Property: Swissotel Sydney
Status: Accor Plus Platinum
Room booked: Base category, King Premier
Room upgraded/type: Swiss Executive room - educated guess
Rate: Stay Plus + Red Hot Room - $204 total for 2 nights
Free internet: Yes, usable but averaged around 10mbps
Welcome drink: Yes, two vouchers
Welcome gift: Bottle of red, fruit & nut plate
Early check in/late out: 2pm checkout by request
I stayed at the Swissotel for the past two nights as someone in my household caught covid while I was away for work. I rarely indulge in "staycations" so a hotel stay in my home city was a bit of a novelty, although the dreary weather has mostly kept me indoors and drafting this post has helped fill the time - sorry for any ramblings
The room was quite spacious and seemed to be a few cat up from the King Premier booked, although it's hard to decipher the differences between categories at this hotel. They seem
very, very similar at the lower end with some rooms just getting an additional pillow, some lights turned on in the photos, and possibly a higher floor/better view.
The room I was assigned faced east and was on the top floor, which gave a good view of Centrepoint Tower, St Mary's, and a glimpse of the harbour. The bedding was to my liking - a fairly breathable quilt, high quality sheets and very soft, low pillows. The work desk and chair were good enough to use for a couple of hours with each to reach power & data ports.
The exec lounge hasn't reopened for breakfast yet so all guests are funneled into Ten Stories restaurant (ironically on the 8th story) for the buffet. On the first morning, no barista coffee was offered, but as I was getting my caffeine fix from the machine I heard a group of guests being asked for their coffee orders as they were seated.
The buffet selection was pretty good - standard hot options of bacon, scrambled eggs, chicken sausages, sauteed mushrooms, grilled tomatoes, potato gems, baked beans, as well as made to order omelettes with your choice of fillings. There was also cold cuts, fruit, salad, yoghurts, juices, and various types of honey, bread, pastries, and cereals.
(Post 2 coming shortly so I can add more pics...)