Hilton HHonors posted some minor category adjustments which will become effective April 8, 2015.

The category changes are minor since they affect only 24 properties – 10 are decreasing and 14 are increasing.

Another reason why these category changes are not a big deal is that there is a lot of variance in the number of points required for an award night in each category.  Below is Hilton’s award chart for free hotel awards:

Even though the changes are minor, I think it is worth checking out the list to see if it includes any Hilton properties you are planning on booking with points. If any of the hotels you want to book are on the list of hotels that are going up a category, make sure to reserve at the current award rate before April 8. But if a hotel is going down a category, it would be best to wait until after April 8 to make your reservation.

Following is a list of the Hilton properties changing categories:

Hotels with Category Decrease:

1. DoubleTree by Hiton Qingdao / Chengyang (Qingdao, China) – New Category: 3 / Previous Category: 6
2. Hilton Mainz City (Mainz, Germany) – New Category: 4 / Previous Category: 5
3. Doubletree by Hilton Resort Zanzibar – Nungwi (Zanzibar, Tanzania) – New Category: 4 / Previous Category: 6
4. Doubletree by Hilton Kusadasi (Kusadasi, Turkey) – New Category: 4 / Previous Category: 6
5. Hilton London Syon Park (London, United Kingdom) – New Category: 7 / Previous Category: 9
6. Hampton Inn & Suites Center TX (Center, Texas) – New Category: 3 / Previous Category: 4
7. Hilton Garden Inn Shreveport (Shreveport, Louisiana) – New Category: 3 / Previous Category: 4
8. Hampton Inn Waldorf (Waldorf, Maryland) – New Category: 3 / Previous Category: 4
9. DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel Williamsburg (Williamsburg, Virginia) – New Category: 4 / Previous Category: 5
10. Hilton Lake Las Vegas Resort & Spa (Henderson, Nevada) – New Category: 5 / Previous Category: 6

Hotels with Category Increase:

1. Hilton Vienna Plaza (Vienna, Austria) – New Category: 7 / Previous Category: 6
2. Hilton Garden Inn Glasgow City Centre (Glasgow, United Kingdom) – New Category: 5 / Previous Category: 4
3. Hilton Glasgow Hotel (Glasgow, United Kingdom) – New Category: 6 / Previous Category: 5
4. Hampton Inn & Suites Atlanta / Duluth (Duluth, Georgia) – New Category: 3 / Previous Category: 2
5. Hampton Inn Jacksonville-9A & Baymeadows (Jacksonville, Florida) – New Category: 3 / Previous Category: 2
6. Hampton Inn Bryant (Bryant, Arkansas) – New Category: 3 / Previous Category: 2
7. Hilton Garden Inn Richmond Airport (Sandston, Virginia) – New Category: 4 / Previous Category: 2
8. Hampton Inn & Suites Salt Lake City/Farmington (Farmington, Utah) – New Category: 4 / Previous Category: 3
9. Hampton Inn Morgan Hill (Morgan Hill, California) – New Category: 5 / Previous Category: 3
10. Hampton Inn Marquette Waterfront (Marquette, Michigan) – New Category: 6 / Previous Category: 4
11. Hilton Garden Inn San Francisco/Oakland Bay Bridge (Emeryville, California) – New Category: 6 / Previous Category: 4
12. Embassy Suites Santa Clara – Silicon Valley (Santa Clara, California) – New Category: 6 / Previous Category: 5
13. Hilton Santa Clara (Santa Clara, California) – New Category: 7 / Previous Category: 6
14. Hilton San Diego Resort & Spa (San Diego, California) – New Category: 8 / Previous Category: 7

Here is the link to Hilton’s page listing the Hilton HHonors hotels moving up or down a category as well as a list of new Hilton properties.  This page is periodically updated with any changes or new properties.