Gild Hall, A Thompson Hotel

Data aggregated from FlyerTalk and various blogs, tallied to give a rough idea of your chances at an upgrade.

9 stays reported, newest first

• Globalist · Sep 2026Blog

  Status

  Globalist

  Upgrade

  Higher room category, offered without asking

  Room

  Standard king room (Member Rate, $618 plus taxes per night) → 1 King Bed Deluxe (room 129)

  Late checkout

  Not requested

  A Globalist stayed two nights in September 2026 on a Member Rate of $618 plus taxes a night while midtown New York rates topped $1,000 during UN week, at this Category 5 property where points would have run 15,000 to 35,000 a night, and the $35 daily destination fee never appeared on his folio. At check-in the agent explained his Globalist breakfast benefit at Felice Ristorante and handed over breakfast vouchers he never had time to use, offered a late checkout he did not need, and apologised that he could only be upgraded one category, to a 1 King Bed Deluxe room. He found the room small with little view and the amenities thin for the price, and said he would not hurry back despite friendly staff.

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• Globalist · Jan 2024FlyerTalk

  Status

  Globalist

  Upgrade

  Suite, with a suite upgrade award

  Room

  king suite

  Breakfast

  Full: buffet and à la carte

  A 6:30am check-in after a redeye. The retro-elegant room felt fresh, not dated, but ran cold on winter nights in the poorly insulated old building.

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• Mar 2023Blog

  Upgrade

  Suite, offered without asking

  Room

  Standard room (Hyatt Prive rate; stay paid for by the Prive program for an event) → Thompson Suite (suite 70, 7th floor)

  Breakfast

  À la carte only

  Staying on a Hyatt Prive rate for a Prive event, with the program paying for the stay, the reviewer was upgraded to the Thompson Suite on the seventh floor, a large open-plan suite with a wet bar, a soaking tub and a separate guest bathroom, though the bedroom is not walled off from the living area. Prive brought breakfast for two at Felice, where he had avocado toast with poached eggs, and a $50 property credit that roughly covered a $52 dinner of bolognese and chicken Milanese. He noted cash rates swing from about $200 to over $600 a night and free nights cost 20,000 points, and he praised the suite highly and recommended it. His own elite status is not stated in the review, so it is recorded as unknown.

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• Explorist · Oct 2019FlyerTalk

  Status

  Explorist

  Upgrade

  None

  Room

  standard room (Cat 1-4 certificate) → room 049 (accessible, 4th floor)

  A certificate night when most Manhattan hotels were $400-500, plus a 2,000-point Brand Explorer bonus. Big for NYC, very high ceilings, but dim by day.

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• Globalist · Oct 2019FlyerTalk

  Status

  Globalist

  Breakfast

  Full: buffet and à la carte

  The best points deal in Manhattan, with a $100 breakfast limit and chatty staff. The Gold Street entrance can be tricky to find by car.

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• FlyerTalk

  Upgrade

  Specialty suite, with a suite upgrade award

  Room

  Thompson suite

  Breakfast

  Full: buffet and à la carte

  Decor felt like a done-up Hyatt Place, not boutique luxury. A low-floor suite despite booking early, and two bathrooms felt like wasted space.

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• GlobalistFlyerTalk

  Status

  Globalist

  Upgrade

  Suite, with a suite upgrade award

  Room

  King Suite (room 100)

  Terrific at 15k a night against low expectations. Warmer than the Park Hyatt New York suite at 30k a night the weekend before.

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• FlyerTalk

  Upgrade

  Suite, with a suite upgrade award

  Room

  King Suite

  Breakfast

  Full: buffet and à la carte

  Welcome amenity

  Given

  Roomy for NYC, but the full bath sits by the front door, far from the bedroom. Heaters struggled in the cold, thermostats mostly for show.

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• FlyerTalk

  Upgrade

  Higher room category, offered without asking

  Room

  base room (Cat 4 certificate) → largest non-suite room (2-category bump)

  Welcome amenity

  Given

  Told King suites were sold out, apparently untrue, and a manager apologized with a free glass of prosecco. Small room, noisy HVAC, but would return.

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