Fairmont - The Official Fairmont Hotel Review thread
May 26, 2005, 10:43 pm
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Fairmont - The Official Fairmont Hotel Review thread
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May 9, 2006, 10:53 am
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Just curious as to how long it takes for Fairmont to post the Premier or Platinum bonus miles to your airline program? I see the base 500 miles post to AC for me about 2 weeks after my stay, but am still missing my 250 Premier bonus from my stay in the first week of March this year (over 2 months)?
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May 13, 2006, 8:08 am
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anywhere from weeks to months to never - never saw a pattern.
May 13, 2006, 2:44 pm
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Have not had a stay for a while,so cannot really comment 
May 15, 2006, 10:10 am
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Yeah, I think I know what you mean... the program is in shambles. I am moving most of my stays to SPG or Marriott, but our corporate rate in Vancouver is impossible to beat for staying at the Hotel Vancouver (120/nite). As my boss is intimately familiar with that rate, not sure how I could justify spending 180 a night for the SPG or Marriott properties... 
Jun 16, 2006, 12:28 pm
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More FPC & Fairmont crap.
In the past if you booked a gold floor room you could upgrade to a gold suite using a suite upgrade coupon. Not anymore!
In the past if you booked a gold floor room you could upgrade to a gold suite using a suite upgrade coupon. Not anymore!
Jun 17, 2006, 7:59 am
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The official line was always that you [bold]could not[/bold] do that, but it was generally allowed. Last year however, I was rejected on it 2 times. Arrg!
Originally Posted by fly-yul
More FPC & Fairmont crap.
In the past if you booked a gold floor room you could upgrade to a gold suite using a suite upgrade coupon. Not anymore!
In the past if you booked a gold floor room you could upgrade to a gold suite using a suite upgrade coupon. Not anymore!
Jun 24, 2006, 8:00 am
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Originally Posted by fly-yul
More FPC & Fairmont crap.
In the past if you booked a gold floor room you could upgrade to a gold suite using a suite upgrade coupon. Not anymore!
In the past if you booked a gold floor room you could upgrade to a gold suite using a suite upgrade coupon. Not anymore!
I have a conference there at end of July.
Would have chosen Hilton had they had a property there.
Feb 19, 2008, 4:09 pm
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Gov rate for fairmont is 119 a night. But I forgot the online code for gov rates. Any good company codes?
Jun 10, 2008, 10:04 pm
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Free Night Certification
Are Fairmont's free night certifications accepted at the Raffles properties? Or only at Fairmonts?
Mar 10, 2009, 3:06 pm
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Just got an email from Fairmont announcing my President status and have not stayed there over a year??
Jul 16, 2009, 10:29 am
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Quick overview: Ottawa, montreal, chicago, seattle and san fran
Dates: May-July 2009
Ottawa and montreal are showing their age. There was even a massive hole in the ceiling in the hallway outside our room in ottawa with coolant or something dripping into a massive plastic bin all day/night.
chicago was very nice but not a classic fairmont, very pretty modern hotel
seattle was very nice and is my second fav, but they need better beds. Nice room, nice lobby, great location, nice health club etc etc.
the best: San Francisco - the only con is that its located on the top of a huge hill, though i suppose we could have taken a cab instead of walking
San Fran has the most beautiful lobby, the rooms are nice, the bathrooms seem newer and the beds are wonderful (i'm not usually picky when it comes to bed, but i have noticed that all the fairmonts except san fran and chicago have really springy - and i'm assuming old - beds)
edit: one caveat i forgot - remember to keep the bathroom door closed at the san francisco hotel when showering, this may seem like common sense but with no extractor fan i thought it was ok, turns out the smoke detector is rather sensitive!
Ottawa and montreal are showing their age. There was even a massive hole in the ceiling in the hallway outside our room in ottawa with coolant or something dripping into a massive plastic bin all day/night.
chicago was very nice but not a classic fairmont, very pretty modern hotel
seattle was very nice and is my second fav, but they need better beds. Nice room, nice lobby, great location, nice health club etc etc.
the best: San Francisco - the only con is that its located on the top of a huge hill, though i suppose we could have taken a cab instead of walking
San Fran has the most beautiful lobby, the rooms are nice, the bathrooms seem newer and the beds are wonderful (i'm not usually picky when it comes to bed, but i have noticed that all the fairmonts except san fran and chicago have really springy - and i'm assuming old - beds)
edit: one caveat i forgot - remember to keep the bathroom door closed at the san francisco hotel when showering, this may seem like common sense but with no extractor fan i thought it was ok, turns out the smoke detector is rather sensitive!
Mar 9, 2010, 9:03 pm
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Can we close this thread, Canarsie?
I donīt think it serves any purpose any more.
I donīt think it serves any purpose any more.
Mar 9, 2010, 9:29 pm
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Sure.
If it needs to be re-opened, please let me know.
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If it needs to be re-opened, please let me know.
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