One of the more confusing aspects yet valuable benefits offered by Hilton is the Hilton Honors MyWay Benefit. The benefit gives Gold and Diamond (including Lifetime Diamond) Hilton Honors elite members the ability to choose a reward while checking into hotels in the Hilton portfolio.

In most cases, Diamond members will receive all of the benefits available under MyWay but this gives Gold elites a way to tailor the Hilton Honors program and its benefits to fit their needs.

With Hilton Honors elite status relatively easy to earn whether through stays or using credit cards, many members have access to these benefits but Hilton’s website doesn’t provide a whole lot of detail. Let’s go over what the benefits are at each brand and the choices for both Gold Elites and Diamond (including Lifetime) Elites.

How to Use the Hilton Honors MyWay Benefit

Hilton seems to have a knack for having elite members select their own benefits. Even before they replaced the breakfast benefit in the United States with the F&B credit for elite members, the Hilton MyWay benefit choice allowed Hilton Honors Elite Members (Gold, Diamond, and Lifetime Diamond) to tailor the program and its benefits to fit their preferences.

Hilton Honors MyWay Benefits allows elite members to pick different rewards before every stay with a range of options available depending on the type of stay. As a Gold or Diamond member, you may choose to earn additional Bonus Points for qualifying stays or specific on-property benefits during stays.

Benefits may include room upgrades, breakfast, food & beverage credit, and more. You can select your preferred MyWay benefits by signing in to your account and navigating to the “MyWay Benefits” section under “My Profile.”

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For Diamond Elite members, you’ll find that in most cases, you’ll get all of the benefits listed with some exceptions at self-service brands. For Gold Elite members, the benefits are generally one or the other. You can set or change your preferences at any time and the preferences will apply to all future stays unless you change them.

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Elites can select their preferred benefits, including discounts, late check-out, digital check-in, and express check-out, and more. The exact benefits offered will vary based on the Hilton brand the member is staying at and whether you hold Gold or Diamond status.

Hilton Honors MyWay Benefit for Diamond Elites

Diamond Elite is the highest level of status offered by Hilton Honors. For Diamond Elites (including Lifetime Diamonds), while the benefit might be called the MyWay Benefit, in most cases you don’t actually have to choose — Diamonds get both. Usually, that means both a breakfast benefit (or snack) and Hilton Honors points.

MyWay Benefits for Diamond Gold Elites By Brand

Take a look at the MyWay Benefits for Diamond Elite members at each Hilton brand in the chart below. Keep in mind that if you’re in the United States, the complimentary continental breakfast benefit is replaced by Hilton’s elite food & beverage credit.

*Brands (generally) offering free breakfast to all guests.

Some Hilton hotels (especially outside the United States) will offer a full breakfast rather than continental as a Hilton Honors MyWay Benefit.

Hilton Honors MyWay Benefit for Gold Elites

The Hilton MyWay benefits for Gold Elites aren’t as generous as the benefits for Diamond members for their elite status. In most cases, while Diamond members get both the breakfast benefit (or F&B credit), if you hold Hilton Honors Gold status, you’ll have to choose between the two options.

In other words, as a Hilton Honors Gold Member, you’ll want to make a habit of visiting the “My Way benefits page” Hilton’s website or App before stays to ensure you get the benefit you prefer. You might want breakfast (or the F&B credit) on some stays and, in other cases, you might want the Hilton Honors bonus points. You can quickly change your choice between points and breakfast.

See also: Marriott Bonvoy Elite Breakfast Benefit: Everything You Need to Know

MyWay Benefits for Hilton Gold Elites By Brand

Take a look at the Hilton MyWay benefits you’re eligible for if you hold Hilton Honors gold status at each Hilton brand in the chart below. Again, keep in mind that if you’re in the United States, the continental breakfast benefit is replaced by Hilton’s elite food & beverage credit for both Diamond members and Gold members.

*Brands (generally) offering free breakfast to all guests.

Bottom line

The Hilton Honors MyWay program allows elite members to choose their own rewards before every stay. The options depend on the type of stay and whether you are a Gold or Diamond member. As a Diamond member, in most cases, you’ll get both the breakfast benefit and the bonus points, while as a Gold member, you’ll have to choose between the two. You can set or change your preferences at any time and the preferences will apply to all future stays unless you change them.