That corner room with sofa and city view is definitely an upgrade at the Mercure.
Unless things have changed on previous visits the restaurant has been open from about 6am through to 10-11pm. It doesn’t shut during the day. The great thing is that the Movenpick Hobart offers all day breakfast so we will often go for a walk and then comeback at lunch time for the complimentary breakfast. I hate having to get up for breakfast between 6-9 or whatever
That's good. My stay was very soon after it opened, so maybe things have changed, or my memory is off!
Movenpick are actually in the second tier of Accor properties and is a Premium hotel.
Did not know that. That being said, I wasn't complaining when I saw the room!
Yes they are although I didn't notice it much sleeping there. From what I read it seems like the Sofitel Darling Harbour is your best bet if money isn't a concern, although I will note that there is a Novotel Sydney Central as well. With all of that said, I did appreciate the early check-in I received and the fact I was put on a renovated floor, no doubt something you too would receive as a valued Accor elite.
Can't comment on parking since I took the SkyBus in and considering Hobart is a bike friendly city.
You are right that the restaurant is a bit on the cozy side. With that being said, it was not busy when I had my breakfast as I was the only one there having breakfast at 10 AM on Monday. When I visited the Movenpick in April last year I popped in for lunch and again wasn't that busy (remember I'm a social distancing nut so if I saw it was chock-a-block that would be a no go for me).
I suspect many loyal Fairmont guests could make the same remark too. I don't know what it was like in the good ol' days pre-Accor. What I will note though is that this consolidation does make it easier to earn loyalty status. Whether Accor+Platinum is worth anything is I suppose a subject for another thread although I will point out that the status must be earned - you can't simply hold the right AmEx credit card to get it.
I suppose each traveller has their own perspective on the use of pumps. I suppose what grosses me out about the pumps is you can't be sure it hasn't been tampered with in some way nor that the contents have gone dry having stayed in the bottle since the Carter administration.
You are absolutely correct there. I'm not sure if it was a 10 or 11 PM close but when I arrived at the hotel at 8 PM the restaurant was still open and reception offered to make a reservation at the restaurant for dinner. In terms of breakfast, it's not all day I think it ends at 4 PM but in any event yes it can be a boon since you don't have to drag yourself out of bed at ungodly hours.
When did the Movenpick open in Hobart?
You could certainly have me fooled here, jase05! When I stayed at the Fairmont Blue Mountains resort it was hardly a Luxury experience with a dated room and Vegas style buffet breakfast. IMHO the Movenpick is head and shoulders above the Fairmont.
That may be the case and I agree that the few Fairmont’s I’ve stayed at haven’t been luxury but nonetheless that is where Accor has them in the pecking order
Fallible memory, but I’m pretty sure I was gifted it somehow a few years back. It was good while it lasted but the fall back to I think it was gold, was pretty brutal as several of their systems couldn’t figure out what status I actually had - Moonee if them plat
. Lots of calls to a clueless call centre.
Maybe. I retain Accor gold. I don’t know how, as I’ve hardly stayed with them since they mucked around with their loyalty scheme structure and I got gifted IHG platinum, and also Hilton diamond.
Do you have Accor+ or an Ibis card? There are a couple of paid memberships that will get you to Gold with no stays. But Platinum or anything higher requires some amount of stays (even with Accor+ accelerators).
Hopefully that works out to a bottle of French champagne as a welcome gift instead of the usual bottle of Australian champagne!
No; as I’ve mentioned in other threads, I don’t chase any hotel status but I’ll take it when it’s on offer with a status match or a gift. And of course with Accor when their systems are dumb enough to give it to me anyway
My philosophy with status is to only bother chasing it if you are going to make use of the published benefits and of course if you actually receive said published benefits. In my case travelling a decent amount in Australia Accor tends to be the best option in terms of price, location and published benefits as a Platinum. Being able to book a cheap Ibis Styles for under $100/night and getting free breakfast really makes a difference when travelling. The welcome gifts are nice that's icing on the cake, but everything else like early/late check in is inconsistent at best. If Accor could ever match the consistency of Marriott when delivering such benefits, I suspect many more people would stick with Accor when travelling versus shopping around.No; as I’ve mentioned in other threads, I don’t chase any hotel status but I’ll take it when it’s on offer with a status match or a gift. And of course with Accor when their systems are dumb enough to give it to me anyway
Qantas gifted it to Gold & Platinum if you linked it to your QFF account - so likely that is it.
Good thing i went for the Sofitel this week. 4th stay this year at the Sofitel Broadbeach, was similar in price to Peppers- but it irks me, that you earn less points with that chain.Just a warning for anyone thinking of visiting Peppers Broadbeach - extremely loud construction on beach facing rooms from nearby tower going up. AFF warning
We have booked Peppers Blue on Blue Magnetic Island for July, any feedback for this property?
