How does Accor treat you as an Elite guest?

[markis10]

Given only some of the hotels under this umbrella honour Accor plus, maybe they should have called it the Swiss cheese collection, because off all the holes in their benefits other brands usually uniformly honour

 

[Cloud9]

Hmmm... Doesn't reconcile with what I read in the official Accor doco.

But all academic - as has rightly been pointed out, there's a Sofitel next door.

These "Collections" sound very Mercure-esque to me. And I won't touch Mercure with a freaking barge pole.

 

[sudoer]

Property: Pullman Cairns International
Status: Accor Plus Platinum
Room booked: Superior City Mountain View Room King
Room upgraded/type: Superior Harbour View Room King
Rate: Stay Plus + $80
Free internet: Yes, super fast 400mbps both ways
Free Breakfast? Yes
Early check in/late out: Early check-in at 11:30am
Welcome drink: Yes, 3 x digital vouchers
Welcome gift: Fruit & cheese plate, bottle of white

First time staying in one of the reno'ed rooms - definitely worth the co-pay on a Stay Plus cert. USB A & C chargers on all power points, and a much cleaner looking and well maintained room.

Amenity plate was substantial and tasty, full size bottle of sav blanc in fridge. 3 x drink vouchers received (one for my 18 month old daughter) redeemed at the poolside bar. The bartender said Plats could order anything off the entire menu including coughtails, and offered to make non-listed coughtails too. He made a great mojito.

There was an 'animal encounter' event in the lobby on Sunday morning which our daughter enjoyed, it was put on by the zoo across the road. They had a few snakes and lizards on display which could be touched/held by the kids - was quite a hit with families.

Other service interactions excellent and have provided feedback to the property along with names.

 

[k_sheep]

Property: Novotel DPS airport - 3 separate stays september
Status: Accor Plus Platinum
Room booked: Base x3 (approx AUD$100/night)
Room upgraded/type: Executive, suite, executive
Free internet: Yes; variable quality - at times completely unusable due to latency
Free Breakfast? Yes - first stay they said would be charged but no mention on check out
Early check in/late out: Early check-in at 12, offered later check out but not required
Welcome drink: Yes, 2 x digital vouchers each time
Welcome gift: Set of 5 cakes, a can of coke and sprite x2, nothing x1

Stayed for a series of OMG-o'clock arrivals and departures. Good access from the terminal, highly annoying if arriving from elsewhere in Bali. Hot tip: Grabs are half price if you do the couple of minutes walk to outside the airport gates, without having to pay the 14000 IDR parking fee as well. We used "Harris hotel" as our second base heh. Screenshot below the safest walking route.

Executive lounge access very useful - no breakfast there. Lunch 12-15, afternoon tea 15-18, coughtails 18-21. Pretty poor coughtails the first time we went (quickly switched to wine) but they rapidly improved on subsequent stays. Good food array - during the day are salads, breads, a few canapes, sushi and desserts. coughtail is plenty for a full meal. Sadly we were chased out tonight by a couple with an obviously ill child who coughed and sneezed over all the food then watched cartoons at full volume on a phone. I definitely don't condone children in lounges especially when alcohol is being served.

Breakfast - okay. Reasonable range. Often crowded and noisy due to the open plan design.

Welcome drinks - very limited. First stay they said coffee, juice or soft drink only. 2nd stay they added beer. 3rd stay I asked about wine and was granted this.

Rooms are fine - showers are pretty poor. Despite not being an old hotel all the shower heads leaked in multiple areas (definitely not much pressure for those who like it). Temperature control means it never gets hot. No face washers in the bathroom. No shubs which is good. 3rd stay the fridge, kettle and coffee maker all didn't work for various reasons. Pool is a reasonable length, but often the towels were not available. Gym, not bad but the cardio and weights are in 2 totally separate rooms separated by a hallway and a set of stairs. Annoying if you want to warm up on cardio machines then do weights.

Twice when we had late night flights we booked 2 rooms to guarantee as late a check out as we wanted - I understand they offer day rooms for $80 ish but I think those are only til 6pm so was better just to book the extra night. Very worthwhile.

 

[sudoer]

Welcome drinks - very limited. First stay they said coffee, juice or soft drink only. 2nd stay they added beer. 3rd stay I asked about wine and was granted this.

Interesting - at the rooftop bar last year they'd give me anything on the menu...

 

[MELso]

Property: Q Station Manly
Status: Accor Plus Platinum
Room booked: Heritage Suite (Stay Longer and Save $355 p/n)
Room upgraded/type: No
Free internet: Yes (and needed as the mobile signal suite
Free breakfast? Yes
Early check in/late out: Not requested
Welcome drink: Yes - bottle of De Bortoli shiraz cabernet
Welcome gift: Block of almond chocolate, postcard
Recommend?: I'd stay here again for a gig at the Barracks, but otherwise, sans car, it was a bit tricky so I'd stay somewhere closer to the city.

Booked two nights here to see the Hoodoo Gurus play Mars Needs Guitars at the Barracks precinct with a friend. While pleasant enough, some of the fixtures were getting dated. Needed to request bedding for the sofa bed. Breakfast was not elaborate but quite tasty with a decent selection of hot and cold options.