Good value cricket redemptions at Old Trafford with Hilton Honors

As you can see from the picture below, the Hilton Garden Inn hotel at Old Trafford cricket ground in Manchester occupies a unique position.

Many of the rooms directly overlook the pitch, allowing you to watch a game from your balcony.

This allows Hilton to offer some unique cricket redemptions to Hilton Honors members, both in the hotel itself and other parts of the stadium

This is what is currently available:

• Bid for a pitch-facing room for Lancashire vs Yorkshire T20 Blast on 11th July. Two packages are available with a 60,000 points high bid at the time of writing. You keep the hotel room overnight and get a £100 room service credit and breakfast thrown in! BIDS CLOSE 5PM SATURDAY (TODAY).

• Bid for a VIP Hospitality Experience at Lancashire vs Yorkshire T20 Blast on 11th July. Three packages are available with no bids so far. The minimum bid is just 25,000 points for two people. Includes a meal and drink in The Century Lounge.

• Bid for a pitch facing room at England Women vs India Women’s Vitality IT20 on 9th July. Two packages are available with a 60,000 points minimum bid. You keep the hotel room overnight and get a £100 room service credit and breakfast thrown in.

• Bid for a VIP Hospitality Experience at England Women vs India Women IT20 on 9th July. Two packages are available with no bids so far. The minimum bid is just 20,000 points for two people. Includes free food and drink in the 1864 Legends Lounge.

• ‘Buy It Now’ tickets for 30,000 Hilton Honors points for a VIP Hospitality Experience comprising an ‘Audience With David Lloyd (Bumble), Chris Green & Ellie Threlkeld’ and admission to Thunder vs Durham and Lightning vs Durham (two matches in one day) on 13th July.

• Bid for a VIP Hospitality Experience and hotel stay comprising an ‘Audience With David Lloyd (Bumble), Chris Green & Ellie Threlkeld’ and admission to Thunder vs Durham and Lightning vs Durham (two matches in one day) on 13th July, plus a night in the stadium hotel. The minimum bid is 50,000 points for two people.

• There are also pitch facing rooms and VIP packages up for auction for each day of the England vs India test match on 23rd, 24th and 25th July as well as ‘Buy It Now’ tickets for 30,000 points (for two people) for Day 1 and Day 2.

For those who really love their cricket, there is a three day package for the England vs India test match on 23rd-25th July.

This gets you a pitch facing room for THREE NIGHTS (Wednesday to Saturday) with breakfast and £100 per day for room service. The current bid is 250,000 Hilton Honors points.

You can bid or redeem for any of these packages via the Hilton ‘experiences’ website here.

Note that the ‘experiences’ website is buggy and, if you search for UK events, none of these will come up. You need to search for ‘Sports’ redemptions.

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How to earn Hilton Honors points and status from UK credit cards (June 2025)

There are various ways of earning Hilton Honors points from UK credit and debit cards.  Many cards also have generous sign-up bonuses.

There are two dedicated Hilton Honors debit cards. These are especially attractive when spending abroad due to the 0% or 0.5% FX fee, depending on card.

SPECIAL OFFER: Until 14th August 2025, the sign-up bonus on the Hilton Honors Plus debit card is TRIPLED to 30,000 Hilton Honors points. You will also receive Gold Elite status in Hilton Honors for as long as you hold the card. Click here for our full card review and click here to apply.

You also receive FREE Hilton Honors status for as long as you hold the debit cards – Gold status with the Plus card and Silver status with the basic card. This is a great reason to apply even if you rarely use it.

We reviewed the Hilton Honors Plus Debit Card here and the Hilton Honors Debit Card here.

You can apply for either card here.

NEW: Hilton Honors Plus Debit

30,000 bonus points (to 14th August), Hilton Gold status and NO FX fees Read our full review

NEW: Hilton Honors Debit

2,500 bonus points, 50% fee discount, Hilton Silver status and 0.5% FX fees Read our full review

There is another way of getting Hilton Honors status, and earning Hilton Honors points, from a payment card.

Holders of The Platinum Card from American Express receive FREE Hilton Honors Gold status for as long as they hold the card.  It also comes with Marriott Bonvoy Gold, Radisson Rewards Premium and MeliaRewards Gold status.

We reviewed The Platinum Card from American Express in detail here and you can apply here.

The Platinum Card from American Express

50,000 bonus points and great travel benefits – for a large fee Read our full review

You can also earn Hilton Honors points indirectly with:

• American Express Preferred Rewards Gold Credit Card (20,000 bonus Amex points)
• The American Express Rewards Credit Card (10,000 bonus Amex points)

and for small business owners:

• The American Express Business Gold Card (20,000 bonus Amex points)
• The American Express Business Platinum Card (50,000 bonus Amex points)

The conversion rate from American Express to Hilton Honors points is 1:2.

Click here to read our detailed summary of all UK credit cards which can be used to earn Hilton Honors points.