders Resort & Spa Scottsdale, Curio Collection by Hilton (Arizona)
• Cape Rey Carlsbad Beach, a Hilton Resort and Spa (California)
• Caribe Hilton (Puerto Rico)
• Casa Marina Key West, Curio Collection by Hilton (Florida)
• Cloudland at McLemore Resort Lookout Mountain, Curio (Georgia)
• Conrad Fort Lauderdale Beach (Florida)
• Conrad Las Vegas at Resorts World (Nevada)
• Conrad Orlando (Florida)

• Crockfords Las Vegas, LXR Hotels & Resorts (Nevada)
• Diplomat Beach Resort Hollywood, Curio Collection by Hilton (Florida)
• DoubleTree Beach Resort by Hilton Tampa Bay – North Redington Beach (Florida)
• DoubleTree by Hilton Alana – Waikiki Beach (Hawaii)
• DoubleTree by Hilton Golf Resort Palm Springs (California)
• DoubleTree by Hilton Myrtle Beach (South Carolina)
• DoubleTree by Hilton Ocean Point Resort & Spa – North Miami (Florida)
• DoubleTree by Hilton Orlando at SeaWorld (Florida)
• DoubleTree by Hilton Park City – The Yarrow (Utah)
• DoubleTree by Hilton San Juan (Puerto Rico)
• DoubleTree Resort by Hilton Grand Key – Key West (Florida)
• DoubleTree Resort by Hilton Lancaster (Pennsylvania)
• DoubleTree Resort by Hilton Paradise Valley – Scottsdale (Arizona)
• DoubleTree Resort Hollywood Beach (Florida)
• DoubleTree Suites by Hilton Orlando – Disney Springs Area (Florida)
• El Conquistador Tucson, A Hilton Resort (Arizona)
• Embassy Suites by Hilton Charlotte-Concord-Golf Resort & Spa (North Carolina)
• Embassy Suites by Hilton Deerfield Beach Resort & Spa (Florida)
• Embassy Suites by Hilton Dorado del Mar Beach Resort (Puerto Rico)
• Embassy Suites by Hilton Greenville Golf Resort & Conf Ctr (South Carolina)
• Embassy Suites by Hilton Myrtle Beach Oceanfront Resort (South Carolina)
• Embassy Suites by Hilton Orlando Lake Buena Vista Resort (Florida)
• Embassy Suites by Hilton Orlando Sunset Walk (Florida)
• Embassy Suites by Hilton Panama City Beach Resort (Florida)
• Embassy Suites by Hilton Scottsdale Resort (Arizona)
• Embassy Suites by Hilton Virginia Beach Oceanfront Resort (Virginia)
• Embassy Suites by Hilton Waikiki Beach Walk (Hawaii)
• Embassy Suites St Augustine Beach Oceanfront Resort (Florida)
• Evermore Orlando Resort (Florida)

• Faro Blanco Resort & Yacht Club Marathon, Curio by Hilton (Florida)
• Gale South Beach, Curio Collection by Hilton (Florida)
• Grand Naniloa Hotel Hilo – a DoubleTree by Hilton (Hawaii)
• Grand Wailea, A Waldorf Astoria Resort (Hawaii)
• Highline Vail – a DoubleTree by Hilton (Colorado)
• Hilton Anatole (Texas)
• Hilton Beachfront Resort and Spa Hilton Head Island (South Carolina)
• Hilton Bentley Miami/South Beach (Florida)
• Hilton Cabana Miami Beach Resort (Florida)
• Hilton Chicago/Oak Brook Hills Resort & Conference Center (Illinois)
• Hilton Clearwater Beach Resort & Spa (Florida)
• Hilton Dallas/Rockwall Lakefront (Texas)
• Hilton Daytona Beach Oceanfront Resort (Florida)
• Hilton Fort Lauderdale Beach Resort (Florida)
• Hilton Fort Lauderdale Marina (Florida)
• Hilton Galveston Island Resort (Texas)
• Hilton Grand Vacations Club The Grand Islander Waikiki Honolulu (Hawaii)
• Hilton Grand Vacations Club Valdoro Mountain Lodge Breckenridge (Colorado)
• Hilton Grand Vacations Club Anderson Ocean Myrtle Beach (South Carolina)
• Hilton Grand Vacations Club at Hilton Hawaiian Village (Hawaii)
• Hilton Grand Vacations Club Elara Center Strip Las Vegas (Nevada)
• Hilton Grand Vacations Club Flamingo Las Vegas (Nevada)
• Hilton Grand Vacations Club Grand Waikikian Honolulu (Hawaii)
• Hilton Grand Vacations Club Hokulani Waikiki Honolulu (Hawaii)
• Hilton Grand Vacations Club in Sandestin Golf & Beach Resort (Florida)
• Hilton Grand Vacations Club Kings’ Land Waikoloa (Hawaii)
• Hilton Grand Vacations Club Kohala Suites Waikoloa (Hawaii)
• Hilton Grand Vacations Club Las Palmeras Orlando (Florida)
• Hilton Grand Vacations Club MarBrisa Carlsbad (California)
• Hilton Grand Vacations Club McAlpin Ocean Plaza Miami (Florida)
• Hilton Grand Vacations Club Ocean 22 Myrtle Beach (South Carolina)
• Hilton Grand Vacations Club Ocean Enclave Myrtle Beach (South Carolina)
• Hilton Grand Vacations Club Ocean Oak Resort Hilton Head (South Carolina)
• Hilton Grand Vacations Club Ocean Tower Waikoloa Village (Hawaii)
• Hilton Grand Vacations Club on the Las Vegas Strip (Nevada)
• Hilton Grand Vacations Club Paradise Las Vegas (Nevada)
• Hilton Grand Vacations Club Parc Soleil Orlando (Florida)
• Hilton Grand Vacations Club SeaWorld Orlando (Florida)
• Hilton Grand Vacations Club Sunrise Lodge Park City (Utah)
• Hilton Grand Vacations Club Tuscany Village Orlando (Florida)
• Hilton Hawaiian Village Waikiki Beach Resort (Hawaii)

• Hilton La Jolla Torrey Pines (California)
• Hilton Lake Las Vegas Resort & Spa (Nevada)
• Hilton Marco Island Beach Resort (Florida)
• Hilton Myrtle Beach Resort (South Carolina)
• Hilton Ocean City Oceanfront Suites (Maryland)
• Hilton Orlando (Florida)
• Hilton Orlando Buena Vista Palace Disney Springs Area (Florida)
• Hilton Orlando Lake Buena Vista – Disney Springs Area (Florida)
• Hilton Palm Springs (California)
• Hilton Pensacola Beach (Florida)
• Hilton Phoenix Resort at the Peak (Arizona)
• Hilton Phoenix Tapatio Cliffs Resort (Arizona)
• Hilton Ponce Golf & Casino Resort (Puerto Rico)
• Hilton San Diego/Del Mar (California)
• Hilton Sandestin Beach Golf Resort & Spa (Florida)
• Hilton Santa Barbara Beachfront Resort (California)
• Hilton Santa Fe Buffalo Thunder (New Mexico)
• Hilton Scottsdale Resort & Villas (Arizona)
• Hilton Sedona Resort at Bell Rock (Arizona)
• Hilton Vacation Club Cancun Resort Las Vegas (Nevada)
• Hilton Vacation Club Daytona Beach Regency (Florida)
• Hilton Vacation Club Greensprings Williamsburg (Virginia)
• Hilton Vacation Club Lake Tahoe Resort South (Califonia)
• Hilton Vacation Club Scottsdale Links Resort (Arizona)
• Hilton Vacation Club Scottsdale Villa Mirage (Arizona)
• Hilton Vacation Club The Cove on Ormond Beach (Florida)
• Hilton Virginia Beach Oceanfront (Virginia)
• Hilton Waikiki Beach (Hawaii)
• Hilton Waikoloa Village (Hawaii)

• Hotel Alpenrock Breckenridge, Curio Collection by Hilton (Colorado)
• Hotel del Coronado, Curio Collection by Hilton (California)
• Hotel Maren Fort Lauderdale Beach, Curio Collection by Hilton (Florida)
• Ka La’i Waikiki Beach, LXR Hotels & Resorts (Hawaii)
• La Quinta Resort & Club, Curio Collection by Hilton (California)
• Las Vegas Hilton at Resorts World (Nevada)
• Signia by Hilton Orlando Bonnet Creek (Florida)
• Shore House at The Del, Curio Collection by Hilton (California)
• The Condado Plaza Hotel (Puerto Rico)
• The Gabriel Miami South Beach, Curio Collection by Hilton (Florida)
• The Hiatus Clearwater Beach, Curio Collection by Hilton (Florida)
• The Inverness Denver, a Hilton Golf & Spa Resort (Colorado)
• The Lodge at Gulf State Park, a Hilton Hotel (Alabama)
• The Reach Key West, Curio Collection by Hilton (Florida)
• The Scottsdale Resort and Spa, Curio Collection by Hilton (Arizona)
• The Singer Oceanfront Resort, Curio Collection by Hilton (Florida)
• The Waterfront Beach Resort, a Hilton Hotel (California)
• The Woodlands Resort, Curio Collection by Hilton (Texas)
• Virgin Hotels Las Vegas, Curio Collection by Hilton (Nevada)
• Waldorf Astoria Las Vegas (Nevada)
• Waldorf Astoria Monarch Beach (California)
• Waldorf Astoria Orlando (Florida)

• Waldorf Astoria Park City (Utah)
• Waterstone Resort & Marina Boca Raton, Curio Collection by Hilton (Florida)
• Zachari Dunes on Mandalay Beach, Curio Collection by Hilton (California)

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Canada

• DoubleTree by Hilton Quebec Resort
• DoubleTree Fallsview Resort & Spa by Hilton – Niagara Falls
• Hilton Whistler Resort & Spa
• Homewood Suites by Hilton Mont-Tremblant Resort

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Mexico

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Central America and the Caribbean

• Hampton by Hilton Grand Cayman Seven Mile Beach (Cayman Islands)
• Harbor Club St. Lucia, Curio Collection by Hilton (St. Lucia)
• Hilton at Resorts World Bimini (Bahamas)
• Hilton Aruba Caribbean Resort & Casino (Aruba)
• Hilton Barbados Resort (Barbados)
• Hilton Grand Vacations Club The Crane Barbados (Barbados)
• Hilton La Romana, an All Inclusive Family Resort (Dominican Republic)
• Hilton La Romana, an All-Inclusive Adult Only Resort (Dominican Republic)
• Hilton Rose Hall Resort & Spa (Jamacia)

• Indura Beach & Golf Resort Curio Collection by Hilton (Honduras)
• Koi Resort Saint Kitts, Curio Collection by Hilton (St. Kitts and Nevis)
• Mahogany Bay Resort & Beach Club, Curio Collection by Hilton (Belize)
• Mangrove Beach Corendon Curacao All-Inclusive Resort, Curio by Hilton (Curacao)
• The Rif at Mangrove Beach All-Inclusive, Curio by Hilton (Curacao)
• Zemi Beach House, LXR Hotels & Resorts (Anguilla)

South America

• Hilton Cartagena Hotel (Colombia)
• Hilton Santa Marta (Colombia)

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Europe

• Baia di Chia Resort Sardinia, Curio Collection by Hilton (Italy)
• Boeira Garden Hotel Porto Gaia, Curio Collection by Hilton (Portugal)
• Cala San Miguel Hotel Ibiza, Curio Collection by Hilton (Spain)
• Conrad Algarve (Portugal)
• Conrad Chia Laguna Sardinia (Italy)
• Domes Aulus Elounda All-Inclusive Resort, Curio by Hilton (Greece)
• DoubleTree by Hilton Islantilla Beach Golf Resort (Spain)
• DoubleTree by Hilton La Torre Golf & Spa Resort (Spain)
• DoubleTree by Hilton Lagoa Azores (Portugal)
• Grand Hotel des Sablettes Plage, Curio Collection by Hilton (France)
• Higueron Hotel Malaga, Curio Collection by Hilton (Spain)
• Hilton Frankfurt Gravenbruch (Germany)
• Hilton Mallorca Galatzo (Spain)
• Hilton Malta (Malta)
• Hilton Rijeka Costabella Beach Resort & Spa (Croatia)
• Hilton Sorrento Palace (Italy)
• Hilton Swinoujscie Resort & Spa (Poland)
• Hilton Vilamoura As Cascatas Golf Resort & Spa (Portugal)
• Isla Brown Chania Resort, Curio Collection by Hilton (Greece)
• Keight Hotel Opatija, Curio Collection by Hilton (Croatia)
• Lindian Village Beach Resort Rhodes, Curio Collection by Hilton (Greece)
• Mangia’s Santa Teresa Sardinia, Curio Collection by Hilton (Italy)
• Rome Cavalieri, A Waldorf Astoria Hotel (Italy)

• Sea Breeze Santorini Beach Resort, Curio Collection (Greece)
• Semeli Coast Mykonos, Curio Collection by Hilton (Greece)
• The Club Cala San Miguel Hotel Ibiza, Curio Collection by Hilton (Spain)
• The Royal Senses Resort Crete, Curio Collection by Hilton (Greece)
• Waldorf Astoria Versailles – Trianon Palace (France)

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Asia

• Conrad Abu Dhabi Etihad Towers (United Arab Emirates)
• Conrad Bali (Indonesia)
• Conrad Hangzhou Tonglu (China)
• Conrad Jiuzhaigou (China)
• Conrad Koh Samui (Thailand)
• Conrad Maldives Rangali Island (Maldives)

• DoubleTree by Hilton Antalya-Kemer All-Inclusive Resort (Turkiye)
• DoubleTree by Hilton Bodrum Isil Club All-Inclusive Resort (Turkiye)
• DoubleTree by Hilton Damai Laut Resort (Malaysia)
• DoubleTree by Hilton Dubai – Jumeirah Beach (United Arab Emirates)
• DoubleTree by Hilton Goa – Arpora – Baga (India)
• DoubleTree by Hilton Goa Panaji (India)
• DoubleTree by Hilton Okinawa Chatan Resort (Japan)
• DoubleTree by Hilton Phuket Banthai Resort (Thailand)
• DoubleTree by Hilton Resort & Spa Marjan Island (United Arab Emirates)
• DoubleTree by Hilton Shanwei (China)
• DoubleTree by Hilton Weerawila Rajawarna Resort (Sri Lanka)
• DoubleTree Resort by Hilton Penang (Malaysia)

• Fuwairit Kite Beach – Tapestry Collection by Hilton (Qatar)
• Hampton by Hilton Marjan Island (United Arab Emirates)
• Hilton Abu Dhabi Yas Island (United Arab Emirates)
• Hilton Bali Resort (Indonesia)
• Hilton Clark Sun Valley Resort (Philippines)
• Hilton Club The Beach Resort Sesoko (Japan)
• Hilton Dalaman Sarigerme Resort & Spa (Turkey)
• Hilton Dali Resort & Spa (China)
• Hilton Dalian Golden Pebble Beach Resort (China)
• Hilton Dead Sea Resort & Spa (Jordan)
• Hilton Doha (Qatar)
• Hilton Doha The Pearl (Qatar)
• Hilton Dubai Jumeirah (United Arab Emirates)
• Hilton Dubai Palm Jumeirah (United Arab Emirates)
• Hilton Dubai The Walk (United Arab Emirates)
• Hilton Goa Resort (India)
• Hilton Gyeongju (South Korea)
• Hilton Haikou Meilan (China)
• Hilton Hangzhou Qiandao Lake Resort (China)
• Hilton Hua Hin Resort & Spa (Thailand)
• Hilton Huizhou Longmen Resort (China)
• Hilton Maldives Amingiri Resort & Spa (Maldives)

• Hilton Nanjing Niushoushan (China)
• Hilton Ningbo Dongqian Lake (China)
• Hilton Niseko Village (Japan)
• Hilton Odawara Resort & Spa (Japan)
• Hilton Okinawa Chatan Resort (Japan)
• Hilton Okinawa Miyako Island Resort (Japan)
• Hilton Okinawa Sesoko Resort (Japan)
• Hilton Pattaya (Thailand)
• Hilton Salalah Resort (Oman)
• Hilton Salwa Beach Resort & Villas (Qatar)
• Hilton Sanqingshan Resort (China)
• Hilton Sanya Yalong Bay Resort & Spa (China)
• Hilton Tokyo Bay (Japan)

• Hilton Wenchang (China)
• Hilton Yala Resort (Sri Lanka)
• Hilton Yuxi Fuxian Lake (China)
• Katara Hills Doha, LXR Hotels & Resorts (Qatar)
• La Festa Phu Quoc, Curio Collection by Hilton (Vietnam)
• Maysan Doha, LXR Hotels & Resorts (Qatar)
• Roku Kyoto, LXR Hotels & Resorts (Japan)
• SAii Lagoon Maldives, Curio Collection by Hilton (Maldives)
• Susona Bodrum, LXR Hotels & Resorts (Turkey)
• The WB Abu Dhabi, Curio Collection by Hilton (United Arab Emirates)
• Umana Bali, LXR Hotels & Resorts (Indonesia)

• Waldorf Astoria Dubai Palm Jumeirah (United Arab Emirates)
• Waldorf Astoria Lusail, Doha (Qatar)
• Waldorf Astoria Maldives Ithaafushi (Maldives)
• Waldorf Astoria Ras Al Khaimah (United Arab Emirates)

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Africa

• Conrad Rabat Arzana (Morocco)
• DoubleTree by Hilton Seychelles – Allamanda Resort & Spa (Seychelles)
• DoubleTree by Hilton Sharm El Sheikh – Sharks Bay Resort (Egypt)
• Hilton Alexandria Corniche (Egypt)
• Hilton Alexandria King’s Ranch (Egypt)
• Hilton Hurghada Plaza (Egypt)
• Hilton Marsa Alam Nubian Resort (Egypt)
• Hilton Mauritius Resort & Spa (Mauritius)

Oceania

• Conrad Bora Bora Nui (French Polynesia)
• DoubleTree by Hilton Noumea Ilot Maitre Resort (New Caledonia)
• DoubleTree Resort by Hilton Fiji – Sonaisali Island (Fiji)

• Hilton Fiji Beach Resort and Spa (Fiji)
• Hilton Guam Resort & Spa (Guam)
• Hilton Hotel Tahiti (French Polynesia)
• Hilton Moorea Lagoon Resort and Spa (French Polynesia)
• Hilton Queenstown Resort & Spa (New Zealand)
• Surfers Paradise Hilton (Australia)

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My strategy for the Hilton Aspire resort credit

My husband and I each have a Hilton Honors American Express Aspire Card, meaning we get a total of two free night certificates to use each year. But this also means we have two sets of Hilton Aspire resort credits to use each January through June and July through December.

So, we find two Hilton resorts to visit each year — one from January through June and another between July and December — and split the bill between our cards at checkout.

In 2024, we used the January through June credits at the Hilton Alexandria Corniche in Egypt. Our five-night stay cost just $433, so we covered all but $33 using our credits. Meanwhile, we used our July through December credit for incidentals at the Waldorf Astoria Maldives Ithaafushi, where we used two free night certificates and 150,000 Hilton points for our room.

I haven’t decided where we’ll use our Hilton Aspire resort credits this year. However, I have a few of the Egypt resorts on my list, and I love Surfers Paradise in Australia. Some of the properties in Thailand also look appealing, especially since I’ve yet to visit Hua Hin or Pattaya.

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Bottom line

The Hilton Honors American Express Aspire Card is one of the most valuable hotel credit cards on the market. The card’s complimentary Hilton Diamond status and 14 points per dollar earnings on eligible purchases made directly with hotels or resorts within the Hilton portfolio are straightforward to maximize.

It takes more planning to fully maximize the semiannual Hilton Aspire resort credits and annual free night certificate. But, even if you don’t fully maximize these perks, you’ll likely find the card offers more than enough value to justify paying its annual fee.