Ultimate Guide to ALL Accor+ Explorer Membership

Launched in 1994, Accor Plus was one of the first hotel loyalty subscription programs. Sitting alongside the main loyalty program of Accor hotels, it offered extra discounts and benefits in the Asia-Pacific region for an annual fee.

Those original benefits remained largely unchanged until 1 October 2025, when Accor rebranded the program to “ALL Accor+ Explorer”.

This guide explores the benefits of ALL Accor+ Explorer, and whether it’s worth joining.

ALL Accor+ Explorer replaces Accor Plus

The new global ALL Accor+ Explorer program replaces Accor Plus. And it’s not just a name change (albeit to a slightly less catchy name, if you ask me). Accor has also changed the benefits it offers with its new subscription program, which now include complimentary Accor Live Limitless (ALL) Gold status.

The dining discounts and other benefits continue to be available in around 22 countries in the Asia-Pacific region, including Australia and New Zealand. Meanwhile, the room discounts are now available worldwide.

If you were previously an Accor Plus member, you’ve been automatically moved across to the new program unless you decided to cancel your membership. You can find your new digital membership card, which is now separate to your Accor Live Limitless (ALL) membership card, in the Accor app.

With the new program, Accor has also reduced the annual fee to $349 per year. This is down from $399 annually with the old Accor Plus program. ALL Accor+ Explorer membership is complimentary for American Express Platinum cardholders.

If you stay regularly at Accor hotels in the Asia-Pacific region, an ALL Accor Plus Explorer subscription program could save you money and offer additional benefits. Accor hotel brands include Sofitel, Raffles, Novotel, Mercure, Pullman, Mantra and Ibis.

Overview of ALL Accor+ Explorer benefits

From 1 October 2025, you can get the following benefits when joining ALL Accor Plus Explorer…

Two “buy one, get one free” hotel nights each year

One of the key benefits of Accor Plus is the two annual “Stay Plus FREE Night” certificates. You can redeem these to get the second night free at participating hotels in Asia-Pacific.

You can use Stay Plus FREE Nights for standard rooms (without extra payment) or premium rooms (with a cash co-payment). This is great for confirming a higher-category room, which you can’t often do online with free-night certificates from other hotel loyalty programs.

As there’s no specific value attached, you’ll get the best value by using Stay Plus nights towards stays at more expensive hotels.

However, hotels can limit the number of Stay Plus nights available. So, you won’t necessarily be able to use your certificate to book any night at any hotel. The Australian Frequent Flyer (AFF) forum has a thread discussing the availability of Stay Plus FREE Nights.

As an exception, the Stay Plus FREE Night benefit can only be used when booking at least three consecutive nights (instead of two) at the following hotels:

• Art Series, Peppers, Quay West, Grand Mercure, The Sebel, Mantra and BreakFree hotels
• Properties in Fiji, French Polynesia, Maldives, and Uluru

Under the old Accor Plus program, Accor offered one complimentary night each year which didn’t have to be taken in conjunction with a second night on the same booking.

30 bonus status nights towards your Accor Live Limitless tier

Accor gives 30 bonus Status Nights each year to its ALL Accor+ Explorer subscribers. This is exactly the amount needed to earn ALL Gold status, which is a mid-tier status level in Accor’s main loyalty program.

To reach ALL Gold status, you would normally need to stay at least 30 nights at Accor hotels or spend at least €2,800 (~AU$4,900) within a calendar year.

Those bonus Status Nights also give you a fast-track to reaching a higher status tier with Accor. For example, to reach ALL Platinum status, you’d only need to stay another 30 nights each year at Accor hotels (instead of the usual 60 nights).

The benefits of ALL Gold status include complimentary room upgrades, early check-in or late check-out, and a welcome drink when staying at any Accor-affiliated hotel (including at some brands and in countries that don’t participate in ALL Accor+ Explorer).

Dining discounts

Under the new ALL Accor+ Explorer program, members can get a flat discount of 30% on food and 15% on drinks, for groups of 1-10 people, when dining at Accor hotels in Asia-Pacific. Groups of 11-20 people get 10% off food and drinks.

The new discount levels replace the previous and somewhat confusing tiered discounts, which depended on the number of people dining.

You don’t necessarily have to be staying at the hotel to access the discount. You just need to show your ALL Accor Plus Explorer membership card before getting the bill.

Unfortunately, there are exceptions. Some hotel restaurants don’t provide the dining discount. A full list of excluded hotels is available on the Accor website.

Discounted hotel nights with Red Hot Rooms

Additionally, ALL Accor+ Explorer provides access to exclusive “Red Hot Rooms” deals. With these offers, members can book rooms at significantly reduced rates.

Accor publishes a list of current Red Hot Rooms and offers on its website. You’ll usually find more and better deals when booking with about 1-2 months of your stay, particularly when staying during off-peak periods.

The discounts on Red Hot Rooms are substantial, with up to 50% off in certain locations. The hotels offered vary, but you can often find high-end hotels with heavily discounted rooms.

The rooms offered under the promotion aren’t necessarily the base options, either. For example, the Pullman Singapore Orchard offer above is actually for the Deluxe Superior Room, rather than the base level Classic room.

15% off rooms worldwide

You’ll also get 15% off the public rate when booking other Accor hotels worldwide, which is 5% more than the member discount offered to other Accor Live Limitless members. This discount is not combinable with promotional rates.

Other benefits

Members can also get early access to certain events and experiences.

A full list of benefits is available on the Accor Plus website.

Which hotels participate in ALL Accor+ Explorer?

By joining the ALL Accor+ Explorer subscription program, you can access discounted hotel rates and the benefits of ALL Gold status at Accor hotels worldwide.

The other benefits, like dining discounts and the Stay Plus FREE Nights, are available only at participating hotel brands in the Asia-Pacific region. According to Accor, these currently include the following brands:

• Raffles
• Sofitel Legend
• Fairmont
• SO/
• Sofitel
• MGallery
• Art Series
• Mondrian
• Pullman
• Swissôtel
• Mövenpick
• Grand Mercure
• Peppers
• The Sebel
• Handwritten
• Mantra
• Novotel
• Mercure
• Tribe
• 25 Hours
• Hyde
• Mama Shelter
• BreakFree
• ibis
• ibis Styles

The main benefits are available when staying at the above hotel brands in the following countries in the Asia-Pacific region, with some exceptions:

Not every Accor property participates in Accor Plus. You can see the list of excluded properties on the Accor website where you won’t get to use your benefits like the dining discount or Stay Plus FREE nights.

Is Accor Plus worth joining?

Many Australian frequent flyers believe ALL Accor Plus Explorer is a worthwhile subscription, particularly for the two free hotel nights each year, room discounts and dining discounts. Depending on where you redeem the free nights, the value of that benefit alone could cover much of (or more than) the $349 annual subscription.

The bonus status nights which provide an instant fast-track to ALL Gold status, and a shortcut to Platinum status, are also a very worthwhile benefit. This comes with guaranteed extra benefits whenever you stay at almost any Accor hotel around the world.

But, as with any subscription, it’s only good value if you actually use the benefits. You would need to be staying at least semi-regularly at Accor hotels in Australia, New Zealand, Asia and/or the Pacific Islands to maximise the benefits and discounts.

For example, if you don’t often eat in hotel restaurants, the dining discount might not give you any benefits. But if you’re a pretty flexible traveller, you could make great use of Red Hot Rooms and the Stay Plus nights – getting you excellent value from the membership fee.

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