Amstel or Paris Le Grand
Aug 19, 2017, 3:11 am
#1
Original Poster
Join Date: Mar 2016
Location: Cologne
Programs: FB Plat, IHG RA Spire, TK Elite+, HH Diamond, LH SEN, Marriott Titanium
Posts: 972
Amstel or Paris Le Grand
Folks,
I have a BOGO voucher to use before the end of the year and want to have a nice weekend away somewhere.
Being a RA, what's the opinion from you folks...Amsterdam Amstel or Paris Le Grand as a good use of it?
I am also thinking of the IC Bordeaux..
Any opinions are welcome!
Ta.
I have a BOGO voucher to use before the end of the year and want to have a nice weekend away somewhere.
Being a RA, what's the opinion from you folks...Amsterdam Amstel or Paris Le Grand as a good use of it?
I am also thinking of the IC Bordeaux..
Any opinions are welcome!
Ta.
Aug 19, 2017, 4:12 am
#2
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Feb 2004
Location: London
Programs: BA, VS, HH, IHG, MB, MR
Posts: 26,871
The Amstel renovations are carrying on for a while yet, so if you go there I'd book a river room where you have a better chance of not having plastic sheeting covering your window!
For the whole 'nice weekend' experience, a Club room at Le Grand is a better overall package, taking into account the lounge, hotel location for shopping etc.
Upside of Amstel is that is a very small hotel, probably the most luxurious (service-wise, rooms are getting on a bit) IC in the chain with a Michelin-starred restaurant, lovely pool etc. If your plan is to do very little - except a modest stroll down to the Rijksmuseum or Van Gogh museum - then it is a decent choice. Book a 241 B&B rate as brekky is a) amazing and b) expensive (€45 each?).
For the whole 'nice weekend' experience, a Club room at Le Grand is a better overall package, taking into account the lounge, hotel location for shopping etc.
Upside of Amstel is that is a very small hotel, probably the most luxurious (service-wise, rooms are getting on a bit) IC in the chain with a Michelin-starred restaurant, lovely pool etc. If your plan is to do very little - except a modest stroll down to the Rijksmuseum or Van Gogh museum - then it is a decent choice. Book a 241 B&B rate as brekky is a) amazing and b) expensive (€45 each?).
Aug 19, 2017, 5:22 am
#3
Join Date: Sep 2012
Location: Amsterdam, Asia, UK
Programs: IHG RA (Spire), HH Diamond, MR Platinum, SQ Gold, KLM Gold, BAEC Gold
Posts: 5,072
The Amstel renovations are carrying on for a while yet, so if you go there I'd book a river room where you have a better chance of not having plastic sheeting covering your window!
For the whole 'nice weekend' experience, a Club room at Le Grand is a better overall package, taking into account the lounge, hotel location for shopping etc.
Upside of Amstel is that is a very small hotel, probably the most luxurious (service-wise, rooms are getting on a bit) IC in the chain with a Michelin-starred restaurant, lovely pool etc. If your plan is to do very little - except a modest stroll down to the Rijksmuseum or Van Gogh museum - then it is a decent choice. Book a 241 B&B rate as brekky is a) amazing and b) expensive (€45 each?).
For the whole 'nice weekend' experience, a Club room at Le Grand is a better overall package, taking into account the lounge, hotel location for shopping etc.
Upside of Amstel is that is a very small hotel, probably the most luxurious (service-wise, rooms are getting on a bit) IC in the chain with a Michelin-starred restaurant, lovely pool etc. If your plan is to do very little - except a modest stroll down to the Rijksmuseum or Van Gogh museum - then it is a decent choice. Book a 241 B&B rate as brekky is a) amazing and b) expensive (€45 each?).
Aug 19, 2017, 6:24 am
#4
Original Poster
Join Date: Mar 2016
Location: Cologne
Programs: FB Plat, IHG RA Spire, TK Elite+, HH Diamond, LH SEN, Marriott Titanium
Posts: 972
The Amstel renovations are carrying on for a while yet, so if you go there I'd book a river room where you have a better chance of not having plastic sheeting covering your window!
For the whole 'nice weekend' experience, a Club room at Le Grand is a better overall package, taking into account the lounge, hotel location for shopping etc.
Upside of Amstel is that is a very small hotel, probably the most luxurious (service-wise, rooms are getting on a bit) IC in the chain with a Michelin-starred restaurant, lovely pool etc. If your plan is to do very little - except a modest stroll down to the Rijksmuseum or Van Gogh museum - then it is a decent choice. Book a 241 B&B rate as brekky is a) amazing and b) expensive (€45 each?).
For the whole 'nice weekend' experience, a Club room at Le Grand is a better overall package, taking into account the lounge, hotel location for shopping etc.
Upside of Amstel is that is a very small hotel, probably the most luxurious (service-wise, rooms are getting on a bit) IC in the chain with a Michelin-starred restaurant, lovely pool etc. If your plan is to do very little - except a modest stroll down to the Rijksmuseum or Van Gogh museum - then it is a decent choice. Book a 241 B&B rate as brekky is a) amazing and b) expensive (€45 each?).
🤷🏻.♂️
Aug 19, 2017, 11:07 am
#5
Join Date: Oct 2006
Location: UK
Programs: BA Blue, IC Spire Ambassador
Posts: 5,228