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Crowne Plaza Amsterdam Zuid

What is your Priority Club status?
SPIRE (+ RA )

Were you (or for multi-stayers are you generally) happy with the hotel/stay?
Very happy, I prefered new stays of Clubroom+lounge versus older stays of 2-room J-Suite without lounge

Which room did you book and which upgrade did you receive?
o Two Separate Award Stays
o BOOKED = award night (30k) entry level room
o RECEIVED = Same on high floor 8/9 (when club is on flor 2)
o SPIRE CHECKIN AMENITY = Club Lounge (or drink, or 600pts)
o ASKED AT CHECKIN = Asked for a floor nearer clubfloor=2, both stays given 2nd floor room of ClubRoom.

How are the rooms?
Club Room on Floor=2, the Club Floor ... I like them
o Comfy king bed, 4x comfy pillows, comfychair+footstool, workdesk+5-wheel work chair, wardrobe+safe Two tall windows , plenty of daylight. Maybe a bit dark using room lights only
o TV (uk Chls BBC1/2/ , ITV1/2/4), coffee, minibar(chargeable)
o Club Room Bathroom is Shower only (large walkin, hand shower + rainfall), nice large+thick bath towels

How is the exec. lounge?
o A fair size, well furnished, shelf of DVD-Casess to borrow (then get DVD from reception)
o PC+Printer available
o Spire checkin amenity option (Lounge/drink/600pts). Before innovation in 2017 lounge never given foc to Spires (or Platinums before Spire introduced in July2015)
o Open 0630-2300, unmanned bar 1800-1900 happy hour when spirits+sparkling wine brought out
o fridges+drinks open all day, sodas, water, wine, beer (heineken)
o Multiple jars of sweets, cookies and fresh fruit out all day
o Breakfast
- Ham, sliced cheese, smoked salmon, sliced bread, crosants, rolls, loafs of bread, youghurt, cereal

What was good and what was bad?
Good
o Lounge access as a new(ish) Spire amenity option on both Paid+award stays
o Lounge Drinks (for me Beers) not just 6-8pm but available all day
o coffee machine and supply of takeout cups
o Option of reduced 10euro to upgrade Lounge Breakfast to Restaurant b/f (normally is 19euro pp/night)
Neutral
o Previously always upgraded before arrival to nice 2room J/Suite (without Lounge Access) but now no advance upgrades
o Each checkin offered std room on 8th/9th flors despite club-lounge vbeing floor=2. However each time I requested a floor nearer lounge floor=2 and was given flor=2 Club Room.
Bad
Nothing


Value for $ or Priority Club Points? Would you return?
Return ?
o Definitely, 7minutes train 1-stop to/from Schiphol, so convenient
o Have multiple great stays here over 5years or so
o I checked new Kimpton last night... Most Kimpton rooms including Junior Suites had no bath, so not worth paying more money for more central rebranded Kimpton hotel
Value?
o Spire will get value on both Paid+Award, now Club access is given. I prefer Clubroom+lounge to 2-room J-Suite w/o Club Lounge
o Award 30k / night with lounge when room is base 150euro++ , clubroom 200++is value, if you use club.. I was getting 0.56c/pt on award
(Sometimes Award is great valu when base room is over 220euro ! )
o Pre 2017, I always paid my rooms here (range range135-160++, points if 200++), always base room, always received j/suite.
With new RA renewal metric now only counting IC brand $$$'s I used some points up here, 2 stays, 6nights. However base room at 140++ lower end of rates if low occupancy is great value